Origins and Backstory: Labeled Cherry Limenade 4FB x SCDK 24, I received these as testers from Meangene at Freeborn. The CL4FB plant (labeled “from back” for the breeder) happened to be a lime-leaning selection from Cherry Limenade, and SCDK 24 is a male meangene used. Sky Cuddler Double Kush is an impressively-inbred line of Meangene’s choosing, and is known for its strong aroma, robust plants, heavy yield, and overall desirability. These sounded like they would be fantastic outside in every way, and were dry-farmed at about 5300’ in elevation on Colorado’s front range.
Appearance: These plants, between bushes and christmas trees, stayed completely green despite temperatures in the 30s. The buds are consistently and incredibly dense and highly resinous, creating a strong sense of bag appeal. Even the lower nugs retain their impressive structure and density, and the yields from seemingly-small branches are impressive. The buds are super-dense, certainly the most dense I grew this year, and a grinder is highly recommended for consumption. Overall a good looking live plant as well as beautiful in the bag. The most dense flowers of the season, each bud weighs 1.5-2x what you’d expect it to.
Aroma: A stunning high point, this is loud cannabis at its finest. Foremost are notes of a sour, classically sweet-skunk dank tone (leaning toward lemon and lime) and a nose-crinkling kushy perfume, which are strongly complimented by bile-like vomit tones. Other phenotypes exhibited more of a sour fuel, and a note I still have trouble describing—but I have smelled it in Pink Kush before, and it is a distinct perfume-candy aroma that one doesn’t forget. This is the kind of jar that begs to be huffed from repeatedly, as the aroma is half the fun. Nugs broken open reveal intensified notes of cherry, chemical cleaners/solvents, and freshly manufactured plastic. Beautifully complex and layered, it’s cannabis like this that makes Meangene so relevant in today’s market. Overall I’d describe this one as very sour, very loud, dank, skunky chemical lime kush. If you smell this jar and say you don’t like it, there’s something wrong with you and we definitely can’t be friends. The variation in the line is heavy enough that each phenotype is significantly different from the last while obviously being related, and you can pick your favorite—like lobsters in a tank!
Flavor: The aroma translates well to flavor, and nearly everyone I smoke with comments on the flavor (without prompting). Like the aroma, the flavor is sour, skunky, perfumey, mouth-coating, and classically dank. While I generally consider descriptions like “kushy” as a cop-out from really being able to describe the flavor, this is dictionary kush. The sour, skunky, petroleum-laden flavor coats the mouth in a sensation that I have really only experienced with high-grade weed. The petroleum notes are more subtle in some plants than others, but range from fresh plastic and rubber to gasoline to barely perceptible. In any case, the flavor is sour and dank, and nobody will complain about it.
Effects: Impressively potent, this weed has been one of my favorites to smoke, and I’m 100% confident it could win the Emerald Cup (or other cannabis cups). It is warm, powerful, euphoric, completely encompassing (head, body, etc.), long-lasting, and generally everything that a smoker looks for. The stone can be felt almost immediately following exhaling the smoke; this is one of the quickest-acting flowers around. While the high does build some, the peak is near-immediate and frequently forces me to tap out on joints—even when shared with others! The immediate and powerful effect is highly desirable in my opinion—I love smoking it, and this is the flower I roll up when trying to impress a smoking buddy. CL4FB x SCDK is also predictable in its ability to lighten my mood and make me giggle. I tend to find most things funny under the influence of these flowers, and am frequently chuckling, giggling, or laughing—even in the most casual of conversations—which imparts a light mood on my interactions, makes me much “looser”, and I sprinkle more jokes into conversation (contrast to my sober mind, which is often grave in disposition for whatever reason). This one sends my thoughts swirling as well, and I’ve had extremely enjoyable times just laying down with my eyes closed after smoking this flower, pondering the ways of the world. Genuinely, the effect is everything one could want from cannabis.
Overall: Everything about this weed, whether discussing the living plant or the consumable flower, is desirable and impressive. I have no doubt this weed could win a cannabis cup while also being a favorite of the cultivator. This one is a joy to break open, grind, smell, and consume, while also a pleasure to grow. My personally favorite traits have to be the strength and production of the plant, the obnoxiously loud and sour aroma, incredibly dense bud structure and resin production, and the always-desirable effect. The consistently fantastic stone, coupled with the addictive aroma, are what keep me returning to this jar more than all others this season. The flavor is also enjoyable and highly desirable, with the vast majority of tokers commenting on it when smoking a joint. They don’t say it tastes like anything in particular, just “really good”—while not helpful, I think that testifies to the loud, sour, and classical component of the profile as opposed to any novelty flavors. There is absolutely everything to like about this weed, and it will be a favorite of mine for years to come.