Know your Terpenes

Terpene

Aroma/Flavour

Found In

Familiar Names

Alpha-Pinene

Fresh & Piney

Conifers, evergreen trees, rosemary, orange peel, turpentine, pine needles, dill, basil, parsley.

Jack Herer, Dutch Treat, Romulan, Blue Dream, Island Sweet Kunk, OG Kush, Strawberry Cough

Myrcene (or β-myrcene

Musky, herbal, earthy

mangoes, lemongrass, bay laurel leaves, basil, thyme, cloves, cardamom, cannabis.

White Widow, Pure Kush, Himalayan Gold, Jack Herer, Pink Kush, and Warlock CBD.

Limonene

Fruity & Citrusy

 fruit rinds, lemon

: Cinex, Sunset Sherbert, Strawberry Cough, Lemon G, White Fire OG, Strawberry Diesel, Purple Punch

Caryophllene

Spicy, peppery, woody

black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, oregano, hops, rosemary, basil

Bubba Kush, OG Kush, Chemdawg, Rockstar, Sour Diesel, Skywalker OG

Linalool

Delicate floral aroma

lavender, coriander, cannabis

Amnesia Haze, LA Confidential, Lavender, Master Kush, Pink Kush, OG Shark

Humulene

Subtle earthy, woody aroma with spicy herbal notes

clove, hops, basil, coriander, and cannabis sativa

White Widow, Girl Scout Cookies, Headband, Pink Kush, Skywalker OG, and Sour Diesel.

Ocimene

Fragrant sweet, woody, herbacious

botanicals like mint, pepper, parsley, mangoes, basil, kumquats, orchids, and cannabis

 Strawberry Cough, Golden Goat, Space Queen, Elwyn, OG Kush, Lemon Sour Diesel, and Chernobyl

Terpinolene

Frsh, piney, herbal, floral & occasionally citrusy

lilacs, nutmeg, tea tree, apples, conifers, cumin, and cannabis

Jack Herer and its derivatives (Pineapple Jack, Super Jack, and J1), Afghani, Jean Guy, and Lemon Sour Diesel

Guaiol

Piney

cypress, pine, guaiacum, and cannabis

Chocolope, Blue Kush, Liberty Haze, Barbara Bud, White Widow, and Jean Guy.

Trans-Nerolidol

subdued and nuanced floral scent with notes of fruity citrus, rose, and apple

jasmine, lemongrass, tea tree

Island Sweet Skunk, Skywalker OG, Jack Herrer

Bisabolol/Levomenol

chamomile, candeia tree, cannabis

chamomile flower and other plants.

Harle-Tsu, ACDC, Pink Kush, OG Shark, Master Kush, Headband, Rockstar