Odowakka
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No it really isn't.
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No it really isn't.
drug_mentor
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I was just in Amsterdam and betting you got the temple balls from the Dampkring near Leidseplein.
They had a nice buzz but were a cunt to work with and slightly overpriced imo. Personally I preferred the zero zero, manali cream and turkish hash I picked up while I was there.PriestTheyCalledHim I was under the impression that the vast ajority (if not all) of Moroccan hash was indica dominant, and certainly the handful of Moroccan hashes I have smoked have all been so. They produce a lot of hashish in that country and I am sure some sativa dominant hash is available, I guess it was probably sold as zero zero as this would be the most well known Moroccan hash I am aware of.
Chainer, I 100% agree with you that the most potent forms of hash are generally domestically produced these days in the forms of high grade bubble hash/ honey oil and wax, however, despite the potency of these preparations I do find that they lack a certain something that traditionally produced hashish made from landrace strains that people have been smoking for thousands of years possess. It isn't always about getting skull fuck stoned, and since my early days I probably have never been so lit off anything other than my home made BHO, but there is something to be said about the pleasantness and more clearheadedness of the buzz of more traditional forms of hashish. To each their own though, just my 2c.
Sometimes I think with weed and hash the most potent is too quickly regarded as the best, but the truth is that the character of the high also has a big influence on how enjoyable it is. I have smoked plenty of weed and hash that was less potent than other strains but because of the overall buzz I found it to be more enjoyable.
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I find hash becoming more and more popular in the United States every year, especially out in the west coast. I have also smoked hash over in Europe. I had some great Moroccan hash which provided an extremely enjoyable and relaxing high.. I also have had soapbar which was god awful. The best hash I have smoked however has also been purchased in the US.
Hash > Buds IMO
Hash > Buds IMO
"Hashish" or "hash" is the name given to an agglomeration of the capitate-stalked glandular trichomes (the resin glands or "crystals") of the cannabis plant. These resin glands contain the highest concentration of cannabinoids to be found anywhere on the plant. Hashish is more potent by weight than marijuana is, and can approach 50% THC by weight. Hashish generally takes the form of a brownish solid, which can range in texture from soft and malleable to hard and brittle or fluffy and crumbly. There is also wide variation in the colour of hashish, from black to gold, red, and yellow. Hash that is green in colour is high in vegetable matter, and is of inferior quality. High quality hash is hard at room temperature, but softens quickly in the heat of the palm of the hand. It has a characteristic sheen, a granular texture when broken, and a sticky texture. Hash that leaves hard cinders or dark coloured ash is adulterated; high quality resin will leave a fluffy, white or off-white ash when burned. The appearance and physical properties of hashish are largely determined by the manner in which it is produced.
Types of hashish
Hand-rubbed hashish This is probably the oldest method of hashish manufacture. It is most commonly performed in South Asia- Indian charas and Nepalese hash are possibly the best known examples of hashish produced in this manner. Hand-rubbed hash, as the name suggests, is produced by rubbing living cannabis plants with the bare hands. The sticky resin glands collects on the hands, and can then be scraped off to produce hashish. Hand rubbing is a low-yielding and labour intensive process. Hash produced by hand rubbing is characteristically soft in texture and dark in colour- the type of hash that is often known by the term "squidgy black". This is due to the high proportion of resin glands that are burst in the collection process, and this property, along with a relatively high moisture content, causes hand-rubbed hash to degrade in potency faster than most other kinds of hashish. Hand rubbed hash is commonly distributed as balls or fingers. Charas tends to have a peppery flavour and a dense smoke. The vast majority of hand-rubbed hash available in Europe is quite heavily adulterated, with substances such as ghee (clarified butter), turpentine and candle wax, as well as agents to bind the hashish and give it a sticky texture, and thus the illusion of high quality. Imported hand-rubbed hash often spoils in transit, resulting in telltale streaks of white mould in the piece. Smoking mould is potentially dangerous, and spoiled hashish should not be purchased.
Sieved hashish
This style of hashish manufacture is typical of Lebanon and Afghanistan. It is also the method used to produce Moroccan hash, as hippies introduced a version of the Lebanese process to North Africa. In order to produce sieved hash, the mature cannabis plants are first harvested and dried. They are then threshed over a sieve, which causes the resin glands to detach and collect beneath. The raw resin powder is then pressed. The resin powder can be pressed by hand, but a mechanical press is more commonly used. Some hash is very lightly pressed, giving the finished product a crumbly texture and a pale appearance. Lebanese hashishes are characteristically pressed lightly. The powder can also be exerted to greater pressure, resulting in a harder, denser piece that is a darker shade of brown. Traditional Afghani hash was quite pale in colour, but the modern commercial product is very dark, almost black, soft, and adulterated. Confusingly, this kind of hash is also known as "squidgy black". Most Afghani hash, when smoked, leaves the hard cinders that are typical of diluted hashish. Lebanese hash has become very scarce since the 2006 conflict with Israel, and Afghan hash is also increasingly rare. The majority of sieved hash on the market comes from Morocco, the world's largest producer of hashish. There is some very high quality Moroccan hash on the market; the best imported hash available in Dutch coffeeshops is generally from Morocco. However, much of the Moroccan hash available in Europe has been heavily adulterated to produce the product known in the United Kingdom as “soapbar”. It is often possible to observe visible pieces of plastic in a piece of hash of this kind.“Soapbar” is very hard, and will not soften with the application of body heat. In fact, “soapbar” can generally not be broken up for consumption without being subjected to direct flame. Hashish of this grade is dangerously impure and should not be consumed.
Water-extracted/ice hashish
Water extracted hashish is a modern Western invention. The process involves first harvesting and drying the cannabis, then adding it to ice-cold water and agitating it. The light plant matter floats, while the dense resin glands sink. The process can be achieved with nothing but a container of water, but screens of various pore sizes are generally used for convenience and efficiency. Western produced ice hash is generally very strong. The process is also very efficient, and yields can reach double those possible with dry sieving. The highest quality ice hash bubbles and melts under the heat of a flame. This grade of hashish is known as “full melt”, and the tendency to bubble has given rise to the term “bubble hash” to denote not only full melt, but any ice hash. The high from ice hash is generally very clear, cerebral and lucid. The water extraction process strips the cannabis of many of the aromatic terpenoids that contribute to the taste and smell of the final product. As a result, a relative poverty of flavour in comparison to traditionally produced hashish is typical of ice hash. Ice hash can exhibit a range of appearances; however, it will always be shiny, granular when broken, and sticky. Water-extracted hash is rarely adulterated. However, it will spoil if the resin powder is not dried properly after extraction.
Hash Oil
Extracts of cannabis produced using solvents, rather than mechanically, are not hashish, despite their common name. These extracts can be extremely potent, up to 70% THC. Hash oil reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s; since that time, the inconvenience and messiness of use, and the increasing trend for domestic production rather than importation of cannabis, has resulted in a relative scarcity of hash oil. In the 1970s, most hash oil was produced by persons with some experience of chemistry using relatively sophisticated set-ups to reflux the cannabis for an extended period of time. However, hash oil is now more commonly made by simple processes, involving little more than immersing the cannabis in a solvent briefly, and then letting the solvent evaporate.
Types of hashish
Hand-rubbed hashish This is probably the oldest method of hashish manufacture. It is most commonly performed in South Asia- Indian charas and Nepalese hash are possibly the best known examples of hashish produced in this manner. Hand-rubbed hash, as the name suggests, is produced by rubbing living cannabis plants with the bare hands. The sticky resin glands collects on the hands, and can then be scraped off to produce hashish. Hand rubbing is a low-yielding and labour intensive process. Hash produced by hand rubbing is characteristically soft in texture and dark in colour- the type of hash that is often known by the term "squidgy black". This is due to the high proportion of resin glands that are burst in the collection process, and this property, along with a relatively high moisture content, causes hand-rubbed hash to degrade in potency faster than most other kinds of hashish. Hand rubbed hash is commonly distributed as balls or fingers. Charas tends to have a peppery flavour and a dense smoke. The vast majority of hand-rubbed hash available in Europe is quite heavily adulterated, with substances such as ghee (clarified butter), turpentine and candle wax, as well as agents to bind the hashish and give it a sticky texture, and thus the illusion of high quality. Imported hand-rubbed hash often spoils in transit, resulting in telltale streaks of white mould in the piece. Smoking mould is potentially dangerous, and spoiled hashish should not be purchased.
Sieved hashish
This style of hashish manufacture is typical of Lebanon and Afghanistan. It is also the method used to produce Moroccan hash, as hippies introduced a version of the Lebanese process to North Africa. In order to produce sieved hash, the mature cannabis plants are first harvested and dried. They are then threshed over a sieve, which causes the resin glands to detach and collect beneath. The raw resin powder is then pressed. The resin powder can be pressed by hand, but a mechanical press is more commonly used. Some hash is very lightly pressed, giving the finished product a crumbly texture and a pale appearance. Lebanese hashishes are characteristically pressed lightly. The powder can also be exerted to greater pressure, resulting in a harder, denser piece that is a darker shade of brown. Traditional Afghani hash was quite pale in colour, but the modern commercial product is very dark, almost black, soft, and adulterated. Confusingly, this kind of hash is also known as "squidgy black". Most Afghani hash, when smoked, leaves the hard cinders that are typical of diluted hashish. Lebanese hash has become very scarce since the 2006 conflict with Israel, and Afghan hash is also increasingly rare. The majority of sieved hash on the market comes from Morocco, the world's largest producer of hashish. There is some very high quality Moroccan hash on the market; the best imported hash available in Dutch coffeeshops is generally from Morocco. However, much of the Moroccan hash available in Europe has been heavily adulterated to produce the product known in the United Kingdom as “soapbar”. It is often possible to observe visible pieces of plastic in a piece of hash of this kind.“Soapbar” is very hard, and will not soften with the application of body heat. In fact, “soapbar” can generally not be broken up for consumption without being subjected to direct flame. Hashish of this grade is dangerously impure and should not be consumed.
Water-extracted/ice hashish
Water extracted hashish is a modern Western invention. The process involves first harvesting and drying the cannabis, then adding it to ice-cold water and agitating it. The light plant matter floats, while the dense resin glands sink. The process can be achieved with nothing but a container of water, but screens of various pore sizes are generally used for convenience and efficiency. Western produced ice hash is generally very strong. The process is also very efficient, and yields can reach double those possible with dry sieving. The highest quality ice hash bubbles and melts under the heat of a flame. This grade of hashish is known as “full melt”, and the tendency to bubble has given rise to the term “bubble hash” to denote not only full melt, but any ice hash. The high from ice hash is generally very clear, cerebral and lucid. The water extraction process strips the cannabis of many of the aromatic terpenoids that contribute to the taste and smell of the final product. As a result, a relative poverty of flavour in comparison to traditionally produced hashish is typical of ice hash. Ice hash can exhibit a range of appearances; however, it will always be shiny, granular when broken, and sticky. Water-extracted hash is rarely adulterated. However, it will spoil if the resin powder is not dried properly after extraction.
Hash Oil
Extracts of cannabis produced using solvents, rather than mechanically, are not hashish, despite their common name. These extracts can be extremely potent, up to 70% THC. Hash oil reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s; since that time, the inconvenience and messiness of use, and the increasing trend for domestic production rather than importation of cannabis, has resulted in a relative scarcity of hash oil. In the 1970s, most hash oil was produced by persons with some experience of chemistry using relatively sophisticated set-ups to reflux the cannabis for an extended period of time. However, hash oil is now more commonly made by simple processes, involving little more than immersing the cannabis in a solvent briefly, and then letting the solvent evaporate.
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pofacedhoe
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once i had a spliff made with a smallish amount of temple ball. its the best hash ever. the source was genuine but the supply was a one off joint from my friends grandad after his gig. it was amazing. like melting on a quilt of velvet. i was on mda pills at the time
BananasAndOranges
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The hash I ONLY see is very high quality and its comparable to looking like tar. Its very hard most times unless warmed up in pocket ect...... Dark Brown if split a piece. Its ash is very little. Tastes nice.
Artificial Emotion
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Wish I had some zero zero hash.
FromHereToEternity
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I was just in Amsterdam and betting you got the temple balls from the Dampkring near Leidseplein.
PriestTheyCalledHim I was under the impression that the vast ajority (if not all) of Moroccan hash was indica dominant, and certainly the handful of Moroccan hashes I have smoked have all been so. They produce a lot of hashish in that country and I am sure some sativa dominant hash is available, I guess it was probably sold as zero zero as this would be the most well known Moroccan hash I am aware of.
Chainer, I 100% agree with you that the most potent forms of hash are generally domestically produced these days in the forms of high grade bubble hash/ honey oil and wax, however, despite the potency of these preparations I do find that they lack a certain something that traditionally produced hashish made from landrace strains that people have been smoking for thousands of years possess. It isn't always about getting skull fuck stoned, and since my early days I probably have never been so lit off anything other than my home made BHO, but there is something to be said about the pleasantness and more clearheadedness of the buzz of more traditional forms of hashish. To each their own though, just my 2c.
Sometimes I think with weed and hash the most potent is too quickly regarded as the best, but the truth is that the character of the high also has a big influence on how enjoyable it is. I have smoked plenty of weed and hash that was less potent than other strains but because of the overall buzz I found it to be more enjoyable.
Good post man. Saying the strongest concentrate is the best hash is like saying the liquor with the highest alcohol percentage is the best drink.
Plus all this talk about sativas and indicas like it's a major thing, come on. There's a million other factors that affect the end product, such as storage and methods\tools involved in the making of it, transportation, ect. All this affects the percentage of cannabinoidss that degrade as time goes on, so you need to actually test the product before making vague assumptions based on whether it's sativa or indica dominant, since that alone won't mean much. I personally think the smell that the hash gives when burned is the best indicator of the quality of the stuff.
The really good stuff is moroccan, made with expertise. It's just a complete and well rounded product, extremely clean and well refined.That's why its mad expensive outside morocco, you pay for the quality and that doesn't equal thc percentage.
Also, there's many other types of hash around the world. There's south american paraguayan hash which they try to make seem like charas but is cut with chemicals to achieve a similar consistency. But it's good for the money they retail it for, and a lot better than the soapbar you hear some people putting up with in the UK.
justsayknow
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I was just in Amsterdam and betting you got the temple balls from the Dampkring near Leidseplein.
Nah it was at a little place called "Any Day" a couple of years back now. I don't think it was even in balls. I've heard good things about that malana cream, doubt I will ever get to try any. At least not conveniently...
powerofthemind
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bubble is the best, once you go bubble you never go back hahahaha
Black Rabbit of Inle
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I've tried unspecified hash given to me by a friend, it was a smallish chunk from a big dark brown block that was easily workable. It was one of the cleanest highs I've had, whereas BHO was one of the strongest.
I'm about to head over to Nepal for work so I will definitely be sampling some while I'm over there. Are there any specific types I should keep an eye out for or avoid?
I'm about to head over to Nepal for work so I will definitely be sampling some while I'm over there. Are there any specific types I should keep an eye out for or avoid?
drug_mentor
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^ I have smoked what was supposedly Nepalese hashish sold under the name Temple Balls. I was told that it was a sativa type hash, I have to say I found this slightly odd because I assumed Nepalese hash would typically be produced with indicas given that it is quite a mountainous country. Anyway, it was from a well known/reputable coffee shop in Amsterdam so I don't have any good reason to doubt it. It was a really nice buzz and definately felt sativa to me, however it was REALLY soft/gooey and for someone who is already not used to rolling with hash it was a REAL pain to work with in contrast to some harder hashes I got (particularly if the baggie had been sitting in my wallet or pocket for a couple hours!) like zero zero for example, if one had access to a pipe or was using it orally then I suppose this would be less of a factor but to roll joints this stuff was a bit of a cunt. Quality was good but (not really relevant to buying it in Nepal I guess) I did find it was overpriced compared to some other hashes I purchased and the buzz was less enjoyable than the hashes I smoked from the Middle East and North Africa, that said, I have always preferred indica to sativa.
justsayknow
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Pretty sure nepalese charas is made from sativa. I'm sure you will come across some good stuff Re-distributed. I'm not sure if they do the same thing as in north india up there but if i were you i would want to try the charas from the wild plants, jungli i think they call it.
babylonboy
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I don't really like bubblehash all that much, it's very strong, sure, but the water washes away a lot of the flavour and aroma that makes smoking hash so enjoyable. I'd take the best Moroccan stuff over any bubblehash.
