Hallo friends, I was thinking about how in the last years names in amsterdam coffeeshops scene changed following different hypes that were 'on fashion' that year, maybe two, before changing again, usually following cannabis cup results every year. Often the strain was just an average dutch commercial grown stuff called some exotic way just to attract tourist and be more expensive. Some names anyway became dutch classics.
I've seen different cycles during my trips to ams.
First I remember was
skunk. everything to be good needed to skunk in early 90s
there was some special 'purple', northern lights, and some imported stuff from africa or caribbean.
First change and hype I saw was just adding 'super' to an old name.
So we had super skunk, super afghan...
then came out the white widow phenomenon after cup in 1994. Potent stuff was white widow and later anything in 'white' form. Still nowadays in coffeshops out of amsterdam withe widow is a potent indica bestseller...
Then popped out some jack herer and SSh. Potent sativa high became popular and most sought. So to be good needed to be some 'haze'.
We saw any kind of haze, any color. Silver, super silver, purple, golden, orange... we had all, of any kind... any measure super, ultra, mega, from everywhere mexican, colombian, indian, from everyone neville, arjan,.... incredible...
It lasted few years, while something sweet appeared and stood behind the curtains for a while, still meaning some sweet smelling (and often not properly sweet tasting) weed. Bubblegum and Blueberry had their place for a few years in coffeshops scene. Still nowadays you can find it, but usually as just fake names.
We had also the ak47 period. Still very famous around.
Then we saw the NYCD and diesel hype.
Now it's still very common, of any color and flavour, but usually mediocre.
Barney won the cup with Amnesia that became a classic now in different forms. Curious that the real one has a different origin...
Same as G13haze.
Next it was the time that cheese form uk, got people crazy.
But 3-4 years ago begun the Kush hype, still very strong around.
I remember lately also the lemon fashion. SLH was really nice and dominated 2 cups straight and nearly a 3rd... Last year it was tangerine... ridicolous....
Did I miss some? for sure, help me remember....
Who's next?
tnx
Dr.P
I've seen different cycles during my trips to ams.
First I remember was
skunk. everything to be good needed to skunk in early 90s
there was some special 'purple', northern lights, and some imported stuff from africa or caribbean.
First change and hype I saw was just adding 'super' to an old name.
So we had super skunk, super afghan...
then came out the white widow phenomenon after cup in 1994. Potent stuff was white widow and later anything in 'white' form. Still nowadays in coffeshops out of amsterdam withe widow is a potent indica bestseller...
Then popped out some jack herer and SSh. Potent sativa high became popular and most sought. So to be good needed to be some 'haze'.
We saw any kind of haze, any color. Silver, super silver, purple, golden, orange... we had all, of any kind... any measure super, ultra, mega, from everywhere mexican, colombian, indian, from everyone neville, arjan,.... incredible...
It lasted few years, while something sweet appeared and stood behind the curtains for a while, still meaning some sweet smelling (and often not properly sweet tasting) weed. Bubblegum and Blueberry had their place for a few years in coffeshops scene. Still nowadays you can find it, but usually as just fake names.
We had also the ak47 period. Still very famous around.
Then we saw the NYCD and diesel hype.
Now it's still very common, of any color and flavour, but usually mediocre.
Barney won the cup with Amnesia that became a classic now in different forms. Curious that the real one has a different origin...
Same as G13haze.
Next it was the time that cheese form uk, got people crazy.
But 3-4 years ago begun the Kush hype, still very strong around.
I remember lately also the lemon fashion. SLH was really nice and dominated 2 cups straight and nearly a 3rd... Last year it was tangerine... ridicolous....
Did I miss some? for sure, help me remember....
Who's next?
tnx
Dr.P
excellent !
