IDENTIFICATION
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Date
ct 4 2013
Strain:
Northern Lights
Judge:
Me and my GF
Breeder:
Nirvana
Grower:
Me
GROWN UNDER CFL LIGHT
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
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1. Visual Appeal: Rate the visual appeal of the buds from 1-10 unappealing-excellent.
8.5 - They are very nice Rock Hard nugs, no leaf, tons of crystal, lots and lots of hairs.
2. Visible Trichomes: Rate the visible trichome content from 1-10 none-totally covered.
8 - Lots of shiny sparkly crystals
3. Use an X to indicate the colors that are present in the trichome heads under magnification or list the percentages of each color for a more precise report.
Clear [
20 ] Cloudy [
70 ] Amber [
10] Dark [ ]
4. Mark with X the colors that are present in the buds or for a more detailed color analysis rate presence on a scale 1-9 light-dark.
Brown [ ] Green
Xx ] Gold [ ] Blue [ ] Grey [ ] White [
X ] Red [
X ] Rust [ ] Orange [
X ] Purple [
X] Black [ ]
5. Bud density: [
9 ] Rate the bud density from 1-10 airy-dense. For samples that are not in their natural state leave this field blank.
Super dense buds. Nice almost dried sponge texture. Very Nice.
6. Use numbers 1-9 on descriptors that apply to the aroma of freshly broken bud where a one indicates a subtle presence and 9 indicates a pronounced presence.
Delete the existing space when marking a descriptor in order to maintain the columns in alignment.
Ammonia [
7 ] Earthy [
3 ] Licorice [ ] Peach [ ] Berry [ ] Floral [
9] Mango [ ] Pepper [ ]
Blueberry [ ] Fruit [ ] Meat [ ] Petroleum [ ] Bubblegum [
4 ] Grape [ ]
Melon [ ] Pine [ ] Cedar [ ] Grapefruit [ ] Menthol [ ]
Pineapple [ ] Cherry [ ] Grass/Hay [ ] Mint [ ] Rotten [ ] Chocolate [ ] Hash [ ]
Mold [ ] Skunk [ ] Citrus [
3 ] Iron/Rust [ ] Musk [ ] Spice [ ] Coconut [ ] Leather [ ] Nutmeg [ ] Strawberry [ ] Coffee [ ] Lemon [
3 ] Orange [
3 ] Vanilla [ ]
7. Aroma [
8 ] Rate the aroma from 1-10 repulsive-delightful. Use freshly crumbled bud for best results.
This weed smells AMAZING. I thought NL was supposed to be neutral smelling. Its crazy floral and strong acidic or ammonia like smell when breaking up the buds is great. Ammonia may be too strong of a descriptive word......
8. Seed content [
0] Rate seed content from 0-10 none-fully seeded.
Nothin....
9. Weeks cured [
3] If known enter the number of weeks your sample has been cured. If desired repeat SSR after an additional two weeks of curing.
Dried 4 days then paper bag 3 more days, jarred for 2 weeks so far.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION COMMENTS:
Theyre just really nice looking, rock hard, great smelling, frosty, dank nugs.
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THE SMOKE TEST
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Address these questions while smoking.
1. Please use a clean instrument for the evaluation. Enter information below that will identify the instrument as follows:
Water pipe (enter bong, hooka, bubbler etc) [
X]
Vaporizer (enter the brand name) [ ]
Pipe (size-type, ie medium-glass) [
X]
Joint (enter brand of papers) [
X]
Other (specify):
2. Use numbers 1-9 on descriptors that apply to the taste where a one indicates a subtle presence and a nine indicates a very pronounced presence.
Delete the existing space when marking a descriptor in order to maintain the columns in alignment.
Ammonia [ ] Earthy [ ] Licorice [ ] Peach [ ] Berry [ ] Floral [
10 ]
Mango [ ] Pepper [ ] Blueberry [ ] Fruit [
6] Meat [ ] Petroleum [ ] Bubblegum [ ] Grape [ ] Melon [ ] Pine [ ]
Cedar [ ] Grapefruit [ ] Menthol [ ] Pineapple [ ] Cherry [ ] Grass/Hay [ ] Mint [ ] Rotten [ ] Chocolate [ ] Hash [
4] Mold [ ] Skunk [ ] Citrus [ ] Iron/Rust [ ]
Musk [ ] Spice [ ] Coconut [ ] Leather [ ] Nutmeg [ ] Strawberry [ ] Coffee [ ] Lemon [ ] Orange [ ] Vanilla [
4 ]
Has a VERY floral taste, like a bouquet of wildflowers. Also taste alot like if you spray floral or berry air freshener in the air and get some in your mouth....but in a Good way somehow....tasty for sure, a bit of hashy vanilla taste after the flowers leave.
If appropriate return to this question after 5-10 minutes and mark
with X any unmarked descriptors for lingering aftertaste.
3. Taste [
9 ] Rate your impression of the taste from 1-10 unpleasant-delicious.
4. State of dryness [
5] Rate the dryness of the bud from 1-10 wet-dry where 5 is ideal.
5. Smoke ability [
9] Rate the smoke ability of the sample from 1-10 harsh-smooth.
6. Smoke expansion [
3 ] Rate how the smoke expands in the lungs from 1-10 stable-explodes.
If you get greedy it will let you know, otherwise very nice smooth smoke.
SMOKE TEST COMMENTS:
I really like smoking this strain as an all day smoke. I am 2-3g a day smoker and have a very high tolerance. This gives a nice all day stone while being able to function normally. Good for headaches, very uplifting, good for appetite. My GF likes to smoke some before studying, and randomly throughout the evening. It helps her sleep at night as well as keeps her focused for studying.
It really seems to be the best of both `stoned`and `high`. Smooth and tasty, powerful high if u smoke a little extra 
. Definitely think it could still win Cups even against the new strains.
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FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS
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Address final questions immediately after effects have worn off.
1. Dosage [ ] Enter the number of hits taken to reach desired effects.
2. Effect onset [
3 ] Rate how quickly the effect hit from 1-10 immediate-major creeper.
3. Sativa influence [
7] Rate the sativa influence detected from 0-10 none-extreme. Sativa influence is best described as a clear and energetic mental effect.
4. Indica influence [
5] Rate the indica influence detected from 0-10 none-extreme. Indica influence is best described as a sedative,
lethargic or numbing effect that affects the body.
5. Potency [
7] Rate the potency of the sample from 0-10 none-devastating.
6. Duration [
hour and a half to 2 hours ] Indicate the number of hours the effects lasted.
7. Tolerance build up [
5 ] Rate how quickly tolerance builds from 0-10 none-rapid. Leave this field blank if you have not used this sample repeatedly.
8. Usability [ ] Rate on a scale of 1-9 where a one indicates the worst time of day to consume this strain and a nine represents the ideal time of day.
Leave field(s) blank if you have not yet formed an opinion.
Morning - wake up [
9] Day - work [
9] Evening - relax [
6] Night - sleep [
8 ]
9. Overall satisfaction [
8.5 ] Rate your overall satisfaction from 1-10 poor-Holy Grail.
Easy to grow, big yield, frosy hard nugs, good stone. Was really surprised by the top shelf genetics of Nirvana after reading some bad reviews. I will get more of their product for sure.
10.Ability and conditions [
9.5 ] Rate your overall ability to judge from 1-10 low-high. Consider experience, strain familiarity, atmosphere,
current tolerance and most importantly the condition and preparation of the sample.
11.Judging from the sample alone do you personally consider this
strain a keeper for long term use. Yes [
X ] No [ ]
Could be a bit stronger for me personally, much better than even high grade off the street, although it only flowered for 8 weeks. Overall a very very good strain. Highly recommended for an all activity strain, any time of day. Keeps you nice and even.
Nice frosty nugs. Even got a bit of purpling on some buds. I checked out a shit ton of pics online and didnt find anyone elses Northern Lights that had purpled. I cranked the ac at night to make the room cold to try to bring out some colour. Worked slightly.
