The Star of the Hash World
Piatella is like the shining star at the top of the hash tree and it was one of the first things I became fascinated with on LB when I joined. There were various fine hashes that were available such as Jungle Boys or LA Barz but the absolute premium piece of exoctica was the Piatella and no one had any at the time.
I Had To Wait
I waited ages before any vendors had some for sale on their menus and then the one I got from THC was something like $120 a gram. Yes for the uninitiated that's one hundred and twenty dollars per gram.
They did me a favour by holding some back for me until payday as I'd been especially vocal about my fascination of this fine solventless extract and despite the princely price tag they sold out the bit they had quickly.
Rock Stars
While some of you may live like - or even be - Rockstars, that high price, for me, very much put it in the category of a rare treat. And yes, I really enjoyed it and I was glad I tried it. But equally I didn't feel like I was hugely missing out by not being able to afford to smoke it every day. Considering my favourite extract - the crumble waxes - were a fraction of the price of the Piatella, it just wasn't the worst hardship to not have it in my life all the time.
Fast Stone
I remember the one way in which it really stood out was that the hit from it was almost instant. That it didn't necessarily get you more stoned than an extract but that the entire stone hit all at once. Like an explosive - a spangle bomb.
Albino Piatella
I've had some of the Albino Piatella land so I've been testing it over the weekend. Before anyone jumps on me I believe that while Piatella is routinely used to describe this style of hash that genuine Piatella needs to come from a specific place in Spain. Like Champagne and a certain patch of dirt in France. So here the word is used in the same interchangable way we use 'hoover' instead of vacuum cleaner. Just so we all know what we're talking about. Cool.
Big Price Difference
One of the immediate differences between this and the Piatella I've had in the past is the price tag. This averages $10 per gram on an Oz. To put that into perspective it is twelve times cheaper than the Piatella I've bought previously. This is a princes hash at a paupers price. I'll probably use that as the title of this topic. If I did then you will have already read that earlier.
Let's face it, it's rare to get something for nothing. So what gives here?
Spoiled For Choices
It's worth noting that as well as the variation I have from Green Cat that Don Loco has some too at similar prices. Both have been highly rated by purchasers on LB so far.
GC 28g=$280
https://littlebiggy.net/link/JoRFck
DL 25g =$250
https://littlebiggy.net/link/0l1Bkt
So What Gives?
The answer as to what gives is not that much to be fair.
This is strong stuff and pretty much fully melts away. I put some through my dab pen and while it wasn't as clean as a regular extract it almost all bubbled away leaving only a small residue behind.
I've also had it mixed in with bud in my vape at a high temp and it all boiled away nicely but left the vaped bud a bit gunky. Depending what vape you have, be careful with liquidy extracts like this as you don't want to gunk up your oven by accident. This drips under heat.
Scientifically Strong
The GC reading on the listing showing it to be 69% THC is likely correct. On my less scientific readout it definitely gets as far as "strong as fuck" on the non-science dial. That carefully calibrated piece of equipment can benchmark cannabis products ranging right from "why did I fall for this again" all the way up to "bloody hell intelligent evolved monkeys probably could take over the world one day the way we are heading - I need chocolate."
It's probably obvious that "strong as fuck" is at the high end of this scale but not quite high enough up there to fear a primate revolt. It's like a 9.6/10 on power. Perhaps I should have led with that. The problem is I'm testing it as I writing this and it's strong as fuck. As we've mentioned.
Less Fierce
The stone is less immediately fierce than a Piatella and is delivered more gently as it slowly cuddles you rather than going off like a cannabis grenade. It's not as strong as the poshy bit I had before that was twelve times the price and this stuff is not far off in most ways.
Hashy Taste
The taste has a little hashy essence and is a bit gassy without notable specific flavours beyond that. I don't mean it's like the spicy hashy taste of a Moroccan crumbly hash nor even the medical taste of an Afghan black. But it's less freshly flavoursome than regular extracts. It's not bland nor stale but flavourwise it's behind the exceptionally expensive stuff. I like it though. It's hashy in a good way. Like a hash rosin can be.
The Comparison Speaks For Itself
I think the fact that the only thing it's possible to compare this to costs twelve times as much highlights just what a bargain it is. The only other thing that I've tried to compare it to (crumble waxes) cost approx 3.5x as much. At no point did I bother to compare it to other 10 bucks a gee hashes.
Like A Very Famous Squirrel
It's clear that it punches above its weight like a squirrel that's just flattened Mike Tyson. I guess these days - allegedly - a squirrel could flatten Mike Tyson if it happened to be an influencer squirrel known for its online shenanigans gathering nuts or climbing along washing lines on a popular video channel or something. I imagine regular squirrels would stand no chance. Now where was I...
Not So Artsy
Yes it's not quite as artisan as the more expensive Piatella and not quite as clean as an extract but I'd be surprised to find any piece of hash at the same price on LB that could even remotely match it for strength or value.
It is mindblowingly good for the price. It's currently rated a 9.9 on GC and 10 on DL who only have a few bits rated (at time of writing this). In my option it deserves a ten all day long at this price.
Thanks For Reading
Thanks for reading my topic. I hope it was informative and if not I hope it was entertaining in some way.
Let me know if you've tried the Piatella yet and whether you've had the Rock Star or the Roadie version. Aim for the comment section as I'd love to know what other people think of both the expensive proper version and this bargain one. I'll put some photos of this stuff below. See you in the next topic.
