Pink Champagne

Leafly says the strain behind this Pink Champagne flower is Granddaddy Purple crossed with Cherry Pie, first bred by Ken Estes in the Bay Area. AllBud names the same pairing, writing the first parent as Ken’s Granddaddy Purple.

Phantom, Wow Kush and the other names

• Leafly lists four other names for the strain: Phantom, Ken’s Phantom, Wow Kush and Ken’s Kush.
• AllBud says it is more commonly known as Phantom or Raspberry Kush.
• Leafly’s genetics section lists Pink Berry and Brandywine as children.

Leafly’s type for it is indica; AllBud puts the split at 80% indica and 20% sativa and calls the strain an indica dominant hybrid. Our best indica strains guide offers six classics to measure it against.

Buds with a faint pink tinge

AllBud describes buds with a faint pink tinge and purple undertones, dusted with clear crystal trichomes that can read as pink under the right light. One AllBud reviewer describes a tri-colour mix of green, purple and orange with a citrusy, sweet smell.

Grape, berry and a rose note

AllBud describes the aroma as sweet grapes and berries with a fresh strawberry note, slightly spicy at times, and likens it to a glass of pink champagne. The taste is sweet berry and grape, finishing with a deep kush exhale, and AllBud’s flavour tags are berry, fruity, grape, sweet.

Leafly tags the flavour rose, plum and berry, and its write-up describes a grape-and-berry mix. One Leafly reviewer describes a perfume-like smell and a rose-and-berry flavour when vaped at a low temperature. One AllBud reviewer compares the taste to raspberry champagne or a sparkling raspberry soda with a wine-like aftertaste.

Terpenes, THC and the giggly start

Myrcene, caryophyllene and pinene are Leafly’s terpene tags. Leafly’s THC figure is 22% (CBG 1%), with potency above average; on AllBud the header range is 16% to 23% and the text average is 16% to 25%.

AllBud says the high opens with a euphoric mood lift that turns giggly and relaxed. Leafly’s reviewers report relaxed and euphoric most, alongside happy, giggly, focused, talkative, tingly, uplifted and hungry tags, and its write-up describes a buzz that lands behind the eyes and spreads outward. Health Canada’s lower-risk page covers timing for smoked or vaped cannabis: first effects in seconds to minutes, and a peak that can take up to 30 minutes.