Ann Arbor’s Favorite Hash
Welcome to “The Hash Bar”
Why We Make Hash
I was a caregiver since 2009 and felt like I had a pretty good grasp on the cannabis market leading up to opening Winewood Organics as a licensed Microbusiness in 2021.
You’ll find Hash Accessories and Hashish itself at Winewood’s Hash Bar
Our organically cultivated flower will always be our flagship product, but I wanted Winewood to be a one-stop cannabis shop and to produce boutique-style products for all types of cannabis consumption including flower, concentrates, vape carts and edibles. Bubble Hash was not a product I expected to be in high demand, and I certainly didn’t plan on it being a priority in our first year of production.
As a Millennial from the United States, Bubble Hash, for me, was a fun flower alternative passed around between growers and old school hippies. I messed around with bubble hash early in my growing days. I purchased a set of 5 gallon “bubble bags” used for washing hash shortly after my first home-grown cannabis harvest to utilize the trichome rich leaves I was trimming off the buds. Following the steps in Jorge Cervantes Grower’s Bible, I produced bubble hash in a bucket with a small wooden paddle. I immediately fell in love with the smell produced by separating trichomes from cannabis in water. The process is all-natural, and the product can be enjoyed immediately after being screened and dried. It has a distinct flavor and packs a punch beyond what’s available in flower.
With the sudden growth of hydrocarbon extracts dominating the concentrate market in the last decade, Bubble Hash seemed to be off the radar in the emerging adult use cannabis market. As a small seed-to-sale cannabis shop, we were in the perfect position to respond to our customers requests and make some Bubble Hash. Being a state-licensed Microbusiness, we are required to conduct third party safety compliance testing for every batch of product we make. The cost is significant, so we have to balance the batch size with the demand for the product. Too small of a batch and we can’t cover the costs of production and testing. Too big of a batch and we risk having aged product on the shelf. I expected our initial batch of Bubble Hash to last 3-6 months, but we sold out in just over a month.
I am stoked at the response to our first batch of Bubble Hash, so we produced two varieties of Bubble Hash blends available in both pucks and loose hash. We have more plans to bring more hash products to our shelf soon. I have to thank our awesome customers for pushing us to produce Bubble Hash and give us a new mission: Bring the Hash back to Ann Arbor’s annual Hash Bash!
– Eric, Founder of Winewood Organics
How to use it
All the old school heads that talked us into making the hash don’t need this advice, but our retail sales staff has had questions on how best to use it. You can use it however you like, including edibles (with some minor preparation), but we found two techniques that seem to work the best:
The first technique is easy, provided you know how to roll a joint. Break up the desired amount of hash (1/8th to 1/4th of a puck) into small pieces. Roll the joint as usual but before folding it shut, sprinkle the broken-up hash onto your bed of ground flower. Small chunks of evenly distributed hash will help the joint roll smooth.
Another age-old technique that doesn’t require any prerequisite canna-skills is layering the hash in a traditional cannabis pipe or bong. Lightly pack a very small amount of ground cannabis flower on the bottom of the bowl to create an organic “filter” for your hash. Prepare the hash by breaking up the desired amount into small pieces. Load the hash on top of the ground flower. Finally, cover the hash completely with more ground flower. This top layer will act as a buffer between your lighter flame and the hash and allows the hash to slowly smolder for a more pleasant smoking experience. Using a lighter or hemp-wick, light a corner of the bowl and allow the hash to be combusted by the burning herb. Once the hash is burning, it should stay lit for a while allowing for a relaxing, if slightly intense smoke session.
Bonus technique: Hot Knife - ask your hippiest friend for instructions.
Whether you are an old school hash head looking to add a bit of nostalgia to your cannabis routine or a modern connoisseur, looking for a natural way to crank up your flower sessions, we hope you give our hash a try!
The history of hash
Hash was first used as early as 4000 BC in places such as Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Trukmenistan and Uzbekistan. It was initially used as medicine and in religious ceremonies. By the the 10th and 11th century AD, Hash began to spread throughout the world, notably Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Syria, Spain, and Egypt.
“Finger hash” was the first style of hash produced. It is made by rubbing one’s hands on cannabis plants and collecting the sticky resin on the outside of the plant, which contains THC and other cannabinoids. Anyone who has trimmed cannabis for a day has had the pleasure of accidentally making (and probably smoking!) finger hash. This rudimentary technique led to other methods to separate the THC rich resin from the plant. Beating plants together and collecting the pollen eventually led to screening the collected material in a process known today as “dry sift”. We use a process called “Bubble Hash” which uses water as a carrier to filter through a series of screens, allowing us to better separate the active compounds from the plant material.
In the 1800’s, hash made its way to Europe. An Irish doctor practicing in India in 1839 wrote of its use as an anticonvulsant, and in 1840 a French doctor was documented using it to treat disease.
Hemp seeds were brought to the United States by early settlers and played an important role in textiles, clothing, ship sails, and paper during the early years of United States history. Founding father Thomas Jefferson and the 5th US president, James Monroe are both reported to have used Hash recreationally while serving as ambassadors to France. In the beginning of the 1900’s, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Greece, Nepal, Turkey, Lebanon, and India produced most of the world’s hash.
Today, Morocco, Afghanistan, and Pakistan still produce hash primarily sent to the European market, where it is commonly consumed in a joint with tobacco.