Top Dawg by Barneys Farm

Not part of the Chemdawg family: this Top Dawg is Barney's Farm's own Mexican and Afghan cross, and it smells of pineapple.

The breeder crossed a Mexican sativa with an Afghan, using the Afghan side to add weight, resin and a firmer finish to the Mexican's brightness. It is a straightforward, old-school pairing from the house's early years and has long since left the current catalogue, so it sits well in a collection of classic Amsterdam hybrids.

The breeder describes a distinct pineapple smell and taste. Growers add a sharp pine and eucalyptus edge, a little like menthol rub, that stays smooth on the exhale, and they warn the smell is loud in flower.

Growers describe a quick head rush of a quarter of an hour or so that fades into steady body calm, and the breeder credits the Afghan genetics with a strong stone. It reads as an evening strain.

Breeder figures give 9 to 10 weeks of flowering, with an outdoor harvest in early October, and the breeder rates it for SCROG and sea of green set-ups. It produces large, thick buds that the breeder says are easy to manicure. Growers find it forgiving, very branchy and sticky, happy with a full feed, and report hard, compact buds with a good bud-to-leaf ratio once dried.

Barney's Farm opened as a small Amsterdam coffeeshop in 1986 and built a Cup record running from Sunburst in 1999 to Cookies Kush in 2014.

Collector's notice: this pack is sold as a sealed souvenir and novelty item for adults aged 18 and over. Seeds are not to be germinated where doing so is against the law. Strain details are the breeder's published information and reports from growers and users, given for reference only and not as medical advice. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you live.