Carmel - High Fructose Corn

Syrup

With The holidays right around the corner, my appetite yearns for sweet things.

HFCS from Carmel sounds like a fantastic choice, let's get a bit more in-depth with

it!

Format: Flower, 3.5g Mylar bag

Pkg Date: Oct 30, 2023

THC: 29.6% CBD: 0.07%

Terpenes: 2.28% - Farnesene, Caryophyllene, Limonene

Method of Inhalation: 18 inch Glass Ice Beaker

Bag Appeal: As expected when I opened the bag, I was presented with some lovely, frost

buds. 5 buds made the bag. 3 medium and a couple of smaller ones. The smell was muted,

that part was unexpected.

Trim: The trim is consistent with previous offerings I've had from Carmel. Tight and dense,

free of excess stems and sugar leaves. The buds had a conical shape, with some slight fox-

tailing. Trichome structures were about 40% intact. Still looked pretty though! Not much to be

said in terms of colours, a range of faded greens, with some orange-brown pistils. As far as

moisture, the buds had a consistency that reminded me of a fresh ginger snap, slightly moist

enough to hold together, but with a little squish, it crumbled up easily.

Smell: The first sniff gave off a slightly muted cooking spice scent, savory maybe, silver sage

even. Cracking a bud, opened up to a muted sweetness that was reminiscent of....corn syrup.

Taste: Things get a bit confusing here. The smell does not translate well to the taste. At first,

slightly sweet, but not long after exhaling I tasted a woody, skunky, blandness.

Microbial: The buds don't have any signs of bugs, Budrot, or mold. I did not detect any

other contaminants either.

Burn/Ash: The burn was decent if nothing else. Mostly white ash, with a few grey flakes in

the mix., and burned down well. No residuals, (salts, etc).

Voyage: Things slide downhill a tad here, based on the price paid vs overall quality. The

high is balanced. I didn't experience a huge kick, very much more on the lighter side. I felt very

calm, probably from the caryophyllene-limonene combo. There was also a tad bit of euphoria,

the kind that makes ya lean and wobble a bit. Lol. Overall not a bad trip, but also not worth the

price for just pretty smoke.

I wouldn't repurchase this specific offering, but, I always look forward to the consistency offered

by Carmel.

Score:

Packaging: 3.75/5

Bag Appeal: 3.5/5

Trim: 4.5/5

Smell: 2.75/5

Taste: 3/5

Microbial: 4.5/5

Ash: 4.5/5

Effects 3.75/5

(Voyage)

Total 30.25/40

~The Captain