BigRoo Review: That Guy For Bud / Tropical Haze

Full disclosure:
I was sent this as a free sample following a chat on LB. However please don't doubt my credibility reviewing it. I'd likely not have reviewed it at all if it was terrible. I certainly wouldn't ever recommend something to other biggas that I didn't believe in. But equally I wouldn't go in hard against a vendor who sent me something to try.

About me:
Long time smoker, mostly spiffs but also vape & make my own edibles. I favour orange or fruity strains and generally prefer a couch locker to a heady one. I'm also a big fan of extracts. This is my first review here.

The vendor:
The vendor is reactive to messages, seems a decent sort, the parcel was bang on point for stealth and the only negative I'd say was that it was squidged from the vacuum packing. I've never bought from them so can't comment on that. I would buy from them though based on service.

The product:
The buds look hand trimmed and were mixed in sizes so I'm guessing a more old school grow than some of the modern mass machined commercial looking stuff you get. The smell is super strong and immediately stunk out my kitchen the second I cut open the vacuum pack. I've opened lots of bags and this one was notably pungent which is generally a good sign.

Now, this is a haze. Probably everyone reading this has already sampled some sort of haze and formed an opinion of it. I know I was curious as to how it'd be like. Personally I've not had an issue with hazes in the past but I know some people can have unsettling or flighty feelings from hazes as it tends to be more head buzzy.

So what is this one like? Please read on. I'm sampling and writing at the same time.

It's, erm, very hazy. Yes, I was hoping for a better description than that too. Gimme a min... If you think Lemon Haze you'd be wrong - thankfully - however it's a flavour at that end of the spectrum. Not at the silver end. (Does the haze flavour spectrum run from silver to lemon?) It's more complex than the old lemon and is more citrusy and grapefruity - more like a tropical fruit drink where you can't quite place the dominant fruit. I guess this is well named based on flavour. As I've smoked more there is a slight musky back note to the flavour but I'm still pretty sure we're at the lemon end of the spectrum. We're more lemonade on a summer day than the musky lynx Africa notes of a silver (which I actually like and have explained terribly).

The effects are more cerebral and energising than couch locking as you'd expect from a haze. Whether that floats your boat or not is personal taste. It does creep up quite a bit but not like my favoured orange bud strains that kick your arse fifteen mins after you smoke it. It definitely does have an after hit though it's more heady than a body blow.

Overall:
So overall it's a pretty pleasing, decently strong haze and whether you love it or not will likely come down to your feelings about the strain itself. If haze's leave you trembling in a paranoid corner hoping no one will talk to you then this isn't going to be for you. If, like me, they don't, you'll likely enjoy it just as I am right now.

It's probably also worth noting it's priced very cheaply (at time of writing) and at the price point I've personally bought much worse bits on lb with much fancier names and genetics.

Verdict:
If you like haze, give it a bash. If you don't like haze, steer clear. It's a pretty strong haze and unlikely to mend any issues you might have with the strain. Probably could have just written that as the whole review. I like to waffle though while blasting a smoke. Have fun LB folk. See you next time. Thanks for reading.