Cookies n Cream - GetSkookum - October 2021
I don't know why I can't take decent pictures anymore... I tried, I swear. So I did Skookum kind of dirty here last week, though rightly so I think. Anyway, I bitched here but also reached out to them, and they offered me a replacement can. First off: their customer service is like 11/10. Super friendly, helpful, apologetic. Just top notch. They shipped this on Thursday and it arrived Monday morning, not bad for a 4000km journey. This stuff isn't as wowsers as the Octane visually, but it's clearly well-treated. Like others here, I don't like that the small tuna cans squish the bud. But at the same time, the parts that aren't squished are immaculate, and I feel like overall the cans probably protect the bud better just because they don't get jostled around in shipping. Sorry, I digress. Smell on this out of the can was great, but after a few days in a jar it's just awesome. Sweet, creamy cookie terps, but with a nutty, kind of earthy backdrop. They're so loud and so delicious. The taste (in a joint) is kind of a curveball cause the earthy/nutty dank bits come through more than the sweet cookies. I kind of missed the sweetness at first but after smoking this all week it's really grown on me. Burn is smooth and even, with a fluffy grey ash. This is the smoke I was expecting from the Octane. The buzz is pretty upbeat. Hybrid but creative and energetic, uplifting. For me this is a great daytime/early evening smoke. Overall I had a pretty disappointing introduction to Skookum, but they made it right, and their second attempt was on the nose. Their stuff is pricey as fuck, but based on this experience I feel like you get what you pay for. Sealed can wrapped in tissue paper in a branded box, boveda included. Not something I'd order every month, but definitely a "treat yourself" kind of purchase.