Dark Dreams - Skookum - August 2025
STRAIN: Dark Dreams
GROWER: Dune Crew
LINEAGE: Cookies x Cherry Pie x Dream Factory
TYPE: Indica-dominant hybrid
THC: 28%
Was feeling a bit underwhelmed lately, probably due to my tolerance, but it compelled me to ask around and see who had the absolute best flower available. A friend had recently had a terrific experience with Skookum, specifically their Mint Chocolate Chip.
Skookum has been around in various incarnations for quite a few years now. Their prices are a little bit steep in comparison to other places, but I knew that my quest to find true AAAA+ 9.5+/10 flower was going to have a tax attached to it. Created an account, which saved me some cash off my first purchase, and pulled the trigger on the MCC (on sale), Black Soap (on sale), and this glorious shit right here, Dark Dreams.
The other two are definitely great, but this shit right here is fucking tits. Amazing flower.
Cracking the can, you're met with a sharp, pungent funk. Fuel and earth aromas, heavy in myrcene, but an undeniable punch of something else definitely assaults your nostrils. It's a difficult smell to describe sufficiently, and it's different from anything I've really ever smelled before. It hit me almost in my sinuses. I could fucking smell this shit in my soul.
Buds were dark green and absolutely CAKED. In spots the trich heads had kind of melded together into almost this crust of THC. All their stuff comes in sealed tuna-type cans with a fresh boveda. Some love them, some hate them, I'm kinda indifferent. I don't necessarily see the need for them when the flower is sealed like this, but it is what it is. Chucked them in the bin when I jarred these all up, but for what it's worth, these flower were all pretty much perfect as far as moisture levels go. Sticky to the touch, these had my fingers absolutely glued. There was one big nug, probably around 7-8g, one about 2-3g, and the rest were about 1g on average. I only have video of the larger one or I would have uploaded it. Trust me when I say it was an absolute sight to behold.
Burn was smooth, slow and clean. Waited until before bed to give it a try (night time burn pic) and even smoking outside with a decent wind, it oiled up right away. The freshness of the bud ensures that a 1.5g joint requires about half an hour of your time. Ash was light gray with small black specks. Terp translation is fantastic. It's a rare treat to smoke something that tastes "unfamiliar" and this ticks that box. It's nuanced and multi-layered and just hits in the right way.
The high was amazing as well. Definitely indica-leaning, with that kind of mental fog that can envelope you if you let it, but I still felt strangely aware and uplifted and was able to have some great conversations. Dream Factory is a sativa-dom, and that punch shifts this from something that would otherwise slump me to something that just made me feel GOOD.
I was hesitant to send the order through, as they haven't been mentioned here much in the last few years and it's always a gamble ordering from a new source. I'm glad I did. I don't have deep enough pockets to be smoking this stuff all the time, as my consumption is pretty high and they don't do bulk purchases. HOWEVER, as a treat to throw into the rotation or as something special to bring to an event or get-together, I highly recommend this stuff. Some of the finest flower I've smoked in a long time.
9.7/10
