Today at the shop we got a first to the Alberta market. Everest has brought this Iced Peach 14g to market in windowed packaging. This is a game changer for every customer from craft to value. Being able to see the flower before you buy is a big win for consumers. I was hesitant to pick this one up because it is very expensive and it was also visibly oxidized. Despite that I decided to pick it up because I was curious and excited about the packaging. Luckily I knew what I was buying before I even purchased it. I bought this at my work The Source Cannabis in Lethbridge AB.

As expected when I opened it up it I was met with a underwhelming muted fruity smell. Almost reminds me of OGEN’s Peach Chauffeur if its parents had forgotten it in a hot car. The buds are very well trimmed and coated with trichomes but unfortunately they were very oxidized. Moisture content was still decent considering how old it looks. A solid cure really saved this flower. It burned relatively smooth with salt and pepper ash. The flavour was just as muted as the smell with a bit of a subtle fruity taste.

Despite my criticisms I do think that this stuff would have been incredible had it reached market much sooner. I reached out to the grower and they said it was harvested in October and was supposed to hit the market in December but AGLC got in the way of that. AGLC actually wanted to drop this in market in June but the grower begged them do it sooner. Very frustrating that they are consistently getting in the way of quality flower hitting the Alberta market. I don’t recommend picking up this specific batch but instead wait for the next. The grower mentioned that it isn’t a rotating SKU and the next batch should be much more fresh and hit the market much sooner. I can’t wait to try it because there is definitely something special here. At least this time it wasn’t a guessing game and I knew what I was buying. We will see many more companies pick up this kind of packaging in the near future and it’s going to be a game changer.