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I first tried the Blue Cheese strain from Barney’s Coffeeshop, Amsterdam in 2010. I remember smoking it in the early evening and cutting our day short as we headed back to the hostel to grab some shut eye, it was that strong.
Strain Summary
Blue Cheese is an 80/20 Indica-dominant hybrid, celebrated for its unique blend of flavours and comforting effects. This strain, bred by Big Buddha Seeds, is a cross between the flavoursome Blueberry and a UK phenotype of Cheese, offering THC levels between 17.4% and 19% and CBD content ranging from 0.37% to 0.77%. Its profile is rich in Myrcene, complemented by a spectrum of terpenes including Carene, Caryophyllene, Humulene, Limonene, Linalool, Ocimene, Pinene, and Terpinolene, contributing to its distinctive dank, berry taste with cheesy undertones.
Blue Cheese is not just about its taste; it also provides a range of effects from calming the body to inducing a couch-lock state, making it ideal for those seeking relief from anxiety, arthritis, and chronic pain. However, users should be mindful of potential side effects such as dizziness, drowsiness, and dry eyes. Its unique aroma combines fruity, berry notes with a tang of cheese, and its taste leaves a sweet flavour of blueberry and fruit on the exhale.
Cultivating Blue Cheese is accessible to many, thanks to its resistance and decent yield potential of 500-600 grams per square metre. The strain requires some attention to manage its pungent odour and horizontal growth pattern. It thrives both indoors and outdoors, with a flowering cycle of 8-10 weeks and an optimal harvest time in late September for outdoor grows.
Overall, Blue Cheese stands out for its moderate THC levels, beneficial medical properties, and straightforward cultivation, making it a favourable choice for both enthusiasts and cultivators looking for a strain that offers relaxation and relief from various conditions in the evening.
Appearance
The Blue Cheese buds look great – tightly packed together with good colouration, they look like little sweet boulders.
A lovely shade of green makes up most of the colour, with some faded-looking pistils (the orange hairs) dotted in for good measure.
The trichomes are also visible by eye, but the bud doesn’t appear particularly frosty.
Smell
Wow, this one is a stinker! Really, really strong dank skunky cheesy smells come off this bud from all angles. Out of all the bud I’ve sampled since starting this channel, this may be the strongest smelling of them all.
Breaking open the bud I can smell the skunky cheesy deliciousness (and slight fruity undertone) that the Blue Cheese is known for.
Taste
Smoking the Blue Cheese through my bong, I was actually slightly disappointed with the flavour, considering the smell was so strong. The taste gets lost a bit, and although a bong of this Blue Cheese leaves a skunky taste in my mouth, it wasn’t strong enough for flavour.
I also vaped some Blue Cheese through my Pax 2 vaporiser. This resulted in a much better indication of the flavour, which I really enjoyed. I got skunky, cheesy and fruity notes vaping this through the Pax 2.
Effects
This is a seriously strong cannabis strain, and the effects are on the indica side. Smoking Blue Cheese can leave you with couch lock, and an overwhelming sense of relaxation that is hard to shake off!
For this reason, I prefer smoking this strain in the evening time. Medical users may find great benefit using this to treat things like insomnia.
