Lemon Cheesecake strain guide
Lemon Cheesecake is a sativa-leaning hybrid of Lemon Skunk and Cheese from Heavyweight Seeds. People describe a skunky, creamy lemon smell and an uplifted, energetic feel.
Where does Lemon Cheesecake come from?
Two strain databases agree on the parents: Lemon Skunk, a citrusy Skunk strain, and Cheese, the famously funky Skunk phenotype from England. One strain database credits Heavyweight Seeds, a European seed company, and lists both parents as probable. Another database doesn't name a breeder.
One strain database calls it mostly sativa, while another database files it as a plain hybrid. You'll also see it called Lemon Cheese, and a separate strain called Lemon Cheesecake Thai exists.
What does Lemon Cheesecake smell and taste like?
One strain database describes a musky, earthy, skunky smell, and the flavour as skunky with sweet, creamy lemon. Readers most often mention butter, cheese and lemon. Heavyweight itself describes a citrus tang blended with cheese musk.
One strain database lists terpinolene as the most abundant terpene, followed by myrcene and ocimene. That comes from one source, and another database has no terpene data.
Lemon Cheesecake effects: what people report
Readers most often call Lemon Cheesecake uplifted, energetic and happy, with euphoria, relaxation and creativity also mentioned. The breeder's own description is a cerebral, creative and uplifting high.
These are experiences people report, not promises. Dizziness, dry mouth and dry eyes are the downsides reviewers mention, and one reviewer noted feeling anxious at higher amounts. How it feels depends on the product, how much you have and your own tolerance.
How strong is Lemon Cheesecake?
One strain database lists Lemon Cheesecake at 19% THC, with one reviewer reporting 24% for their sample. Another database's Lemon Cheesecake page has no THC figure. Treat that range as a rough guide, since it rests on one listing.
If you're new to it, start with a small amount and wait before having more. The THC and CBD numbers on your batch's label matter more than the strain name. See our guide to reading labels.
Buying Lemon Cheesecake in Canada
Check the label closely, since the name is used for more than one thing. Lemon Cake, Lemon Cheese and Lemon Cheesecake Thai are all in circulation, and Cookies has also promoted a different Lemon Pound Cake. Look at the THC and CBD numbers, the terpenes if they're listed and the packaging date, since fresher flower keeps more of its smell.
Lemon Cheesecake vs Lemon Cake
Lemon Cake is listed with the same parents, Lemon Skunk and Cheese, and Heavyweight's catalogue on one strain database carries both names as separate entries. Neither the breeder pages nor another database spell out what sets the two apart, so the documented difference is mostly naming. Where they differ is in the write-ups: the Lemon Cake page lists 23% THC and an 80/20 sativa split, while that database's Lemon Cheesecake page lists 19% and names terpinolene first. If you see either name on a label, ask the producer which cut it is.
Strains like Lemon Cheesecake
If you like Lemon Cheesecake, these are the closest matches:
- Lemon Cake: the same listed parents under a different name.
- Lemon Skunk: the citrus parent.
- Cheese: the funky parent.
- Super Lemon Haze: a different lemon strain, brighter and more citrus-led.
