Starbuzz: Carbine shishas, accessories and Ultra Max vapes

Starbuzz is an American brand of shisha products, founded in California in 2005. Shisha tobacco is not sold online in France (sales are restricted to licensed tobacconists); El-Badia distributes two product families from the brand: the Starbuzz Carbine shishas and their accessories (hoses, tongs, bowls, bases), which run on charcoal, and the Starbuzz vaping range — Ultra Max 25K refillable vapes, plus the former e-hose, electronic bowl and e-liquids being discontinued. This page covers both, separately.

Starbuzz Carbine shishas and accessories

The Carbine Hookah is an anodised aluminium shisha with a design inspired by gunsmithing parts, available in around fifteen finishes (Spartan Blue, Magpul OD Green, Cobalt Shadow, Mad Dragon, Gun Metal, Black Gold, White Gold, Zombie Green, among others). Detachable stem, dedicated base available as a spare part, standard hose port. It is prepared like any shisha: bowl packed with tobacco or a tobacco-free substitute, charcoal on aluminium foil or in a heat management device.

• Phantom and Spec-Op hoses: silicone hoses with anodised aluminium handle, in the same finishes as the Carbine.
• Carbine tongs: matching anodised aluminium charcoal tongs.
• Phunnel bowls: ceramic bowls with central spire, in four colours.
• Cocobuzz 2.0 charcoal: coconut charcoal cubes, being discontinued.

These products are listed in the classic shishas category and in the corresponding accessory categories.

Starbuzz vaping products

Ultra Max 25K vape

Refillable vape in 6 mg/ml nicotine salts, USB-C rechargeable battery, 25,000 puffs claimed by the manufacturer for all of the liquid supplied, over several fills of the 2 ml pod. Flavours: Blue Mist, Tropicool, White Peach, Watermelon Freeze, Pineapple Ice, Blue Rasp Cherry, Spearmint, Menthol, Gum Mint, among others. The product page details the box contents and the refill system.

E-hose, electronic bowl and e-liquids: being discontinued

Starbuzz was one of the first makers of electronic shishas with the e-hose, a battery-powered hose handle taking prefilled cartridges, and the Starbuzz electronic bowl, a module with tank and coil (the "bougie") set on a classic shisha. These devices, their cartridges (Blue Mist, Code 69, Simply Mango, Sweet Melon, White Mint, Geisha, Apple Doppio…) and the nicotine-free Starbuzz e-liquids in 15 ml and 30 ml bottles are no longer made; they remain listed while stocks last. E-hose cartridges are only compatible with the e-hose handle.

Specifications

Use and end of life

Carbine shisha: rinse the base and stem after each session, brush regularly, replace grommets as soon as they harden; anodised aluminium is cleaned with lukewarm water and no abrasive products. Ultra Max vape: the pod is filled from the supplied bottle, waiting a few minutes before the first inhalation, and replaced when the coil is worn; the battery recharges via USB-C. At end of life, batteries and electronic devices go through the WEEE channel; empty pods, cartridges and bottles follow household waste sorting. Vapes are listed in the vape category, e-liquids and cartridges in the e-liquids and cartridges category.

Frequently asked questions

Does Starbuzz sell shisha tobacco online?

No. In France, tobacco is restricted to licensed tobacconists. El-Badia distributes Carbine shishas, their accessories and the Starbuzz vaping range, tobacco-free.

Is the Starbuzz e-hose still available?

It is no longer made. The remaining handles and cartridges are listed while stocks last; the brand's current vaping product is the Ultra Max 25K vape.

What is the nicotine strength of the Ultra Max 25K vape?

6 mg/ml nicotine salts, shown on the packaging and on the product page.

Does the Carbine shisha take a heat management device?

Yes. Its Phunnel bowl, like any spire bowl, takes a standard heat management device or aluminium foil.