Black Kongo - Only Gas - September 2021
A last minute choice that I tossed in my cart on a whim. Couldn't find the lineage on it but it's description had me interested. Beautiful, perfectly groomed, medium to large nugs, arriving feeling dense and compact with a snappy, moderately sticky texture. Properly cured stuff. It's appearance is a combination of sage and olive green mixed with shades of purple, blending together in a very complementive fashion, further joined by a population of rusty orange pistils and milky trichomes. I was a little let down by the nose/taste on this one after it arrived to be honest as it's not tropical leaning like I had anticipated from the description. However, it has grown on me immensely after a couple of weeks with it. Aromas and flavours are nutty and herbal, but in a very fresh nutty-herbal kind of way, not roasted. Also a touch of pine as well. It sounds basic but it's actually quite pleasant and I found myself constantly going back to it. It's best feature is the smoothness and cleanliness of the smoke, especially noticeable when consumed through a bong. Joints burn with a good sized oil ring and salt n pepper ash. Found the potency to be up there as it's certainly surprised me on a few occasions, especially when waking and baking with it. Extremely heady but not racy in the slightest, delivering a very uplifted, energetic, social high that can be suited for anytime of the day. Just enough of a relaxing side to it that mellows out the effects towards the end but it never feels sedating or counter productive. For the tag of 108 at the time (i think) I'm quite happy with it overall.