{"id":36447,"date":"2019-06-27T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/06\/27\/the-best-strains-at-the-bay-area-cannabis-cup\/"},"modified":"2019-06-28T12:48:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T20:48:06","slug":"the-best-strains-at-the-bay-area-cannabis-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/06\/27\/the-best-strains-at-the-bay-area-cannabis-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Strains at the Bay Area Cannabis Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The birthplace of medical marijuana doesn\u2019t slouch when it comes to having the best pot possible on any given day. Because it is the closest urban center to the ancestral homeland of the best marijuana in America (the Emerald Triangle), some of the best cultivators in the world ply their trade on the shores of the San Francisco Bay Area. When the time comes for the locals to show their top phenotypes of the moment grown to the best of their ability, it\u2019s pretty exciting stuff.<\/p>\n

As always, I hit every booth and checked out their spreads at the High Times Cannabis Cup in San Francisco\u2019s legendary Cow Palace. All of the cultivators and booths in this collection had zero trash on their table. If I approached a booth and got the slightest hint of poor effort in post-production, I moved on to the next. Perhaps I missed something nice, but the people who grow the best pot in the world couldn\u2019t even fathom putting that grassy-smelling John Deere Lawn Mower Clippings Kush on their table. However, overall, I was impressed with the showing. Here is our rundown on the most flame strains at the 2019 Cannabis Cup in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Diamond Back Genetics \u2014 Granpa\u2019s This Is The Sh*t<\/h4>\n
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When I went through my first pass of judging the sungrown entries just going on looks, I was struck at how absolutely stunning this strain looked. (Of course, at the time I didn\u2019t know what strain it was, it was simply labelled Full Sungrown Entry 8.) Amongst some offerings that looked a little dated from last season, this strain had a fantastic visual. The nose took a little coercing to get out, so it wasn\u2019t a pure jar jumper. But once I cracked into a nug, my nostrils were attacked with a sensory overload giving me flashbacks to the best OG Kush experiences of my life. I called it the winner even as it was the first jar I opened, and I was correct.<\/p>\n

Str8organics \u2014 Mendo Breath<\/h4>\n
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The crew at\u00a0Str8organics<\/a>\u00a0have a wide array of flamage, and while many of their strains may be a bit more exclusive or exotic than the Mendo Breath, I regularly find myself going back to it. As I told the strain\u2019s breeders at Gage Green Group\u00a0when I interviewed them last year<\/a>, my absolute favorite rendition of their now uber-popular strain is certainly the light deprivation-grown version coming from Str8organics. It\u2019s basically as good as 92% of the indoor Mendo Breath you\u2019re going to see, without all the emotional baggage of a carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

C.R.A.F.T. \u2014 Cherry Punch<\/h4>\n
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As you know, I love Cherry Punch. After we named it on our\u00a0Harvest Hype strain list last harvest season<\/a>, it\u00a0went on to a podium spot at The Emerald Cup<\/a>\u00a0a few months later. While\u00a0C.R.A.F.T.<\/a>\u00a0made it to the podium four times this weekend at the Bay Area Cannabis Cup, including taking home the Indica Cup, shockingly, none of the accolades were for their Cherry Punch. Make no mistake about it, until proven otherwise, C.R.A.F.T. has the best cut of Cherry Punch on the planet. They previously put out a small batch last fall, and it\u2019s now in full production. People spent a pretty penny on Cherry Punch seeds when they bought the from\u00a0Symbiotic Genetics<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0California\u2019s first legal adult-use Cannabis Cup<\/a>, which led to some less-than-perfect phenos getting out there, because people simply couldn\u2019t afford to lose the whole pack. The C.R.A.F.T. phenotype is like Brad Pitt\u2019s character in \u201cWorld War Z\u201d compared to all those other cuts: It will never be infected with the sickness of simply being described as \u201cabove average.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sovereign \u2014 Blueberry Muffin and XXX<\/h4>\n
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The folks at\u00a0Sovereign<\/a>\u00a0also found themselves on the podium four times this weekend, including scoring both first and second place in the infused products category. But what took our breath away was Sovereign\u2019s flowers, particularly their XXX and Blueberry Muffin strains. While neither found their way to the podium, they both were something special.<\/p>\n

Seven Leaves \u2014 BonBon, Biscotti, and Vovo<\/h4>\n
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Seven Leaves<\/a>\u00a0did not travel light to the Bay Area. The Sacramento-based cultivators brought a lovely spread that included BonBon, Biscotti and Vovo. The BonBon was a delightful Gushers phenotype, while the Biscotti pairs Gelato #25 and South Florida OG and the Vovo is a wild GG4 cross named in a manner\u00a0to prevent future litigation with adhesive companies<\/a>. All were flame! However, if someone gave me a ticket for a free eighth and I had to pick one of these three strains, I would pick the Vovo.<\/p>\n

Wonderbrett \u2014 OZK<\/h4>\n
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Obviously, an OG crossed with\u00a0Zkittlez<\/a>\u00a0is going to be banging, and \u2014 outside the personal collection of Brandon from 3rd Generation Family, who bred the OZK from Zkittlez and OG Eddy \u2014 it\u2019s tough to imagine anyone having a better version than\u00a0Wonderbrett<\/a>. We\u2019re expecting a lot of OZK in the not-too-distant future, so don\u2019t be surprised if it makes the Harvest Hype list this year, as enthusiasm around the strain continues to percolate.<\/p>\n

3C Farms \u2014 Sasquatch Sap, Lime Sherbert and Club 33 OG<\/h4>\n
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With\u00a0a lineage tracing back to the famed Josh D cut of OG Kush<\/a>, 3C Farms has been known for producing the absolute heat for years. You may remember that in 2017, their Sasquatch Sap placed second in\u00a0the mini cannabis competition we held<\/a> at the National Cannabis Industry Association\u2019s annual conference in Oakland. We love the Sasquatch Sap, but it\u2019s hard to rank it above the Lime Sherbert and Club 33 OG. The Lime Sherbert is like a citrus smoothie with fuel notes, while the Club 33 OG is quintessential SoCal OG Kush grown to peak performance.<\/p>\n

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