I recovered from the latest covid/flu/whatever and got back on LB just in time for Bulldogโs latest grow. โAmnesia Flashโ by Anesia Seeds, the same company behind Druidโs Magicโs last grows which were so well received. I tried DMโs Dankberry and Frozen Black Cherry and I think there are definite similarities between those grows and this one.
PREMIUM:
Very nice looking medium-sized buds (up to 2g), tight, dense and heavy. Slightly squashed due to top level stealth. Professionally manicured and coated with fine crystals - some sparkly, glassy-looking patches where the trichomes have squashed together against the stealth, very attractive ๐. Fresh and still slightly tacky inside. Smell has high notes of pine and citrus against a dank, earthy background. Smokes very smoothly. The taste - like DMโs recent grows - isnโt bold or flavourful, it's more a subtle sour citrus/grapefruit flavour and a faint skunkiness. Itโs a different taste but still pleasant. The high (again, like the DM crops) is very special and refreshingly different. From the name Iโd expected a sativa and was pleasantly surprised to see that itโs actually a 70% indica, much more to my taste! But, for me and my smoking buddy, thereโs still definitely something of an initial sativa hit in this smoke! Weโve had a couple of days smoking this exclusively and the first few spliffs on both days gave us energetic tingles in the head and down through the body, and a slight increase in head chatter, effects Iโd normally associate with a strong sativa. First effects include a slight rushiness and mild euphoria. It gives a bright, creative feeling with clarity of thought and itโs a positive, โupโ high, happy and sociable. Those first effects quickly calm into a very nice, mellow and relaxing body stone whilst still being sociable, and we both experienced nice, rolling waves of brightness, good humour and mild euphoria.
With more smokes, the rushy/euphoric aspects melt away and the mellowness and body relaxation grows, making it more what youโd expect from a 70% indica. Itโs a very clean high and definitely stronger than I expected, and again comparable to the DM grows. Iโve a decent tolerance and Iโm seeing it as more of an evening/night smoke - itโs a lovely, strong smoke for the daytime too, you can still be โfunctionalโ on it but I certainly wouldn't be able to hide that I was on it, especially with those initial sativa-like effects! My ability to speak coherently seems to go out the window nowadays when Iโm on sativas! This indica hits very differently to the 70% indicas Iโm used to and itโs a very nice, refreshing change. Iโm still learning and Iโve enjoyed having my expectations turned on their heads by this excellent, top quality smoke!
BUDGET (the best value item on LB?!!):
Obviously very similar to the premium ๐. The buds arenโt as well-formed but theyโre still dense and heavy, thereโs nothing scraggly and no stalks. The manicure, as youโd expect, is not quite as tight but itโs only tiny leaves that remain and they have crystals. And, for a budget item, these buds are big! Itโs very hard to find anything smaller than my thumbnail, with some buds being similar in size to the premium buds (with a few up to 1g). I havenโt had enough of it to be sure but it seems a little less strong than the premium, with less of the initial sativa-type effects. Itโs still an excellent smoke, though, and absolutely amazing at this price. Itโs definitely the best value for money item Iโve seen on LB, working out at around only ยฃ90 an oz! I know many people, myself included, whoโve paid a lot more for smoke thatโs nowhere near this level of quality. FFS, thereโs trim selling for more than this on LB! Bulldog obviously knows that he could sell these โbudget budsโ for close to twice the price, and the fact that he doesnโt reflects his ethics and whole approach here on LB.
Thereโs a very high standard of care and professionalism in how BB approaches his business, from the grow through to his detailed and honest descriptions, his comms, and packaging and stealth (with the stealth being by far the best Iโve had through LB). Attention to detail from start to finish, and just โdoing the job rightโ - everythingโs of the highest quality without posing, affectations or ego. It seems that BBโs very much about โkeeping it โrealโ, and I love that a vendor whoโs had to put up with so many trolls on here has stuck with it. He demonstrates his growing skills and experience - and the way he thinks things should be done - by popping up occasionally and dropping these excellent grows at amazing prices, like a fucking boss! ๐
The premium and budget are both very highly recommended. Cheers and thanks to you, BB ๐๐๐๐