Cream Caramel: a guide to the Sweet Seeds® variety

Cream Caramel by Sweet Seeds® is one of the most recognized varieties and one of the Spanish indica genetics with the most international awards. And for good reason, as it combines a deeply relaxing effect with a sweet, creamy, and very characteristic aromatic profile.

If you are wondering whether Cream Caramel is indica or sativa, the answer is that it is a variety with clear indica dominance, although it may show a slightly more cheerful initial sensation before moving on to a more marked physical relaxation.

What is Cream Caramel?

Cream Caramel is a feminized variety with indica dominance, famous for its caramel flavor, abundant resin production, and rapid flowering. Its compact and aromatic buds make it a highly appreciated genetic for both indoor cultivation and extractions.

For this reason, since its launch, Cream Caramel has become one of the most popular varieties in the Sweet Seeds catalog thanks to:

• Its ease of cultivation.
• The speed of flowering.
• Its intense sweet aroma.
• The enormous production of trichomes.
• Its genetic stability.

In addition, it is a variety especially valued by growers looking for compact and resinous buds without excessive complications during cultivation.

This feminized variety was created from three different varieties at the legendary Sweet Seeds® marijuana seed bank. Thanks to its genetic combination of Blue Black, Maple Leaf Indica, and White Rhino, this variety offers compact buds, intense aromas, and a deeply relaxing effect. Furthermore, its ease of cultivation makes it an ideal choice for both beginners and experienced growers.

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Characteristics and genetics of Cream Caramel

THC, CBD, and potency

Cream Caramel usually develops THC levels between 15% and 20%, accompanied by a small presence of CBD that helps to soften the effect.

The result is an experience:

• Relaxing.
• Physical.
• Long-lasting.
• Very pleasant for the end of the day.

Plant structure

Cream Caramel develops a very compact and highly branched structure, quite similar to other indica marijuana strains. However, it does produce very dense and resinous buds.

The most notable characteristics are as follows:

• Short internodal distance.
• Broad and dark leaves.
• Possible purple or reddish hues during flowering.

What does Cream Caramel taste like? Flavor and aroma

With a name like that, it is clear that Cream Caramel is very sweet. But its aromatic profile goes much further, as it has an intense aroma that combines several notes of:

• Toasted caramel
• Brown sugar
• Damp earth
• Spices

In addition, it has some very dense creamy touches that give this variety its representative consistency. But how is it possible for marijuana to taste like spiced and sweet caramel?

Some of the predominant terpenes that generate this characteristic aromatic profile are:

• Myrcene, related to earthy and relaxing nuances.
• Caryophyllene, which provides spicy depth.
• Limonene, associated with sweeter and citrus notes.

How to enhance its sweet flavor

It is true that it is a sweet variety per se; however, drying and curing are fundamental to preserve that sweet and creamy profile to the maximum.

Optimal drying and curing

• Slow drying between 18 and 20 °C.
• Relative humidity of 55-60%.
• Minimum curing of 30 days.
• Reduce nitrogen at the end of flowering.
• Avoid excessive temperatures.
• Maintain good ventilation.

Proper curing can greatly intensify the caramelized nuances and improve the smoothness of the smoke.

Effects: indica or sativa?

Cream Caramel is an indica-dominant variety, so its effects are usually a relaxing, physical, long-lasting, and very pleasant experience for the end of the day. Although it has indica dominance, many users describe a slightly euphoric first phase before moving on to a more intense body relaxation.

How to grow Cream Caramel

Cream Caramel is a variety that offers exceptional performance both indoors and outdoors. However, there are some differences depending on the type of cultivation:

Indoors

Cream Caramel seeds can produce between 400 and 550 g/m² if conditions are optimal. To achieve this, in the case of indoor cultivation, it is recommended to use small grow tents, SOC crops, SCROG with few plants, and modern LED lighting.

In addition, since it has a very fast flowering, with indoor cultivation you will be able to obtain several annual harvests of Cream Caramel. Of course, you will need to use powerful anti-odor filters.

Outdoors

In Mediterranean climates, Cream Caramel cannabis can reach over 500 g per plant if it has good sun and space conditions. And it is usually harvested at the end of September.

Outdoors, one of the most common opinions about Cream Caramel is that it works especially well in warm and dry areas, where it can best express its resin production and sweet aroma.

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Resin production and extractions

One of the reasons why it has won so many cannabis cups, as we will see below, is its enormous capacity for trichome production.

Its flowers generate a very abundant resinous layer that works especially well in:

• Rosin.
• Dry sift.
• BHO.
• Iceolator.

In addition, after proper curing, it retains sweet aromas very well during extractions.

Versions of the Cream Caramel family

Over the years, Sweet Seeds® has developed different variants of its most famous genetic. And, today, we can find:

• Cream Caramel Auto: As its name suggests, the auto version is faster and easier to grow.
• Cream Caramel Fast Version: Allows for shorter harvest times and avoids autumn rains.
• Cream Caramel: is the legendary feminized version of this family

Most notable versions

• Cream caramel Auto® (SWS22):  Autoflowering version resulting from the cross between 2nd Generation non-photodependent varieties and the Cream Caramel® (SWS04) variety.

• Cream Caramel F1 Fast Version®(SWS40):Feminized and photodependent version of Cream Caramel® (SWS04), shortening its flowering period by 1 to 2 weeks.

• Cream Caramel CBD®(SWS67): Version with high levels of CBD, resulting from the cross between Cream Caramel® (SWS04) and a CBD-rich clone of Diesel genetics. Thus achieving a special variety for cultivation for therapeutic purposes.

Crosses with other genetics

Cream Mandarine Auto® (SWS29)

It is a 3rd Generation Autoflowering variety resulting from the development of a high-production strain with marked mandarin aromas. Cream Mandarine Auto® is a variety that has made a place for itself among autoflowering seed growers looking for an intense and fruity flavor.

Also available are the feminized seeds of Cream Mandarine F1 Fast Version®, as well as Cream Mandarine XL Auto®. Photodependent versions with short flowering and high-production autoflowering respectively.

Cream 47® (SWS26)

It is a maximum production variety with truly high resistance to pests and unfavorable conditions. Result of the cross with an elite AK 47 clone.

Black Cream Auto® (SWS37)

Hybrid with an exotic autoflowering strain with purple flowers and Pakistani Kush ancestors.

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Devil Cream Auto® (SWS45)

Polyhybrid resulting from the cross of selected strains of two purple-flowered varieties, Dark Devil Auto® (SWS38) and Black Cream Auto® (SWS37).

Awards, cups, and recognition

The awards it has obtained would not fit in any display case. There are 25 cups officially obtained by these marijuana seeds, figures that place it as one of the most awarded cannabis genetics in history. Among its prestigious achievements, the following stand out: 

National awards

International awards

There are also some genetic variants created from crosses, adding up to a total of 10 varieties of feminized seeds or autoflowering seeds that can be included within the King Caramel family.