Tasmanian Botanics’s Garnet Flower Review | AusCannaReviews
This post was updated on March 27, 2025, with the correct genetics.
Tasmanian Botanics’s Garnet is a 24% THC Sativa-dominant hybrid medicinal cannabis cultivar, created in-house by crossing Opal and Amethyst. Grown in a greenhouse with hybrid lighting and coco medium, Garnet is hand-harvested, hybrid-trimmed, and dry-cured for eight days. First entering the market in April of this year, Garnet’s terpene profile is high in Myrcene, Caryophyllene and Limonene.
Opal was one of my early reviews, and if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, I highly recommend it. It shares the story of one of the most influential figures from the early days of cannabis. However, for a quick refresher… Opal is the cultivar White Widow. Typically high in Terpinolene, Pinene, Limonene and Myrcene, White Widow is piney and citrusy in both smell and taste and would be recommended to patients trying to manage symptoms of depression, stress, pain, and PTSD.
Amethyst I reviewed at the beginning of 2024 and was a flower that was in my rotation up until recently. A cross between Wedding Cake and Animal Cookies, Amethyst’s dominant terpenes are Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool, and Myrcene. This is a flower that would be recommended to patients dealing with stress, anxiety, insomnia, and mild to moderate pain.
Review
Opening my 10-gram tub of Tasmanian Botanics's Garnet (batch Q0680), I'm greeted by a sweet, earthy, and vaguely creamy aroma. My tub mostly held smaller buds, none over a gram, with a fair amount of shake.
Garnet’s bright green buds featured a light dusting of trichomes and evenly scattered rust-coloured pistils.
While dense, the buds lacked bounce, falling flat after grinding. There were also a few underdeveloped seeds. Tasmanian Botanics's Garnet does not pass my Sticky Icky Test.
Starting at 185C in my Venty, Tasmanian Botanics's Garnet delivers a lemony diesel flavour with a subtle creamy sweetness. A bit of a creeper, Garnet’s effects start with an uptick in mood and energy, melting away any agitations or frustrations I might have been feeling prior to medicating. I often found myself dancing around the house while doing chores shortly after consuming Garnet. As she settles, Garnet offers something no other flower on the Australian medicinal market has given me: creative focus. Initially, I thought this creativity could have been sparked by my recent trip to Melbourne or the lively spring atmosphere with Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers in full swing. While correlation doesn’t always mean causation… More often than not, once Garnet settled, I found myself diving into something creative. Garnet isn’t sedating, so she would be best suited in an early morning to early afternoon slot in my rotation.
Will I refill this prescription? Eventually. I liked Tasmanian Botanics's Garnet a lot. However, this first batch had some notable drawbacks. The biggest… within days of opening, Garnet’s terpene profile diminished significantly which translated into me chasing effects. While Garnet brings the creative focus I love… She still needs to be dialled in a little bit. In the end, it’s Garnet’s price point of $80 that saves her from a two-star review.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 out of 5 stars
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I really like this Garnet. It's what I was using before the most recent bag of Kind Dulce that I got. Thinking I'll be going back to this one.