About my reviews: Hi. I’m Kodai. I live in Amsterdam and buy good flower because I enjoy it, not because I’m promoting anything. I hope you will get to know me, not for any other reason than the passion I have for high quality, fresh marijuana of varying strains, types (Sativa/India), terpene profiles, and other proclivities. I smoke Cali exclusively in 0.25 g joints—never bigger. For me, it’s like beer: why buy a pint that goes warm halfway through when two half-pints stay better? Small joints preserve the flavour; once they get too big, the tar starts interfering with the profile and it becomes a waste. I posted a review that got removed and I was banned for a while cause it was considered sourcing, forgot I live in Amsterdam and it’s easy here. Told the mods of my situation and they kindly unbanned me. Thanks for the re-add mods! If you’ve made it this far, thank you. Onto the good stuff. Time to share that love!
My main love affair atm is with Maison O Caçapo. I first tried their Yellow Zoyard and was hooked maybe 4 months ago. Since then I’ve hunted them down like collectible trading cards (fml and my wallet), but I try everything. Reviews will therefore vary, and I’m happy to provide more MoCaçapo content for those interested.
In this post I’m kind introducing myself as it’s the first in a series. I’m gonna structure ALL my reviews in a similar way so that those who are interested can look at them and they have a structured approach to my scoring.
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Grower : Maison O Caçapo
Strain : Lemongiella
Genetics : (Lemon Up X Zkittlez) X SFV OG
Type : Indica-leaning hybrid (this gets interesting at the effects section)
Format : 7g jar, privately sourced (not from a coffeeshop), true price Euro 25 p/g though I’m not taking into account minor other costs (crypto fees etc). Probably closer to Euro 26/g. (In coffeeshops these days, lowest I’ve seen is 28, highest, 35 and I swear once 40 euros / g. My lord).
Consumption method: 0.25 g joints pure
Nose: Bright citrus with a fresh, sour edge rather than overt sweetness—more orchard than candy. The dominant notes are lemon and lime zest, with a faint sweetness underneath. There’s also a clean “fresh-cut grass” quality, but in a good way rather than a poorly cured one. Very refreshing, especially given how much Zkittles-style sweetness seems to dominate everything at the moment.
Smoke: Clean white ash, and the nose translates beautifully into the flavour on the palate. Bright lemon and lime on the inhale, with a subtle sweetness that becomes more noticeable as the joint progresses. There’s also something reminiscent of very well-cured haze. “Extra virgin cold pressed” is the best way I can describe it. I’m a whisky/rum man so I like to use references that excite the imagination. A genuinely delicious smoke.
Effects: So I had an interesting experience with this one. I know its indica leaning, and I don’t know if it had to do with the terp profile (not really a guy who buys into that rubbish about this or that terp promoting sleep or excitement blah blah) but the initial effects for me were clear headed sativa’ness without the anxiety of a haze. After about 5-10 minutes this then settled into a heaviness behind the eyes. I liked the transition. It really gives you the opportunity to feel what it is to go from a sativa high to an indica high. If it wasn’t so dank I’d give it to my first timer friends and tell them to notice the difference in high over 10 minutes and they would then know exactly what a sativa feels like versus an indica. Long winded I know. I love the subject matter.
Overall: I am already a fan of Maison O Caçapo, but Lemongiella still pleasantly surprised me. The best description I can give is a hazy, “extra-virgin cold-pressed” orchard-lemon profile: fresh, bright, and more acidic than sweet.
Scores
Bag appeal : 9/10
Batch freshness: 8.7/10 (not too dry. Dare I say perfectly cured and perfect water content. I just like my weed a little more on the wet site. I like to let it dry in my room not on a shipping container somewhere).
Smell : 8/10, developing to 9/10 with time
Smoke/flavour : 9/10
Effects : 10/10
Overall : 9.1/10
Context for the score: My overall ranking is compared to my experience with MoCaçapo’s catalogue. This is excellent flower, but I have a few personal favourites within their selection. More reviews to come.
FINAL words:
Guys I’m obviously extremely passionate about good quality flower. I don’t jump on hype, I don’t like the trend of brands throwing anime on the labels. If anything I want the industry to become more upmarket. More “cultured”. I hope that in my structured reviews I can assist in this regard. My whisky and rum tasting has definitely prepared me haha.
If you like please let me know! I do this out of love not for karma!
One love
Kodai