Best Bud of Boulder Judging Video Log

[IncredibowlBoss]

I recently got selected to be on the panel of 15 medical marijuana industry experts to judge The Best Bud of Boulder contest (http://www.bestbudofboulder.com/contest).

I decided to record a video log with an in-depth analysis of the 30 strains to share the quality of Colorado's fine medicine with the world. I look at visual aesthetics, aroma, flavor, potency, and head to explore the full variety the strains have to offer, and break down what the expertly-grown flowers look and smoke like, as far as hairs, trichomes, proper flushing, and trimming.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that possibly some ICMag members' buds are in this (videos #3-[end] will have macro photos from the Strainman (http://www.strainman.com))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmNi9N3cIxw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDdK7jJMeWw

(I know I should upload these to my videos, but I don't have access yet!)

 

[Moonshine*]

This should prove entertaining......I was asked to judge as well, but declined......Maybe next year.....

I'll go ahead and chime in on the first video with a few helpful tips.....

For my personal taste dont go looking for a lots of amber heads.......There should be a nice mix of cloudy 60-70%and clear 20% with a few ambers thrown in (10/20%)......Lots of amber heads means that bud was maxed out for yield potential instead of harvesting at peak ripeness.....heavy % of amber means that THC is converting into CBN.......might as well be mexi if your going for CBN......

Also hairs dont dictate anything besides looks.....there are sativa strains that will be totaly red haired but need a month extra for the trich's to ripen, vice versa there are ruderalis strains that are fully ripe and still have lots and lots of white hairs.......

Video #2 is a step up....made me want to smoke that 1st and last sample(which sounded like some tangerine haze).....

Love the incredibowl....I believe we have met before.....you look very familiar...

Good luck powering through all that herb......Im sure there are a few tasty treats in there as well.........

Moonshine

 

[IncredibowlBoss]

Thanks for all the insight - I'll definitely bring it into play in video #3!

 

[Moonshine*]

Waiting for installment #3.......

I have to say some of your descriptions of flavors scare the hell out of me....."Hot Milk", I dont think Ive ever tasted that......Thanks for the heads up on the flavor chart from GH, Ive used the one in the orig Big Book of Buds when Ive needed a ref for a flavor I couldnt describe......

 

[IncredibowlBoss]

#s 3, 4 & 5 are coming - I promise! I just got photos from Strain Man to use in the vids - I'm trying to get approval to add pics from Cannabis Connoisseur magazine, too.

 

[Cronique]

For the HEALTH of my fellow smokers, I hope all of the judges are being careful like you, double checking any spots in question.

After seeing some photos on Strainman's website,
I found sample #4 to contain MOLD
and sample #5 to contain Spider Mites

The rest looked clean

Happy Smoking !!

 

[Hillbilly419]

I might to bring a sample to the incredboss let him peeps my boulder county chron

 

[Cronique]

Hillbilly419 ~ I think the Deadline for entries was April 1st bud...

 

[Moonshine*]

Cronique......good eye...I didnt even notice the trichs hanging mid air on the webs until you posted that.......

yuck....

 

[Cronique]

Maybe Mitch got a Lung infection?? Only a few days left!!