CALIFORNIA OCTANE

About CALIFORNIA OCTANE

If those characteristics sound appealing to you, then here’s what you should know about Cali Octane, its history, as well as descriptions of its aroma, flavor, effects, and overall experience.

From the genetic geniuses over at Humboldt Seed Company (HSC), Cali Octane is an indica-leaning hybrid strain that was bred by crossing Dream Queen with I-369 and Papaya. According to Foodoo Farm owners Brian and Barbara Jones, who were part of the phenohunt and creation of this beautiful strain, Cali Octane plants resemble Dream Queen.

Dream Queen is a classic strain that has existed for decades. It’s a cross of Blue Dream and Space Queen that has a sweet and fruity flavor profile, and uplifting/euphoric effects. Knowing that, it’s easy to see why Cali Octane has similar attributes.

Cali Octane is a high THC strain with cannabinoid content that can hit as high as 36%. It also produces a strong amount of terpenes, with dominance in caryophyllene, myrcene, and limonene. “We had really amazing test results. It was testing at almost 32% THC with terpenes at 5.5%. Right now, as farmers, we’re really pushing people to notice the terpenes over the THC percent, which is the stuff that you smell and taste,” says Barbara.

Cali Octane was created by Humboldt Seed Company. They are famous for well-known genetics like Humboldt Sour Diesel, Blueberry Muffin, and Humboldt Dream.

To create Cali Octane, HSC worked with many farms to find the best rendition (phenotypes) of the strain. Foodoo Farms is one of those farms that helped with this one. Foodoo Farms is located in Nevada County. “We do some Research & Development growing for [Humboldt Seed Company], so that’s how Cali Octane came alive. On our farm, as a placeholder name, we called it Grass Valley Girl. We really like that name, it’s a nice homage to our community. When we went to the Emerald Cup, they had it named Cali Octane,” Brian and Barbara tell me.

Cali Octane smells a variety of ways as it matures. For the most part, you can expect a dominant gas on the nose with cream, guava, and caramel compliments. This loud terpene profile is brought about by a combination of the plant’s compounds, most notably myrcene, linalool, and caryophyllene.

Terpenes are the aromatic compounds that produce a plant’s aroma and flavor profile. They may also influence the types of effects we can expect for certain cannabis genetics.