Kootenay Craft - Febuary - 4 strains review
*These products were received for free but the review is non-biased and objective despite that*
MOM Name Kootenay Craft
Overall rating out of 10: 9/10
Sign Up: Been registered for a long time, was simple but took a bit of time to get approved.
Ordering & Pricing: This was a free order, but their system is pretty simple and streamlined. They have 50$ welcome2019 code for new clients and an automatic 20% taken off when you combined 4 or more quarters.
Communication: They used to be very anemic and slow in replies but they've picked up the pace a lot lately. Invited them to Discord recently and they've been relatively active. Clear improvements in the past couple of months!
Packaging: Plastic jars, boveda, vacuumed and put in a bubbler, I think a lot of MOMs should take notes here, jars/cans/etc really make a huge difference on end user experience.
Products / Photos:
Jorge's Diamonds
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My quarter came as 2 big buds of approx 3.5g each. Just like last time, this strain really is stunning. On a background of varying greens, you have an abundance of light colored pistils and the buds are nicely caked, it's gorgeous. Unfortunately, this batch came in very dry (despite the provided boveda), it's really dry to the core and it has very little nose. The nose reminds me of classic Bubba Kush but Leafly informs me it's lineage isn't clear.
Once broken up, I hoped a little more nose would come out, but nope, it's dry to the core and doesn't have much taste. The first back I had of this last summer was super fresh, so it's a bit of a deception to see the dramatic difference in freshness. The other batch was still a very mild nose (from memory).
Smoking this, it actually tasted better than the last batch. There isn't much terps coming through (the other seemed peppery but I'm getting none of this now), but it's a superbly smooth smoke. The buzz is a bit of a creeper, but this batch felt less potent than the previous. I'd qualify it as a light/medium indica.
Giving this a 6.5/10, it's alright, but the fresher batch I got last summer was much better.
Living Soil God's Bubba
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First ever Living Soil weed I try (as far as I know anyway). I had been told the terps are off the charts with Living Soil and cracking the jar open confirmed the theory, of the 4 jars in this order, this is by far the heaviest smelling. The smell is a mix of gas and wild berries. I didn't quite grasp it fresh but smoking it (more on that later) it reminded me of GG4 a bit.
The buds weren't very big but they were extremely dense. The trip is extremely close, there are like no leaves on those whatsoever. The microscope pic shows there isn't all that much trichomes, very weird bud structure overall. The colors are very nice, the buds have a slightly dark hue with purple spots here and there. The purple hinge on blue, making for a pretty alien looking bud. The colors on my pics aren't quite right btw, colors are washed a bit. Last note on appearance is how sticky these buds were, breaking the buds by hand I could feel the stickiness and proper humidity inside the buds as well.
I had great hopes for this, just toking on the unlit joint provided a very nice taste. The taste once lit however was a bit of a deception, the terps are coming through alright, but there is a harshness that comes with them in an almost equal measure, making it a mixed experience. I've often noticed that with very sticky weed, the smoke is often a bit harsh like that. I mentioned the smell profile being close to GG4, I only had GG4 once from a MOM and it was a similar smoking experience, nice terps mixed with a harshness. Despite all this, it wasn't a bad smoke at all, just very flavorful.
The buzz is pretty strong, not too couch locky, but definitely a strong body buzz. Unlike the other 2, I didn't smoke the whole joint, I was baked enough before reaching the end.
Giving this one a 8/10.
Banana Kush
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A skunk cross always interests me, but this is a very tame one. The nose wasn't very strong, but it did smell very fresh and nice. The terp profile feels like a mix of ripe bananas mixed with spices. Very pleasant an intriguing smell, very unique. There are zero hints of skunk in it, not very gassy.
The flowers came fresh and plush, the buds are similar to the Tangerine Cookies, a bit hairy, some rather large leaves left on them, but the buds have a decent size. The colors are very nice, the core of the bud itself is very light green, almost tan but the outside is a light green with tan hues. The hairs are brownish, making those buds very pleasing to look at, brown, light green, tans (almost yellow), superb. The humidity is good and breaking the buds open and grinding them released extra smell.
The smoke is extremely smooth, huge rips are not a problem. There isn't much taste coming through but the little that does is very good, mostly sweet and ripe fruit, bit creamy.
The buzz was not very strong. Leafly describes it as a indica dominant strain, but shows effects mostly associated with sativa. I definitely agree with this, the buzz I got felt definitely more sativa than typical indica. There was barely any body buzz, mostly a smooth and chill headbuzz.
Giving this a 7.5/10. This is in their #2 Top tier grade, so AAA, it's well priced but don't pick this if you want a heavy hitter.
Tangerine Cookies
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I cracked the seal open and put my nose into the jar... the smell is strong, it has smell of overripe citrus rind, tiny very subtle hint of pine mixed in, the name fits well it does smell like tangerines. Those who have been following my reviews know I'm not a fan of cookies, but these are different somehow, I don't get even an hint of pepper which I've found to be in all GSC crosses. In fact, I don't get any of what I associate with GSC in this.
In the jar, I had one very big bud (eyeballing it probably 4g) and several popcorn buds. The big bud was more of a bunch of popcorn buds on a skewer, with quite a bit of leaves filling the gaps. Very airy, loose bud overall. I have a feeling the buds are all popcorn in reality :) All that said, the cure is very good, there is good humidity, very nice soft texture, great stuff.
While smoking it, there was a deja vu feeling, the terp profile and smoothness really reminds of of Slurricane... But there was something else, it also kinda tastes like Southern Comfort. Pleasant smoke, tasted great until the last puff in a joint, smooth, light gray almost white smoke, real good burn.
The buzz is pretty strong for a sativa leaning hybrid, mostly cerebral with a small body buzz.
Giving this a 8.5/10.
Incentive for Customers: As stated before nice welcome code, 20% mix and match. I've been told to contact them via email for bulk options.
Incentive for Review: Product was offered for free for a honest review.
Notes: N/a
