Just because it’s the Flower Issue doesn’t mean we’re not ready to talk about some amazing concentrate. After all, what is rosin if not pressed flowers?
Dope As Fuck isn’t just the name of this brand; it’s also how you feel staring into the jar. Launched in the spring of last year, the boys at DAF have been releasing single-source, WPFF extract that’s been high up on people’s radars in the recreational market. WPFF stands for Whole Plant Fresh Frozen, which means within a few hours of harvest, the larger fan leaves are removed from the plant and it all gets dropped into a deep freeze at subzero temperatures to preserve the delicate trichomes and terpenes.
DAF is the sister brand to the award-winning Hash and Flowers. Grown at its newer farm in Calaveras, using all the same techniques and genetics, the brand offers a chance for the team to highlight the quality terroir in central California while HAF stays repping Trinity County.
Just working into their stride on the land, DAF has already dropped a nice variety of both exotic and mainstay flavors ranging from Pisang Raja to Cake Crasher. On the menu this time around is DAF’s Sweet Tarts rosin, which was originally bred by Purple City Genetics (the people who gave us Morrocan Peaches).
Sweet Tarts, also known as Street Tarts, is Guava Tarts crossed with Street Guru, part of PCG’s 2024 Seasonal Selects collection. Chosen for its strong aroma of candy with gas, PCG called this strain one of their favorites from last year. Written out in longhand, the makeup is (Caribbean Cookies x Grandi Guava) x (Gush Mints x Oreoz). If you start to go even deeper, you’ll see the recipe calls for Guava, Gelato and Kush, with a whole mess of herbs and spices.
One of the things mentioned about this strain is how the flower significantly darkens in the final weeks before harvest. The resulting rosin carries a golden caramel color that really terpy outdoor rosins can carry. Sweet Tarts has a beautiful wet look coming out of the jar. As you tap underneath the thin candy shell, there’s a rush of a deep, fruity smell that, after the initial bombardment, settles into a tropical profile.
While the flower is known to carry an earthy, pastry-like flavor, and even some gassiness in the smell, this rosin seems to pull all the candy and fruit notes right to the front of the line, leaving little room for any additional flavors. The intense rush pushing through the palate has that deep fruit but sheds any of the gas or dough, giving an understanding as to why they chose to call this Sweet instead of Street.
This article was originally published in the March 2025 issue of California Leaf.
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