Coffee Cannabis Seeds

What gives cannabis that coffee smell?

That coffee aroma comes from particular terpenes and natural compounds that smell just like roasted beans. Bubba Kush is famous for sweet chocolate-coffee notes, while Violator Kush brings a super skunky, resinous coffee vibe.

Pre-98 Bubba Kush has a stanky coffee smell that sticks around, and Gorilla Glue mixes spicy, coffee-like and diesel scents into one punchy package.

Some varieties change their tune over time. Bubba Kush can shift from strong coffee to sweet bubble gum as it sits. Blue Cheese blends blueberry with coffee, and Malawi – a pure sativa – keeps its coffee aroma all the way through.

Rainbow Belts, La Bella Afrodita and Amherst Sour Diesel are all tagged as 100% coffee in user databases, showing just how many different ways that coffee character can show up.

Flavour notes and what else there is

Coffee strains bring rich, bold flavours with smooth, interesting layers. Bubba Kush is a classic – strong coffee with deep earthy tones and clear chocolate hints.

Purple Thai mixes coffee with chocolate, berries and a subtle hazelnut finish, while Coffee Creamer tastes sweet and creamy with buttery, nutty notes woven in.

Cali Kush delivers coffee with bright citrus and a spicy herbal kick, and Chocolope – a sativa hybrid – combines strong chocolate with earthy, sweet coffee aromas.

Cataract Kush has coffee-smelling and coffee-tasting versions that some collectors prefer over its lemon pine-sol variants. Cannalope Haze from DNA Genetics can produce amazing cantaloupe-to-coffee females, and Mexi Sativa consistently brings coffee-tasting plants. Violator Kush can develop a mango-coffee flavour..

Beyond coffee, these strains often carry butter, spicy-herbal, lavender and skunk notes alongside the main event.

Earthy and tar flavours add depth and weight, while sweet, citrus and pine bring brightness and contrast to that core coffee essence.

Where the coffee genes come from

Quite a few coffee-scented strains share family ties. Chocolope uses Cannalope Haze genetics and can produce coffee-tasting females, and Cannalope Haze itself has Mexi Sativa in the mix, which can bring coffee flavours alongside cantaloupe.

That chain shows how coffee aromas get passed down and sharpened through careful breeding.

Koffee Cake is an indica-leaning hybrid with coffee aroma – 75% indica, 25% sativa. Super Glue Haze is a sativa-leaning hybrid with coffee notes – 60% sativa, 40% indica.

Gorilla Glue shows coffee aromas as an indica-leaning hybrid at 60% indica, 40% sativa. Cataract Kush has distinct coffee-scented and coffee-tasting versions alongside lemon pine-sol ones, showing how a single strain can express different aromas depending on which the version.

What's out there for collectors

Coffee cannabis strains come in autoflower, feminised, sativa and indica seed types, so there's plenty to explore. Bubba Kush – a classic that's getting harder to track down – remains a top pick for coffee lovers thanks to its deep aroma and pronounced taste.

Pre-98 Bubba Kush is known for being tough and producing that stanky coffee smell all the way through.

There’s indica-leaning varieties like Koffee Cake and Gorilla Glue, sativa-leaning options like Super Glue Haze and Chocolope, or pure sativas like Malawi.

Each genetic background brings its own twist to the coffee character – from the sweet, confectionery notes of Bubba Kush to the bright citrus and spicy herbal finish of Cali Kush.