Loud AF Farms Skunk #1
(Afghan x Colombian Gold) x Acapulco Gold
In honor of the late Skunkman Sam, we’re filling a fresh bong with the historic cultivar that inspired his namesake and ushered in a new era of hybridization (read more on page 26). Loud AF Farms shared this robust representation, a cut they claim goes all the way back to ’93. Beefy, bright green buds deliver a sweet, tropical fruit palate that leaps into an earthy funk, finishing with a hint of skunk. But don’t let Skunk #1’s sweet side fool you; this flower packs a punch as heavy as its history. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
LOWD Snow Day
Mt. Hood Magic x Northern Lights
Snow Day sparks feelings of similar childhood memories. It feels like a welcomed break from the hustle and bustle of daily life, like sleeping in on a school day and waking up to the smell of mom’s blueberry muffins. After the blissful, baked basket of berries, it cascades into a crisp inhale that is as refreshing as it is relaxing, the chill factor enhanced by the oddly pleasant sensation of actually smelling cold. Count us confused but very (very) content. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
Earl Baker Frozen Bag
B.A.G. x Banana Butter Cups bred by Robin Hood Seeds
This flower smells like grapes wrapped in a ripe banana peel that, to its demise and our pleasure, was once dropped in gasoline. It’s neither sweet nor sour, and it’s completely intriguing. There’s even an undertone of eucalyptus hidden in there. This is one of those flavors that’s fun to share with friends, with each nose picking up on a different part of the profile. Balanced but far from bland, with a puff to match. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
earlbaker.com | robinhoodseeds.com | @earlbakeroregon
Urban Canna Petrol Potion
Grape Jubilee x Drip Station bred by Exotic Genetix
A pungent plant beckons you back to the jar for a faceful of fuel and fruit. Like the cakey smells that follow, it’s layered. Cracking the nug open releases another staggering diesel stench that slaps you back in your chair. Each huff has a noticeably intoxicating effect far before lighting a bowl. The flavor layers itself on your palate, placing fruit forward on the tongue and fuel further back in the throat, bringing the best of both worlds. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
exoticgenetix.com | @theurbancanna
White Wolf Cannabis Bubble Bath
The Soap x Project 4516 bred by LIT Farms
This unique profile oozes cheesy, creamy gelato with a Runtz candy finish. The dense nugs are dripping with a dreamy, blue cheese dessert bite that boasts a bit of sharpness. There’s something magnificently musty that lingers in the nostrils too. After teasing the nose, it taunts the back of your tongue while the remainder of the inhale rests comfortably in the realm of sweet cheese and nostalgic candy. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
@white_wolf_cannabis | @litfarmsflower
Trichome Farms Pineapple Tang
Golden Pineapple x Poontang bred by Trichome Farms
A second of spicy haze introduces a bright, tropical pineapple and a distinct sweet citrus tang. It’s one of those delightful profiles you want to see produced as a candy, savoring the mysteriously mouthwatering momentum that the tang takes on. Each puff provides a delicious, juicy piece of pineapple, but it’s the tartness gently tickling the sides of your tongue that elevates this toke and taste to the next level. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
trichome-farms.com | @trichomefarmspdx
Bald Peak Farms Mandarin Grape Gelato
Mandarin Tart x Slurty 3 x Frenchy’s Grapes by CHAnetics
A peculiarly charming medley of warm citrus, freshly picked berries, and tart wine with a floral finish make this a delicious mulled wine-like experience. The nice, big nugs — light in color and in the hand — effortlessly pop open to reveal a delicate peek of soft Gelato cream. It’s a perfect dessert pairing to the end, boldly asserting itself as the Gelato gushes into play on your palate puff after puff. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
baldpeakfarm.com | @baldpeakfarm | cha.education
Eugreen Farms Jimmy Hoffa
Sundae Driver x Triple Burger bred by Brave Hearts Private Reserve
This is a cultivar that would not make a cute date doobie. Like an uncorked bottle of Sex Panther perfume, it “stings the nostrils,” garnishing a garlicky gasoline and mighty meaty funk that, personally, we’re attracted to. But it’s not for everyone because it does border on “bad” breath… Now that we have the heads’ attention, buckle up for the buttery finish. This potent potion turns into a rich two-course meal that feels like cheating on your diet. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
eugreenfarms.com | @soil_goons | @bravehearts_pr
The Crop Shop SubZero
Superboof x Oreoz bred by Grow More Fire Genetics
Wreaking of citrus rind cushioned by cream, this densely decorated trichome tree is a gorgeous collage of vibrant green and dark purple down to its stem. It draws you inside with a sweet and grainy surprise, like a bowl of Fruit Loops, if you found out (post-pour) that there was no milk and made do with juice: refreshing, exotic, and exciting — there’s nothing like a well-balanced bowl for breakfast! –Review by Terpodactyl Media
growmorefire.com | @growmorestressless
Left Coast Farms Jordanz
Gary Payton x Runtz bred by LIT Farms
Hashy Runtz, floral-sweet candy, Jordanz is a slam dunk. Jumping off with a hardy, hashy hit, it’s one of those plants you can almost taste the potency of. The full flavor has several courses to offer as you break into the nugs. Neatly tucked away beneath each bract, there’s a hint of rubber and onion. But this smokes slightly sweeter than you’d expect, returning to some of its Runtz parentage before circling back to bewilder your taste buds with palate pivots. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
@left_coast_farms | @litfarmsflower
Deep Creek Gardens Black Sesame
GMO x Bubba Kush Bx bred by Deep Creek
Popping this jar instigates an aggressive assault on your olfactory organs. It’s offensive, but in a way you’re not ashamed to admit enjoying. Like a chemical spill at a meat factory, this flower draws you in out of intrigue. Stick around to be served a meaty main course topped with peppery, grilled onions and cream of mushrooms on the side. If you’re not salivating yet, a bowl of this beautiful bud will do the trick, with its silky smooth smoke that sticks around long after the last hit has left the lungs. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
Heights Co. Animal Tsunami
Animal Cookies x Caramel Tsunami bred by Tsunami Seeds
Focusing on a strong, earthy ammonia aroma at first whiff, this unique flower finds itself in a category of its own. The more you carefully break into these intriguing buds, the more you catch its nuanced nose, finding the complex funk of umami underneath yet another distinct layer. There’s even a delightful nuttiness that settles in seconds after that first smoke, and it rounds out the experience with an easy and satisfying finish. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
theheightsco.com | @heights.co | tsunamiseeds.com | @tsunamiseeds
Archive Hawaiian Lemons
(Hana Lemon x Zkittlez) x Planet Purple F2 bred by Archive
Offering sweet, nutty Asiago cheese and a bountiful bouquet of tropical fruit, this cultivar has all the richness and flavor contrast of your favorite charcuterie board. You might be tempted to eat a nug when you pop the jar, but rest assured a bong rip or joint has something special in store. There’s a nostalgic smoke about Hawaiian Lemons: heavy, hazy and hitting right in the eyes for an absolutely face-melting feeling. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
archiveseedbank.com | @archiveoregon2.0 | @archiveseeds
Resin Ranchers Five Eighty
The Y (Bx1F2 #55 out of 120) bred by Deep East
Warm cherries over a bowl of cereal is the first impression here, only for this palate to pivot sharply to a potent, chemical kick — reminiscent of a tire dipped in nail polish remover. With each deep inhale, we get only the gentle, baked good side, however, making this a wonderfully warm and inviting experience that kept us repeatedly coming back to the jar. Overall, this is a cozy, comforting experience akin to a delightful home-cooked pie, nudging nostalgia and sweet memories. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
resinrancherspdx.com | @deofarms
Evans Creek Farms Pi-Chew
Z-Pie #14 x Zuyaqui bred by Ronin Seeds
Robust gasoline and tires roll out this powerful pick. But like any great bud, Pi-Chew puts out layers. The second is a surprisingly sweet tartness until undertones of young pine plow through — like a racetrack nestled inside of an orchard. Plump and absolutely oozing pleasantry, it’s a flower that you’re tempted to wedge right up each nostril. Every bowl is somehow smoother than the next (trust us, we tried many… for science), dripping sweet, milky hits that cool the body from toes to teeth. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
@evans_creek_farms | @ronin_conduct
Focus North Gardens Mango Mojito
Dawgy Treats x Mango bred by Tyler D’s Trees
Notes of fresh stonefruit are bright and sweet, and they slide effortlessly through with vibrant variations each and every time you return to the jar — mango is almost obvious, but we detect a fragrant bouquet of fleshy fruits, plum, perhaps? Once you crack a little deeper into the dense, dangerously sticky stuff, there’s also just enough stank to intrigue tokers who take a strong liking to less fruity flower. Blazing up a bowl of Mango Mojito is as refreshing as it sounds. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
ffocusnorthgardens.com | @focusnorthgardens | @tylerdstrees
Pacific Grove Chem Daiquiri
GMO x (Maui Waui x Tutti Frutti)
Spicy earth and berries poured into a rustic pine wood bowl waft enticingly from these caked, colorfully contrasted nugs. They nestle thick among dense forests of shimmering trichomes, creating an alluring effect that truly begs to be broken down for yet another bowl. Puffing this potent potion provides a blissfully biting, distinctly metallic taste that adds a mouthwatering wrap to the delicious exhale. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
pacificgrovepdx.com | @pacificgrovepdx
HQ Farms Truffle Jelly
Happy Hour x White Truffle bred by HQ Farms
Imagine clean, crisp herbal tea poured over warm, yeasty dough, filling your senses with sweet black tea and a buttery, berry-drenched biscotti finish. Crack open these tender buds to uncover an almost tape-like essence — fresh and clingy. Just like a well-loved adhesive, you’ll find yourself sticking around the jar for another whiff as each layer unwraps a sticky new scent. Bowls billow with bites of berry and buttery baking, going down with ease. –Review by Terpodactyl Media
Flyte Co. Grape Snowcone
Wedding Crasher x Cake Crasher
Grape Snowcone features one of the most true-to-form grape expressions that can be found in modern flower. A luscious, syrupy grape fragrance radiates off each nug, consisting of a broad range of sweet and bitter tones akin to the actual fruit. Rounding out the aroma is a doughy, patisserie-like scent supported by more subtle notes of allspice and petrol. Every facet of the presentation translates perfectly to taste, generating a lip-smacking flavor that’s evocative of freshly baked grape pie or grape tarts. Many a cultivar overpromises fruity flavors, but this is one strain that actually achieves grapeness. –Review by Jamie Owens
High Noon Cultivation Sour Dragonfruit
(Sour D x Blueberry) x Mendobreath UV bred by High Noon Cultivation
The nose on Sour Dragonfruit is sour and blueberry-centric, engulfed in a swell of savory, diesel-soaked funk. It’s a complex, layered expression that’s bursting with an array of intricate smells all the way from fruity to gassy. The flavor is similarly robust, embodied by an earthy, umami, and fuel-heavy relish. A sweet tang scintillates atop the tongue midway through consumption, which, when combined with the overall savoriness of the strain, leaves the salivary glands practically watering. It’s a smooth, substantive smoking experience with a high that’s both satiating and terrific for medicating. –Review by Jamie Owens
Lofty Baby Cakes
Oreo Cake x Obama Runtz hunted by Lofty, bred by BeanFiendz
Before even cracking into a nug of Baby Cakes, the candied citrus smell that wafts from the flower is prominent. Orange zest, passion fruit and banana fragrances are on full display with a presentation so succulent and juicy that it’s better matched for the inside of a Jamba Juice than a bag of weed. Sweet vanilla cake undertones provide an aromatic complement to the fruity forward and also manifest significantly on inhale. In contrast, the exhale has this effervescent air of citrus piquancy, with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg that grow sharper and more textured as the flower burns. –Review by Jamie Owens
loftygrowers.com | @loftygrowers | beanfiendz.com | @beanfiendz_bonez
Slim’s Top Shelf Chi Chi
Ghost OG x Dosidos bred by Tamagani Farms
Chi Chi from Slim’s Top Shelf has a unique aroma that’s savory, fruity and minorly bitter, complete with an in-depth floral fragrance that fills the nostrils. Indications of cinnamon, hops and ginger are apparent deeper in the profile, encapsulated by an aspect of sweetness that’s simultaneously mild and pervasive. Flavorwise, the strain is reminiscent of red wine or sparkling sangria containing an elusive composition of cherries, mixed berries and roses that washes across the palate on each hit. The effect after consumption is both balanced and satisfying, making Chi Chi a choice cultivar for medicating any time of day. –Review by Jamie Owens
slimstopshelf.com | @slimsoregon
Midnight Fruit Company Sour Candylope
Devil Driver x Ogre Breath #5 bred by Of Love and Life Genetics
This scrumptious strain features a sweet and sour lemon rind scent with a tangible air of sugary zest. Juxtaposed over a background of fresh pinewood with just a dash of fuel funk, the resulting fragrance is surprisingly similar to that of a green and yellow sour gummy worm. Layers of melon, pine and diesel gasoline fill out the flavor along with a palate-painting tart tang that overtakes the expression during combustion. Bringing in some of the best qualities from both sour and haze lineages, this cultivar is a treat for new and old-school connoisseurs alike. –Review by Jamie Owens
midnightfruitcopdx.com | @midnightfruitcompany | oflovegenetics.world | @ofloveandlifegenetics
PDX Organics Pup Cup
Platinum Candy Mints x Platinum Cake bred by PDX Organics
Bred and hunted in-house from a cross of their award-winning Platinum Candy Mintz, Pup Cup is PDX Organic’s latest offering to the Oregon market. A treat in and of itself, the aromatic profile is sweet, earthy and cakey, with contrasting notes of creamy vanilla and petrol gas on the backend. In terms of flavor, it’s similarly earthy and kerosene-tinged with an enveloping, dulcet vanilla finish. Great for end-of-day or before-bedtime usage, the effect on Pup Cup is simultaneously physiologically weighty and cognitively stony — in the best way. –Review by Jamie Owens
pdxorganicfarms.com | @pdxorganicfarms
Derby’s Farm Double Baked Cake
Layer Cake x Wedding Cake
This cultivar takes the cake — twice. A cross of Layer Cake and Wedding Cake, Double Baked Cake has a true-to-form bakery expression that’s sweet, doughy and creamy. Under the confectionary forward, there’s a skunky, garlicky raunch that’s concurrently subtle and striking. The taste amps up the funk by several notches, slapping the taste buds on the front end with a spiced gasoline taste that’s so strong it can be felt in the nasal cavity. When it comes to sweet and skunky, this is one time consumers can have their cake and smoke it too. –Review by Jamie Owens
LUVLI The Rizz
Leftovers #2 x Grape Stank bred by LUVLI
The Rizz is an in-house breeding project comprised of LUVLI’s award-winning strains — Leftovers #2 and Grape Stank. The flower exudes sweetened white grape and grapefruit scents with an aerated, cider-like characteristic. Undercurrents of savory gas wrap into the fruity front end, adding an extra bite to the aroma without overpowering it. Soft citrus, light hints of sour and an increasingly pronounced garlic spice form the building blocks of the flavor here, with the cultivar growing noticeably spicy on the lips. A charmer in its own right, this one is sure to Rizz. –Review by Jamie Owens
High Wind Farms Ruby Slippers
Panama Red x Dosi-Shoes bred by High Winds Farm
Sweet and piney, with a light, peppery piquancy, Ruby Slippers is mostly reminiscent of an old-school haze. Breaking the flower down releases a bold, lemon-citrus scent along with a sapid, sour aspect that’s so tart it basically claws at the sensory glands. The flavor is entirely consistent, rife with haze-learning pine and lemon terps that will leave the consumer coming back for hit after delectable hit. A delightful choice for a daytime smoke, it only takes a couple of puffs of this energizing, euphoric strain to feel somewhere over the rainbow. –Review by Jamie Owens
highwinds.farm | @highwindsfarm
Eastwood Hard Candy
Zkittles x Kush Mints (Rabid Hippy cut) bred by Ronin Garden
Living up to its namesake, Hard Candy is a compellingly confectionary and sugary cultivar. Despite being complemented by a complex, kush-heavy foundation of earth, pine and wood, the aroma on display here is unmistakably Z-dominant. The kush-forward taste apparent on inhale serves as a jumping-off point for the sweeter side of the expression, conjuring a mouthwatering candy flavoring that dances across the tongue on exhale. In terms of effect, Hard Candy boasts a palliative head high paired with soothing body sensations making it a stellar option for both medicinal and recreational uses. –Review by Jamie Owens
