THC: 28.8% Kings Cake is a balanced Hybrid. The high is energizing and euphoric, making you want to get up and do something — like dance around your living room. It’s also an aphrodisiac strain, but one that brings on some serious munchies. Although its name refers to a traditional Mardi Gras dessert, King Cake hails from the rainy Pacific Northwest instead of humid New Orleans. This strain, created by prolific Oregon growing operation Golden Beaver Farms, is a cross between Mystic Gem and the legendary Grandaddy Purple. The strain affects both the mind and body and boasts fragrant, colorful buds. When properly cured, King Cake’s impressive flowers have a predominantly sweet aroma, with some saccharine notes like cotton candy. On a second whiff, some suggestions of tropical fruit like pineapple may emerge as well. Grinding up or picking apart these buds, meanwhile, gives off more of a peppery odor, paying testament to the Afghani indica landrace in this bud’s lineage. King Cake gives off a palpably sweet and easily ingested smoke when burnt; on the exhale, this smoke has a tangy, sour-sweet flavor.