Dried for 6 days, trimmed first, hung in total darkness, jarred into mason jars, opened periodically for the first week, then sealed shut.
0 - 10 scale with ten being the best.
Nutes: Synthetic.
Smell: 9 - Very 'fresh' is all I can say! Extremely pungent aroma of peppermint and pine, reminiscent of Ona Gel but not in a bad way. Decent touch of skunk on the backside when breaking it up.
Taste: 9 - Exactly the same, only all freshness and almost no skunk.
The High: 9 - Pretty balanced, but mostly sativa feeling due to the early harvest! Strange since HB is almost a pure indica. Very energizing and motivational this time, high ceiling and very potent. Smacks you right behind the eyeballs and says "Hey! You're stoned! Go do something!"
Bag Appeal: 8 - The only thing holding these buds back is the slightly smaller size, which is due to harvesting early for that UP high-type. They are still dense and chunky though, and aren't really that small for a 400w. Just not what I've seen them look like when I've let em go for 9 weeks. But then the buzz is totally different and what I call 'flat'. So I'll take the early harvest instead.
Comments: The end product on this offering from Mandala is truly great smoke when harvested a bit early. Very unique smell, and great bud density and appearance. I'm just not the biggest fan of how they grow. They have HUGE indica fan leaves that they push out real wide, so although they stay short they take up a decent amount of space horizontally. They look kinda ugly until about week 4 of flower when they start blowing up. But they are easy to trim and produce a ton of hash if you make use of your trimmings. Not the biggest yielder, but definitely decent. Bigger yields than the Super Skunk.