A nice Easter long weekend treat, had some cousins come over to share it with. Loved how sticky icky it was, nicely caked out, definitely decent looking. In terms of the smoke itself, it offered us a pine skunk kush vibe with smoooooth inhale, salt and peppery ash.

Q 9 V 8.5

Lineage: Biscotti x Gushers

This was another good looking strain that looked similar to Mochi Triangle. Mint light green colours contrasted by subtle purple hues, and lively red-orange pistols. Right off the bat, I found the cure and moisture content to be quite better than MT. No drynes...s at all. They were perfectly cured, resinous, and fairly sticky when handling the buds.

The nose was just as pronounced as Mochi Triangle, but had much better flavours and translation. Smell was sweet, fruity, spicy apples. More sweet than spice, but also had other notes of pine, skunk, and gas underneath the fruity overtone. Taste translated very nicely, and held up during entire burn. Pretty much tasted the same as smell, all notes came through, and didn't seem to fall off. Biscotti Gushers was definitely terpier, had sharper flavours, and a more refined translation.

Both strains had similar burn qualities, but BG did manage to combust slower. Clean, smooth hits, whether in bong or joint, it was greasy burning, and had an ash that was mostly light grey with some peppering.

Effects were a little more indica leaning, yet still hovering around mid potency. There was less mental stimulation, and a slightly heavier couch lock effect, but at no time was I feeling sedated, nor did it knock me out. It was a rather moderate, full bodied buzz that left me functional.

I can safely say that I had much more enjoyed Biscotti Gushers. It was just better in every way, especially the moisture content, and overall flavour production. This one gets my recommendation, and it's undoubtedly worth it during the 10% off 420 sale.

Overall Rating: 8.3/10
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Lineage: OG Kush x Triangle Kush x Mochi Gelato

First time trying Hierba. There's been mixed feedback over the years, but I wanted to see how this experience would turn out anyway.

Good bag appeal, buds had lighter pastel colours sporting vivid tones. The minty light gree...ns stood out amongst amber, orange, and purple hues. Elongated and dense in structure with a good trim, I found them to be a tad dry, though not crumbly, but were still very resinous and somewhat sticky when breaking them apart. Grounded up fine in texture, yet wasn't powdery at all.

Nose smelled akin to Gelato. Sweet, fruity, creamy, and berry, with undertones of sourness, skunk, and pine. Terps and flavour translated mildly, except no fruit or berry taste, and was rather spicy on initial draw. There was also an aftertaste of cream and mint on exhale. Sadly, flavour didn't hold up well, fell short about midway through joint. Got spicier and more pungent, as the rest of notes gradually faded, but the cream and mintyness had retained its course.

Burn quality was very good. Didn't combust as slowly, but made for a clean, smooth tasting experience. The ash was mostly light grey with few peppering, and was greasy for the most part.

Buzz was slight indica leaning, maybe like a 60/40 type, and potency was about medium. The cerebral side did stimulate some creativity and the will to engage in activities, which ultimately tapered to moderate relaxation and some couch lock after an hour or so.

Overall, I didn't find this particular batch worthy of high praise. Besides the slight dryness, flavour was mild and some notes lost it a bit after some time. The bag appeal, burn quality, and potency did seem to make up somewhat, but at end of day, it was just average for me with all things considered.

Overall Rating: 7.6/10
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People's Elbow (Private ACMPR) / TogoWeed

Do you smellllLLlllLllll... the nice Pink cross that comes out of this People's Elbow drop. Maybe I got suckered in to the intriguing name of this private grower, but hey, I ain't one to complain right now. Lovely nice sized buds in m...y bag, fair trim job, trichomes in and out, best notes the sweet vanilla flavours of any nice Pink Kush. Quality 9/10 Value 9/10 (value based discount codes)
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Lineage: Bubba Kush x Harmony (Rockstar cut)

Rockstar Kush Harmony cut grown by private grower. An old favourite of mine, so I was eager to try this version.

These spade shaped buds were beautifully structured, with an array of contrasting colours to go. Some minor foxtailing... going on, accentuating bag appeal along with vivid tones, and frosty crystal trichomes. Very resinous buds that gummed fingers, the cure was absolutely perfect and super sticky.

Terps were pronounced, not heavy dank, but aromatic. Overtones of spice, skunk, gas, and pine, along some milder sweetness, earth, and herbal notes underneath. This all translated very nicely to taste, held up well, and carried through. There was some sweetness trailing behind coming to end of inhale, while exhale ended with bit of creamy earthiness.

Joints burned continuously, was a little greasy at times, but despite having an ash that was salt n pepper, the flavour wasn't affected. It was mostly clean and smooth, even in bong where hits were heavy yet retained that smoothness.

The potency I would describe as slightly above medium. It had the ability to make me sedated after some hours, but this is with consuming higher dosages. With smaller amounts I found it more of a chill, relaxing afternoon strain, ideal for hanging out or just kicking back with light activities. Effects were very euphoric and uplifting, full bodied, inducing some couch lock as well.

I was happy with this purchase, overall quality was great, and the experience was fulfilling. Terpy, tasty, buds that had great bag appeal, along decent potency to back everything up. There's a 420 sale at moment for 10% off, so I bought this quarter for just under $50. An oz goes for $180, but after sale comes down to $162. Absolutely worth it at that price in my opinion.

Rating: 8.4/10
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