AirVape ENSŌ Shisha

• Latest version (2026.08)
• 180 °C to 330 °C in 5 °C steps
• No charcoal, no ash, no open flame
• Glass water base filters every draw
• 30 to 60 minutes per cup
• Cordless: 90 to 120 minutes per charge
• Two hose ports for group sessions (second hose sold separately)
• Runs shisha, herbs and concentrates

The AirVape ENSŌ Shisha is an electric hookah from AirVape, the makers of the Legacy Pro portables. The water tank, heater and hose all sit in one body. It is a well-established electric hookah.

It is a home and social vaporizer that you can carry by the built-in strap or in a backpack. Herb-only users are better served by a dedicated desktop, since the cups are sized for shisha. The ENSŌ is at its best with a group of friends around the table and one cup lasting close to an hour.

The ENSŌ looks less like an appliance and more like a well-made piece of furniture. The body is sandblasted zinc alloy and the base is smoked borosilicate glass with 3.2 mm thick walls. Small feet hold the ENSŌ steady on a table. It stands 33 cm tall and weighs 2.55 kg.

Most of the assembly is magnetic. The cup, the glass cap on top and the hose connectors all snap into position. The glass base twists off with a quarter turn.

A vegan leather strap is built into the body, so the ENSŌ hangs at your side like a briefcase when you carry it between rooms or out to the balcony.

For longer trips you can add a backpack, sold separately. It is shaped around the ENSŌ and its parts, with padded shoulder straps for hands-free carry.

Nothing burns inside the ENSŌ. There is no ash, no charcoal smell and no open flame. That is why it works indoors and in places where coals are not allowed.

The heater wraps around the outside of the cup, so heat presses inward from every side at once. It works much like a sauna warming from its walls. As you draw, air pulled through the cup carries that heat into the material.

From cold, the ENSŌ takes about five minutes to reach temperature and chimes when it is ready. Heat sensors and a microcontroller trim the power as you go, so the setting holds steady across a long session. The fan stays quiet enough for easy conversation.

Orange mode is the default at power-on. It ramps the heat up gradually and then eases back. That suits shisha and any shisha-and-herb mix over a long session.

Click the wheel three times to switch to Green mode. The heater climbs straight to the temperature set on the dial and holds it there, which is exactly what dry herbs and concentrates need.

Five clicks from Orange mode switches on the blue lock, which freezes the dial at the set temperature so guests cannot change it. Five more clicks release the lock. The ENSŌ always starts in Orange mode, so you pick your setting again after each power-on.

Every draw passes through the glass base before it reaches the hose. The base holds about 0.2 L of water, and you fill it to the level line. Water cools the vapour and makes the heat gentler even at the highest temperature settings.

The second port houses a purge valve with an acrylic ball inside, so you can blow stale air out of the base between flavours. Spare balls come in the box. A splash guard plate sits above the water, so water cannot travel up into the hose.

The diffuser slides into the base and lifts straight out again for cleaning.

The glass base is thick and sits on protective feet, but it is still the part most exposed to knocks. You can add an acrylic water tank for travel and party settings, or keep a glass tank as a second base. Both are sold separately.

The 2026 hose is braided and 1.5 m long, with a 1.2 cm bore against the original 0.8 cm. That wider channel makes the draw more open from the first inhalation. It ends in a 15 cm magnetic stainless steel mouthpiece. The connectors swivel at both ends, so the hose follows you around the table.

The vapour path is stainless steel and ceramic, both flavour-neutral, with glass at the base and at the cap. The flavour you taste comes only from the material you load. Five silicone tips come in the box, so every guest can have their own.

For two people drawing at the same time, a second 1.2 cm hose takes the place of the purge valve. A pair of tube adapters connects traditional hookah hoses to the magnetic ports, and an extended mouthpiece gives vapour more room to cool. All are sold separately.

The single wheel handles power, mode and heat. Turning it moves in 5 °C steps from 180 °C to 330 °C, across 31 click positions. On the dial, each large line marks 15 °C and each small line 5 °C.

There is no numeric display. A light bar shows the relative heat level, so you read your setting from the dial lines. You soon learn your favourite positions by feel.

For shisha, 180 °C to 220 °C keeps flavour at its clearest and 230 °C to 280 °C sits in the middle. From 290 °C to 330 °C you get more from a load in fewer draws. Many owners start low and step up as the session goes on.

With herbs in a ceramic cup, roughly the lower third of the temperature range gives the cleanest flavour. Keep herb temperatures moderate here. The ceramic cup touches the heater walls, so a high setting over a long session can scorch the load.

If you mostly vape herbs, there are dedicated cups for the job. The herb cups, sold separately, sit clear of the walls. They hold about 0.5 g and run at maximum temperature without scorching the load.

The ENSŌ arrives with two ceramic cups in medical-grade porcelain and ten disposable aluminium ones. Although a cup takes 15 g to 25 g of shisha, most sessions settle around 8 g. One cup runs for 30 to 60 minutes.

Herbs work best here when mixed with shisha rather than used alone. A cup holds up to 3 g of herbs on its own, which is a lot to commit at once. The popular approach is shisha packed tightly around the edge, with about 0.25 g of herbs in the centre.

Two mesh screens are included, and one sits on top of a packed cup. Poke through every hole from the top, then turn the cup over and poke from the underside as well. This is what keeps the draw open instead of tight. A rubber stopper fits into the glass cap for herb-only sessions and comes out again for shisha.

If you host guests regularly, you will go through cups quickly. You can add disposable cups in packs of 50, three more ceramic cups for back-to-back flavours, and a Screens and Wax Pads Kit that adds pads for concentrates. All are sold separately.

Nothing about the ENSŌ ties you to one supplier. You fill the cups yourself, so shisha, nicotine-free shisha, hemp shisha, dry herbs and concentrates all run in the same chamber, with no pods and no brand restrictions.

Regular shisha contains nicotine. Nicotine-free shisha and hemp shisha give you the same flavours and the same long session without it.

Almost everything runs from the single wheel, and the click pattern is worth learning once.

1. Filling: Top the glass base up to the water level line, twist it onto the body with a quarter turn, then slide the diffuser into place.
2. Loading: Pack a cup loosely to a little past halfway, around 8 g of shisha. For a mixed load, press shisha around the edge and put about 0.25 g of herbs in the centre.
3. Screening: Lay a mesh screen on top and poke through every hole. Turn the cup over and repeat from the underside.
4. Fitting: Seat the cup in the chamber, place the glass cap on top and click the hose onto a magnetic port. The rubber stopper goes into the glass cap for herb-only sessions and stays out for shisha.
5. Heating: Hold the wheel for about three seconds to power on, set your temperature, then double-click to start. Triple-click first if you want Green mode.
6. Waiting: The chime sounds after about five minutes. Give it another 20 to 30 seconds before the first draw. A speaker button mutes the sounds.
7. Inhaling: Draw slowly for six to eight seconds, then wait anywhere from a few seconds to half a minute before the next draw. There is no draw detection, so the heater keeps running between draws. Do not leave the ENSŌ unattended mid-session.
8. Finishing: Switch the ENSŌ off when you are done. Lift the cup out with the removal tool while it is still warm and tip the used material away. Wipe the cap and the cup well.

The Battery Plus pack holds 5,000 mAh and slides into the back of the body, where a quick-release latch locks it in place. AirVape quotes 90 to 120 minutes of runtime per charge. Lower temperature settings tend to stretch it further.

A full charge takes about 1.5 hours, down from around three hours on the previous battery. There are two USB-C ports, one on the body and one on the battery itself. Charging through the battery port is the faster of the two. The ENSŌ also runs while plugged in.

There is no battery level indicator, so you judge the remaining time from how long the session has been running. A charged pack swaps onto the latch without tools, which is a simple way to keep long gatherings and outdoor sessions going.

The box includes a USB-C cable and a wall adapter, so charging works from day one. A second Battery Plus, sold separately, keeps an evening running once the first pack is empty.

Shisha is sticky, and a quick clean after each session keeps the chamber performing at its best. Wipe the glass cap and the well the cup sits in while everything is still warm, brush the airflow shaft, then empty and rinse the water base.

The 3-in-1 multi-tool and metallic glove both come in the 2026 box, and the multi-tool is shaped for the chamber and the airflow channels. Take the battery out before you rinse any part with water, and keep steel brushes away from the chamber and the lid coating.

Ceramic cups do best soaking in warm water with mild soap or vinegar. Isopropyl alcohol handles herb residue, though it does less for shisha. Disposable cups take most of that work away. Each one can still be reused through three or four careful cleans before you retire it.

Four things changed for 2026. The body, chamber and heating system stay the same. The cap is now a Glass ThermoCap in smoked borosilicate, which cleans easily and holds heat better.

The 1.5 m braided hose is now wider, and the magnetic stainless steel mouthpiece has been redesigned. The Battery Plus pack charges in about half the time of the earlier battery, and the 3-in-1 cleaning multi-tool with its metallic glove now comes in the box.

The ENSŌ Diamond is a compact electric heat manager that sits on top of a traditional hookah you already own. It brings the same charcoal-free heat to your existing pipe, takes up very little space and leaves your hookah looking exactly as it does now.

The ENSŌ Shisha is a complete hookah in one body, with the water tank, the hose and the heat built in. You get the glass water base, two hose ports and a removable battery without owning anything else.

If you already have a hookah you love, the Diamond upgrades it. If you want a single purchase that replaces charcoal and all the equipment that goes with it, the Shisha gives you everything in one vaporizer.

The Legacy Pro 2 is AirVape's pocket-sized premium portable for solo herb sessions. It has a gold-plated chamber, a removable 18650 battery and an on-demand mode, and it slips into a jacket pocket.

The ENSŌ Shisha is built for 30 to 60 minute sessions shared with guests, with water filtration, a 1.5 m hose and a chamber that takes shisha, herbs and concentrates in the same load.

For solo herb sessions away from home, choose the Legacy Pro 2. For evenings around a table with a hose passing between people, choose the ENSŌ.

The Arizer XQ2 is a mains-powered desktop from Canada with both balloon and whip delivery, an all-glass vapour path and a remote control. Its chamber is sized for herbs, and the socket gives it unlimited runtime.

The ENSŌ Shisha runs cordless for 90 to 120 minutes on its removable battery. It filters every draw through its own water base and takes shisha, herbs and concentrates in one cup.

The XQ2 is designed for herbs and balloon delivery. The ENSŌ is built around water-filtered, hookah-style sessions with a hose, and it can also take herbs in the same cup as shisha.

Buy any vaporizer here at MagicVaporizers and all accessories are 25% off. Here is a guide to what is worth adding to an ENSŌ order.

Backpack 2.0: Carries the ENSŌ and every part in one padded bag, hands free, to the park, the beach or a friend's flat.

Battery Plus: With a charged second pack, you never have to stop a long evening to recharge.

Tube (1.5 m, ⌀ 1.2 cm): Fit it in the purge port so two people can draw at the same time, or clean one hose while you use the other.

Tube Adapters (2-pack): Connect the hookah hoses you already own to the ENSŌ's magnetic ports.

Herb Cups (2-pack): The herb-focused option, holding about 0.5 g and running at full temperature without scorching the load.

Screens and Wax Pads Kit: Adds wax pads so you can run concentrates on their own or layered over shisha, plus new screens for the cups.

Extended Mouthpiece: Cooler draws at the top of the dial, where the vapour arrives warmest.

Acrylic Water Tank: Cuts the crack risk when the ENSŌ travels or gets knocked at a party, and it weighs less than glass.

Disposable Cups (50-pack): One of the most popular ENSŌ accessories we stock, because throwing a cup away skips the hardest cleaning job of all.

Ceramic Cups (3-pack): Load the next flavour while the first cup is still hot.

Glass Tank: A second borosilicate base keeps the ENSŌ in use if the first one is ever damaged.

Every AirVape ENSŌ Shisha we sell is authentic and comes with a 2-year MagicVaporizers warranty against manufacturing defects.