# Smoke report

> A smoke report is a grower's or consumer's write-up of how cured flower looks, smells, tastes, burns and reportedly feels, ideally linked to how it was grown.

- Canonical: https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/smoke-report.html
- Also written: smoke reports, smoke test, tasting notes, smoke review, smoke write-up
- Glossary category: Grower slang and culture
- Status: Draft: awaiting expert review · Updated: 2026-10-31
- Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), attribute "GenetixBay cannabis glossary"

A smoke report is a structured review of finished flower: appearance, aroma intact and ground, taste on the first and later draws, smoothness, ash and burn, and reported effects, plus the cure time and storage.

## In practice

A good report gives context so others can learn from it: cultivar and batch, how long it dried and at what temperature and [RH](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/relative-humidity.md), cure length, jar moisture checks, and how long after harvest it was smoked. "Dried 10 days at about 15-18 °C (60-65 °F) and 58-62% RH, [cured](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/curing.md) 6 weeks, smooth, sharp pine and lemon on the grind, grey-white ash" is useful. "Fire" is not.

For comparisons, blind tasting beats open tasting: people rate what they expect. GenetixBay's [Bay Trials](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/bay-trials.md) use blind panels for questions like hydro vs [living soil](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/living-soil.md) taste.

## Don't confuse with

- **Lab report (COA)**: measured chemistry. A smoke report is human perception; both are useful, neither replaces the other.
- **Effects claims**: a smoke report records reported effects, not promised ones.

## Related terms

[Grow journal](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/grow-journal.md), [Connoisseur](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/connoisseur.md), [Terps](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/terps.md), [Bay Trials](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/glossary/bay-trials.md)

## Read more

- [Curing and burping: jars, humidity and how long](https://genetixbay.com/knowledge/harvest-cure/curing-burping.md)