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C5

The Winter Classic

By · Independent cannabis reviewer, based in New Jersey · No sponsors

Traditional Traditional: not from a licensed rec or medical market

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5.53 / 10

3-Pillar Master Review Index

NOSE5.7TASTE3.0HIGH7.9
C5 by The Winter Classic
C5 by The Winter Classic bud shotC5 by The Winter Classic ash shot 1C5 by The Winter Classic ash shot 2

Photos: Rory

Nose 5.7/10

This one is soft and airy. Instead of a full candy front it's more of a creamy funk, very airy and unpronounced, and I could barely smell it with my nose in the jar. It doesn't waft out of the jar when it's open. Broken up it goes sweeter with a little candy lemon pop, but the funky cream still takes over and stays close to the strain without expanding. Fully ground it stays right at the grinder, sweet and creamy like condensed milk, and so soft that I lose it every other sniff. All I could smell was cream, with barely any candy in there to stand out.

Taste 3.0/10

The first pulls had an earthy, bitter tinge and it burned dark grey. It's tart with basically no flavor, like puffing on air, a floral, bitter, tart note with a little burnt in it and some sweetness trying to get through but getting overtaken. There's no mouth stain other than a slight bite. It gets a bit sweeter around the halfway point with a hayish note, and in the last third it brightens up with a nerds cluster style sweetness, but it really is nothing special. Some sweetness stays on the coat, but it's too late for that. The ash has too much pepper, and it started pulling hot as it clogged at the end. It was hard to get lit, but it burned fine without canoeing.

High 7.9/10

It hit around 7 minutes in as a talkative head high with little to no pressure, leaning slightly sleepy. By 31 minutes it gets lighter and the sleepy shows up more. It landed around 56 minutes with a pressure release and all the sleepy gone.

I marked this one meh at the jar, and it came out as the most uninteresting option in the bundle other than C2. The nose is a soft, creamy funk that sits close to the grinder with barely any candy, and the flavor is mostly air until a nerds cluster sweetness shows up too late. The ash was peppery and the joint pulled hot as it clogged. The high is the best part, a talkative head buzz that leans a little sleepy.

Details

  • Category
    Flower
  • Brand
    The Winter Classic
  • Posted
    Oct 23, 2026
  • Format
    3-pillar
  • Note
    Competition Entry | Fruit vs Candy
  • Effects
    Relaxing · Social
  • Buy again
    No

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