- Sweet (41% of reported flavors)
- Flowery (32% of reported flavors)
- Berry (27% of reported flavors)
Sunset Sherbet is an indica-dominant hybrid from Sherbinski that crosses a female Girl Scout Cookies with a Pink Panties male. The story behind the strain traces back to San Francisco, where Sherbinski was growing GSC at his grandmother's house when a Pink Panties male found its way into the room and pollinated the crop. That happy accident eventually produced one of the defining dessert strains of the Cookies era.
The nose comes loaded like a dessert cart with a gas leak: sweet berries, creamy fruit, and bright citrus over earthy funk and peppery spice. The flavor follows with sugary fruit and cream before turning tangier and earthier on the finish. Dense, frosty buds can flash shades of green and purple beneath orange pistils and a heavy coat of trichomes.
Sunset Sherbet earns the sunset part once the high gets moving. Fans describe an early rush of happiness and euphoria that keeps things lively upstairs while relaxation slowly starts taking over below the neck. Give it time and the indica side gains ground, turning that brighter opening act into the kind of easygoing finish that helped make Sherbet genetics breeding-room royalty.
The clone-only Sherbet cut is available from Northern California’s Dark Heart Nursery. It produces tall, lanky, dense plants with multicolored flowers. The nursery reports that indoor growers can expect the strain to reach maturity within 70 days of entering its flowering cycle.
A highly adaptable strain, Sherbet responds well to topping during the vegetative stage. Growers should consider the SCROG method of cultivation to support its heavy flowers.
