For those of you that don’t know (and I didn’t until I looked it up), the Middle East (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc) calls hand-made hash charas.
Submitted By: Heavyhitter88 (Member and Editor)
Camera Used: Canon Powershot SD1000. Old, I know, but reliable, ABSOLUTELY! Has never crapped out on me over at least 4 years. It’s scratched up as hell, but still functions wonderfully and provides awesome shots.
Name: Pakistani Charas
From: Pakistan
Grade: A- for a hash. I grade hashes on a separate scale from buds, because I personally feel it is unfair to compare the two as they are very different.
Type: Hand rolled Pakistani charas. Comes in long thin bars, almost like a dark chocolate candy bar.
Price: Dirt cheap. I got a bar of at least 7 grams for about $20. And I knew I was being ripped off, but that price for that much hash is absurd and I wasn’t about to argue about it.
Looks: Outside is dark, dark brown, nearly black, and shiny. But the inside is a lighter brown, even a bit golden, and very crystally. Almost nougat-like inside, with a hard outer shell.
Smell: Aromatic and spicy. You can’t really smell the outside too strongly, but it still emits subtle hints of spice and incense. The first time I broke a piece of the bar off, my nostrils were hit by an incredibly strong, spicy aroma that flooded my room. There were hints of fruity-ness, and incense, but the spice was predominant.
If I could describe it as anything, I suppose it was a lot like rosemary mixed with burning cumin and sugar. It was very pleasant, and when it burned the incense smell came out powerfully.
Taste: Very hashy (haha). Spicy, but also skunky. Not really much sweet or incense in the taste, mainly a nice balance between spicy and skunky that left a somewhat sour taste (in a good way) in my mouth after each hit.
Buzz Type: Stoned Body High. The body high kicked in first and I began to buzz a little and, as I relaxed in my chair, felt like I was slowly melting. The head high came slowly, but soon enough my mind raced from one topic to the next, then settled on listening to music outside.
Buzz Length: Long. Pretty decent, probably heavily sedated for 3-4 hours, and I had a bit of a come down buzz for pretty much the rest of the night.
Overall: By the time I got to take the photos I had burned through most of the bar, and was relying on the little I had left. That tiny chunk in the photos lasted me for easily 2 weeks.
The hand rolled aspect is really neat, as I am not the biggest fan of the crazy technological hash crazes nowadays. My motto: who needs a bag when you can just go get your hands covered in resin and roll your own hash bars? Anyways, maybe I’m a purist—and obviously I know new methods such as bubble bags, ice water extraction, and whatnot create a purer product—but I just love the fact that I’m smoking hand rolled hash.
Buzz Report: Though very similar to Indian charas, it has a bit of a spicier taste. The effects are nearly identical, but I must say I think the Pakistani charas lasts a bit longer.
If you ever get a chance, for the real deal that is—not the crap they sell in dispensaries or shops in Amsterdam claiming to be “charas”, which is usually leftovers—then definitely take it. You will not regret it. I just wish I had brought four or five charas balls and a few charas sticks back, but that is a risk I am most definitely not nearly ready to make. –Heavyhitter88
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