Grower: Golden Temple
Rating: 4.6
Golden Temple is doing something which no one else is doing in the market right now. They are producing the most beautiful, pure and natural traditional looking buds with flavors, aromas and effects which are incomparable to anything I have come across. Red Wine Bubblegum is a great example of this. The buds are green, long and wispy—though not without a sticky plumpness at the base of the stem—dusted completely in a snowlike cover. The odor goes from familiar to novel—beginning with slow and low fumes of sweet, skunky, herby, woody nature—then developing with a fruit essence (hence the bubble gum name?) and building heavy gas which turns into a fizzy coca cola (the proletariat’s red wine?). The flavor is smooth and more mild than the aroma, with a natural sweet bubble gum flavor with a cherry note which grows stronger as the joint burns down until it overwhelms the gum flavor.
The high is strong. Halfway through my .75 gram joint I realized I was already deep in the effects of the bud. I could feel my muscles completely relaxing, and the weight of my body increasing, I expected to be knocked out in a matter of minutes. Once my session was completed, I went about slowly finishing my evening routine finally making my way to the couch to turn on YouTube and my eventual slumber. But I never did get knocked out. Instead, I lay completely relaxed in front of the tv listening intently, with full appreciation and enjoyment to random and forgotten music videos. My body was fully at ease with an absence of pain and stress—my brain was switched off in part, but not asleep, with the functional part fully engaged in sensual enjoyment.
I highly recommend Red Wine Bubblegum. I would say this is a traditional bud—but aside from the bud structure—there is nothing familiar about this bud. It is completely unique—and even the quality of the grow and structure is like nothing I have had the pleasure of coming across before. It is theoretically traditional—but in practice a superior and modern execution of an orthodox grow. Experienced consumers—get your hands on these buds—if you have any appreciation for cannabis, you will be blown away. Novice consumers, this bud is too strong for you—but take a long look, touch it, smell it, take one or two puffs—and keep the experience with you for reference.
