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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Triforce - Fish Creek Farms
Flower, New York, Craft, Premium, Harbor Headstash Michael Blickstein Flower, New York, Craft, Premium, Harbor Headstash Michael Blickstein

Triforce - Fish Creek Farms

I’ve heard about Kryptonite from a bunch of the older east coast heads and TK is one of my favorite OGs, and I didn’t know what to expect from this sample still. It’s not really a looker, the buds are super dense and it’s not got a modern type of resin, but in this situation looks are absolutely deceiving.

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Grape Gas - Shmu the Canna Prophet house curation
Flower, Nevada, Large Facility, Shmu Michael Blickstein Flower, Nevada, Large Facility, Shmu Michael Blickstein

Grape Gas - Shmu the Canna Prophet house curation

This version of Grape Gas as flower is one of the most pungent grape aromas that have ever crossed the olfactory. The nugs are frankly not that pretty, and the structure is quite foxtail-y and the resin is caked all over the place, but once you blend this down it’s reasonably fresh and the scent really erupts.

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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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Grape Z - Checks All Boxes
Flower, Oregon, Large Facility, Soil, Checks All Boxes Michael Blickstein Flower, Oregon, Large Facility, Soil, Checks All Boxes Michael Blickstein

Grape Z - Checks All Boxes

I’ve been a big advocate for people taking cool flower and branding it so people will remember where they got it, and Checks All Boxes is the epitome of that. Checks All Boxes is a curation brand run by the same group that does K Press, so the same palate chooses which flavors get the branding. Grape Z is exactly the level of flavor saturation I would expect from this brand, and frankly it’s more potent than I would’ve expected too.

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Rainbow Belts 1.0 - Skunkfoot Farms
Flower, Maine, Craft, Preimum, Shmu Michael Blickstein Flower, Maine, Craft, Preimum, Shmu Michael Blickstein

Rainbow Belts 1.0 - Skunkfoot Farms

A lot of hardcore enthusiasts don’t really like Rainbow Belts because they feel it’s a watered down version of Zkittlez, and while I don’t agree, I understand where that idea comes from. While Rainbow Belts 3.0 is much more limey in flavor, the original Rainbow Belts 1.0 leans much more on the fruity notes of the Z as well as the bright gas from the Do Si Dos to make something that in my opinion is comparable to Z but with some extra quality of life updates that make it easier to grow and be less likely to look ugly in the bag.

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Dracula (f.k.a. King Sherb) - Hiker Trash
Flower, Maine, Craft, Budget, Living Soil, Shmu Michael Blickstein Flower, Maine, Craft, Budget, Living Soil, Shmu Michael Blickstein

Dracula (f.k.a. King Sherb) - Hiker Trash

I smoked this eighth in my Flower Pot setup faster than I’ve smoked something in a while. The scent and the flavor are basically confectionary kerosene, hitting that brightest gas note before it hits astringency. With that flavor profile comes the slump and euphoria you expect from OG/Cookie hybrids and the way it hits the palate is the type of taste I obsess over.

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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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