I had no end of a struggle to determine if Sherbert is a GSC phenotype or a hybrid with another strain. Regardless, knowing we have an OG Kush x Cherry Pie (Durban Poison x GDP) hybrid in Girl Scout Cookies gives us a great place from which to begin to understand this strain.
There is some purple hue to the flowers from the GDP in Cherry Pie. There is also significant green and an abundance of orange to light brown hairs. Just looking at the nuggets, this is a real rainbow of a Sherbert. The buds were really dense, and I had to tear at them up with my fingernail. Once it dried out a moment in this parched SoCal air, it broke down easier.
Sherbert had a real light flavor, sweet and slightly fruity. It would be easiest to describe it as tropical, but this would deny a slight warm spice there is to it too. The purple terpene pungency of GDP is present in the smell, but not the taste. Overall, the smoke is a smooth and creamy citrusy grapefruit. That spiciness we mentioned above is present in the exhale, leaving an aftertaste of herb.
This indica dominant expression is predominantly sedative. Pain relief comes at some exchange of productivity. Besides the physical sedation, there is also a dissociative effect, helping with anxiety, especially severe physical symptoms brought on by stress. I found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable high: including a tingling on scalp and skin, a euphoric feeling, and a melting of pain. Despite it being a very stoney and slow high, turning you into a lump of molasses, it had me laughing and smiling. You may pull this strain off as a lazy wake n’ bake, but it’s a bit heavy for a productive work day. I found myself locked more than a few times, unwilling to do much of anything. However, great pain and anxiety relief comes at a price.
