The Gentle Herb
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Ordering & Pricing
This was a sample pack, I did play with the site for a bit, the website is easy to browse and order from. They currently have economy $89 Oz's all the way to AAAA's priced at $260 Oz's, as well as a good variety of in house and branded concentrates, vape carts, and edibles.
Communication
I spoke with them on discord briefly and they were very friendly and helpful. I also sent an email in the evening and got a reasonably prompt reply the next afternoon with shipping confirmation and tracking details.
Packaging
The packaging was very discreet but the cardboard envelope mailer ripped in transit. It was shipped in a tamper proof visual barrier and double vac sealed inside that so there was no discernible smell or issues with receiving the pack though. They did tell me they don't normally use the cardboard envelopes.
Products / Photos
Personal flower grading
0-4.9 "A" grade
5.0-6.9 "AA" grade
7.0-8.4 "AAA" grade
8.5-10 "AAAA" grade
I don't comment much on bag appeal for flower, there's pictures for that. The cost/value for flower is not taken into account here and is instead talked about below in the final notes.
All of the flower strains were smoked in a joint and the concentrates were used on a titanium enail set to 600°.
Purple Skunk
8.5/10
Smell: Sweet smell with tones of skunk, earth, and berries that was noticeable right on opening the bag.
Smoke/Flavor: Mostly white ash with some grey and had a smooth smoke though I didn't get much flavor from this strain.
Effects: Very potent and dopey to me, quite happy and relaxed and I was distracted daydreaming often. A bit of anxiety. Bit of a creeper body buzz with couch lock.
Purple Space Cookies
9.0/10
Smell: Strong sweet floral and slightly sour grape smell that reminds me of Welch's grape juice.
Smoke/Flavor: The smoke was smooth but tingled the lungs a little, it had a hint of grape on the back of the throat of the exhale and white ash.
Effects: Very potent, left me focused and motivated, and also gave me a nice relaxing body buzz that was a bit of a creeper.
Pineapple Express
9.0/10
Smell: Strong smell that was noticeable right away when opening the bag that reminded me of fermented pineapples with a touch of tropical fruit and floral smells, very similar to other batches of this strain I've had.
Smoke/Flavor: Smoked really smoothly, had white ash and good flavor that held the fermented pineapples.
Effects: Strong euphoric, uplifting, and mind racing high that put a smile on my face and left me motivated.
Gentle death (in-house Death Bubba)
8.0/10
Smell: The smell isn't strong, but you get a pungent earth smell to me thats really true to a death bubba from my experience.
Smoke/Flavor: Mostly smooth smoke but a bit harsh, sour pungent flavor, grey-white ash.
Effects: Mildly strong effects, but not overwhelmingly potent, made me hungry and had a melt into the couch feeling that later led into some sedation. I am partial towards Death Bubba's as it's one of my favorite strains.
Purple Berry
8.0/10 lost 0.5 as it was slightly lacking in potency for me to be a AAAA.
Smell: Grape and Blueberry smell from this strain.
Smoke/Flavor: Very smooth smoke with white ash and I got good blueberry flavor from it, though not until a few puffs into the joint.
Effects: Mild-strong effects for me with a body buzz that gave me the buzzing/tingling feeling with some hunger and a melt into a couch feeling without the sedation that normally comes with couch lock strains for me.
Motor Oil
This was an interesting concentrate that carries some really potent body and sedation effects with it. They make it with Grand Daddy Purple shatter, oil, and wax as per the website. It has pungent, diesel, and earth smells to it for me. It didn't completely burn off in my nail and had an alright flavor that tasted strongly of earth and diesel. The effects were a potent tingling body buzz with strong couch-lock and mild sedation and hunger effects. For the cost ($17/g) this is a very good value concentrate to pick up in my opinion and is great for the early evening or nighttime.
OG Kush Shatter
This shatter was more of a taffy consistency and had a earth and pine kush smell. It had really potent body effects with relaxation, sedation, and a mind-numbing feel. I had a hard time keeping my eyes open about 20-30 minutes after a large (for me) dab. The cost ($35) is reasonable as it's quite potent and is great for a nighttime dab.
Incentive for Customers
They have a 15% off new customer code posted on the home page.
Incentive for Review
I was sent this sample pack with the expectation that I would write a fair and honest review
Notes
The Gentle Death priced at $150 on sale ($210 normally) is something that I would be very satisfied paying for and is a good value AAA pick in my opinion. The other flowers are priced at $260/oz and aren't value picks or "great deals" to me, but they do seem to be high quality AAAA picks that had very enjoyable smokes, strong smells and looks, and strong clean effects that I was generally very happy with.