Fruit Stripe Gum

APPEARANCE , AROMA, & TASTE

APPEARANCE:

Some may complain about Grow West’s definition of “trimmed”; I on the other hand do not. And both 1/8ths that purchased were comprised of what amounts to one big bud. That being said several of the 1/8ths of he same batch seemed to be a bit more scraggly .
Perhaps is the nature of FSG’s genetic complexity or maybe Grow West didn’t make a concerted effort to spread the buds so to speak.

FSG like many other GW strains has an arrestingly gorgeous landscape filled with a multi-hued tapestry of leaf and stigma accented by lush trichome coverage.

The overall first impression here is one of wonder as the eye travels over the motley colored and dense buds.
Fruit Stripe Gum has gerth and substance; a mostly rocky surface with crags and crevices that conceal droves of trichomes.

Good  For Bowls and Rolls:

Grind for best results. Somewhat dense buds but more spongey than hardened. It needs a little help to become spliff-worthy

AROMA:

• Spikey almost an oily lemon-grapefruit(?)
• Black pepper
• Cheese/ blunt and sour cheese
• Skunk prevalent more at a distance
• Onion soup mix
• Body odor – specifically under-arm BO which is similar to onions to a degree
• Rotten orange peel

The impact of FSG’s aroma outshines any other aspect of its character. This bud is pungent. I don’t express this lightly as I encounter a lot of different and very aromatic flower. But FSG may bring some to question their purchase upon opening the dram. An immediate wave of cheese, onion, garlic, pepper, steak sauce, and soup mix floods the nose propelled by an undercurrent of sour skunk that leaves its mark and then some as it lingers awhile in the soft palate after wreaking havoc in the nostrils.

From here on out this will be an unmistakable sign that I am indeed smoking FSG or at least a close relative. I have little to no experience with its parent strains by themselves aside from Green Crack aka Green Cush and Bubblegum aka Indiana Bubblegum, incidentally one of my preferred strains except for a component of FSG’s skunkiness, which isn’t wholly unlike that exuded at times by Bubblegum.

However neither of these aforementioned have an aroma similar to that of FSG. This leads me to believe that it must be the influence of Jaffa Cake and The Black, both of which remain somewhat of a mystery to me.

But here’s some background:

The Jaffa Cake strain is a cross of (Mandarina x Cookie).

A Jaffa Cake is a real thing; a pastry or baked good rather. Here’s what the webinet says:

“Jaffa Cakes are a cake introduced by McVitie and Price in the UK in 1927 and named after Jaffa oranges. The most common form of Jaffa cakes are circular, 2+1⁄8 inches in diameter and have three layers: a Genoise sponge base, a layer of orange flavoured jam and a coating of chocolate. Each cake is 46 calories. Wikipedia

So the abundance of orange aroma and flavor  in FSG’s profile may be attributed to this strain.

The Black is a somewhat infamous flower created by B.C. Bud Depot https://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/The_Black/BC_Bud_Depot/

And it is supposedly born from two Landrace strains: one Mexican and one Afghani.

This seems to account for FSG’s darker leaf and bud hues that verge on dark purple and violet. But it may also account for the weighty ocular pressure that seems to hover over your 3rd eye right in the middle of the forehead and its somewhat lazy sedation

TASTE:

• Homemade strawberry / frozen strawberry Ice cream(?)
• Black peppercorn
• Over ripe or rotten orange peel an oily-type sensation on the back of the throat

INHALE:

• Somewhat harsh acrid burnt citrus
• Trace amounts of herbaceous lemon
• Hint of strawberries mixed with cleaning chemicals
• Distorted /singed or burnt mint flavor

EXHALE:

• Sweet strawberry-like taste especially when vaping (this counteracts any displeasing taste or harshness to a degree
• Some mint or mint-green tea-type taste on exhale