Duck Sauce from East Side Eggroll and Ted’s Budz

Duck Sauce from EastSide Eggroll and Ted’s Budz via

Catalyst Downtown Long Beach on 7/21/2022. THC test

out to 35%. Normally goes for $69 out the door at Catalyst.

This batch of Duck Sauce had just hit the market, and my

buddy @inspector_of_all was looking to get his hands on a

bag, but it was selling out left and right at every store it land

. Not being one to miss a hype train, I saw a fresh drop hit the

menu at Catalyst Downtown Long Beach, so I put in an online

order for two of them and was able to virtually secure the bag for us both

Speaking of the bag, this is the first time I’ve ever come across

a clear mylar and I have to say I dig it. Being able to see the

nugs in a bag before you walk out of the shop with it is a nice

change of pace. The surface is an amalgam of forest, sage,

fern, moss and even the occasional speck of Sacramento green

which appears so dark at points it nearly comes across as

midnight blue. Even the inconspicuous pistils, while mostly a

dark twine color, appear olive green at times and nearly go unnotice

as they mesh with the background, especially when juxtapose

against an abundance of glittering egg cream colored triches

that cram themselves into any available space.

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Duck Sauce from EastSide Eggroll and Ted’s Budz

The nose out of the bag is very candy-like up top, the Zkittlez

really comes through at first, but it also has a very fresh

vaporous backing that becomes more and more prominent the

longer you try to work through the other scents. It’s a bit of a

hostile nostril take over. Breaking open the bud you get a sense

for its mild density, it’s not super fluffy but has a good give to

the squeeze. The nose gets slightly brighter but is essentially

the same as the bag, it has that candy sweetness trying to take

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the dominant spot but the vaporousness is just holding it down

at every turn. It does seem to have a more lemony lilt, but there’s

a touch of orange as well, so it’s overall very citrusy. Busting it

down by hand leaves a strong presence of candy sweet vapor

on the fingertips, while the grinds themselves bring the scent

into its final form and it becomes the very definition of fruity candy gas.

The harmony in the fruity candy scent feels like it cascades

across my sense of smell, unfolding like an accordion,

bringing that fuel and a slightly distant perfume like floral

as well. I really love this scent and if I could somehow

move into it and live there I would.

The dry pull comes with a very light candy sweetness,

but it was difficult to get a solid pull as I left the material

chunkier than usual, and I was getting a bit of a mummify

look on the joint before lighting it. The inhale on the joint comes

with a sugar sweet citrus, with an emphasis on that sugary aspect,

while the bong comes with an extremely light lemon lime that was

not consistent and often read as non-descript. The exhale on

the joint comes with a tasty candy gas that widens out into a

nice orange-like finish with just a touch of lime, whereas the

bong comes through with a musty sweet cream and a hint of chalk.

The fruitiness does make its way through on the bong occasionally,

but it’s as if it’s riding sidecar, and the cream is the one

laying on the gas from the driver’s saddle.

Duck Sauce from EastSide Eggroll and Ted’s Budz

The head change is unfortunately the least distinctive aspect

of this batch. Don’t get me wrong, it’s solid, it’s just that there’s

very little wow factor involved in the effect. Mentally I felt present,

and there was a noticeable calm that washed over me as my

anxiety fade ever so slightly, but that anxiety still remain within

mental arms reach. It saps motivation in a way that made me feel

annoy if I had to deal with any tasks to which I wasn’t looking

forward to tackling. It’s the type of herb that’s very sigh inducing as

dealing with life became a chore in itself. I also found myself making

consistently making dumb little mistakes, like putting my keys away

in the wrong place, which adds to that annoyance upon correcting

those mistakes. Physically I felt a slight decrease in energy but

that’s about it, strong enough to make me want to kick back on

the couch, but not to the point where I felt in danger of knocking out.

All in all, I really liked everything about this Duck Sauce

outside of the slightly unremarkable buzz. It checks nearly all the

boxes and I would be down to give another batch a shot. If I could

find it at a slightly more affordable ticket I’d jump in again without

hesitation, but at it’s current rate, there is just too much out

there piquing my curiosity to double dip at the moment.

This was a solid introduction to EastSide Eggroll and

the Ted’s Budz line up and I’ll definitely get into more of their offerings asap.