Hello biggas. I’m putting these reviews in a topic because the items had sold out by the time I got my lazy arse into gear to leave reviews, and because I thought some biggas might be interested in my calipacks experience.
I should say that the size and cost of this order isn’t usual for me, it was for a special occasion and we decided to ‘push the boat out’. The final order included Fruity Pebbles, Girl Scout Cookies, Blue Cookies, Cherry Pie, Rainbow Belts, Afghan Gold Seal Hash, and 3.5g each of the DojaPack Zkittlez and Deep East/Wizard Trees Zoap. All items that are still available have been reviewed in the item review sections.
I buy regularly from TGD and have been working my way through their lower-priced items. I’ve always been *very* happy with what I’ve bought and have wanted to try their more expensive range, more out of curiosity than anything else. I wanted to see what difference, if any, there was in that price range, and I’ve read the various heated forum posts about touted calipacks, their value and authenticity, etc. With decent funds for our special occasion I could finally do what I’d been wanting to for ages - find out for myself! 😀
Firstly, apologies for the photo - I had very little left and didn’t realise I’d taken a poor picture until it was too late. I mainly wanted to show the colour of the Zkittlez bud. The buds are (left to right) Zkittlez, Zoap, Fruity Pebbles and Blue Cookies.
So, I have to start with the DojaPack Zkittlez (70% indica, 30% THC). Just amazing! I’m a 35+ years’ smoker and I’ve never seen buds anything like this before - at first glance they look almost entirely black! They’re actually about 85% a very dark purple colour, from its Grape Ape parentage, and the colour apparently comes from introducing carefully-controlled periods of cold during the grow. I’d never heard of this before (seems counter-intuitive!) and found it interesting to read about. The buds fluff up nicely in the grinder and are more what you’d expect, colourwise, inside. The smell from the pack is also unique - I don’t have a sommelier’s nose/taste so can’t provide the detailed, airy-fairy descriptions you see on some sites (!) - I’m huffing on the pack now and it’s hard to describe. It’s a strong (but not cheap or ‘perfumey’) really pleasant mix of fruit, berries, flowers and a little of that ‘soapy’ smell. ‘Flowers’ doesn’t do it justice, it’s more like the essential oils of rose otto, neroli and orange, mixed with a subtle earthiness. Really quite special. The buds were small-medium sized, dense and tight, and expertly manicured - not a hint of leaf anywhere and looking more like leafless, little boulders. It was the first thing we tried from the order and it hit, literally from the first toke. Big, silly grins straightaway from everyone who tried it. It’s a smooth smoke with a very nice taste that’s also hard to describe; a mix of the smells above with a little turkish delight or parma violets too. Gives a nice warmth over the body and a clean, brightness in the head (with no ‘headiness’). Definitely uplifting, amusing and smiley. Very strong in a clean way, and just a really nice, *very* special smoke :)
Next up was the Deep East/Wizard Trees Zoap (50/50, 25-26% THC). More gorgeous strong smells from the pack, similar to Zkittlez but with less fruit/flowers and a lot more of that soapy smell! There’s also a fresh lemon, skunky, plasticine smell - it’s so hard to describe! Light green/yellowy buds (small/medium size), again looking like little boulders, no leaf at all, just tight/dense buds with that fine, spiderweb-looking dusting of crystals. The strong soapy smell has you wondering what the taste will be like, and it *does* taste of soap but in a really nice way! The subtle fresh lemon is also there, along with a buttery (maybe popcorn or marshmallow?) taste - it’s pleasant, not overpowering, very distinctive and unique, and I know I’m not doing it justice! The effect is a clean, strong hit that comes in relaxing waves. A little more tingly in the head than the Zkittlez but, again, no headiness. Another very special strain with a very unique and pleasant taste. I preferred the Zkittlez slightly more at first, and then preferred the Zoap - they’re both on another level and very, very special.
Lastly, back to one of TGD’s cheaper options, the Blue Cookies (90% indica, 25-28% THC). Slightly bigger small/medium sized buds and more ‘typical’ looking (as opposed to little boulders), even including some leaf! Nothing over the top and still nicely trimmed, but TGD’s items are often just buds with literally no leaf at all - I’ve heard a rumour that they have a top Hollywood plastic surgeon doing their trimming 😉 Mixing Blueberry and GSC apparently results in a 90% indica - there’s still some of that distinctive Blueberry strain smell there, but it’s only subtle in the taste. The taste is still very nice though and it has (as expected) a deeply relaxing effect with, for me, no headiness at all - all body and deeply, deeply relaxing in a very pleasant way. It gives a ‘cosy’ feeling (similar to TGD’s Cherry Pie, an 80% indica, 24% THC) and would probably be very nice for anyone with anxiety issues.
So, they’re the three I couldn’t review ‘normally’ because they aren’t available as I’m writing this - although I believe TGD are restocking and will have them back in soon, possibly by the time this post goes up. I’d also quickly like to mention the Fruity Pebbles too. It’s in TGD’s cheaper range and is also a really nice and very tasty smoke. It’s a 55% indica (20-28% THC) and has a little bit of the Zkittlez’ dark purple colouring. Another lovely fruity-tasting smoke with a nice high - be warned that it’s a real creeper and very strong!
Finally, a few quick words about the ‘value for money’ and quality of the calipack smokes. I know some biggas simply won’t, or can’t afford to, pay these calipack prices. I’m usually in the ‘can’t afford to’ category. My main reason for trying the calipacks was curiosity, to see if there was a noticeable difference in quality compared to cheaper items. I can’t comment on ‘value for money’ because it’s different for each person, and what might be a lot of money to one bigga might be very little to another, so people’s perceptions of ‘value’ greatly differ. Would I like this quality of bud to be available cheaper? Yes, *definitely*! I think most of us would like most things to be cheaper but we also know that the world doesn’t work like that. The real question is: does the higher price of these calipacks equal greater quality, a nicer smoke? From the two packs I tried the answer, unfortunately for those of us who can’t afford these prices regularly or at all, seems to be a definite ‘yes’. I’ve been very happy with my TGD cheaper-priced items and thought I was getting some of the best buds available - I didn’t think it could get much better but, in terms of smell, taste and effect, it seems there is (alas!) a higher tier that I was previously unaware of. I’m all about flavour and hit, and the Zkittlez and Zoap are definitely two of the very best smokes I’ve ever had, and probably the best I’ve had in the last 20 years or so. Unfortunately, I’ve hardly any left 🙁 Oh well, the good thing about special occasions is that there’ll be more, and Christmas is coming 😁🎉
Thank you to TGD for their spot-on advice on what sort of flavours and hit that I, particularly, might like, and for their excellent service. I won’t go on about it because I assume most biggas are already aware - they have great comms/stealth and genuine NDD and, above all, excellent quality items. They look after their customers and are very generous with their free samples and gifts. Cheers! 👍
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