Quote Originally Posted by FarmerSteve
Just want to throw out that I finished up that JF from a while back last night. Hadn't have it for a week or more, but it had a much stronger smell and taste then I remember.

The smell was awesome, and the taste was "good plus". Which may not sound so special, BUT using my personal judging matrix, that would put it ahead of almost everything I have had out side of CCF and right next to some of their weaker offerings.

If you could get a nice soil run out of this, I bet it would be NICE.
Damn, wish I wouldn't have forgotten that! Times have been tough lately... That should change soon though

Also, does anyone else notice that the taste of your herb can vary greatly by how you prepare it for smoking (be it grinding, cutting, hand-breaking up, etc.)? I find I get the best taste by meticulously hand-separating each calyx from the bud. When I grind it seems like the terpenes release the oils when ground. The odor after grinding is super pungent, but it seems it's a tradeoff for me and some of the taste is lost then when smoking finely ground herb.