Dutch Crunch - Budmail - Feb 2021 (Preview)
Third experience with this Dutch Crunch, which is an indica-dominant hybrid with lots of cerebral properties that make it one of my preferred productivity strains - have found it helpful for focus in small doses, while being potent enough to also offering some physical relief to go with its euphoric uplift each time Not completely sure of these next thoughts, as I don't have all the info and am only going on experiences, but this batch of Dutch Crunch was slightly more peppery/earthy/spicy and more grounded in its flavours than the previous two tins which expressed sweeter, fruitier notes of pine.. After much nerding, I ended up jarring the Aug + Oct tins together while keeping this Feb '21 batch separate, but could be wrong I also noted that this recent batch could've maybe used a longer cure, as I sourced right as it dropped and the first small nug I tried upon arrival was extremely acrid/harsh/unpleasant despite me thinking it was perfect humidity in hand.. then after two weeks in the jar, I found it tasted completely differently and more along the lines of what I was expecting as a pungent, skunky pine that moves into creamy, grainy and spicy/peppery flavours late. Slight touch of harshness compared to the earlier batch/tins that I think were a little better from a flavour + smoothness standpoint, less fruity/meringue notes on this one These huge, fluffy, highly resinous flowers were also unfortunately squished in the tuna can yet again, which only really matters from a photography standpoint and doesn't change much of the review/scoring If this review reads even more nitpicky than usual, that is to be expected since the prior batch was the 2nd highest scoring cultivar our Strain Database to date. Despite this batch being slightly less impressive overall, this Dutch Crunch is excellent functional pain relief and one of my favourite available-to-all MoM flowers that I've come across to date - my brain always answers by choosing this option when I think about what I want to smoke so it takes effort trying to conserve this jar, kudos to the grower + source Expected 416 Database Score: 90-93 AAAA-