The Prince's Private Reserve - Romulan and Storm Warning
MOM Name: The Prince's Private Reserve
Overall rating out of 10: 9/10
Sign Up: Simple, no frills, no ID required
Ordering & Pricing: Not cheap, but this is a craft cannabis MOM so totally expected. Didn't really check the menu real close, I was coming for the 150$ Romulan :)
Communication: Excellent, while it's my first order, I've been in contact with PPR through Discord since he came around
Packaging: Big box within which there was a vac bag, each strain was in a mylar-style bag. The mylars were not sealed. The vac bag had some air so no bud crushing occurred. There was a small hole at the seam where the vac bag was sealed, I informed PPR and he identified an issue with one of his sealers and replaced it after I reported it. There was some smell in the box because of that hole, but it was minimal. The bigger box was also sealed anyway. Overall, one of the best packaging jobs I've seen short of the little hickup which is now fixed.
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Strain Name: Romulan (by Sacred Gardens)
Strain Fidelity: 6/10 I rarely note that review point, but I've had quite a bit of Romulan in my life and this one feels very different from what I know of this strain. The Romulan I know has a complex taste that is a mix of pine, skunk and fruit in about equal measures. This one is 100% fruit to me.
Size of buds: 8.5/10 Nice medium to large buds
Bag Appeal: 8.5/10 This is sexy stuff. Much less green than the Rom I'm used to, but gorgeous nonetheless. Big orange hair. Buds are round and fat, excellent trim.
Cure & Humidity: I would almost separate cure and humidity and give them distinct values for this one. The cure is 10/10 but the humidity is 5/10. Despite being pretty dry, it kept it's terps and it smells strong, indicating a solid cure.
Smell Intensity: 9/10 The smell is extremely fruity and strong, stinks the room if you leave the jar open too long. Jarred it at 10pm, went to visit friends and when I came back at 2am, the room still smelled enough to be obvious.
Harshness vs Smoothness: 7.5/10 It isn't harsh, but it isn't particularly smooth either. The good news is you mostly taste terps, so it's not an excess of smoke taste that breaks the smoothness. Smokes decent despite this, just can't take huge rips without coughing.
Burn: 6/10 Based on ash color alone, I'd be very concerned, it burns almost completely black. That said, it burns well and doesn't have close to the harshness you'd expect from this color of ash. I suppose this aspect is what explains the low price :)
Taste Intensity: 9/10 Strong fruity terps
Taste Complexity: 7/10 Pretty unidimentional, it just tastes like ripe fruit, something like pear/peach/apple. Very pleasant, but not a whole lot of depth.
Buzz Intensity: 9/10 Heavy ass indica, I passed out on the couch not too long after smoking this lol.
Price: 150/oz
Value: Excellent value for the price, most MOMs would sell this for 200+.
'A' Scale Rating: AAA+
Notes: If I were doing a blind test and getting this bud, I would have thought it was Watermelon. It's really the same kind of super intense fruit terps that doesn't even smell like weed, but also just reeks of sweetness. The Romulan I'm used too is piney and skunky as well, so this Romulan is something new/different to me. Guessing it's a pheno that strayed away from the pure breed :)
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Strain Name: Storm Warning (by GreaseGodz)
Strain Fidelity: Legit no idea what that stuff is. PPR's site doesn't say anything, can't find the name referenced anywhere. Definitely has some kush in it, reminds me of Charlie Sheen, Gelato, that heavy kush body odour and pepper dank.
Size of buds: 8/10 A bunch of fairly big buds, pretty evenly sized, but no monsters
Bag Appeal: 7.5/10 This stuff is leafy, but it's also a bit fluffy so I understand why it was left with so many leaves. Despite this, it has a lot of purple, it's frosty and it smells strong. The buds are visibly pretty damn dry though, so it looses some points there.
Cure & Humidity: Just like the Romulan, it's got a perfect 10/10 cure, but a 5/10 dryness that's less than ideal. Especially with the leafyness, these buds are almost brittle. I'm hoping some time with an integra pack will help improve this.
Smell Intensity: 9/10 Stinks up the room with that heavy kush smell, just smelling this you know it's gonna be a heavy hitter. The stink lingers too, loud.
Harshness vs Smoothness: 10/10 This is some serious gourmet shit. Absolutely zero harshness, smooth as silk. The taste isn't as loud as the smell might suggest, but it's tasty and nice.
Burn: 10/10 Almost white, intense cherry, perfect.
Taste Intensity: 8/10 Not the most intense taste, but there is like zero smoke taste coming through so you can really taste the terps well and clearly.
Taste Complexity: 10/10 Weed that doesn't taste like smoke is the best, you get to taste the full spectrum of the terps. This is a prime example. You can taste the kush, some earth, some pepper/spice, some lemon hints, coffee/chocolate as well. While these are not necessarily all terps that are in my prefered palate, this weed is an amazing blend of tastes, a lot of subtlety.
Buzz Intensity: 9/10 Don't even know if it has sativa or not since I can't find shit on that strain, but it definitely feels mostly indica but not too sleepy, so I guess it might have a tiny bit of sativa in there.
Price: 225/oz
Value: Good value at 225/oz, hangs in there with all the stuff I paid more for :P
'A' Scale Rating: AAAA, would be + if less dry, craft quality stuff
Incentive for Customers: None
Incentive for Review: None
Notes: There was also a sample of Cherry Pie by Rainzforest. I smoked that one before snagging pics and it was nothing special. It burned very dark and didn't have much taste. I didn't finish the joint.
