Heisenberg Shatter Hindu Kush

Heisenberg Shatter Hindu Kush is a glassy, translucent shatter; it snaps when cold, and people most often dab it or crumble it over flower. It is named for Hindu Kush, which AllBud classes as 100% pure indica and calls native to the Pakistan and Afghanistan mountain region.

Three published THC figures for Hindu Kush

On Leafly, Hindu Kush carries a THC figure near 19%, CBG at 1% and a potency label of higher THC than average. AllBud lists a range of 22 to 32% THC, and our Hindu Kush guide says the strain typically tests between 18 and 25%.

Resin from a harsh homeland

Leafly ties the name to the Hindu Kush mountains and credits the region’s harsh climate with the thick layer of crystal trichomes that hash makers worldwide look for. It also notes the alternate spelling Hindi Kush and counts OG Kush and Purple Kush among the strains bred from it.

Sweet sandalwood on the nose

Leafly sums up the aroma as subtle, sweet and earthy, in the manner of sandalwood, and puts limonene at the top of its terpene data, ahead of caryophyllene and pinene. Our guide adds a hash-spice flavour to that sandalwood note, and individual Leafly reviewers bring up lemon or citrus. AllBud’s aroma tags are earthy, fragrant, pine and sweet.

Relaxed and long-lasting, by reviewers’ accounts

Leafly reviewers name relaxed as the most common feeling. In AllBud’s write-up, the effects are classic indica ones and the high is long-lasting. Hindu Kush holds a 4.4 average across 1,279 Leafly ratings and 4.8 from 80 votes on AllBud.

Before dabbing: Health Canada’s two cautions

Shatter is among the extracts Health Canada singles out by name, with kief, wax and hash, as running high in THC, and it advises newcomers and occasional consumers not to use them. Its lower-risk use guidelines also apply to shatter, and they put driving on hold for 6 or more hours after any cannabis. Our shatter explainer covers its production, typical potency and the common ways to use it.