Live Rosin vs. Live Resin
Two extracts, two very different processes — and the difference actually shows up in the jar.
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39Reviews
8.15Avg score
26Brands
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Every strain reviewed, scored on the 3-Pillar Master Review Index. Tap any card for the full breakdown.
39 reviews
Flower
9.5
Original Cut Zkittlez
Candito Craft
Nose 9.9Taste 9.75High 8.8
Pick of the year
SedatingHeavyNighttime
Straight elite Z. Loud candy grape lime terps, perfect cure, and that signature knockout goofy head high. Lives up to the hype.
Flower
9.4
Where the Wild Trees Are
Mameys Bodega
Nose 9.4Taste 9.3High 9.5
RelaxingHeavy
Flower
9.3
Forbidden Forest ("Aetheria")
Mameys Bodega
Nose 9.3Taste 9.2High 9.4
EuphoricHeavy
Flower
9.27
Chad Lee OG
CutRight707 x WaterBoyz710
Nose 9.5Taste 9.1High 9.2
SedatingNighttime
Flower
9.2
Toad Venom
Iykykca707
Nose
8.7
Taste
8.7
High not scored on this one
Nose 8.7Taste 8.7
Diesel/petrol punch, chem funk, and creamy forest air on the nose. Springy, sticky grind. Peppery cheese, white ash, greasy ring on the ex…
Vape
9.15
Watermelon Crush
Brookside Reserve x EV Cultivators
Taste
9.5
High
8.8
Nose not scored on this one
Taste 9.5High 8.8
CreativeDaytime
Full send recommend on this collab. Brookside Reserve and EV Cultivators nailed the watermelon-candy angle, and the Superboof x SFV cross …
Flower
9.1
Frog Poison (Jungle Frog)
CutRight707 x WaterBoyz710
Nose 9.2Taste 9.4High 8.6
EuphoricCreativeRelaxing
All in all, a very strong batch. Bag appeal is solid with chunky dense nugs, nice purple pops, and thick frost. Touch is straight elite — …
Flower
9.1
NY Shock
Official Shock Co.
Nose 9.1Taste 9.0High 9.3
CreativeDaytime
Infused Pre-Roll
9.0
Dirty Z Hash Paper Joint
Pixie StixThis was absolutely insane. A half gram of dirty Z hash paper wrapped around dirty Z flower. It's a pricy product but imo worth it.
Flower
8.9
Sour Cherriez
Elusive
Nose 9.6Taste 9.0High 8.2
HeavyEuphoric
Neon buds, high-tack clump. Sour watermelon to bitter petrol. Diesel mouth-stain, smooth pulls, high-intensity gas-candy evolution.
Flower
8.9
Honey Banana
YouknowWazgood
Nose 9.0Taste 9.0High 8.4
SocialEuphoricDaytime
Strong visuals with solid feel, and that loud complex honey banana smell. Experience delivers smooth clean smoke with a giggly functional …
Flower
8.9
Orange Bang (Terp Basel Batch)
DSFF Gardens x DSFF Family
Nose 9.2Taste 9.1High 8.5
EuphoricHeavy
Concentrate
8.9
Court Side Live Rosin
Headi Resources
Nose 9.3Taste 9.4High 8.0
HeavySedatingRelaxing
The standout of the two Headi drops. Insanely tasty, genuinely high-quality resin — this is the one I'd point people toward first.
Flower
8.8
Lunchable ("Ham & Cheese")
Fumi Exotics x High Volume Co.
Nose 8.5Taste 8.8High 9.0
RelaxingEuphoric
Flower
8.8
Cap Junky
Surreal Selections
Nose 8.4Taste 8.8High 9.2
SedatingNighttime
Flower
8.8
Orange Bang (Batch 2)
DSFF Gardens x DSFF Family
Nose 9.0Taste 9.3High 8.2
EuphoricSocial
Flower
8.7
Rose Water
Doja Pak x Higher Vibrations Co.
Nose
8.9
Taste
9.2
High not scored on this one
Nose 8.9Taste 9.2
The nose was a standout, as well as its translation to taste. The look is super clean even with the heavy trim, and the smoke is incredibl…
Flower
8.7
Sweet Retreat
DSFF Gardens x DSFF Family
Nose 8.5Taste 9.1High 8.2
RelaxingNighttime
Concentrate
8.67
Clout Candy Live Rosin
Headi Resources
Nose 9.0Taste 9.2High 7.8
RelaxingHeavySedating
Some of the higher-quality resin I've run — genuinely enjoyable, genuinely strong. Headi Resources earned the hype on this one.
Flower
8.6
Redeye
YouknowWazgood
Nose 8.8Taste 8.7High 8.4
HeavySedatingNighttime
This Redeye is fire. Look dips slightly for nug size, but everything else steps up strong — great density and retention, pungent chem fron…
Flower
8.4
Frosted Fuji
Mameys Bodega
Nose 8.5Taste 8.5High 8.2
RelaxingCreativeHeavy
Flower
8.4
BatRabies
Doja Pak x Higher Vibrations Co.
Nose
8.5
Taste
9.2
High not scored on this one
Nose 8.5Taste 9.2
A really interesting pheno — super dense with lovely bright green color and perfect pistil coverage, but the touch is rougher and takes mo…
Flower
8.2
Red Sapo
onlythingismoke x TVNFamily
Nose 8.8Taste 7.6High 8.2
HeavySedatingNighttime
I'd grab this again, and recommend it if you're into all the toads. The slight grassy taste in the middle shows room for improvement, but …
Flower
8.2
Snail-Po!!
Mameys Bodega
Nose 8.0Taste 7.3High 9.3
HeavySedating
This is the organic and well deserved hype that mameys prides themselves with releasing every single time. No matter what people may say t…
Flower
8.1
Pie Scream #27
Livin In The Cut
Nose 8.4Taste 7.8High 8.2
RelaxingSedating
Flower
8.0
RubyGlowz
Elusive
Nose 7.4Taste 8.4High 8.2
Relaxing
Solid tropical candy that shows exactly what the genetics promise once you hit it in a bong. Nose is the only real dip, but everything els…
Flower
8.0
Straw-picanna
Kusala Care
Nose 8.2Taste 7.1High 8.6
RelaxingCreative
Worth getting again — only under better batch conditions. The last time I had it was better than this one.
Flower
7.97
Orangutang
Full Tilt
Nose 9.4Taste 5.8High 8.7
RelaxingCreative
If you see it on a shelf, grab it — but give it at least a 2-3 day burp first, it'll taste a ton better. Wasn't ready when I got to it. No…
Flower
7.8
Princess Leia
upthehillCA
Nose 8.0Taste 8.4High 7.0
RelaxingCreative
Imo, it was fine. Flavor was better translated even if I had to dig a little more into it — still have some left for a fatty I think I'll …
Flower
7.7
Frosty
Elusive
Nose 7.6Taste 7.7High 7.9
Relaxing
The only real issue was loss of flavor on the last pulls — a bummer given how much the strain shifted throughout the session, but still ve…
Flower
7.7
Green Cashmere
Resident
Nose 8.4Taste 6.5High 8.2
CreativeHeavy
It's alright. Wish it didn't dissipate so hard — it was my favorite out of the 2 jars but there's good room for improvement on future batc…
Flower
7.6
Crushed Berries
shauncron
Nose 7.8Taste 7.9High 7.0
Relaxing
Solid berry/wine-funk jar that delivers exactly what the genetics promise. The creamy herbal berry flavor carries through nicely, the cure…
Flower
7.6
Golden Toad
Sherbmoney
Nose 7.3Taste 7.2High 8.5
SedatingRelaxing
Flower
7.0
Zkittlez ("Z")
Kusala Care
Nose 7.5Taste 7.0High 6.5
RelaxingCreativeSedating
A solid, respectable Zkittlez for NJ rec — not the jar-screaming version the cut can hit, but a few more runs from Kusala Care could get i…
Flower
6.7
Moonstone
Resident
Nose 7.5Taste 4.0High 8.6
Heavy
Never had or heard of Resident before these jars, so jumping in blind. This one is sadly a pass for me on flavor, even with the strong pot…
Flower
5.9
Grease Monkey
Bliss Co.
Nose 6.0Taste 4.5High 7.2
RelaxingSedating
Flower
5.5
ZCREAM
smokekillco
Nose
5.5
Taste
3.5
High not scored on this one
Nose 5.5Taste 3.5
Burn murdered it.
Flower
5.3
Blue Caviar (Blue Zushi x Gushers)
The Candy Shop X Zmall Batch
Nose 4.8Taste 5.3High 5.8
Heavy
Smoked like it was rushed — honestly the only things I thought were decent here were the looks and the high.
Flower
3.93
Sour Tangie
Old Pal
Nose 3.2Taste 2.8High 5.8
RelaxingSedatingNighttime
Wouldn't buy it again, wouldn't recommend it. And $75 for 14g makes it sting worse — Old Pal's whole "shareable flower" positioning increa…
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