The Blue 16 has beautiful bag appeal. The buds are an enchanting mix of dazzling hues. The base color is forest green but the buds are completely covered in a dark, midnight purple leafage that becomes a more vivid purple when the buds are broken open. The pistils consist of thick, string-like orange fibers that wrap around the outside of each nug. The trichomes have long stalks and collect in large groups, creating a fuzzy frosting that encrusts the entire surface area.

The nose on Blue 16 is excellent. It’s a sweet, sugary aroma mixed with a doughy, cream and cookie fragrance. It has delicate notes of candied fruit and spiced nuttiness, along with an undercurrent of faint herbal earthiness. Breaking the buds open releases a burning gas aroma mixed with sugary cream. The ground product smells like roasted petrol and cookie dough.

All in all, the Blue 16 is a fantastic cultivar. It manages to check all of the boxes easily, while providing an overall enjoyable strain. The bag appeal is great, the smell and growing profiles are desirable as Blue 16 was cultivated specially for newbie growers that are trying to grow a strain that isn’t too much of a headache and still kicks out strong yields grow after grow.