Purple Punch Strain Review
The famous Purple Punch shows up on the top shelf once again. Purple Punch is a cross between Grand Daddy Purple and Larry OG, both of these are regarded as old school stoney Indica’s. When you think of the classic weed that people were smoking at parties, Grand daddy Purple is the poster child of that movement. Purple Punch’s popularity comes mainly from it’s flavor, and not it’s potency. Purple Punch has inspired quite a few new strains such as Mimosa and Banana Punch. Both of these have become really popular with consumers in both flower and extracts for the same reasons.
The Purple Punch we are reviewing is from Tao Gardens, we’re glad to see that Tao has opened up their menu to quite a few new strains. We’ve been looking through many different grow menus for some top tier purple Punch. If you have not checked out any of our reviews before, we love Tao Gardens. There a Living Soil Grow, that grows a lot of solid genetics. We’ve been really impressed with their consistency of all their flower. They pretty much have nailed every strain we’ve tried from them/
We find Purple Punch really appealing because it is a good strain to try for people who are newer to Cannabis, as well as people who have been connoisseurs for a long time. For novice users Purple Punch is a nice dessert to pass out to after a long day. For Connoisseurs it is a nice mild Indica to help take off the edge that can be enjoyed throughout the whole day.
Purple Punch is a strain that appeared on everyone’s Instagram feed at one point or another. Hightimes even used Purple Punch as their cover page, and centerfold for 2017’s best strains. The picture used was actually from a popular local grower that is based in Eugene “Eugreen”.
Purple Punch really excels in the flavor department, its very fruit forward. It smells like very sweet berries, and it’s very smooth. It reminds us a bit of Blueberry Muffins but it is more berry foreward than sweet, whereas the Blueberry Muffins is more sweet smelling than berry foreward.
- Appearance 5/5
- Smell 5/5
- Flavor 5/5
- Effect 4/5
Purple Punch does a great job showing that it deserves a top spot on the topshelf. It checks pretty much all of the boxes we look for in flower. It loses one point in the effect spot because while it is a versatile strain, some people are negatively effected by purples. It’s hard to recommend a strain like Purple Punch to someone who’s body responds negatively to Purples. Because the basic framework of Purple Punch is Purple at it’s core from both parents. If you are effectively negatively by Purples, but want to experience a similar effect give Blueberry Muffins a try!
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Sweet, smooth, and doughy, Blueberry Muffins rises to the occasion of fulfilling a niche that has been opened up in the Cannabis Market.
Blueberry Muffins was created by Humboldt seed Company. Humboldt Seed Company grows a lot of fruit forward strains such as Raspberry Parfait and Magic Melon. Humboldt Seed Co has seen great success with Blueberry muffins genetics, as one of their new flagship strains “Squirt” is a cross between Blueberry Muffins and Tangie.
The Blueberry Muffins we will be reviewing is grown by B Force Farms. B Force is an indoor farm located in Hillsborough, that grows smaller vertically grown plants. They use clean growing practices, as well as a lot of newer growing technology, and automation in their grow.
Blueberry Muffins is one of the few strains the name is actually what it smells like, when you take a whiff of a jar of blueberry muffins. You get those sweet notes of blueberry, caramelized sugar, and vanilla. When you do end up smoking it it loses a bit of the blueberry flavor, and it translates more into a sweet vanilla flavor.
We’ve had different batches of Blueberry Muffins from different growers, and we found that some similarities between them. It seems that for the most part most Blueberry muffins should have color variation throughout the flower, a nice mix of green with hints of purple throughout. Blueberry muffins should be on the denser side, this can vary from grower to grower, but we always found that Blueberry muffins seems to produce denser tightly packed buds. We like this strain for it’s sort of vanilla nature to cannabis. This strain isn’t trying to be the most gassy, or the hardest hitter, it’s easily approachable which makes it a good strain for people who are not big into cannabis.
Blueberry Muffins is an extremely approachable strain, we found that it’s a good strain for people who are new to Cannabis. It’s an Indica dominate Hybrid that seems to share a lot of similarities to a strain known as Purple Punch. They both are incredibly relaxing, both are known in particular for having a very sweet fruity flavor. Where they same to differ is that Purple punch like many of the purples are a little heavier on the mind, where as the blueberry muffins is heavy on the body, but manages to be a bit more clear headed.
- Appearance 3/5
- Smell 5/5
- Flavor 5/5
- Effect 4/5
Blueberry Muffins is not hardest hitter; or the prom queen of Cannabis strains, and that is a good thing. It fulfills a niche that is needed in the market; a tasty mild smoke that can be enjoyed by everyone. The market is plenty saturated with strains that want to throw a roundhouse kick at you after the first hit, which for many connoisseurs, and medical users alike is appealing. But we also need to remember that everyone is different, and having options like Blueberry Muffins is beneficial to the consumer, and the industry as a whole. We are not able to give it perfect scores on appearance or potency. It does get perfect scores in flavor and taste. Blueberry Muffins is a real treat that can be enjoyed by everyone, and would be worth giving a shot for anyone out there looking for a nice body heavy relaxing smoke.
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Ice Cream Cake is an Indica dominate strain created by Seed Junky Genetics. Ice Cream Cake is a cross between two of the most well known, and popular strains on the market right now. It is a cross between Wedding Cake (Which is also created by Seed Junky Genetics) and Gelato 33. Both Wedding Cake and Gelato 33 are powerhouses, and are well liked for their potency, and their flavor.
The Ice Cream Cake Being Reviewed was grown by Herbal Dynamics. Herbal Dynamics is a local grower in Eugene who grows in Living Soil. We have tried their flower in the past in the form of their Sour Power OG. We really ended up enjoying the Sour power OG, we found that it was a wonderful sativa leaning hybrid, had a great get up and go, but just enough body to take the edge right off. We really like that with Herbal Dynamics’ flower that they consistently put out dense tightly packed bud, without it being to dry, or too dense. They do a good job on their cure the Ice Cream Cake comes through, they did a good job of making sure it is sticky but not too moist.
If you’re going to name a strain Ice Cream Cake you better be delicious. Fortunately this one lives up to it’s name. Talk about a wonderful sweet dank flavor all in cased with hints of fuel throughout. If you’re a connoisseur you’ll know the exact taste we’re talking about it, either strains have it, or they do not. This delivers on it’s promise of what you think a mix of Wedding Cake and Gelato 33. To be perfectly honest we felt that the Gelato 33 seems to come out quite a bit more when it came to the flavor, however when it comes to effect it had a good mix of the Wedding Cake, and the Gelato 33. The flavor seems to be Gelato 33 with sweeter notes throughout that is reminiscent of Wedding cake. Effect wise we felt that it is more similar to Wedding Cake with extra hints of body that we are used to Gelato 33. If you like the effects of Wedding Cake and want something that is a tad more heavy, this strain is perfect. This strain is potent, and from what the market has shown you should see it testing above 25%.
- Appearance 5/5
- Smell 5/5
- Flavor 5/5
- Effect 5/5
This Ice Cream Cake was a real treat, we found that it tops the list for strains that we have reviewed and get’s a perfect score. It’s very potent so novice users should take caution and make sure they only start with a little, however we feel that it still should get a perfect score because we did not find that the strain would cause the same level of anxiety for someone new to cannabis. We’ve given lower scores to certain strains in the past because we’ve felt that they can induce some anxiety, Ice Cream Cakes being Indica dominate, and having the body from the Gelato helps curb the anxiety that some higher testing strains have. We really like that the strain is also very versatile it can be used for a variety of different activities such as hiking, social gatherings, watching movies, and playing video games. Ice Cream Cake really out did itself, it looks great with a mixture of green, orange, with flecks of purple throughout, it’s also coated in keif. We wish Smell-O-Vision was a thing so you guys could smell it through the screen.
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Deadhead OG Strain Review
DeadHead OG is a slightly leaning Indica hybrid bred by Cali Connection seeds. It is a cross between Chemdawg 91 and SFV OG. Cali Connection bred this cross with potency in mind, most Deadhead OG you will find should test 25% THC and above.
The Deadhead OG we are reviewing was Grown by Tao Gardens. We have touched on Tao’s flower in the past in our Ultra Violence Strain Review. Tao uses living soil, and does a great job with curing their products. We find that they nail the true essence of the strain itself.
Deadhead OG has notes of Pine, and a nice rich earthy tones throughout, with a hint of fuel at the end. This strain has a great nose on it. It’s the type of cannabis you could smell if someone opened the container from across the room.
We really liked the Deadhead OG for it’s classic OG pain reliving effects, while leaving us clear minded. If you are looking for a strain to relieve some pain, but stay active this is a great strain to try. It pairs well with Gaming, social gatherings, or working on some projects around the house!
- Appearance 4/5
- Smell 5/5
- Flavor 5/5
- Effect 4/5
Deadhead OG is really lives up to it’s name and certainly lives up to it’s title of being an OG. Deadhead really flourishes with it’s unique nose, and potent high. It has a really nice clean flavor, while maintaining earthy and fuel notes which is not easy to do. While beautiful it does not get a perfect score because there are strains more coated in Trichomes and prettier strains out there. It also misses one point from perfect effect as we felt it’s not for everyone because it is on the more potent side, and for some new users ChemDawg strains can tend to be a bit anxiety inducing.
