Charras - Bad Brothers

Charras Bad Brothers: no concessions

The resin market has softened considerably in recent years. It is full of sweet profiles, calibrated textures, evocative names and plenty of products designed to upset nobody. The Charras clearly never got the memo.

It is a dense, greasy, frankly earthy resin, aimed at people who already know what they want. It is not trying to win over a wider audience, it is trying to do its job well.

It joins the Bad Brothers range from CBD First, with the more generous packaging that characterises the collection.

A texture that changes everything

The greasy, soft texture is the first marker of this reference, and probably the most important. The material is dense and malleable, working without breaking and without the dusty impression overly dry resins leave behind.

That richness shows immediately when handling it. It is what separates a Charras from a Pollen, which plays the exact opposite register with a crumbly texture and a pale colour.

On this kind of resin, texture is no cosmetic detail: it governs how the product handles, keeps and releases its aroma.

The aromatic profile

Earthy notes take up most of the bouquet. They are deep and direct, with no attempt at softening, and they assert themselves the moment the bag opens.

Around them, woody and lightly spiced shades develop, along with an intense resinous base that gives the profile its character. A vegetal depth appears gradually, which makes the whole more complex than it first seems.

The smell is powerful, warm and persistent. Nothing sweet, nothing fruity, nothing remotely like what the Caramelo offers. The two resins occupy opposite ends of the range.

Origin and raw material

The Charras is produced from flowers grown indoor, in Italy, under the same controlled conditions as the rest of the Bad Brothers collection.

On a resin this characterful, the quality of the starting flower reads straight through into the result. Mediocre raw material gives a flat resin, whatever process follows.

Content and analyses

CBD content below 35 %, THC compliant with the legal threshold of 0.3 %. Laboratory analyses are available for every reference in the range.

One useful reminder, because confusion is common on resins: a powerful aromatic profile does not indicate a stronger product. Smell intensity and composition are two different things.

Formats and packaging

Bag, in small and large formats. The quantity to price ratio of the Bad Brothers range is clearly better than traditional market packaging, which shows particularly on larger sizes.

A greasy resin keeps well, which makes large formats more sensible here than on a fragile flower.

Where it sits in the range

Among the four resins in the collection, the Charras is the most intense and the greasiest. The Marocco shares its traditional register with a slightly more crumbly texture and a touch more roundness.

The Pollen is the rawest and driest of the four, while the Caramelo occupies the indulgent register. On the flower side, the Super Skunk comes closest to this earthy, direct profile. All the resins sit in the Wax and resins category.

Storage

Airtight container, away from light and heat. A greasy resin exposed to heat turns soft and sticky, which makes it a nuisance to work with. A cool, dark place is entirely enough.

Frequently asked

What separates a Charras from another resin?

Texture, above all. It is greasy and soft where most resins on the market are dry or crumbly. The aromatic profile, deeper and less sweet, follows the same logic.

Is it suitable for a first resin order?

Not ideally. Its character is pronounced and its austere profile can surprise. To start out, the Caramelo is markedly more approachable. Come back to the Charras afterwards, with a point of comparison.

Does the texture change with the season?

Yes, like every greasy resin. It softens in heat and firms up in cold. That is normal and has no bearing on the product, provided it is not left in high temperatures for long.

Why is it more expensive to produce?

Because a resin of this density calls for richer raw material at the outset and gives a lower yield than lighter resins. It is a trade off the supplier accepts, and it also explains why it remains a niche reference rather than a volume product.

Greasy does not mean damp

There is a stubborn confusion between a greasy resin and a damp one, and it deserves clearing up because it leads to bad judgements.

A greasy resin is rich in material. It is soft and dense, it marks slightly under pressure and it gives off its smell without effort. That is a sought after quality and it is what defines the Charras.

A damp resin, by contrast, results from faulty storage or insufficient drying. It sticks excessively, it can carry a slightly fermented smell, and it eventually degrades. The two are easy to tell apart once you know what to look at: the first keeps its shape when you put it down, the second sags.

Format and price per gram

The Charras is available in small and large formats. A resin of this density keeps without difficulty, which makes large volumes far more sensible than on a fragile flower.

Those large formats are a Travers Shop exclusive. CBD First does not offer them and will not: they exist purely to bring the price per gram down as quantity rises.

We also apply the official distributor price, lower than the price shown on the brand's site. In other words, the same product costs less here than at its own maker.

The essentials

Charras CBD resin, Bad Brothers range from CBD First. Made from flowers grown indoor in Italy. Greasy, soft, malleable texture. Dominant earthy profile, woody and spiced shades, intense resinous base. CBD below 35 %, THC compliant with the legal threshold of 0.3 %, analyses available. Available in small and large formats. Travers Shop is an official CBD First reseller.