Mint Chocolate Chip strain guide
Mint Chocolate Chip is a balanced hybrid made by crossing SinMint Cookies with Green Ribbon. People know it for a sweet mint and vanilla smell that lives up to the name, and for a relaxed, tingly feel with a creative edge.
Where does Mint Chocolate Chip come from?
Mint Chocolate Chip is listed as a cross of SinMint Cookies and Green Ribbon. Some sources specify a backcrossed Green Ribbon line, called Green Ribbon BX, as the second parent.
SinMint Cookies is a Sin City Seeds cross of Girl Scout Cookies and Blue Power, which puts Mint Chocolate Chip in the wider Cookies family. Green Ribbon is a balanced hybrid known for a lighter, fruity and floral side. The breeder of Mint Chocolate Chip itself is not well documented.
What does Mint Chocolate Chip smell and taste like?
Mint comes first, sweet rather than sharp, with vanilla and a herbal note behind it. Some people describe a chocolatey mint cookie with a nutty edge, though the chocolate is more of an impression than a strong smell.
Published terpene results list limonene, myrcene and caryophyllene at the top, and one Canadian producer's listing also names farnesene and linalool. Limonene brings a bright citrus lift, myrcene an earthy base and caryophyllene a peppery edge.
Mint Chocolate Chip effects: what people report
People most often describe Mint Chocolate Chip as relaxed and tingly, with euphoric, creative and focused coming up in reviews too. Some say it opens with a wave of mental energy before turning more relaxing.
These are experiences people report, not promises. How it feels depends on the product, how much you have and your own tolerance. Dry mouth, dry eyes and headaches are the most common complaints.
How strong is Mint Chocolate Chip?
Listings vary a lot. One strain database puts it around 18% THC, while a Canadian producer's listing shows 25% to 30%. Either way, it's usually a high-THC strain with very little CBD.
If you're new to it, start with a small amount and give it time before having more. With a range this wide, the numbers on your label tell you far more than the strain name. Our guide to reading cannabis labels explains what they mean.
Buying Mint Chocolate Chip in Canada
Check the label for the THC and CBD numbers and any listed terpenes, since producers grow different cuts. Look at the packaging date too: fresher flower keeps more of that sweet mint smell.
Strains like Mint Chocolate Chip
If you like Mint Chocolate Chip, these share its sweet mint side:
- Animal Mints: another SinMint Cookies cross, sweet and minty with a cookie base.
- Thin Mints: a Girl Scout Cookies phenotype with cool mint and vanilla.
- Kush Mints: mint and cookie with more gas and pine.
- Girl Scout Cookies: the family root, sweet and earthy with a hint of mint.
