Did you know that hash was the first type of cannabis concentrate ever made? Pressed hash has a stiff yet malleable texture comparable to Sculpy clay that can be warmed in the palm of your hand to make it easier to work with. Try Sitka Lebanese hash in Gold or Red. Did you know that Sitka adds fresh kief to their pressed hash to brighten up the terpene profile?
How Pressed Hash is Made:
Pressed hash is most similar to traditional methods of hash-making that date back thousands of years. Trichomes are removed from the plant by shaking the harvested flowers over a fine screen. The Trichomes fall through the holes, which are then gathered and pressed.
How to use Pressed Hash:
Pipe or Bong: Warm a small amount of hash in your hand and shape it into a flat disc. Load a small amount of flower into your bowl, add the hash disc, and top with a little more flower. No flower? No problem! You can pop a nugget of hash into a bowl with a screen, and you’re good to go. However, be careful to place your hash in the center of the bowl to promote even burning, and try to avoid touching the hash with the flame as it can catch on fire. You want the flame to hover over the hash. Toast it, don’t roast it.
Joint or Blunt: Get your paper or wrap ready with some ground flower. Warm a small amount of hash in your hand and shape it into a thin snake. Add this on top of your flower, and roll as usual.
Pin and Glass method: You will need a sewing pin (the kind with the flat end, not the little ball), a bar coaster, a drinking glass, and a straw. Stick your pin through the coaster so the sharp end is sticking up. Pinch about a grain-of-rice-sized piece of hash off, and roll it into a tiny snake, then place it on top of the pin in a T-shape, light each end, and then blow out. Place the glass over the hash and let the glass fill with smoke. To hit it, lift the glass a little, stick your straw in there, and inhale.
Sitka Hash Domes: Grab a Sitka Hash Dome if you want to class things up. It works similarly to the pin-and-glass method but is undoubtedly sexier. Load your hash onto the pin, light both ends, blow it out, and place the glass cloche over the wooden base. To take your hit, remove the stopper, inhale, and lift the cloche slightly from the base to clear the smoke.
Hot Knives: Not the most common way to consume nowadays, but certainly novel. If you’re feeling a little nostalgic, read our post dedicated to hot knives.