Sauce strain guide
Sauce, often listed as The Sauce, is a sativa-leaning hybrid from Exotic Genetix. It crosses Gorilla Glue #4 with a Green Ribbon backcross and is known for an odd but memorable smell: lime, chocolate and diesel. People mostly describe it as upbeat, social and creative.
Where does Sauce come from?
One strain database credits Sauce to Exotic Genetix, which used a backcrossed Green Ribbon male to pollinate a Gorilla Glue #4 mother. Another database gives the same cross. Both describe it as roughly 60% sativa and 40% indica.
Green Ribbon isn't a widely covered strain on its own, but Gorilla Glue #4 is one of the best-known hybrids around. One strain database also lists Sauce as a parent of a strain called Cherry Sauce.
What does Sauce smell and taste like?
Sauce is often described as chocolate-covered lime with a diesel kick. The lime comes through first, the chocolate rounds it out, and a skunky, gassy note gets stronger as the buds are broken up and on the exhale. Reviewers also mention pine and earthy notes.
Limonene leads its published terpene results, followed by caryophyllene and pinene. Limonene fits the bright lime, while caryophyllene and pinene add the peppery, piney edge.
Sauce effects: what people report
People most often call Sauce energetic, euphoric and creative. One strain database describes a head-focused, giggly feel that works well socially, with a mildly relaxing comedown that isn't very sleepy. Some reviewers say they like it for focused creative work.
These are experiences people report, not promises. Dry mouth and dry eyes are the most common complaints, and some people mention feeling paranoid.
How strong is Sauce?
Listings put Sauce at about 15% to 17% THC, though one strain database's grow notes mention a figure as high as 28% and one reviewer shared a test result of about 21%. Numbers clearly vary by grower and batch, and CBD is low.
Since the range is wide, read your label rather than trusting the strain name. If you're new, start small and give it time. Our guide to reading cannabis labels can help.
Buying Sauce in Canada
Searching for Sauce can be tricky, because "sauce" is also a common word for a type of cannabis concentrate. Look for the strain name on the label, and check whether it's listed as The Sauce.
Check the THC and CBD numbers and the packaging date, since fresher flower holds onto that lime and chocolate smell.
Sauce vs Gorilla Glue
Gorilla Glue #4 is Sauce's mother. Gorilla Glue is famous for an earthy, piney, diesel smell and a heavy, glued-to-the-couch reputation, and it is often listed higher in THC. Sauce keeps some of that gas but adds lime and chocolate, and people describe it as lighter and more social. If you want a heavy hitter, Gorilla Glue is the classic. If you'd rather stay chatty and creative, Sauce is the gentler pick.
Strains like Sauce
If you like Sauce, these are worth a look:
- Gorilla Glue: its mother, heavier and gassier.
- Key Lime Pie: for a sweet lime smell.
- Lime Sorbet: another strain with a bright lime side.
- Chemdawg: for the diesel note, and part of Gorilla Glue's family tree.
