A solventless renaissance is upon us, and we are fully embracing it here at SSCC!
Since the solventless craze began in 2013, we have been at the forefront of delivering world-class solventless extracts to the most discerning of connoisseurs.
From air-dried ice wax, to live rosin, to the new state-of-the-art cold-cure techniques… we have made it a priority to offer the most cutting edge forms of extracts to our members.
“A solventless renaissance is upon us, and we are fully embracing it here at SSCC!” - Eric Solomon - General Manager
After the new regulations went into effect in 2018, we noticed an unfortunate decline in the availability of high-end solventless on the market as hash artisans underwent the process of transitioning to California’s new regulations. Just in the last six months, we’ve noticed a substantial increase in the availability of high quality solventless extracts, and we’re very impressed with what we’ve been seeing!
The term “solventless extracts” refers to extracts that are made without the use of a volatile solvent to perform the extraction process. Solventless extracts are revered by extract aficionados as the pinnacle form of cannabis concentrates. They are beloved for their unrivaled purity, authenticity, rich flavor, & strength. The primary forms of solventless extracts are Ice Water Extracts and Live Rosin.
Ice Water Extracts (a.k.a. water hash) is produced by agitating plant material in ice cold water. The agitation process causes the plants glandular trichome heads to decapitate from the trichome stalk, allowing the heads to be isolated. Interesting fact, these trichome heads contain 100% of the THC found within cannabis flower! The hash is then dried using either an air-drying method referred to as “microplaning” (which can result in a drier product with a smoother exhale), or dried via a freeze-drier (which can result in a richer terpene profile). The resulting product from this process is 99%+ purity trichome heads. This is as high-level as cannabis gets! When ice water extracts are made from superb quality flowers, the resulting hash product is truly something to behold!
“This is as high-level as cannabis gets… When ice water extracts are made from superb quality flowers, the resulting hash product is truly something to behold!”
Live Rosin is a form of solventless extract that is produced by pressing ice-water-hash between heated metal plates. The term “live” is meant to indicate that the hash in which the rosin was extracted from was made using fresh-frozen whole plant material (aka F.F.W.P.). Extracts produced using this process are remarkably pure, rich in terpenes, & high in cannabinoids (compared to rosins produced from other mediums). Much like other forms of extracts, rosins can take on many consistencies and textures depending on the process used to craft the product. Fans of rosin love the product because it does not degrade as fast as ice water hash when left at room temperature. This makes the product better in terms of mobility. Extract connoisseurs also love rosin for its rich flavor and outstanding strength.
Our new purchasing manager, Trevor Sherrets, is a bonafide concentrate fanatic. He has made it his life mission to embrace our solventless roots, and acquire the finest solventless hash products available in the Golden State.
In his never-ending quest to fill our menu with superlative solventless products, he has been bringing in Cali’s most highly esteemed hash and rosin makers; including Kalya, Rosin Tech, RezN Extracts, Royal Key Organics. Cali Stripe Concentrates, Papa’s Select, Have Hash, Feeling Frosty, and 710 Labs.
In 2021 you can expect to see some AMAZING hash and rosin products here at SSCC. Keep an eye on our blog page to stay up to date with all of our latest offerings!
Written by Eric Solomon - General Manager
Here are some beautiful pictures of solventless products taken by our management team!
