Jimi DevineAs the world preps for all the new flavors of the outdoor harvest in the months to come, the indoor world champions at Connected Cannabis Co. are getting in the mix with their newest offering, Pantera Limone.
We’ve kept a close eye on the genetics coming out of Connected’s in-house strain development for years as it continues to produce killers. The most notable in recent years being the Gelonade that originally crushed it at the L.A. Weekly Coachella Desert Smoke-off 2019, and then would go on to win the inaugural indoor edition of the Emerald Cup.
In terms of hype, that cup was arguably the biggest feather available for an indoor garden’s cap in years. Anyone who gives any weight to the cannabis competition circuit was eyeballing the category wondering who would take home the W. With the win, everything that Connected will release in the next couple of years will come with a whole new level of scrutiny.
And it’s deserved, right? They’re at the mountain top now. Of the two most recent releases from Connected added to their house stable of genetics – not the rapper collabs – I had to take the Lemonatti over the Slow Lane. I’m a purple guy, but as now again with the Pantera Limone, there is just something special about the way they do the lemon-heavy citrus terps in Sacramento.
Lemon terps had been a really non-competitive space for a decade. There tends to be someone that just does it better than the pack over the years. In the late 2000s, Green House Seed Company was that someone. They changed the game when they dropped Super Lemon Haze. It would go on to win in Amsterdam at the High Times Cannabis Cup multiple times.
Here in America, C.R.A.F.T. in the East Bay would get their hands on the seeds direct from Greenhouse at the cup in Amsterdam. They went on to hunt down their special pheno in the hills of the Emerald Triangle before moving south to the Bay Area. It would simply dominate the middle 2010s. There would be other limonene heavy cuts coming out of the Santa Cruz Mountains and other parts of the state but none compared to what C.R.A.F.T. was doing at that moment with their Super Lemon Haze and they had the trophy shelf to prove it. Eventually, The Village would also take a spot on the podium with Super Lemon Haze at the first legal cannabis cup in California in the spring of 2018. But then Connected took over.
It’s fair to say at this moment, with the addition of Pantera Limone to a lineup that includes Gelonade and Lemonatti, Connected has currently taken the reigns as the kings of lemon terps. Now, is there an argument to be made that this may have been the case prior to the Pantera Limone drop? Sure. But the now trio of lemony heaters with a mix of sweet or fuel terps on top is undeniable.
Pantera Limone
When we first cracked the jar of Pantera Limone, it seemed to offer fewer fuel notes than the other Connected lemons, but that’s not a bad thing. What we did detect was a fantastic bend of sugar and lemons, definitely more reminiscent of sweet tarts than sour. But in reality, these fun outside aromas were only a mask.
As soon as we crunched into the nugs we were hit with this wave of acetone and nail polish remover. One of those smells that tickle your nose and sinus cavity like a great OG Kush or Sour Diesel fuel aroma, but without the gas station smell. Always a fun feat.
The flavor leans heavily on the lemon, but is cut with the right amount of softer candy-like sweetness notes, but not like a sugary lemonade.
The impact was very cerebral. That’s not to say there weren’t any full-bodied notes to it. It certainly didn’t feel racey. It’s likely excellent brunch weed. While I don’t think it hits as hard as the Gelonade or Biscotti, what it does provide is enjoyable without a doubt. Maybe not for those on a quest for eternal couch lock, but for people getting high as an accessory to just living life in general, Pantera Limone will likely be another hit for Connected.