ABOUT

The idea for the Terpene Tasting Kit came about through my work with the 420 Archive back in 2017. I frequently found myself talking with long-time cannabis farmers about terpenes. While the discussion was old hat for them, I wanted to know what they were talking about. What does myrcene smell like? What does terpinolene smell like? I made this kit because I was curious, I wanted to learn how to smell the plant the way that farmers could. Learning that how a flower smells tells you how it’s going to affect you, well that takes tasting to a whole other level.

The Terpene Tasting Kit is a beautiful cherrywood box containing six vials of pure terpene isolate, one for each of the six superclasses of terpenes (as identified by SC Labs in 2020) that over 95% of commercially available cannabis flower in the US falls into. The cherrywood box is handmade in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Ralph Truesdell who works down at the Woodcraft on 91st and Lyndale.

The terpene isolates we use are plant-derived vs. cannabis-derived so there is no issue with them traveling across state lines. Plant-derived terpene isolates are chemically no different than cannabis-derived isolates. They are to be used as a sensory prompt for your nose – they are not for consumption.

In addition to the vials of isolates you will find a small bag of coffee beans to use as a Palate Cleanser and three booklets:

Instant Gratification: An illustrated exercise you can do with your friends and jars of ‘mystery’, also includes a quick reference guide for the six superclasses some guidance and some disclaimers.

Terpene Tasting Kit: This booklet is intended to be used in conjunction with the Instructions booklet – used together they offer the user palate development exercises that will fill out your lexicon of descriptors within the framework of the six superclasses. 

Instructions: access to high-quality flower, while always desirable, is not specifically required to use this kit. The first step of the palate development exercise starts with a trip to your spice cabinet.