Super Silver Haze Strain: Terpene Profile, Aroma, Flavour

What is the Super Silver Haze strain?

Super Silver Haze is a sativa-leaning hybrid cannabis cultivar and one of the best-known members of the Haze family. The Haze strains are a group of long-established cultivars that share a bright, spicy, citrus-and-wood character. Super Silver Haze is the one most often used as a reference for how that character smells when it is balanced and clean.

It is usually described as a cross involving Skunk, Northern Lights and Haze lines. Reports disagree on the exact parents and on who first stabilised it, so we describe it as a common report only. It is the parent most often credited behind Super Lemon Haze, which takes the citrus half of the family and removes the spice.

A note for UK readers. Cannabis flower is a controlled drug in the UK and Elite Terpenez does not sell cannabis. This article describes the flavour and aroma the strain is known for, and the terpene profile that Elite Terpenez has named after it.

What does Super Silver Haze smell like?

Super Silver Haze smells of earthy spice with a sweet citrus lift and a woody, gently floral base. The spice arrives first, dry and peppery, like freshly ground black pepper over warm earth. A sweet citrus note follows, then a soft, floral, woody finish that gives the aroma its hazy, drifting quality.

• Earthy spice: a dry, peppery, soil-like note that leads the profile.
• Sweet citrus: a mellow orange-and-lemon sweetness that stops the spice from being harsh.
• Woody floral: a soft, dry wood with a faint flower behind it, the long finish of the aroma.

The word that comes up most for the Haze family is “hazy”, and it is a good description of the structure. Nothing is sharp or sweet enough to be a headline. The notes overlap and blur into one another, and the profile is judged by how smoothly they blend, not by how loud any one is.

What does Super Silver Haze taste like?

Super Silver Haze tastes of spiced citrus peel with a dry, woody finish. The sweetness is gentle and the spice is warm rather than hot. It is a drier, more mature flavour than the dessert strains, and it leaves a long, faintly floral aftertaste with little sugar in it.

Elite Terpenez lists Super Silver Haze with the notes earthy spice, sweet citrus and woody floral. That order matters. The spice should lead, the citrus should support, and the wood and flower should close. A profile that leads with citrus is drifting toward Super Lemon Haze, and one that leads with wood is nearer a pine or incense flavour.

Why is the spice the hard part?

The spice is both what makes Super Silver Haze recognisable and what is hardest to balance. A dry, peppery note is strong at low concentrations, and it can overpower the sweet citrus at a cut that seems modest. Once it has overpowered the profile, adding more citrus rarely helps, because the spice lingers longer than the fruit.

For makers this suggests three habits. Start at the low end of a range. Judge the profile after it has rested, because the spice often softens overnight. And avoid blending with other peppery or woody profiles until you have judged the Haze on its own, since the spice stacks.

How do you judge a Haze profile?

A Haze profile is built from overlapping notes, so judge it with a routine that separates them. Use the same steps each time.

1. Smell it neat on a strip. Dip a clean smelling strip, never your skin, and smell from a distance. Name the first note you notice. For this profile it should be spice.
2. Smell it again after ten minutes. The citrus fades first. The wood and floral base should now be clearer.
3. Test it diluted in your own base. Make a small test batch at a low percentage. Dry, spiced notes are sensitive to the carrier.
4. Check it again the next day. The spice softens as the mixture settles, and a profile that was harsh on day one is sometimes right on day two.

Record spice, citrus and wood in that order each time. If the spice is gone by day two, the cut is too low for your base.

What terpenes are reported in Super Silver Haze?

Public lab data for Super Silver Haze varies by batch and by lab. Where results are published, terpinolene, beta-caryophyllene and limonene are the names that come up most often, with alpha-pinene appearing in some reports. This is general information about the flower and not the recipe of any Elite Terpenez product, whose composition we do not state.

The table gives the basics. Data comes from PubChem, including its records for terpinolene and alpha-pinene.

Our guides to terpinolene, caryophyllene, limonene and pinene explain what each contributes. Neither the spice nor the haze is a single molecule, so read them as parts of a composition. What terpenes are covers the basics.

What is the lineage of Super Silver Haze?

Super Silver Haze is most often described as a cross of Skunk, Northern Lights and Haze lines, which would explain its spice, its citrus and its drifting, woody base. Sources disagree on the exact parents, the breeder and the year, and many listings repeat one another. Elite Terpenez does not state a breeder.

The Haze family itself has a long and contested history, with several competing accounts of where the original lines came from. For a maker none of that changes what the profile smells like, and the listed aroma notes are the reliable guide.

Which flavours sit next to Super Silver Haze?

Several Haze-family and spiced-citrus profiles sit near Super Silver Haze in other Elite lines. The table lists them with their listed aroma notes so you can see where the spice sits.

For a citrus-and-fuel take on the same tradition, our Sour Diesel strain guide is the closest read.

How is the Super Silver Haze flavour recreated as a terpene profile?

A Super Silver Haze terpene profile recreates the spice, citrus and wood of the strain from terpenes. Elite Terpenez lists its Super Silver Haze as botanical-derived (BDT), which means the terpenes come from botanical sources other than the cannabis plant. For a dry, spiced flavour built on well-known aroma molecules, that is a natural fit.

The Classic Strains range is described as classic strains in flavour form. Browse the full Classic Strains collection to see the other long-established profiles alongside it, and the Premium Line for cannabis-derived Haze-family neighbours.

Which Elite Terpenez Super Silver Haze profile is available?

Elite Terpenez sells one profile named after this strain: Super Silver Haze, SKU ET-CLS-038, in Classic Strains. It comes in 2 ml, 5 ml and 10 ml bottles, with bulk on request. The listed ingredients are botanical-derived terpenes.

If you want the same family with a sweeter or more floral lean, Ghost Train Haze in the table above is a ready alternative. For the cannabinoid content of any profile, contact us and we will confirm before you order.

How do makers use the Super Silver Haze flavour?

Makers add Super Silver Haze at a low percentage of the finished product, never undiluted. Elite Terpenez’s starting cuts are 6% for vape cartridges, 4% for concentrates, 2% for tinctures, 1% for edibles, 0.5% for beverages and 3% for topicals. These are places to begin, not fixed rules.

Use the terpene mixing calculator to turn a percentage into a weight for your batch size, and always test a small batch first. Because the spice builds quickly, begin at the lower end of any range and move up in small steps.

Blending ideas

Super Silver Haze blends well with a little Super Lemon Haze to lift the citrus, or with a floral profile to extend the finish. Change one variable at a time and keep a written record. Avoid stacking it with other spiced or woody profiles at first, since the pepper note compounds.

Handling and storage

Terpene profiles are concentrated. Wear gloves and eye protection, and keep them away from children, pets, heat and flames. Store the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dark place; refrigerated is ideal. For general workplace guidance on hazardous substances, see the HSE’s COSHH basics. These profiles are for adults (18+) only.

Sizes and bulk

Each profile is sold in 2 ml, 5 ml and 10 ml bottles. For larger runs, ask about bulk on the wholesale and bulk page. Free UK delivery on orders over £80.

Is Super Silver Haze legal in the UK?

Cannabis flower, including the Super Silver Haze strain, is a controlled drug in the UK. The government’s list of controlled drugs places cannabis in Class B. Elite Terpenez does not sell cannabis, and the profile described here is a flavour and aroma ingredient for adult product makers. Check the rules that apply to your own product before you make or sell anything.

Frequently asked questions

Ready to build a spiced citrus flavour? Order a 2 ml bottle of Super Silver Haze to test, browse the Classic Strains range for other long-established profiles, or contact us for bulk quantities and to confirm anything about a profile before you order.