** This will be a review of products only, as I’ve reviewed the MOM more a bunch of time already **
** Also sorry for the late review vs arrival, pretty busy lately, didn’t get time to finish it until now and some of the products I wanted to try a second time before settling on a score ...**
MOM Name: Kootenay Craft (www.kootenaycraft.com)
Products / Photos:
--- https://i.imgur.com/fmIG34r.jpg https://i.imgur.com/fwYKwHg.jpg Strain Name: Crystal Cookies
Strain Fidelity: A mix of GSC and Animal Cookies. I never had Animal Cookies and only had ’rare’ phenos of GSC except once, so it’s hard for me to have an opinion. It did remind of of Cookies and Cream, a strain I really like.
Size of buds: 7.5/10 Medium sized buds with a few slightly bigger ones
Bag Appeal: 9/10 Caked, well trimmed, purple colors
Cure & Humidity: 8/10 Still had a bit of humidity throughout, but close to being dry
Smell Intensity: 7/10 Like a lot of cookie strains, it’s not a stinker, but it’s got a nice fragrance
Harshness vs Smoothness: 9.5/10 Nice and smooth, really pleasant smoke
Taste Intensity: 7.5/10 It’s one of those smokes that doesn’t taste much, but has like almost zero smoke taste, so you can really taste all the subtleties
Taste Complexity: 9/10 A bit sweet, a bit doughy, none of the characteristic pepper I usually get from GSC crosses. This tastes like how people have described GSC to me (those terps are perceived either as sweet/vanilla by some, or black peppercorn for others, like me). Very nice.
Buzz Intensity: 8/10 Not the heaviest hitter, but still holds it’s own.
Price: 256$/OZ
Value: It’s very nice flower, but maybe not amazing enough for 256$/OZ. This would be more what I’d expect to find in the 200$ range
’A’ Scale Rating: AAA+, it’s tameness both in buzz and smell/taste makes it miss the AAAA grade but it’s damn close
Strain Fidelity: A cross of Platinum Punch and Jelly Breath. Never had either, so I’m in uncharted territory!
Size of buds: 9/10 A fat nug and 3 smaller ones made that quarter, so decent sized buds
Bag Appeal: 9/10 A mix of dark purple and bright greens, it’s caked too, looks delicious!
Cure & Humidity: 8/10 It’s a bit fluffy but despite that, it has decent humidity throughout. It did burn a little dark, but kept burning decent.
Smell Intensity: 7/10 It doesn’t have a strong nose, but it’s nice and sweet, it has fruity tones with some herbal tones
Harshness vs Smoothness: 6/10 This is where it gets skittish. There isn’t much taste coming through, but there is a harshness to the smoke that makes it pretty unpleasant to smoke.
Taste Intensity: 5/10 The smoke/harshness covers most of the taste. The first few puffs had hints of fruit/cherry, but the joint soon turned harsh and was a chore to finish. I smoked two of them to confirm my diagnostic, didn’t have the heart to finish the second.
Taste Complexity: 7/10 The little that came through reminded me of cherry bomb, a strain I had a long time ago. Also reminescent of the CBD taste which a lot of people describe as cherry. It’s a nice taste, but it’s a shame the smoke/harshness interferes.
Buzz Intensity: 7/10 Didn’t check the lineage details but it felt like a average hybrid buzz. Nothing strong, but competent.
Price: 256$/OZ
Value: The darkness and harshness and general lack of pleasure smoking this makes it a no-go for me.
’A’ Scale Rating: N/A, would be AAAA- if it weren’t for it’s major issues
Strain Fidelity: First time getting this but it is, according to all accounts, a GSC cross and often glorified as one of the best of them, along with Platinum GSC and Forum Cut GSC. It has that pepper/kush smell and taste, but it’s fairly different from all cookie strains I had.
Size of buds: 8.5/10 Nice sized buds, averaging 2g or so
Bag Appeal: 9/10 Strong terps on this one, some peppery/kush nose with some sweetness and tiny hints of citrus, good trim, caked, it’s a looker.
Cure & Humidity: 3/10 The humidity is good, but I’m taking this grade because of I’m going to guess the flush or cure, it burns black as hell and kept running out (had to relight the joint close to 20 times to finish it, it’s ridiculous). It’s not too humid either, so it’s not a case of excessive humidity.
Smell Intensity: 8.5/10 This was the strongest smelling of this pack, it has a very nice strong fragrance.
Harshness vs Smoothness: 4/10 Again the flush/cure or whatever is off on this, the first half of the joint was terpy as hell, but also harsh and past half it got to the point where it was almost unsmokable, each puff was a struggle.
Taste Intensity: 8/10 As mentioned in the previous point, it’s got solid terps but the harshness overloads it quick.
Taste Complexity: 8/10 The taste is a really nice blend similar to the nose, a mix of peppery kush (more subtle than the average GSC I’ve had), some sweetness, some tangy/citrus (just a hint, it’s definitely more acidic than tart).
Buzz Intensity: 10/10 Despite it’s shortcomings this is a hard hitter, strong indica hammer to the face buzz.
Price: 256$/OZ
Value: If it wasn’t for the burn/harshness issue, this would be worth the price, but those two points kill it.
’A’ Scale Rating: N/A, would be AAAA+ if it weren’t for it’s major issues
Strain Fidelity: 9/10 For once I’ve had both parents before (yay, mark your calendars!). It definitely leans towards Wedding Cake more than Gelato for me, but it’s a hella nice cross!
Size of buds: 8.5/10 Nice sized buds, averaging 2g or so like the Thin Mints
Bag Appeal: 8.5/10 Awesome smell, you get both the wedding cake and gelato signature aromas, solid trim. Not much crazy colors, but caked
Cure & Humidity: 8/10 Could have been a tiny bit more terpy and humid, but it’s still very nice and proper.
Smell Intensity: 8/10 Not as strong smelling as some of the Gelato I’ve had, but more than the Wedding Cake I’ve had, very pleasant smell.
Harshness vs Smoothness: 9.5/10 Smooth as silk down to the filter, very nice
Taste Intensity: 8.5/10 The terps can be tasted throughout the joint, they aren’t super strong, but the smoothness of it allows you to taste every little detail inhindered.
Taste Complexity: 8.5/10 A nice mix of the typical doughy/spicy taste of Wedding Cake, along with some of the more citrucy/pepper/kushy profile of Gelato, very enjoyable combo.
Buzz Intensity: 7.5/10 Felt more hybrid than indica, not very strong but competent.
Price: 250/OZ
Value: On sale at 15% this was a good deal, as is, it might feel a bit steep for people who care about buzz intensity. It was an amazing smoke, super pleasant though.
The fragrant cross of *Banana OG* x *Purple Punch*, this **Banana Punch #1** arrived as attractive, well-trimmed medium nugs with good humidity and minimal signs of handling. Its intoxicating aroma of overripe tropical fruit also hints at its taste, leading off with sweet, woody/fruity flavours befo...re settling into an earthy sweetness accompanied by a slightly spicy pungency, with some harshness at higher temperatures. Offering a slightly dizzying, enjoyable sense of heaviness that can become sedative in higher doses, with dry eyes as a possible adverse effect, this indica-dominant hybrid was of above-average potency and is well-suited for evenings.
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Efficacy & Potency: 8.5/10
Aroma, Taste & Enjoyment: 9/10
Bud Structure & Visual Appeal: 9/10
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**Score: 89-92**
**Grade: AAAA–**
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Full Disclosure: This is a donated product that will result in 7g of flower being gifted by 416 Strains towards our Cannabis for Good initiative. Subsequent to our reviews, we are humbled that Kootenay Craft has become one of our approved charitable sponsors. Please visit our Community Resources page for more details – 416 Strains is committed to grading every strain objectively for our Canadian cannabis database.
Both strains that I received from Kootenay Craft had an impeccable trim job. They came in a nice container with a seal and boveda, not squished in any way, and had minimal damage to the outside layer of trichomes that tends to occur with several oth...er moms packaging. I enjoyed how their strains show indica and sativa % on the website and containers. The order came within 19 hours.
Lso Grape Ape
What a wonderful strain with a funky cheesy like smell mixed with hints of grapes. The flavour from the joints was very strong. A nice smooth mouthful of terps, which is exactly what I look for! A very herbal smoke, with just the right amount of pine flavour. The high was, clean, heavy and sedating as well as long lasting.
Flavour 4.5/5
High 4.3/5
Smell 4.4/5
Bag appeal 4.1/5
Smoothness 4.6/5
White ash 4.5/5
Banana punch
The second I opened the seal on this container I knew I was in for a treat. This was the best smelling weed that I’ve smelt through my many years. It smelled so incredibly sweet to me like pixy sticks I couldn’t stop sniffing it. The bag appeal on this strain was unreal, I could not stop taking pictures of it either! This strain is labeled as 75% indica and it definitely packs a heavy “Punch”. Smoke with caution!
