Don Draper
Don Draper smells like cherry licorice and a freshly opened pack of clove cigarettes. It’s a fitting calling card for a hybrid named after an ad man, and it was distinctive enough for Scapegoat Genetics to keep that particular plant in the breeding room.
Scapegoat made Don Draper in 2014 by crossing Death Star with a Cherry Pie × Mainline OG hybrid. Death Star brings Sensi Star and Sour Diesel to one side of the family. On the other, Cherry Pie puts dark fruit next to the OG. The Cherry Licorice cut went on to meet Runtz in Brilliant Runtz and a Black Maple male in Shazam.
The cherry has a sweet, dark-berry quality. What makes the keeper memorable is the spice alongside it: that warm, slightly woody clove note gives the licorice some bite. Earth and pine carry through underneath the fruit.
Don Draper has a reputation for a happy, creative lift with a relaxed finish. The quieter side can be introspective, the kind of headspace where an idea is more interesting to turn over than to pitch.
Scapegoat released Don Draper as regular seed for indoor or outdoor cultivation. The breeder gives it 56–70 days in flower, an eight-to-ten-week window. Growers starting from seed can find different expressions. A cutting from the Cherry Licorice selection preserves the particular plant Scapegoat used in later crosses.
