So this is my second weed purchase off the DNMs and I am quite happy with my experience and the quality of this bud. My first experience with DNM weed is with HumboldtHeart (Note not HumboldtFarms) and this stuff is on par or maybe better at the same price point. The review for that can be found here:
I will try to make this review as honest as possible and I do not believe in simple perfect 10 ratings. I am still new to top shelf marijuana. I am not quite a connoisseur (yet at least) and as I experience more vendors and strains my ratings will certainly reflect that fact. I do love appreciating the quality things in life and I hope my review shows that, as I believe honest reviews are very important in this environment. On the markets, yes give the vendor 5/5 for receiving the product with quality as or similar to as advertised, but I think on Reddit the reviews should be more in depth - especially for cannabis.
SeattlesBest - Direct Deal
Product: ½ oz of Dutch Treat and ½ oz of Champagne - $220
Shipping: Domestic USA - Ordered Wednesday night, got it following Tuesday
Communication: Heard he had some complications with his email and has since made a new one. I had no problems with him. He sends over a long menu and some of the strains include pics with them. Awesome stuff. He confirmed my order the next day.
Stealth: Nice visual barrier and some vac sealing. Totally fine for domestic US in my opinion. Once I broke through the seal the bud reeked nicely. The buds came clumped together in the bag and were not compressed badly at all. Once I separated them a bit, everything looked perfect.
Weight: Each strain came about .3gs over which is very solid.
Price Value: 9.7/10: $220 for top shelf and being able to choose from an awesome variety of strains is a great deal. I picked 2 different strains but I feel he would've let me do even more which is awesome. Really can't get a much better deal.
So far I have only vaporized this weed in my Davinci Ascent (an awesome vape btw) so keep that in mind as you read.
Dutch Treat
Aesthetic: 9.3/10 - No seeds, no shake, and minimal stems. Nugs have lovely orange hairs on them. Trim is very good, not leafy at all. The buds were medium in size with some smaller ones. Buds were not dry and had a nice juiciness when being broken apart.
Taste: 9.6/10 - I just got this book called Green, which is pretty awesome. So I will be using that to help me describe the flavor and smell. The taste is truly where this strain shines. It is very potent tasting leaving a deep earthy and piney taste on your tongue with an almost darkish minty finish (best way I can describe it); I think its great. Absolutely reeks too. It has this herbiness with a slight floral accent to it. Truly great tasting marijuana.
Potency: 9.2/10 - The high is quite relaxing for a sativa yet very uplifting. Extremely enjoyable. Not the most potent strain but definitely seems like top shelf. Very fun high and I can still remain social. Makes me feel warm and happy. A great daytime strain for sure.
Overall Quality: 9.4/10 - Awesome product with decent bag appeal and amazing flavor. Super chill out high, have a good time type of high that's good for almost any situation. Unfortunately SeattlesBest said he was running out or low on this strain so pick it up if you can. From my perspective this is top shelf although I have yet to experience some of the legends like JackBlue or CultMadeline. I will let the pictures speak for themselves though.
Pics: not sure why they are all turned sideways but that's how it is
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNV
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNX
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNc
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNj
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNN7
Champagne
Aesthetic: 9.5/10 - No seeds, no shake, and minimal stems. Nicely hairy as well and the buds are dense. The trim is done quite well also. The bag appeal on this is awesome. Nugs are on the larger end, getting a lot of 2.5g nugs and even getting one that was close to 5gs. Good mix between greenness and orange hairs on the buds, very vivid in color. Definitely tasty looking.
Taste: 9.1/10 - Compared to the Dutch Treat, the flavor is not as strong. It has a subtle citrus undertone and similar to the Dutch Treat has a nice piney taste. Still a very dank smell/taste but doesn't have that same wow factor as the taste the Dutch Treat has.
Potency: 9.4/10 - I would say that this strain definitely has an edge on potency to the Dutch Treat giving me a more "stoney" high yet it is still nicely uplifting. The highs are somewhat similar as they are both potent sativas. When I first vaped it, my visuals around me got almost brighter, a very cool effect. Definitely some potent cannabis with an enjoyable high.
Overall Quality: 9.3/10 - Like the Dutch Treat, this stuff seems like top shelf, but again I am biased as I have not yet had dispensary quality weed or picked up from some of the other great but pricier vendors. I like the edge on potency this strain has and the bag appeal with the larger buds is almost eye popping. The flavor on this I felt was on the duller side but I am being picky. You will definitely like this strain. I'm not a dealer but if you're catering to upscale clients who like larger buds, this seems like a great strain choice.
Pics:
Biggest nug: http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNF
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNd
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNi
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNH
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNP
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNY
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNE
http://www.anony.ws/image/JNNS
Not sure how to link this over to r/DankNation but if someone knows how to do that, that would be helpful.
Very clean, concise and organized review....thanks. Just finishing up a small order of Dutch Treat from Abraxas and I liked it very much. I'm getting ready to place my first direct order with SeattlesBest and your review is reassuring. Thanks for taking the time.