Picked this joint up at Nectar in the Beav as it was on our way to Freddies, and it was Valentine’s Day, so we felt like splurging a bit. Plus, that building they have on Walker and SW 158th is nuts. I believe it was a fancy Chinese restaurant before, so it has some pretty mad architectural elements.
Also, thanks to the quiet homie with the blonde mullet mohawk rat tail thing that gave us this recommendation. You didn’t expound much on why you recommended it; you just did, and I was concerned for a minute, but it all worked out great.
I thiiiink I’ve had something by Decibel Farms in the past, definitely recognized the name, and the “High Times 1st Place” award (2020, Oregon) printed on the tube is definitely an attention-getter.
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lot of bullshit politics involved (in any big contest, probably), but I do also think when brands win shit, they really out to promote it more because consumers care for whatever that’s worth to you.
Anyways, this is a rosin hash-infused pre-roll of Decibel’s LOUDS line, which is their infused stuff. This is a premium pre-roll in all essential ways being solventless, single source, sustainably grown, High Time Times 1st Place winning Banana Punch which, it has to be said, is just a sweet peach of a strain.
I mean, how could you not be an absolute fucking flavor bomb if you’re parents were Banana OG (WHERE MY BANANA STRAIN GANG AT???) and the Duke of juicy Darkness Purple Punch?
So cool, a big-hitting, award-winning Indica flavor bomb, say no more, take my money, all hard-earned $16 of it required to complete this transaction and get on with this review.
No, I don’t regularly smoke pre-rolls; in fact, it pains me to buy anything with this much plastic being used in its packaging, although it should be noted this particular Sana Packaging pre-roll tube specifically states it’s made of “100% recycled ocean plastic” and is also “Made in the USA” which is something I’ve been trying hard to put my dollars behind.
Anyways, how did this thing actually smoke is probably what you want to know, right?
Well, my snarky narration here should be plenty indicator enough that this shit smoked well, and I’m pretty dang ripped. It took me about a minute to force my fingers to move with the speed and precision required to type on this laptop keyboard.
The construction is solid. Could this 1.38 grams have been dipped a liiiiittle deeper in the hash rosin? Sure. Do I feel short-changed? Absolutely not.
Be prepared for an abnormally smokey smoke, if that makes any sense. The oil and kief on the outside produce thick milky smoke that is noticeably more than a regularly ole plain Jane flower pin.
As such, this would be great for hotboxing with all that extra THC being constantly burned off, even in between puffs which makes you want to puff it faster not to let all that hashy goodness release itself inhaled into the ozone.
The burn was even, and after the first 10-12 puffs, more of the smoke was traveling through the cone than out the end.
The inhale was smooth. I won’t say the smoothest ever, and I think that honor would have to go to a non-infused fresh-rolled joint, but that’s a debate for another day, perhaps. Despite talking most of the time, I didn’t cough or get a scratchy throat.
The smell in the tube before smoking was sweet, but I’m not going to say it was mind-blowing given this is a pre-roll, it was packaged a while ago, and it will never compete with a Ball jar with a half ounce of some fresh-from-the-mother-jar dankness.
The Purple Punch parent comes through, and you can get some of that distinct punch bowl grape sweetness in the back of your nose/upper palette if you French inhale a bit.
The high is like a velvet robe gently and calmly embracing me, sneakily-like, to where only through trying to type on my keyboard did I realize how high I actually was.
That said, here I am typing this review that I’m presuming makes some sense. So it’s not like the Decibel LOUDS are going to take you out of reality. I think this is great for just chilling, although maybe not for super large, active, hypy social situations as I just want to chill the fuck out.
Overall I’d highly recommend Decibel’s infused Banana Punch. I’m always going to be a sucker for any banana-related strains, and Purple Punch has never disappointed. The execution on Decibel’s part in terms of construction and smoothness of the smoking process was all on point.
So, maybe it’s your birthday or anniversary, or maybe you just got fired and are looking for something extra high, depending on your tolerance. If you normally smoke plain-jane flower and don’t dab, then these are a nice little treat.
