So I finally got around to trying the rosin carts. I wanted to wait for a strain I was familiar with so I could really evaluate them. FloraCal is cresco's rosin brand, so I've had both these strains in multiple forms.
First the nerd stuff, instead of a standard hydrocarbon extraction process rosin products are made with nothing but heat and pressure. The basic process is you use ice water to make high quality hash, then press that between heated plates and parchment paper which results in a honey-like goo loaded with terpenes and cannabinoids and typically a similar potency to other extracts.
Super happy with the effects. It legitimately feels just like flower, which I guess makes sense given its basically liquid weed.
The CK I've posted a bunch of times, but it's Sugar Daddy x Rollins, lots of terpinoline and myrcene make it absolutely delish and the effects are slightly sativa leaning but mostly just a chilled out, slightly spacey hybrid. It's got a little bit of a trainwreck quality to it... High doses can get a little out there but not in an unpleasant way. The usual LLR carts I've had in the past were underwhelming, so much so that I only bought 2 and then made it a "flower only" strain, but the rosin ones are spot on.
Mint face off - this is Face Off OG x Kush Mints. Another one that I was a bit underwhelmed when I tried the normal carts, but these rosin ones is built different. Strong indica is an understatement. You get the potent relaxation (both mind and body) from the Kush Mints, but it's also got that signature, slightly out of focus vision, shits a bit weird but it's all good, what the fuck where did my keys go I just had them? effect from the Face Off. Put the two together and you end up in bed confused as to why you're watching a 2 hour YouTube video about a guy who tried to fake discovering a new element, but enjoying it nonetheless.
I also grabbed some BBM "microgranulated trichomes" (kief) from the company that originally turned me on to the strain but it was pretty ass. This grower used to be one of the best - the blue agave, kush Mints, and alien rock candy I've posted in the past were also from these guys - but they've fallen off bad. I heard the original head grower moved back out west. At any rate, it barely even smelled like blueberry. It's obvious that they're using a kief catcher on their trim setup and that's what this stuff is, but I wonder if they're not cleaning the equipment because theres some weird terps in there and it's very muddled.. It almost ends up tasting like peanut butter and generic weed when you burn it. It was only $20 but I'm just sad that I can't get any good blueberry stuff right now.