Auto-SummaryThe Druid Mood Blend (IAS) is a smoking blend containing various herbs and oils, marketed as a top-selling product. However, the reviewer found it nearly worthless on its own, with poor usability due to difficulty in rolling and uneven burning. The flavor is tolerable but not enjoyable, with a slightly tangy, potpourri-like taste. The smoke is harsher than marijuana but smoother than many other herbs. The effects are minimal, comparable to a 2% marijuana high, and did not significantly enhance the reviewer's experience when combined with kratom tea. The reviewer concludes that the blend is not worth purchasing on its own and suggests trying other products from the same vendor.
Legal herbal bud smoke, Druid Mood Blend (IAS) Review
In short: Way not worth on it's own, potentially potentiating for pot only
Smoke blend contents:
Mugwort, Celadine, Betony, Catnip, Woodruff , Wormwood, Damiana, Skullcap, Sweet cicely, Wild Dagga, Pygeum, Buchhu, Wild Lettuce, Valarian, Spikenard, Blue and White lotus petals, pre-soaked in a special blend of herbal extracts and precious oils.
I was looking at my favorite ethnobotanical website for something new. I had tried several of their individual smoking herbs in the past and thought that I might just have to travel down that lonely road once more seeing as there was much I hadn't tried yet. All of the usuals were under my belt already including kanna, lotus, dagga, damiana, calea, salvia et cetera. I found minimal success with all of these, but I had not lost hope. My quest seemed to lead into the territory of the smoking blends as I had never tried any of those.
I chose the Druid Mood blend based upon mention of it being their best selling blend. "Up until now, Druid Mood Blend was our Top Seller, but we are certain that Chill will move into that top position." I figured it must be worthwhile on it's own merit at least a little given that it was the "top seller" of the best website of this kind in the USA.
Package arrived promptly and upon inspection I noticed that the blend appeared to be quite aromatic. I couldn't wait to light it up. So that is the backstory. I was very positive about giving this product a try and almost sure I would like it, even if the effects weren't great. Now to the technical side of things.
Usability: Rolling = Impossible. I fancy myself an intermediate roller with several hundreds joints to my credit, and I could not even get a single joint together no matter how sloppy. You can make a tube and stuff it with the blend (which is what I had to do), but rolling is simply not feasible. As far as burning, the blend would burn decently after you get it into the paper. It would go out occasionally, and would run in random directions due to the herb mixture being so uneven at places. I had no pipe, but I am sure it would burn just fine in a pipe like anything will, and would pack easily as well. There were many small powdery bits in the mix so a screen would definitely be mandatory. The usability of this mix is horrible, and if that is a concern then absolutely consider other options.
Flavor\aesthetics: The flavor is not something I enjoyed much, but it was very easy to tolerate, and at times somewhat pleasant. It did not get worse or better over time, but did not seem to grow on me in any way. It was slightly tangy, and almost lemon-like, with a nice potpourri overtone. As for the visual, the blend is not much to look at. The color is puke green, almost that of dried out mid-grade reefer. There are several large brown chunks that almost appear to be wood chips, as well as some almost stick like stems. It appears as though somebody spilled a bit of dry sawdust into a bag of shake. I don't think this added to or detracted from the experience, just the same as the taste. As far as feel of the smoke, it really wasn't all too bad. It is much more harsh than marijuana of course, but much smoother than many of the other herbs I have subjected my poor little trachea to. I could smoke a whole joint of it without coughing at all, and I don't even smoke every day. So the harshness is also coincidentally something that just is, and will not get in the way of your enjoyment. I say this category is 50/50.
Effect: Now this is where I was really expecting it to pull through and shine, but alas I was shocked. I did not have any weed to try with the mix, and I am sure that it would be quite nice to have done so, but I will just let you know of the blends effects on it's own. I found a very slight amount of relaxation come over me with a almost unnoticeable amount of the giggles. To sum it up I would say that this blend is equal to about %2 of a marijuana high. This level of high was after smoking an entire king size joint, fully packed, looking like a cigar, by myself. On the plus side, I did not get even a hint of a headache, which is something that can't be said for many of these kinds of products. When used in conjunction with premium kratom tea I found that it actually diminished the effects of the tea, which served to make me furious as this went against all possible logic. Having experience with some of the herbs in this blend I can say that with weed it would be decently potentiating, although possibly not even worth the trouble. Effects were only positive, but certainly on the extreme of subtlety.
Conclusion: I found the Druid Mood Blend Smoke to be almost worthless on it's own, even for meditation purposes. It is not worth it for the flavor or pleasure of smoking, and the difficulty that can come from even trying to prepare it for smoking can be a complete obstacle in the right circumstances. The effects for potentiating certain other ethnobotanicals are sometime negative, and it seems to be simply average as far as possible uses with marijuana. So in the end what huge surprise this turned out to be, yet another crappy herbal smoking blend. I don't know, but I figured the number one product so far from the number one vendor would be just a little bit better than this. I must admit that even after getting burned so badly I am eagerly awaiting chill, and would love to try spice as well if only it was sold in the states.
Please, for the love of god let me know what you think of this review. I took way too long thinking about it and typing it. I just wish that this info was on here before I bought this product, although knowing me I would probably not listen to it anyways.
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The above post is fictitous, and any coincedence between it and real people, places, or events is unintentional.
Edited by hankydanky2k (03/04/07 06:37 PM)
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