Overall rating out of 10: 7/10
Sign Up: N/A samples were offered over Discord
Ordering & Pricing: N/A didn't chose what was sent, strains received were flowers that sell between 150 and 200$ an OZ.
Communication: Very courteous and quick
Packaging: Got it a while back, can't say I remember specifically but it was properly vac-sealed and each strain was in a small mylar. I think it was in a box.
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Strain Fidelity: I never had Mandarin Haze, lineage is unclear, can't find much info. Definitely has that characteristic "haze" taste when smoking it.
Size of buds: 8/10 Got a single bud as a sample, didn't weight it but looked a little over a gram.
Bag Appeal: 7/10 Pretty average, the nug is very dense and tight, trimmed extremely close, it's like a nugget.
Cure & Humidity: 6/10 It came in very dry, breaking it up revealed it was just as dry down to it's core. I've had worse, but it's definitely past the optimal level
Smell Intensity: 6/10 It's very tame but has a very nice fruity nose. Because of how dry it is, breaking it up didn't release much more smell, but it's a nice pleasant fruity smell. Feels sweeter than other citrus strains and less sharp as well, reminds me of apricot or peach more than mandarin.
Harshness vs Smoothness: 5/10 I haven't had that many Haze strains and I always found Hazes to be a bit sharp and harsh, it's not a harshness that makes you cough, but rather asphyxiates (a bit). Not exactly a pleasant smoke, not smooth.
Taste Intensity: 6.5/10 The sweetness and fruitiness doesn't translate much to the smoke, but it does feel more citrucy smoking it.
Taste Complexity: 6/10 It's mostly a mix of citrus and the typical floral haze.
Buzz Intensity: 4/10 This is a heavily sativa leaning hybrid, smoked a pretty large joint and didn't get much buzz, it was very light and short lived.
Price: Sells for 200$/OZ
Value: There is literally nothing amazing about this strain for me, it's weak potency kills any possible redemption. Would not buy this.
"A" Scale Rating: AA
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Strain Fidelity: Never had Alien or Tahoe OG, let alone this cross of the two so no idea
Size of buds: 8/10 Sample was one big nug, didn't weight it but a little over a gram eyeballing it
Bag Appeal: 7/10 Similar to the Mandarin, tight, very close trim, dense, pretty generic looking
Cure & Humidity: 6/10 Not quite as dry as the Mandarin, but pretty damn close. Breaking it up released a bit more aroma but not much.
Smell Intensity: 5/10 Again the dryness robbed most of the smell. It smells nice, I have a hard time pin pointing the actual smell/taste.
Harshness vs Smoothness: 8/10 Smooth and sharp at the same time, no complaints
Taste Intensity: 7/10 Good taste, the smoke is tame so it lets the terps through very well, got tastier the closer I got to the filter.
Taste Complexity: 8.5/10 This was a pretty good smoke. Leafly described it as a mix of pine and lemon, can't say I got much pine there but there's definitely some lemon and perhaps a bit of sourness. It's a pretty subtle taste, but it's very enjoyable.
Buzz Intensity: 6.5/10 Definitely not a hard hitter, also didn't last very long, but at least adequate. Definitely not something I'd pick for a chronic smoker.
Price: Listed at 150/OZ
Value: Seems about right for the price
"A" Scale Rating: AAA+
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Strain Fidelity: Definitely very kushy. I'm not a fan of Pink Kush usually, there's a heavy background that's chemical/perfumy and it really rubs me wrong. I didn't get this with this one, it was kushy and gassy.
Size of buds: 8/10 Again one big nug, little over a gram eyeballing it
Bag Appeal: 7/10 Not particularly good looking, trim was decent, less dense than the others, not much colors
Cure & Humidity: 7.5/10 This had some humidity inside and some stickiness. Definitely much better than the other 2. The cure itself is solid, perhaps just a tiny bit too dry.
Smell Intensity: 8.5/10 Pungent kushy gas, when I broke the nug and ground it, it stank up the room, nice.
Harshness vs Smoothness: 8.5/10 Kush is notoriously a bit harsh usually because of how intense it can be but this was surprisingly smooth and nice.
Taste Intensity: 9.5/10 No smoke taste at all it's all terps, very tasty
Taste Complexity: 8/10 Not much else than kush coming through with a tinge of sharpness perhaps a tiny bit of citrus
Buzz Intensity: 9/10 Heavy indica buzz
Price: Listed at 200$/OZ
Value: Properly priced IMHO
"A" Scale Rating: AAA+
Incentive for Customers: N/A didn't really look at their site
Incentive for Review: These small samples were offered for free to review