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indica-dominant strainEl Gordo
El Gordo is described as an indica-dominant craft cultivar cultivated by North 40, with citrus acidity, diesel, wood, mint and spicy accents. Farnesene, caryophyllene, limonene, myrcene and humulene are named as its defining terpenes. User reports associate intense physical relaxation with a certain degree of focus.
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Aroma, effects and terpenes
Aromas
- zesty
- woody
- sour
Effects
- balancing
Terpenes
Cannabinoid profile
Recorded ranges
The values are provided for orientation. Actual levels may vary depending on batch, phenotype and growing environment.
Genetics
Lineage and family tree
El Gordo is at the beginning. The documented parent lines then follow down to the 4th generation.
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StrainEl Gordo
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ParentsSour Diesel
- GrandparentsMass Skunk
- GrandparentsChemdog
- ParentsChemdawg
- ParentsLemon OG
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ParentsSour Diesel
Editorial profile
El Gordo in detail
Origin & classification
“El Gordo” means “the fat one” in Spanish. The detailed source uses the name for an indica-dominant cultivar grown by the Canadian family-run operation North 40 as non-irradiated craft cannabis. It refers to a cross of Sour Diesel × Lemon OG and Chemdawg × The White. The structured fields, however, reduce the origin to Sour Diesel, Chemdawg and Lemon OG and omit The White. Until this is corrected, no simplified lineage should be considered complete.
Aroma & flavour
The aroma has a distinctive sour and fuel-like direction. Citrus and lemon provide freshness, while diesel creates a powerful counterpoint. The description additionally mentions ginger, wood and mint, along with an earthy depth. The structured profile accordingly features citrusy, zesty, woody, minty, diesel-like and sour impressions. The terpene profile is given as farnesene, caryophyllene, limonene, myrcene and humulene. This list supports the complexity, but without batch-specific analysis it should not be understood as a constant ratio of quantities.
Terpene profile
The source describes El Gordo as deeply relaxing and balancing, while also capable of retaining a certain degree of focus. Other structured terms include calming and sleepy. This creates an overall quiet, body-oriented picture that is not entirely free from mental presence. How strongly the individual components appear depends on the person, dose and batch; a guaranteed focused or sedating course cannot be inferred from this.
Effect tendency
Around 30 percent THC and less than 1 percent CBD are stated for the described North 40 product. These are exceptionally high or low batch figures, not fixed values for every plant under this name. The selection of exclusively particularly large flowers also clearly refers to the specific product and not necessarily to the strain in every cultivation.
Cannabinoids, flowering & appearance
Information on flowering time, yield and general growth is missing. The editorially reliable core therefore lies in the product-related background, the complex ancestry that still requires correction, the diesel-citrus profile with ginger, wood and mint, and the described combination of deep relaxation and remaining focus. Medical uses from the original source are not included.
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Frequently asked questions about El Gordo
What type of strain is El Gordo?
We list El Gordo as an indica-dominant strain with the Sour Diesel × Chemdawg × Lemon OG lineage.
What genetics are behind El Gordo?
El Gordo’s lineage is Sour Diesel × Chemdawg × Lemon OG.
What does El Gordo smell and taste like?
In terms of aroma, El Gordo is primarily citrusy, zesty, woody, minty, diesel-like, sour and lemony. Depending on the batch and phenotype, the intensity may vary.
Which terpenes are associated with El Gordo?
El Gordo’s profile includes farnesene, caryophyllene, limonene, myrcene and humulene. They complement the described aroma profile.
What effect tendency does El Gordo have?
We primarily describe El Gordo as balancing, relaxing, focused, sleepy and calming. Effects are subjective impressions and not a medical promise.
How high is El Gordo’s THC content?
A THC range of 30 % is stated for El Gordo. Actual values may vary depending on batch, phenotype and growing environment.
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