Tasmanian Botanics’s Moonstone is a 20% THC Indica dominant flower, bred using their in-house genetics program. Moonstone is a cross between Wedding Cake and Animal Cookies. Her dominant terpenes are Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool, and Myrcene.
As previously covered in Grandiosa’s Bubba Jungle Pie review, Wedding Cake is a cross between Cherry Pie and Girl Scout Cookies. Cherry Pie, sometimes known as Cherry Kush is a unique cultivar. It was first bred in San Francisco by the Bay Area’s “Pieguy” and is a cross between Grand Daddy Purple and Durban Poison. Cherry Pie has a sweet and fruity aroma that many people find reminiscent of cherries. She is a favourite in the American medicinal cannabis scene winning 3rd place in the Medical Sativa category at the 2014 High Times Cannabis Cup.
Girl Scout Cookies is legendary in her own right having won the 2013 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in Los Angeles
Animal Cookies sometimes called Animal Crackers is a hybrid cultivar hailing from the Canadian company BC Bud Depot and is a cross between Fire OG and Girl Scout Cookies. Believe it or not, Animal Cookies was an attempt to improve Girl Scout Cookies.
Fire OG also known as Fire OG Kush is an Indica dominant hybrid cross between OG Kush and SFV OG Kush. (We covered OG Kush’s genetics last week in Chemovar’s Premo OG Kush Review) Fire OG is considered one of the strongest OG cultivars and gets its name from the frosty red hairs covering the flowers, giving the illusion the flower looks like it is on fire.
San Fernando Valley Kush or SFV OG Kush for short is a lemony pine-scented heavy-hitting Indica popular with American medical patients for its sedating, relaxing and choric pain-relieving effects.
Review
Tasmanian Botanics’s Moonstone is their Amethyst cultivar but at a reduced price. They did this because of various issues that were encountered during the growing process which affected the plant’s final chemotype. Things like this happen when you’re growing outdoors but, hats off to Tasmanian Botanics for opening acknowledging these issues and adjusting their price point accordingly.
I never got the chance to try the original Amethyst, but by all accounts, it was one of Tasmanian Botanics’s hardest hitters.
When I opened my 10-gram tub (batch Q0306) there was a subtle hint of vanilla and lavender that was followed by a more earthy pungent smell.
The buds small to medium in size could have been trimmed better. Most were dark green; a few had some purple leaves. They were firm and spongey with slow bounce back after being squeezed. Although minimal in aroma the buds were evenly coated with trichomes and passed the Sticky Icky Test.
Starting at 165C Moonstone is a flavourful vape. She is nicely cured and produces robust vape clouds around the 185C mark. Her effects are a little on the creeper side. However, after one dosing cap (0.15 of a gram) any anxiety I may have been feeling slowly begins to melt away.
I find Moonstone to be a happy and relaxing high. It’s perfect for people-watching at your local coffee shop on a sunny Sunday afternoon. But to achieve the sedating effects I’m after for my insomnia, I almost always reached for a second dosing cap at night. Because of this, it’s probably a good thing I didn’t get to try Amethyst. I’ve got a feeling if I had… I’d be rating Moonstone a three and not a four.
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I have no formal training in medicine or science. This article does not constitute medical advice.
Have found Amethyst o be very effective for insomnia myself, the taste which reminds me of lavender and vanilla, has been so exceptional. Not being able to smell, taste is really important to me.