Strain names excite enthusiasts but can confuse new customers. GreenChill therefore uses cross-cutting aroma families to help you start with a familiar impression—citrus, candy, tropical fruit, dessert, Purple or a classic profile—and then discover matching strains.
Classification stays deliberately simple and revisable. A strain may be Citrus-dominant today and show more Candy in another batch. The system should guide navigation, not constrain the product.
KEY POINTS
- Classification starts with the profile perceived in the batch.
- Each strain receives a dominant family and may have secondary notes.
- The families do not correspond to physiological effects.
- The system serves filters, guides, product pages and recommendations to keep terminology consistent everywhere.
Why create aroma families?
Reduce complexity
Customers who do not know twenty strain names may still know they enjoy citrus or sweet dessert profiles. The family offers an initial entry point.
Create consistency across the site
A term must mean the same thing on a product page, in a collection filter and in a guide. This consistency is an important part of GreenChill’s branding.
How a strain is classified
Observe the batch
We start with immediately recognisable notes. Dominant lemon and zest naturally suggest Citrus; candy and candied fruit suggest Candy.
Secondary notes
We then retain two or three facets that nuance the dominant profile: Citrus + gas, Dessert + red berries or Exotic + cream.
Genetic context
The name and known lineages offer context, but do not replace what the batch actually expresses.
The six GreenChill families
Candy
Confectionery, bubble gum, sweet fruit, syrup and indulgent profiles.
Citrus
Lemon, lime, orange, mandarin, grapefruit and zest.
Exotic
Mango, passion fruit, pineapple and tropical or unusual fruit combinations.
Dessert
Cream, vanilla, biscuit, pastry, caramel and rounded profiles.
Purple
Purple visual identity and profiles often featuring dark fruit, floral notes, grape or deeper nuances, depending on the batch.
Classic
Haze, Kush, skunk, pine, earth, gas, wood and traditional cannabis reference points.
How to interpret aroma families
A sensory reference first and foremost
An aroma family indicates neither terpene levels nor CBD percentage. Those require specific analyses.
A classification based on aromas
We do not turn Citrus into “energy” or Purple into “sleep”. The categories describe aromas and help customers choose by smell.
How to use it on GreenChill.ch
Filter, then compare
Choose a family, open several product pages, then compare cultivation, batch, size and secondary notes. This makes the catalogue much easier to navigate on mobile.
Related guides
Explore the Terpenes & Aromas Guide and the Guide to Choosing Flowers to complement your browsing.
Examples of profiles spanning several families
Sunset Sherbet: Dessert + Candy + Citrus
A strain like this may open with soft cream, develop sweet berry notes and retain a citrus edge. Classifying it only as “Dessert” would miss part of its identity.
Purple Mango: Purple + Exotic + Gas
Tropical fruit dominates, while purple colour and a more diesel-like finish add two further dimensions. This is exactly why the system allows several families.
White Widow: Classic above all
Earth, wood, resin and vegetal notes build a clearly recognisable old-school profile. Here, Classic immediately signals a move away from Candy or Dessert.
A shared language for the whole site
The same families appear on product pages, in guides and recommendations. This helps customers find their bearings: someone who liked Candy can explore other strains in that family without starting over.
Over time, this vocabulary becomes a genuine aroma map of the GreenChill collection.
Frequently asked questions
Can a strain change families?
If a new batch expresses a very different profile, classification can be reviewed. The system must follow the actual product.
Why only six families?
To keep navigation simple. Secondary notes add the necessary precision without multiplying categories.
Do these families correspond to terpenes?
They may align with a terpene profile, but remain GreenChill’s sensory classification, not a chemical analysis.
FURTHER READING
After “How GreenChill classifies its strains by aroma family”, continue with the GreenChill CBD Guides then compare with the CBD Flowers collection.