Island Sweet Skunk reviews

Great way to get started with my day and continue with my day. Able to get organized and on top of the day!

Definitely lives up to its skunk name in taste and smell, pretty pungent but not necessarily in a bad way. Created a productive effect and seemed to lift my spirits. Not as powerful a body effect as cerebral. Its on my list of favorites for productive meds.

for the daytime smoker

I went in with low expectations with this strain due to the lack of knowledge going into buying this strain. Unfortunately I was let down because of the lack of potency. This was the first strain I've ever had to keep smoking constantly wondering if I'll even get a buzz, it was definitely a strange experience. Once I finally felt a buzz (after 3 bowls), it was somewhat of a light head high for about 20 minutes then it abruptly transitions to fatigue and increased appetite. I'm sure my experience may have just been an outlier to all of the other wonderful experiences that other people have reviewed on this strain so hopefully that's the case, so I'm sure I won't buy it again, but if I have an opportunity to try it, of course I would give it a second chance; but my first impression was just not at all what I look for when trying to smoking new strains, so unfortunately one star.

It gives a nice effects that are strong, positive, and long lasting

Dull buzz. I think I got SIS (hybrid) instead of ISS. Bought thru delivery, delivered as "SIS" on label. I had confusion when I researched prior to purchase because there are some reviewers who wrote that ISS (Island Sweet Skunk) is different from SIS (Sweet Island Skunk) - w/ISS being the sativa & SIS being a hybrid w/more indica qualities. The same goes for an internet search outside leafly.com, although most reviewers say they are known as the same name and there is no difference. My delivery service said SIS (which I bought) is the same as ISS, but I DISAGREE. The "SIS", Sweet Island Skunk, in no way compared to the rave reviews and my expectations of what people are calling "ISS", Island Sweet Skunk, and the buds in my order were small and not as trichome-ie as the pictures of the longer, bigger buds of ISS -Island Sweet Skunk. The "SIS" that I got left a dull, functional buzz, but there was no creativity or energy as associated with what I feel is the real ISS, and how it is rated as such on leafly, etc. There was no 'get-up-and go' feeling and my brain never clicked into awesome thinking mode. Confused? So was I, as the SIS will make you forget what you got up from your chair to do, and you'll walk in circles until you remember, but other than that, all you feel is dull. No fun, no smiling, no happy, no thoughts. That's not what I smoke for. I smoke to get up and go, forget my pain, and work. Or in other cases, sit and write, or do an art project, which is why I like the creativity of the sativas. I am a long-time smoker and while I'm new at the medical level, I'm not new at the smokers level, and after smoking the "SIS" I felt it would have been one of private party pick-ups from years ago that I would have said 'man that shit sucks.' So medi-smokers beware: my thoughts are if you see this as "SIS" (Sweet Island Skunk), it's the hybrid, lower end of the true strain, ISS, Island Sweet Skunk. My delivery service has always provided top shelf, "A" grade meds, so the issue isn't with them switching something out on me. My issue is with someone messing up somewhere and making my delivery service believe they received the true ISS instead of of the indica dominant strain, SIS. I never complained to them. Just smoked it and waited until this dose ran out, but I do wonder if anyone else complained that SIS just didn't live up to the hype of ISS. Personally, for fear of getting SIS again, I won't buy this strain, which is unfortunate because I'd like to be able to try the real ISS and know that I'm actually getting the ISS and not SIS. Maybe I'm wrong and there is no difference, in which case go for the ISS or the SIS if you want to take the chance. I didn't believe the people who flouted the idea that there were 2 strains, but after smoking it myself, I believe that to be true. Unfortunately, I won't take the chance again.

Was able to get some seeds up in Vancouver,B.C. and got them going when I got back. 10 of 10 germinated and 1 was a male ( I didn't mind, I separated it and kept the pollen.) Good yields and really nice resinous buds with some great terps. The buds were almost a silver color in some light. My buddy that I have some clones too didn't have as much success with them, so this may not be a great strain beginners. Not my favorite but, it's up there in my the sativa column.

Very nice heady high that came on quite strong at first but mellowed after a bit. Good happy high that doesn't leave you on the couch. Citrus, earthy taste for me. Good smooth smoke.