A small team runs Kanaba Farm in Sherwood, where they’re not just cultivating, they’re innovating. Owner Jin Zhu founded Sunscape LED in 2015, and he’s since been able to test, utilize, optimize and customize these canna-catered lights in real-time through Kanaba’s production. This is where science and smokeability meet!
We love a good grower recommendation. So, when Jacob Walls of Yummy Farms, who helped the Kanaba team source and set up its genetics, suggested the brand’s Old Fashioned Sunshine cultivar, we were intrigued.
“If you love the taste of an old fashioned without the alcohol flavor, you are going to love this round (of Old Fashioned Sunshine). Smoky dehydrated blood orange and pepper terps,” Walls explained.
Bred by Jinxproof, the cultivar is a cross of 9lb Hammer and an unknown varietal that was preserved and sent over by a grower in Japan; a true “exotic,” for those who love to toss the word around.
The robust bouquet is equally exotic. It’s spicy, sweet, then tart with a juicy, savory component (easily mistaken for meaty) that flutters in and out of focus. Trop Cherry-like flavors tingle the tongue as the smoke rolls around. Could this be a trait of the unknown varietal, or is it just our senses swimming in the citrus and cherry happy hour hit that the name hails to? We can’t confirm either way, but our taste buds tell their own story. We encourage you to let yours do the same. Old Fashioned Sunshine is a refreshing exploration that doesn’t require waiting until it’s “five o’clock somewhere.”
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This article was originally published in the April 2026 issue of Oregon Leaf.
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