When you open the first jar of Candy Cake strain flower, you won’t believe that nothing was added. It has a vanilla-frosting and sweets aroma. Not a flavouring device. It’s the natural aromatic compounds (terpenes) found in the plant, and once you know what they are, choosing a strain you’ll love to grow is a lot easier.
What makes a strain its taste?
Each strain contains a combination of terpenes, which are the same compounds that provide fruit, herbs and spices with their aroma. A few common ones:
· Myrcene: earthy, musky and relaxing, common in relaxing strains.
· Limonene: bright citrus
· Peppery and spicy: due to the presence of Caryophyllene.
· 3-octanol: camphor, a bit like pine.
Dessert strains are sweet because of how these mix together, plus careful growing and curing to prevent the terpenes from fading.
Candy Cake: vanilla frosting in a jar
Candy Cake is an exotic hybrid of indica-dominant strains, typically sown with Zkittlez Cake and Jungle Cake. It has a creamy vanilla cake flavor, candy sweetness and subtle notes of berry and peach. The effects tend to make people feel euphoric, relaxed with body and quite clear in the head, although more sedative as the journey goes on. The batch we checked had a strength of 30.14% THCA, which is a decent to good strength for any strain.
Best uses: For a casual evening, a lazy Sunday afternoon, pairing with friends who enjoy sweet tastes.
Cherry Gumbo: fruity and ripe
Cherry Gumbo is a hybrid of Cherry Pie and Gumbo. Cherry Gumbo is like a fruit stand, Candy Cake is like a bakery. Cherry and berry is picked up first, followed by bubblegum, and then pine and earthy notes. A hybrid that’s relaxing and euphoric yet indica dominant and heavy on the body.
Ideal for: winding down at the end of the day, music, long conversations.
Serving properly a dessert strain
Everyone sucks up the best flavor in the first few seconds. To really taste them:
1. Use clean piece or new paper. Dry resin spoils the fine flavor.
2. Grind gently. The terpenes are released into the air when you over-grind, not your session.
3. Take a slow initial pull. The first hit is the strongest one with flavour.
4. Store it right. Keep your jar sealed, cool and out of the light so it stays sweet.
Buying more than one can afford.
Dessert strains are simple to fall for, and 8ths are quick to run out. If you do find one you like, try to find ounce deals on THCA flower. You will end up spending much less per gram and a good-sealed glass jar will retain the flavor for a number of weeks.
The takeaway
Love bakery flavors, then go with Candy Cake. For the fruit lovers, choose Cherry Gumbo. In any case you will know why dessert strains have a solid following.
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