Purple Thai, also known as “Oregon Purple Thai” or just “OPT” for short, is one of those strains I’ve heard name-dropped a bunch but was also one of those strains I never really saw at dispensaries much.
| Strain | Purple Thai aka Oregon Purple Thai aka OPT |
| Farm | Treehawk Alchemy |
| Flower Volume | .5 grams |
| Hash Volume | .2 grams |
| Total Volume | .7 grams |
| THC % | 42.39% |
This pre-roll was a recommendation from the High End Market dispo when simply asked, “What’s like the top for your infused pre-rolls.”
Craft cultivated? Check. Solventless hash infused? Check. Fat .7gram cone? Hell yeah.
When it comes to prerolls finding whole-flower products is more challenging than it should be, IMO.
I mean, I’m the kind of guy who thinks there should be some German beer purity law, but for pre-rolls, that requires all-flower, but hey, maybe I’m just old-fashioned. I’m just glad that’s what TreeHawk Alechmy went with.
I ALSO like hash-infused cones! They’re so over the top and luxurious for a plain Jane all-flower square like myself. Quality-infused pre-rolls like TreeHawk Farm’s offerings, or those from Constellation Cannabis, Decibel Farms, Highland Provisions, or Kaviar if you’re in Colorado, are all certifiable triple ultra dolce. Extra sauce.
Today is all about Purple Thai; however, ironic given its full name is Oregon Purple Thai, and I actually ended up finally finding it at a dispensary in Washington, but hey, isn’t life wild?
What is Oregon Purple Thai?
OPT, or just Purple Thai as it’s most commonly referred to since multiple farms are running these genetics outside of Oregon, is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Highland Oaxacan Gold and Chocolate Thai strains, making this one old-school badass mofoer!
Seriously, Highland Oaxacan Gold, for example, is itself a potent cross between sativa-bangers Columbian Gold (a close relative of the classic Acapulco Gold strain) and Highland Oaxacan.
These buzzy sativas were top dogs in the ’60s and 70s when the best (widely available) stuff was coming up from Mexico.
Complimenting or perhaps even amplifying these legendary South American strains is the South Asian strain known as Chocolate Thai, which is the strain most boomers are talking about when they refer to the “Thai sticks” they smoked when they were younger.
Chocolate Thai is considered to be a landrace strain out of Thailand, and perhaps in the 70s, that was indeed the case, but today, especially given the explosion of cultivation in Thailand post-legalization, it’s really hard to know how heirloom or hybrid, your Chocolate Thai really is.
Regardless, as a self-identified indica guy, this uber-sativa strain was a bit of fresh air for me, going out on a limb and trying something a bit new to me but which has a legendary genetic history behind it.
Appearance: Glass Gets a Pass
I like buying whole flower usually because it seems the most earth-friendly, using a glass Re:Stash jar and rolling joints one buy one. There’s too much cannabis litter out there, and I don’t want to contribute to that mess.
Seeking out no-waste solutions first and recycling materials as a second option is the way to be. The earth ain’t got time for plastic garbage.
But sometimes you don’t have your stash with your or are traveling or just want to try someone ELSES infused pre-rolls for a change of pace.
Asking budtenders about strains and farms is a nice way to narrow things down, but I’ve also noticed a correlation between the use of glass tubes and plastic tubes, with more craft growers favoring glass over more volume growers favoring the cheaper plastic tubes.
As such, if you’re shopping and in doubt, I’d let my eye wander to the glass tubes to refine my search as opposed to the plastic ones, but again, I see this as a correlation and not any sort of concrete causal law or anything like that.
Smell: Didn’t Open It, Sorry
The tube did smell a little sweet but also pretty earthy, but it wasn’t particularly intense because it was already, well, pre-rolled..uh…yeah.
I keep my preroll reviews a bit shorter because there are elements that are just hard to measure here, such as flower smell and appearance, which are two areas I spend much more time admiring in my full-length flower reviews.
I hope to find whole Purple Thai bud one day, ideally IN Oregon, so that I can purchase a few grams at least to do a more thorough deep dive. Until then, this Treehawk Treeroll will have to stand in.
Sensation: Walking Into a Steam Room
This Purple Thai was fast acting and just kind of smashed into your face like the hot wet steam air of a steam room when you first walk in.
One thing you know, you’re existing in this world, an enlightened individual, and the next minute you’re a soup dumpling cooking in your own skin, and it feels good. That’s how this joint hit me.
The mouth and flavor were a bit spicier than I was expecting to be honest. I wasn’t getting a lot of sweetness but definitely some, like sage-brushed high dessert earth and black peppercorns.
It felt hot like that for the inhale too. I don’t know if some of that is just the added intensity or smoke from the hash, but it was very “Thai,” I guess in the same way eating a bowl of surprisingly hot and so surprisingly delicious green curry does.
It wasn’t too harsh or, like, irritating, just kind of spicey, which I like, and I suppose might not be for everyone. Would be cooled down with a glass I’ve unsweetened iced lemon tea or, heck, even a Modelo if it’s Friday evening and we’re hanging.
Your reward for embracing the fullness of the smoke, and it is a smokey thing, is an exciting rush of a high in a very sativa-y way. Energizing.
This is probably because Purple Thai itself is a byproduct of crossing Oaxacan Gold and Chocolate Thai strains, both hella-sativa strains from two powerhouse regions in the southern hemisphere in Mexico and Thailand.
The result is a big-hitting head high but also with a bit of eye droop, for me at least. This makes me think this could be a social type of smoke, but probably only in a very chill taphouse picnic tables vibe vs. big meeting new people or formal scenarios because it’s pretty intense.
Sure, if you rip big fat dabs all day, every day, this might be another ordinary walk in the park. I’ve no doubt about that. I’ve also no doubt this would send a noobie to another dimension entirely.
Honestly, I think it’s pretty cool that a strain with certifiable boomer-era genetics can hit like this. I supposed the .2 grams of hash help a bit with that.
Is Old School Purple Thai Worth a Try?
It’s all about perspective. My perspective is this was a solid recommendation and a solid buy. I’ve learned a new thing tonight and have been able to write this little infused pre-roll review while managing to just ride these waves from this hash-infused Purple Thai pre-roll from TreeHawk Alchemy.
Check out TreeHawk’s Instagram for some really great insight into their products, which all look stellar, both from I visual richness sense and also from a nice subtlety of design sense too. So many of these strains I see on their Instagram speak to me. Sour Diesel? Nice. Candyland? Hell yeah. Wedding Cake w/ Slurricane hash? SIGN ME UP. Banana Punch w/ Papaya Hash? Now you’re just talking dirty!
