As one of the most famed hybrid strains, the Sour Diesel strain is known for its distinctive aroma and taste and high potency ...

From there the story unravels, with reports that Sour Diesel resulted from an accidental cross with Super Skunk, Skunk #1, or Northern Lights. In NYC, “diesel” was code for good weed.

I don’t think this makes me as paranoid as Lemon Haze, though, and brings me up more than Lemon Skunk. It’s not Lemon Skunk in flavor — but I also love that Skunk flavor so much.

Super Skunk is that, only distilled into herb form. Again, Skunk #1 is fairly ubiquitous in breeding circles, but this indica backcross with Afghani genetics is enough to make even Pepé Le Pew blush.

If there is one word to sum up this summer’s ganja zeitgeist, it’s gas. Everyone is in love with petrol sour strains that give off that famous skunk smell. Varieties with the old-school whiff ...

First it's split into the subspecies: indica and sativa and sometimes a hybrid of the two. Then it's divided into countless strain names — Purple Haze, Sour Diesel, Pineapple… ...