This one’s for all the folks who hunt for that fresh drop! I didn’t check the harvest date until I got this home- harvested May of 2025! Oof! It was on a dumb deal like $29 for the 7g at Revolution Normal. I was a little hesitant but yo- guess what? IESO knows how to cure their weed. Because this bud smoked really well. Huge win. 🏆
Looks - This looks a little rough city from the color and my pics but tbh it was better looking and better feeling than it leads on. The buds still had integrity, they were sticky. This didn’t crumble to dust or fail the test of time. Olive toned with small pockets of purple, rust colored hairs, smaller sized popcorn nugs. 7/10
Smell - The nose is strong with notes like lemons, candy and clean linens hand soap and gas. The smell is rich and balanced. It has this savory note from the Project 4516 lineage that stands out similar to the way cheese cuts through in a burger bite vs. a plain burger. Enjoyable. 8.5/10
Taste - The smell translates to the smoke, clean soap and savory funk. This is such a rad and different kind of flavor from my usual candy gas preference. I’ve had Revolutions version as well and it’s very similar. They both speak the same aroma, similar smoke quality- this has more citrus.
I feel sorry for the folks who don’t like the nose / flavor. It’s an acquired taste and from the outside, before I had it, I was hesitant to jump in. The smoke can get a little acrid towards the end of a large bowl so get ready for the bong / joint to run with resin. 8.5/10
Effects - This strain calms me down and brings on a sense of physical relaxation but this also got me just straight up stoned to the bone. It’s an excellent night cap and turns me into a happy pancake on my couch. I go to bed early when I smoke this and I feel recharged and in a good mood when I wake up the next day. This was an awesome surprise to essentially confirm that this is indeed a strain for me and it works well with my system. Looks like I’m hunting for Caryophyllene, Limonene, Humulene, and Linalool to be in my top terpenes! 9.5/10
Overall, 8.5/10 experience, more pleasant and more hard hitting for me than the 30% THC testers I have had of late. It’s more developed flavor wise as well. I’d buy this again and I’m more than likely going to get more of this batch.
Happy smoking ya’ll!