Strain Integrity

According to Leafly, “ First bred by Rare Dankness, Ghost Train Haze is a sativa cross of Ghost OG and Neville’s Wreck. Unlike typical sativas, Ghost Train Haze grows dense buds blanketed in white, crystal-capped trichomes. With a sour citrus and floral aroma, Ghost Train Haze delivers a potent dose of THC to knock out pain, depression, and appetite loss, but patients prone to anxiety should steer clear of this heavy-hitter. Low doses are conducive to concentration and creativity, but you may notice some cerebral haziness as you smoke more.  ”

From the OCS website, ” Eldo is a sativa-dominant strain with medium THC potency potential and a terpene profile featuring a sour citrus and floral aroma. Eldo by UP Cannabis is grown indoors in rockwool in Niagara, Ont., where its small-batch flowers are machine-trimmed and hand-groomed to preserve the integrity of its trichomes. The plants are grown using state-of-the-art lighting, pre-dry leaching, best-in-class water filtration and only top cola is used in order to provide the best-looking buds.  ”

An uptown Ghost Train Haze?

A 48% price drop is dramatic and we are checking it out.  Eldo is a proprietary phenotype of Ghost Train Haze.   At $21.95 down from $42.55 for 3.5 grams, this Eldo with 15.6% THC was packaged on February 14, 2019, had faint hints of floral citrus pepper scent.

The “high” is a civilized version of Ghost Train Haze with a clear focus and copious amount of creativity.  Energy intensity is good but at a lower setting compared to Ghost Train Haze.   The first half hour was a slow continue build in creativity culminating in a mental couch lock to mark the completeness of the experience.  The adrenaline energy shot from Ghost Train Haze tuned down with a clear mental focus gave us an impression of a more refined and dreamy Ghost Train Haze.

Eldo last about two hours with another hour of light relaxation.  We felt less tired than Ghost Train Haze, which also left us a bit hazy mentally.  Ghost Train Haze   adrenaline energy has a draining after effect.  Eldo more chilled vibes are less tiring?

Activity pairing are best for daytime action.   Eldo is a good productivity strain that gives focus and a creative mind.  This is a relaxed and dreamy version of Ghost Train Haze, which is great for self reflection and rejuvenation.  Eldo goes really well with summer sunshine for peak enjoyment.

Conclusion

Eldo (proprietary phenotype of Ghost Train Haze) by UP (Hexo)

Our first introduction to UP was Gems, which was White Shark, a high CBD strain that did not resonate with us.  Base on that one experience, we avoided UP products as overpriced and under delivering products.  Had we know Gems was White Shark, we would not have tried that strain.   The dramatic price reduction of Eldo attracted our attention and we found a very good grower in UP.   Eldo, a phenotype of Ghost Train Haze, by UP is a winner especially at the lower price.  This is a dreamy version of Ghost Train Haze without the anxiety and buzziness.

THC:  15.6%

Quality: 8.0

Intensity: 8.0

Duration: 8.0

Total: 8.0

Cost: $21.95 for 3.5 grams

At this price point, we are looking at $160 for an oz of Eldo.  Knowing the effects and intensity, this is a very good deal.  Would we buy this again?  Absolutely, Yes.

On an investment note, have you seen the OCS Insights Report?  Of interest is “Pricing” on Page 7 comparing sales velocity to price and illegal market pricing of $8.23 a gram versus $8.56 a gram on OCS.ca.  What surprised us was how big retail revenue was compared to OCS.ca.  Enjoy the read.