LAVENDER - A sample grown indoors organically in Oakland, California.

[jimmy.carlyle]

As I pop the metal latch on the jar, the scent hits me straight away. I peel the lid's rubber seal away from the body of the jar, and there is an explosion of smell in from of me -- skunky sweet transforming into grape skins in the nose.

The nugs are small, and the bulk of it is fluffly. This sample, obtained from the same source as the Durga mata (http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=82579)was clearly grown in the same fashion, perhaps the same room. This sample contrasted to the Lavender I had a few weeks ago, in which the trimmers were instructed to let the water leaves remain: besides being almost as resinous as the flowers, the leaves showed off the purple marvelously (and added a bit of weight no doubt). This new Lavender was pure flower, only very very faintly showing any purple. The soft, crispy flowers felt sticky as I rubbed them apart in my fingers in preparation to back a bowl.

A deep slow milk was deceptively soothing on the inhale. The smoke expanded in my lungs perhaps enough for a rough time on my aveoli, but the exhale was smooth and grapey sweet. I feel if the grower had truly gotten the most out of the strain, the sour-grape nuance would have permeated all aspects of the plant, as in other samples of Lavender I have had from different growers.

The high was stoney and lethargic, perhaps even narcotic or trippy if you got a little carried away. The high was nothing to write home about if you have smoked a good amount of good weed, but more than sufficient for a great time.

 

[goodmangigabyte]

Good report.
On a side note, you didn't find either the Lavender or the Durga Mata to be anything special high-wise; what would you consider special then?
Just want to know where you're coming from, opinion-wise...

 

[timmy thc]

thanks for the report been interseted in this strain

 

[dale gribble]

lavender is one of my favorite "hashplants" it taste great as ganja...but as bubble the taste is out of this world...like lavender explosion in your mouth and lungs...

 

[mngreens]

Creative writing could make this website so much more entertaining than it already is, jimmy you're making my lips wet and my bong envious writing about that bud

 

[norcalikush]

dont look like the lav i have seen were is the purple color?

 

[dale gribble]

they really only color up in a cool room with intense light...fluffy and no color might be lack of light intensity..or a hot room..

 

[jimmy.carlyle]

Good report.
On a side note, you didn't find either the Lavender or the Durga Mata to be anything special high-wise; what would you consider special then?
Just want to know where you're coming from, opinion-wise...

Fair enough...

Basically when I see pot, I instantly attempt to basically categorize it in my head. Some people use letter grades "A, B, B+ A+++", etc.

Basically, since this is very good weed, I ask myself, "Is this some of the best weed I've ever smoked?", if the answer is no, then I ask "Okay, what about the weed makes it a little less good than the best weed I've ever smoked?".

So in this instance, bag appeal and high make this sample just a step below amazing.

What kind of high would I consider the "best high"?

Highs are so subjective, and can be entirely dependent on mood, setting, etc. A high that might not seem very intense while walking briskly on a cold evening could knock you out if you were lying down in a warm room bgy yourself.

I try to figure out, "is this the best high the grower could have possibly gotten from this pot?". Whether it's a delirium inducing indica, or a flying high sativa, it will be strong and evident in good pot.

Personally, I don't like the Indica high, but for the purposes of reviewing for other people, I can certainly appreciate it's sleepy stoney power, and the potency that the grower managed to cull from the plant.

 

[jimmy.carlyle]

Creative writing could make this website so much more entertaining than it already is, jimmy you're making my lips wet and my bong envious writing about that bud

That's a big reason I even post on this site.

There is no reason pot cannot be connoisseured as much as wine or cigars, perhaps even more.

Unfortunately, the illegality of pot has been a major obstacle in the pursuit of sophisticated discourse and analysis. Thousands of white collar workers smoke weed in America (for the most part, in the closet). Look at who the NYC Cartoon Network catered to. There are lots of intelligent, conscious people smoking pot, there should be good literature on it.

When I open a copy of High Times at a bookstore, I want to stab someone.
The articles are terribly written, there are garish ads everywhere, and pictures of chicks in bikinis with bongs and covered in pounds of weed pretty much insure that High Times will never be able to achieve anything other than lowbrow titillation.

 

[goodmangigabyte]

Fair enough...

Basically when I see pot, I instantly attempt to basically categorize it in my head. Some people use letter grades "A, B, B+ A+++", etc.

Basically, since this is very good weed, I ask myself, "Is this some of the best weed I've ever smoked?", if the answer is no, then I ask "Okay, what about the weed makes it a little less good than the best weed I've ever smoked?".

So in this instance, bag appeal and high make this sample just a step below amazing.

What kind of high would I consider the "best high"?

Highs are so subjective, and can be entirely dependent on mood, setting, etc. A high that might not seem very intense while walking briskly on a cold evening could knock you out if you were lying down in a warm room bgy yourself.

I try to figure out, "is this the best high the grower could have possibly gotten from this pot?". Whether it's a delirium inducing indica, or a flying high sativa, it will be strong and evident in good pot.

Personally, I don't like the Indica high, but for the purposes of reviewing for other people, I can certainly appreciate it's sleepy stoney power, and the potency that the grower managed to cull from the plant.

I like your use of letter grades instead of a 1-10 system. Basically, anytime you have A grade pot, you're doing excellant. If it's A+ to A+++, it's even better but it's probably not more than 10 percent better. Would that be accurate?

But, you also say you judge the high by how much the grower could have gotten from the pot. So are you taking into account the strain itself in that equation?

Or am I making it too simplistic? A simple thing like potency can, as you say, be very dependent on the situation. I'm just interested in what memorable pot you've tried, the situation it was taken under, and why you feel that high was superior to the highs of all the other weed you've taken.

 

[ripOG]

These reviews are sooo much better than those goofy forms with numbers. Just thinking about those ruins my high, "Potency: 6.5, Overall: 9.2." Good grief. Give me a break.

 

[jimmy.carlyle]

These reviews are sooo much better than those goofy forms with numbers. Just thinking about those ruins my high, "Potency: 6.5, Overall: 9.2." Good grief. Give me a break.

Amen brother.

 

[Maj.PotHead]

the lavender ive been growing since last summer taste frutiy/fluro {flowers} and has strong high like you've described my cut was gifted as clone from a friend in No.cali.
it dosent purple up alot because i only let it run 55-60 days and growen organic.

ya must have acess to a different pheno then i'm running i dont taste grape in mine more like fruity pebbels cereal

 

[jimmy.carlyle]

Yeah, I know there is a really old amazing arcata mother which accounts for a lot of the Humboldt lavender.

 

[Closet Funk]

Lavender is an excellent strain. I grew out some K2 x Lavender that was highly Lavender dominant. The taste was of grapes and hash, it also had a nice mellow daytime high.