Forbidden Fruit strain
HybridSativa 30% / Indica 70%
Genetics Cherry Pie x Tangie
Forbidden Fruit is an indica-dominant hybrid strain, a cross between Cherry Pie and Tangie. It offers a sweet and tart aroma reminiscent of tropical fruits and berries, with complex notes of pine and earth. This strain provides deep physical and mental relaxation, making it ideal for moments of calm and rest.
How it feels
Scored 0–5 by our own team from tasting and customer feedback — not numbers copied from elsewhere. Use them to compare strains within this library.
Aroma & flavour
Nine aroma notes scored 0–5 — handy for finding something close to what you already like.
Flavour coordinates 0–100
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Feel keywords
Key terpenes
Myrcene
Vaporizes at 167°CWarm earth, ripe fruit, a herbal edge
- Also found in
- Ripe mango · basil · hops
- How people describe it
- Many people describe it as soft and body-heavy — an evening feel
Caryophyllene
Vaporizes at 130°CPeppery spice with warm wood
- Also found in
- Black pepper · clove · cinnamon
- How people describe it
- Often described as warm and settling rather than racy
Limonene
Vaporizes at 176°CBright citrus, zesty and clean
- Also found in
- Lemon peel · orange · grapefruit
- How people describe it
- Most people call it bright, fresh and mood-lifting
Origins and lineage
Forbidden Fruit is Cherry Pie × Tangie — the sweet-cherry Cookies relative crossed with a tangerine-scented sativa. The mix gives it a nose closer to tropical fruit punch than to either parent. We grade it 30/70, indica-leaning; the tangerine brightness lives in the smell more than in the effect.
Aroma, taste and when it fits
Sweetness leads at 5, with earth, pine, citrus and berry all at 4 — an unusually broad fruit-and-forest profile — and virtually no fuel or spice.
Effects: body 5, couch 4, cerebral 4, appetite 3, focus 1. It is a relaxed, happy evening strain: good company, a film, a rooftop after dark. Not a work strain.
Why it is a Hightown favourite
Forbidden Fruit is one of the ten most purchased strains at Hightown in recent months and the one staff often suggest to people who want an indica but dislike diesel or earthy flavours. The fruit-punch nose sells it from the jar. Like every strain we grow, each harvest is scored on our own fifteen-axis profile before it reaches a counter, so the chart on this page describes the flower actually on the shelf, not a catalogue entry.
Frequently asked
- Is Forbidden Fruit sativa or indica?
- Indica-dominant at 30/70, from Cherry Pie × Tangie. Relaxing, with a cheerful head.
- What does Forbidden Fruit taste like?
- Tropical fruit punch: cherry, tangerine and berry over pine and earth.
- What should I try after Forbidden Fruit?
- Lemon Cherry for a sharper citrus-cherry hybrid; Purple Monster if you want the fruit with a heavier finish.
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Come talk to the team at any shop — tell us the feel you're after and we'll match it. What's on the shelf changes with each grow cycle.
Educational information for adults 20+ — effects vary by person and dose. Not medical advice. What's actually on the shelf changes with each grow cycle; just ask us in the shop.