Master Kush low

Amsterdam’s Dutch White Label Seed Company bred the Master Kush strain, according to Leafly, and this flower is offered as 14 g or 28 g.

Two Hindu Kush landraces

Leafly says the breeder crossed two Hindu Kush landrace strains from separate parts of the region, and its genetics section shows Hindu Kush as the parent. AllBud describes a Hindu Kush original crossed with a pure skunk strain, designed in the Netherlands, still popular there and selling especially well on the US West Coast. AllBud also calls it a winner of two Cannabis Cup awards and a personal favourite of Snoop Dogg.

Leafly’s category for Master Kush is indica; AllBud’s is indica dominant hybrid, split 90% indica to 10% sativa, and our indica vs sativa vs hybrid explainer unpacks those terms. Leafly also lists High Rise, Grandmaster Kush and Purple SoCal Master Kush as other names, and Platinum OG and Lemon Kush as child strains. Leafly’s grow notes add that a high calyx-to-leaf ratio makes the plant easy to trim.

Earth, citrus and incense

Leafly describes the smell as subtle, earthy and citrusy with a hint of incense, a profile often called vintage, and says the taste recalls hard-rubbed charas hash. Leafly’s flavour tags are earthy, pungent and flowery, and its terpene data lists myrcene as dominant, then caryophyllene and limonene. Leafly reviewers mention smooth berry on the inhale with an earthy exhale, or earth with a sweet floral or honey twist. AllBud calls the flavour pungent yet sweet and earthy and notes that the faint citrus in the aroma is easy to miss; AllBud reviewers also mention kush, pine, skunky and woody aromas.

In our Master Kush guide, Steven De Guzman suggests smoking it from clean glass, since residue in a dirty bowl can mask that hash note.

Relaxed and tingly in reviews

Relaxed and tingly top the feelings Leafly reviewers record. Leafly describes relaxation through the whole body without numbing the mind, together with a heightened awareness of the senses, while AllBud names total relaxation along with euphoria as the main feeling. Leafly puts the strain’s THC around 17% with CBG at 1%; AllBud gives 20 to 24%, plus 1% CBD and 1% CBN. Its scores stand at 4.3 (1,826 Leafly ratings) and 4.5 (90 AllBud votes).