Loud describes flower whose aroma is so strong it fills a room when the jar opens. It is praise for intensity of smell, and often stands in for quality in general.
In practice
Loudness comes from volatile compounds (terpenes and minor sulfur compounds among them) and from how well those were preserved after harvest. Slow drying in a cool, dark room, a cure that lowers moisture gradually, and airtight, cool storage keep flower loud. Heat, light, open air and over-drying make it quiet quickly. Grinding releases far more aroma than smelling an intact bud.
Don't confuse with
- Gas: one specific loud profile (fuel, diesel).
- Strong: smell is not potency. A loud jar can test modestly and a quiet one high.
Terpenes are volatile hydrocarbon compounds built from five-carbon isoprene units; in cannabis they are made in the trichome heads and are a major part of aroma and flavour.Sulfur (S) is a secondary nutrient taken up as sulfate, used in the amino acids cysteine and methionine; deficiency yellows new growth fairly evenly.Drying cannabis below the target water activity (under about 0.55), leaving buds brittle and harsh, with lost terpenes; rehydrating does not restore them.Dank is slang for strong-smelling, high-quality flower; originally it meant damp and musty, which in real cannabis is a warning sign.Gas is slang for a sharp fuel, diesel or solvent-like aroma in cannabis, and by extension for any flower people rate highly.Terps is slang for terpenes, and loosely for a cannabis cultivar's whole aroma and flavour, even though many aroma compounds are not terpenes.Fire is slang for excellent cannabis; it is enthusiasm, not a description of any measurable trait.
