GG4  x Cookies - Blueprint
Flower, Cali, Large Facility, Value, Blueprint, DC Source Michael Blickstein Flower, Cali, Large Facility, Value, Blueprint, DC Source Michael Blickstein

GG4 x Cookies - Blueprint

I’ve been a fan of Glue since before I started smoking as many strains a year as I do now, and it’s one of the most exciting things for my tastebuds. The last time I had a Glue cross from TJT, I was frankly quite disappointed, that being the Biscotti x GG x Oreoz on the Doja menu which later became Blueprint’s P90. But this hybrid smokes like a dream and I went through it way more quickly than I’d like to admit.

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Permanent Zangria - Wizard Trees
Flower, Cali, Large Facility, Value, Wizard Trees, DC Source Michael Blickstein Flower, Cali, Large Facility, Value, Wizard Trees, DC Source Michael Blickstein

Permanent Zangria - Wizard Trees

This sample is a hybrid between Seed Junky’s Permanent Market and the afformentioned Zangria, which translates to a crushed wine grape quality with the sharpie bite and saturation in the aroma and flavor. It arrived pretty fresh which translates to a good bit of smoothness. The effects are a fairly familiar slumpy heady pressure with solid potency.

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Cereal Milk evolution: How Cookies has milked its marketing potential
Flower, Multi-Sample, Cali, Maine, Branded, Premium, Craft Michael Blickstein Flower, Multi-Sample, Cali, Maine, Branded, Premium, Craft Michael Blickstein

Cereal Milk evolution: How Cookies has milked its marketing potential

Cookies has a lot of strains that we consider to be icons even in today’s hyper marketed cannabis world, but possibly the unsung hero of the whole brand is Cereal Milk. It was one of the first strains that was released under the iteration of the brand as we know how it operates today, but it’s also selected with some fairly old school philosophy. Since then, they’ve brought the best toget and ran it back again and again for Cereal A La Mode and Cinnamon Milk.

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Peaches - Blueprint
Flower, Cali, Large Facility, Value, Blueprint, DC Source Michael Blickstein Flower, Cali, Large Facility, Value, Blueprint, DC Source Michael Blickstein

Peaches - Blueprint

Over the last few years I’ve smoked a handful of strains from Blueprint or that have been on the Blueprint lineup but from other brands. Peaches was one of the strains at their Zalympix booth last weekend that is pretty new in the lineup, and this is the first time I’ve seen it on any of the local menus.

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Zushi - DC Source house curation
Flower, Cali, Value, DC Source Michael Blickstein Flower, Cali, Value, DC Source Michael Blickstein

Zushi - DC Source house curation

With all the talk about Zushi as the TenCo marketing phenomenon over the years, I’ve only gotten to try the original Z x Kush Mints that was named Zushi a couple of times. This is bred by Seed Junky, who may be the most prolific breeder of the recent era in terms of the strains he’s created that show up on retail shelves.

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Sour Rainbowz - Tuna Melts 710
Hash, Rosin, Cali, Premium, Large Facility, Branded, Terpy Dabber Michael Blickstein Hash, Rosin, Cali, Premium, Large Facility, Branded, Terpy Dabber Michael Blickstein

Sour Rainbowz - Tuna Melts 710

Maywood made some big waves a couple of years ago with Pomelo Anderson from their house brand Fioré, and they remain putting out products that actually give Cookies a good reputation. Sour Rainbowz is one of the six available from their most recent drop, and after trying it I could definitely see this brand becoming more popular in the Cali METRC scene.

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Strawberry Punch #2 - Fresh Squeeze x Symbiotic Genetics
Rosin, Cali, Preimum, Branded, Fresh Squeeze x Symbiotic, DC BudHub Michael Blickstein Rosin, Cali, Preimum, Branded, Fresh Squeeze x Symbiotic, DC BudHub Michael Blickstein

Strawberry Punch #2 - Fresh Squeeze x Symbiotic Genetics

This jar also excited me quite a bit when I saw it when it debuted at the end of last year part because of the bisexual lighting motif on the label but also because Symbiotic has created some legendary strains including Mimosa. This seems to be a hybrid with their Purple Punch F2 x Strawguava, and the hybrid makes for a formidable smoke.

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Berry Blossom - Hash Kitty
Rosin, Cali, Preimum, Branded, Hash Kitty, LeFlame Michael Blickstein Rosin, Cali, Preimum, Branded, Hash Kitty, LeFlame Michael Blickstein

Berry Blossom - Hash Kitty

I chose Berry Blossom because it smelled pretty clearly of Z notes, and in my opinion Z rosin has the highest quality ceiling. The rosin arrived pretty saucy, which I would knock for just about any other strain, but is par for the course in the Z part of the gene pool. If you had Super Dope Brand’s rosin in 2022 and 2023, this flavor reminds me of Mega Z Blue or Mega Z Red.

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D-Lish - Doja
Flower, Cali, Preimum, Branded, Charas Michael Blickstein Flower, Cali, Preimum, Branded, Charas Michael Blickstein

D-Lish - Doja

I tried Fun Dip about nine months ago from Fear of Boof in Michigan and was genuinely impressed with how well they did it, but now trying D-Lish the experience is really flipped on its head D-Lish is a hybrid of Z x Sweet Retreat where now the Sweet Retreat pollinated the Z. The flavors and effects are recombobulated in this configuration of the hybrid.

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Peach Tree - Doja
Flower, Cali, Preimum, Branded, Charas Michael Blickstein Flower, Cali, Preimum, Branded, Charas Michael Blickstein

Peach Tree - Doja

Regardless of media and under what light rays these were grown, Peach Tree smokes great. It’s super fresh and smooth on inhale and the flavor is super distinctive. This strain is also incredibly potent getting me properly stoned after my second chamber fill and giving me tunnel vision after the third.

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Alaskan Crab Legs - The TenCo.
Flower, Cali, Premium, Large Facility, Branded, The TenCo., Terpy Dabber Michael Blickstein Flower, Cali, Premium, Large Facility, Branded, The TenCo., Terpy Dabber Michael Blickstein

Alaskan Crab Legs - The TenCo.

Alaskan Crab Legs is basically in the middle part of its R&D, where they're getting batches out there but it hasn't really been built into a product yet. When the strain arrived, it came in the white square corner bag that has a white UV label on the back rather than a die cut mylar like the Nishi I reviewed recently.

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