Here’s the Uplift #2.
Looks:
The drying mishap didn’t seem to affect this weed at all. It’s extremely gooey and it turned out so good that it just re-affirms my opinion that Bodhi is the best (or at least the most thoughtful and careful) breeder on the planet. Every male he uses just seems to work. Every cross he makes (with the exception of the Purple NL2 haha) works.
Smell: Overwhelmingly “berry-ish” with noticeable “clean soil” elements, too. In case you don’t remember, the Uplift #2 was the one that was not quite as OG-leaning as the #3, but also not nearly as hybrid-y as the #1 and the #4. The way it smells is definitely berry, though, and makes me think that the theory that Hell’s Angel OG is a Blackberry/OG cross is absolutely true. I don’t eat blackberries very often, so I don’t think I’d smell this and go,“Yep! That’s blackberries!” but it’s pretty obvious if you know the genetics of this cross. It’s a tart, dark fruity smell, for sure. I had actually kind of forgotten, or at least stopped thinking about, the fact that there’s Hell’s Angel OG in this cross, but every time I open this jar, I’m reminded of the story of the Hell’s Angel OG being a Blackberry/OG hybrid. It’s that berry-ish.
Flavor: Kind of a reverse of the smell. More earth and less berry. Maybe like 60:40 earth to berry, although I definitely get a sort of sour/tart berry flavor on the back end. Like blackberries, to be honest. These nugs have only been in jars for like 15 days, too, and I started checking them out after only eleven days, so I’m sure the flavors will change as time goes by. It tastes really good, though.
The smoke is a little harsh. I’ve only been smoking the Uplifts #2 and #3 so far, haven’t tried the #1 and #4 yet. But compared to the Uplift #3 (I’ll post a review of that one soon), which is incredibly smooth smoke, the Uplift #2 is pretty harsh. It makes me cough, anyway. The #3 does not make me cough.
High: I’m fairly certain that the #2 is the phenotype that compelled Bodhi to name this cross “Uplift.” The first hour is almost magical haha. I feel kind of stupid putting it like that, but it really is very, very good. It’s incredibly motivating, thought-provoking, “get up and get shit done”-type of weed.100% in the head and zero body. For the first hour, anyway. There’s no raciness whatsoever. Usually with weed like this, that sets my mind ablaze and makes me go,“Oh, shit, I need to do this right now. And this, too. And this and this and this!” there’s a sort of heart-pounding aspect that I don’t like at all. But there really is zero “body” to this. I actually realized after smoking this one multiple times that most of the time, when people say “body high,” they mean that sort of narcotic, couch-lock shit. But I think “body high” could also apply to that “heart-pounding” side-effect shit that I really don’t like. The Uplift #2 is not like that at all. It’s extremely comfortable.
The first time I smoked this one, a few days ago, I kept thinking,”This is an ‘impatient’ high…” It’s kind of like, I can’t get things done quick enough. And I can’t do enough shit at once. But that implies that it’s speedy, which it isn’t. It’s not a “speedy” high at all. It’s speedy, but it’s not “speedy.” I know that doesn’t make any sense, but it’s the best way I can put it. It’s comfortably motivating, I guess is the best way I can put it.
I should also mention that it doesn’t matter what time of day I smoke it, it’s still gonna get me to do a bunch of shit. I did three bong rips of it last night and the night before, too, right before I got in the shower and started getting ready for bed, just to see what it’d be like if I smoked some when I was tired. I was not tired after smoking this haha. Seriously, I smoked some and then turned on the shower and started brushing my teeth and then realized,“Oh, wait, I should do this. And that, too. And also that.” I don’t even remember what it was I needed to do, but I went and did it and then got into something else and finally realized,“Dude, the shower’s been running for fifteen minutes. Get in there!”
So it’s kind of a scatter-brained high, for the first hour or hour-and-a-half. Focus is definitely lacking. The second half of the high is more relaxing, although it isn’t a heavy comedown or anything. And again, “scatter-brained high” implies something sort of negative to me, which is not my intention. It’s scatter-brained, but I’m okay with that haha. It’s like, things I’d ordinarily find annoying, like a lack of focus etc, don’t bother me. It’s fun. Maybe that’s the best way to put it.
Anyway, this is really, really good weed. A+++ weed. Some of you may have seen that dude, I can’t remember his name, in that Bodhi thread he asked me what I thought of the Uplift. He also mentioned that he didn’t think it was anything special. I’m gonna have to whole-heartedly disagree. I love this one. I really do think it’s special. If I can find a seed bank that takes cards and that has this in stock, I’m gonna order another pack of it, just so I have it haha!! The #2 and #3, while different, are both keepers in my book. Too bad I didn’t keep them haha!! I’m looking forward to trying the #1 and the #4, too. Good shit.
