[dr.penthotal]

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

[mr.brunch]

excellent !

you forgot the Kali stage.......Kali mist etc.

[lost in a sea]

yeah too much lemon !

i wish there was a proper selection of flavours as well as highs and the kushs seem a bit predictable on taste,, but im not complaining,, in dam we trust jahmen

[paladin420]

Is a name worth more than a nugg? I am ashamed of what I have done in the name game.. Blonde AK??? Yeap killed it on the stem and still
Moved it. In my defense dude still wanted more??

[rasras]

How about Jack Herer. it was quit popular in beginning of this century. Many of now days strains is cross with JH

[StRa]

before the WW hype there was the northern light.......but never heard about a purple NL....good to know......

are these hypes related with the winners of the HTCC?

[rasras]

YUUUP. Purp NL was real winner, and it was so psychedelically strong. I wasn't surprised when i heard that bubba kush is cross of affy and NL.

Originally Posted by StRa

are these hypes related with the winners of the HTCC?

Some of them are but mostly the fashion things is coming from States..

[purple_man]

i guess the next one will be gs cookies ROFL...

on the other hand, a consumer oriented market has to comply...

blessss
ps.: you forgot the edelweiss, planck/santa maria times, during the switzerland co ops in beginning of 2k if i remember rite...

[Kush_Master]

its funny in my neck of the woods haze is still all the rage. on the other hand noone knows what diesels, kushes etc. are.