Imported (Moroccan, Afghani, Nepalase) Hash photo's and discussion....

[bonecarver_OG]

hehe BH - same happens to me too - i go crazy with all the pics of nepalese, indian and other stuff not available down here hehe

my thoughts about Moreno;

British Bulldog - i think u are right in a away - im sure the classification might be from copied from flour production, but at the same time i have seen the burning cigaret used as a test of quality of good resin powder before. one thing does not have to exclude the other.

I think one has to be honest and say thanks to people like Moreno - we have a realiable source of information.

one thing i noticed during my 2 month stay in morocco many years ago, was that what we in mainland europe thought/think was/is good moroccan hash, is maybe of the 3rd selection.

since the best qualities of moroc hash that can be obtained here in europe, definetly is very pure and bubbles a lot, one can only dream of how the first grades are , the qualities we never see. im pretty sure we are talking fullmelt clear dome dry sieve hash.

about the % of thc etc of hash;
i think main problem in morocco is the way the handle the plants before processing them - they should loose a great deal of the potency with the contact with sun and air in the first part of the drying-process.

next (something we living down here know well) the heat is doing all it can to deteriorate even more everything as quick as possible..

so a deacent hash coming to a joint of a smoker up somewhere in europe - many times might have lost about almost all of its THC, and end up with mostly CBD.

too many factors that add to it all.

well anyway..

got a new block today, this time with a camel print.. should say its one of the ugliest camels i ever seen, and i wonder if one should make some kind of campain for better hash stamps.. i mean who cant ake this seriously hehehe

well, this one has been kept cold. nice and fresh also, not too dark yet.

no 00.. hehe looks like a minimum 3 pass on the sieves hehe

smells spicy and tangy, a bit more fresh smell than last block - also the smell carries more punch. the taste is almost identical to the last one. no great surprise in that though..

the high is very nice, uplifting and almost instant.

edit - im trying to upload pics but i cant.. well - an other day ill try again!

 

[binaryfission]

I'm gonna have to stop reading this thread, all these pictures of superb hash are upsetting me now....

i feel your pain. can u feel mine, i'm in america and u know our infatuation with the buds. we have no hash, this thread is like porn for me.

Keep it up guys! You gotta keep going...




I couldn't resist, sorry.


PEACE

 

[mriko]

Indeed, both are probably part of the truth.
But there's something I've been wondering for a while about the 00, if it relates to the size of mesh, then what is this size precisely ? Never read or heard anything about that.
Wouldn't it be rather simply about the first sieve ?

Irie !
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[British_Bulldog]

Hmm, I'm not sure that bubblehash can be considered as a traditionnal way to make hash in Morocco.

Hi mriko,

I didn't mean bubblehash, I think you misunderstood - what I meant was that I couldn't believe that 1st grade Moroccan contains only 20% THC, because in contrast bubbleman has said about certain types of bubblehash, that they contain 50-60% THC.

Now, I've seen and smoked Moroccan high grade that was pure trichomes, and very potent, so that must have been much higher than 20% THC.

About the 00,0,1,2, etc - I've read more into it since posting originally, and yes, have found it's to do with purity of it (% of 'minerals'), so the same comparison still stands, that 00 is higher purity than 0, etc..



Hi bonecarver,

It's interesting to hear further explanation of the cigarette burns, thanks - it doesn't sound so bizarre now that you've said it's to do with testing the quality/bubble of it.

About the 1st grade Moroccan, if a sample is pure trichomes, with no contaminants, then surely that is 1st grade.

What I consider good Moroccan is completely clean and pure, not 3rd grade.

Maybe you mean people in general think 3rd grade is classed as good Moroccan, and you're probably right, but the top grades are available in certain circles

When I first tried the top grades, I was surprisingly amazed by the quality and high, as I'd previously thought Moroccan was mid-grade, as that's how it's billed in most places.

However, I'm happy to have experienced high grade now, and have had some unforgettable times on it


Peace

 

[bonecarver_OG]

hey man

we must understand, clean and pure does not mean first sieving.

the first sieving is only pretty much the mature glands that fall of with almost no violence involved.

the second sieving, later gets sieved again, to separate the glands that needed more violence to let go, from plant material.

now this best grade of the second screening - is pretty much the best any european will see in his/her life - if they wont visit morocco, and have luck.

this hash will be pure, with no visual contaminants - and it is of high quality - BUT its not the first sieve.

not even in morocco most outsiders will ever get in touch with the real 00 - unless you pay for the bundles of kif plants and do the work urself, or get invited to a session.

the point is - the best grade wont go outside morocco - period.

the best grade of the second screening is what we think is 00 generally. thats how good it is.

i have had access to 00 for most part of my life, because honestly - i dont want to get in detail again - but i have had a lot of business going on with cannabis in UK for about 10 years of time. enough

still i say the moroccan "00" we got at that time - (a pale blond powder - melty as hell) was and is not really "00". rather the best of the second run..

when i went to morocco i really found out was 00 is. not even most of the small "egg" smuglers do get access to the best either, although its still good and potent.

i hope its not getting confusing, but to say in short - also the first big loafs of non-pressed powder of resin u get offered - will definetly not be of the best quality - yet it is pure, has no contaminants etc.

also you all have to have in mind the fact there is a great difference in where, who and how.

the farmers that have the best genetics and have the best cultivation spots, also get the best results, so pretty much one can undertand there is a great difference in different 00's also.

its like with wine (to simplify) it depends exactly where its grown and its conditions.

there is a huge difference in valley to valley, the amount of irrigation, rain, sunlight hours, pest, the minerals in the soil, the fertilizers used etc.

in the end i think classifying using the common system is just not really a very good one anyway.

i hope im clear, if not ill try to refrase im not saying what we can get as "00" in europe is BAD, rather im saying its kick-ass smoke. BUT what u can get access to in morocco after a lot of work will make ANYONE rethink.

its not easy to get to the good stuff, it doesnt have to do with money either, its more a question of luck. i was lucky after 2 weeks in chef-chauen, when i finally really "met" a local. - most people are really interested in selling hash for the maffia or what ever, and they are quite unpleasent really.

i turned down all what i was offered as the best, untill he brought me something i could smell allready when he had about 10 meters left to rejoin with us in his little shop. the stench of the hand sized chunk he was carrying hidden was of fields of ganja concentrated into a nugget.

i moulded that chunk into a bunch of small black eggs - just using my hands and a bit of body heat hehe it melted at the touch!

its the best souvenier i ever bough back home hehe

peace

 

[bonecarver_OG]

Mooh ? Lebanese ? So dark ? Looks pretty weird for Leb material, are you sure ? How's the effect ?

Irie !

hi mate

the origin of that chunk in confirmed lebanon. i can back raco up on that, the source beeing a good friend of Raco, and known in the circles this person is from Israel.

i remember when and the circumstances - although i never got to smoke that particular chunk.

anyway ive had red, green and normal lebanese hehehe back in 1992 in denmark (wich has an excellent hash-scene btw). the red one had a particluarly spicy flavour. i never thought it was tradicional kinds - i allways thought someone just decided to mix different additives for collorant - like chili powder for red and mint maybe for the green.

still got me stoned though

peace

edit - this colourfull hash i got at the roskilde festival

 

[Guest]

Red Lebanese looks pretty orange/red like paprike and has a spicy, paprika taste too, i love the stuff.

 

[Raco]

L-e-b-a-n-e-s-e
have you heard that?

 

[bonecarver_OG]

hehe cool - so red leb could possibly be mixed with powder of some spice paprika variety

raco - nice pic!

 

[Raco]

hope you don´t mind

 

[binaryfission]

did u scan that ur self or find it online??

 

[Guest]

hehe cool - so red leb could possibly be mixed with powder of some spice paprika variety

raco - nice pic!

No I don't think so, i think the difference between blonde and red lebanese is where it's grown and when it's harvested - the blonde being early harvest the red late harvest, certainly blonde is more of a heady high than red.

 

[mriko]

the origin of that chunk in confirmed lebanon. i can back raco up on that, the source beeing a good friend of Raco, and known in the circles this person is from Israel.

hmm, ok. I was misguided by shape and color. Looks rather like cellophane-pressed Moroccan.

the blonde being early harvest the red late harvest, certainly blonde is more of a heady high than red.

indeed, red is the late harvested one.
hmmmm, I remember about one Blond leb I once scored in Maastricht in 93. Very sticky, extremely pungent and with an awfully strong flavour ! yes, "awfully", because it would get you nauseous after only 3 or 4 puff! Potent & spacey material, lovely !

Irie !

 

[bonecarver_OG]

No I don't think so, i think the difference between blonde and red lebanese is where it's grown and when it's harvested - the blonde being early harvest the red late harvest, certainly blonde is more of a heady high than red.

hehe ok cool, thats what it is as far as i know too. the colloring of the trichomes is an elementary part of the hash colour.

as an example i can show this resin powder i drysieved of some winter grown outdoor plants. the purple trichomes can be seen clearly. harvested even later most likelly all trichomes would have been purple;
(hehehe there is some leaf pieces too in there)







how ever the red colour the piece had i bought of those germans at roskilde, was just too "red" - pretty much the same colour as dried paprika powder. its no way that those samples i got were of good quality. so im pretty sure the piece i got was mixed with paprika or chili powder, a very commonly used ground spice around the meditarean..

obviously this doesnt mean ALL red leb is like that - rather it means i was unlucky hehe

its an funny anecdote nothing else.. but well its a bit sad hehehe i never experienced good leb hash





here is some pics of some so called "00" from last winter, although it was really nice quality, i think it could have been maybe a little bit more fresh. also im not saying it really is authentic "00", thats only what they say when they sell us it. im sure there is even higher qualities thatn this. but anyway - nice little eggs of 10g each.


















peace all and have a nice weekend

 

[Slim Pickens]

I've been lurking around this thread for quite awhile now,and have enjoyed it tremendously.I haven't had any hash in a good loooong time,and this thread is really making me "hungry".

Thanks to everyone who has posted pics!..This is a great thread!!!

 

[GDK]

more..

more..

Hey hash lovers. Its been a while since i posted here, and seeing the goodness that mrhaze posts, its almost embarrasing to post pics anymore. Superb looking stuff buddy. And my old buddies mriko and Bone are definately making my mouth water as usual. Heres a little blonde Morrocan that im smoking on atm....new stuff arriving tonite and im quite excited to see what Santa will bring....anyways..Nuff talk...pics!
















Heres some of the same stuff which i heat pressed:









Stay Safe

 

[ngakpa]

Kashmiri Garda

wondefrul rounded drunken kind of high - incense aromas, smooth - notice the darkening where it has been handled, hardly been pressed at all this garda

Kullu Jungli

lemony up high, from near Chandrakani... some burnout, but as strong as any Malana

Nepalese "pollen" and True Nepali Charas

Pollen was strong for an hour then bleary fuzziness - no class at all, generic ganja aroma, held together to a degree when pressed in the hand, but made with no care... by contrast the handrub was very fruity strawberry aroma stuff, euphoric and unlike the pollen could be smoked in a chillum with the local charsis who loved it

Afghani Sheberghan Garda and Charas

what need be said - this is the real deal - garda bottom right - same stuff worked by hand into balls of charas for smoking

Malana and Parvati

Parvati is the black piece top, least strong but with a nice terpene taste - left and right Malana chappatis worked into balls (second rub, stongest of the four) - bottom a wonderfully fruity piece of first rub Malana

Kumaoni Himalayan Twists

some of the most euphoric charas in the Himalaya on the right - special jungli village - the straight piece and all to the left are from farmed plants... mango carrot sativas form the basis... though like all handrub this charas is not as smooth as sieved stuff, it is the high that sets it apart

Himalayan Cloth Twist Garda

very rare garda from the Saivite Himalaya - January harvested - smokey spice high, incredibly smooth, made my Thai friend have visual hallucinations with eyes closed, hard to come by and superb

 

[mriko]

WOW ! Amazing Collection Ngakpa ! So you've been to Kashmir at last ! Have you witnessed the twisting process of the garda ?

What do you call "Saivite Himalaya" ???

Irie !

 

[ngakpa]

hey Mriko

been meaning to get in touch with you amigo

I wish, I wish, but no I have not been to Kashmir yet, the garda was scored in Kashi, but I have the name of the area it is from - so one way or another it will happen

stupid I know, but the problems with Amarnath kind of put the fear in me

I have some nice pics of some SEAsian sats but I cannot seem to get the upload to work at the mo

all best,

Ngakpa

ah yeha - Saivite Himalaya - my stupid phrase, I don't want to give away where that stuff is from... but it is not Kashmir (though Kashmir Saivism, now that is something interesting! - reading a book on that right now) lol... I'll tell you next time we are having a smoke - hehe - till then

 

[mriko]

Greetings Nagkpa !

yeah, eheh, Kashmir has been a bit tensed past weeks with this Amarnath problem.
After giving it some thoughts I think I might have a clue or two about where the cloth twisted one is from. Might be wrong but "Saivite" Himalaya isnot that big area, eh?

Irie !