Coffeeshop Nachtegaal
Krugerplein 22, 1091 KZ Amsterdam
So I popped into this place as, like Crash Light, it is on my way to the shops. It doesn't look at all appealing from the outside (white front, bit scruffy), but I wanted to try somewhere new so I popped in around 10.45am a couple of days ago. Inside it wasn't very nice either, white tiles everywhere, but it looked Buy n Fly only (I would have been doing this regardless) so I guess this isn't super important. The BT was on his phone, and continued to by for the entire duration of my visit, I don't really mind this as he still managed to offer input (without me asking) on what was good, but it may irk others.
The first thing I noticed when I looked at the menu ? It is identical to Crash Light, which is literally 310m away, you can see it from just outside ! Now I understand coffeeshop chains are nothing new, but this close, in a residential neighbourhood, selling identical goods ? Just seems strange business to me. Weed is prebagged, Hash is not. Menu was as follows;
Weed:
Amnesia (10e p/g) - Smelled pretty good, but I go on and off Amnesia, and today I didn't fancy any
White Widow (8e p/g) - This is what I bought, will go into detail later
Columbia Import (72 for 2g) - Didn't look here, but did at Crash Light, looks like a basic hash filler to me
Hash:
Zero Light (10e p/g) - The BT recommended this, after I looked at the Zero Zero and wasn't massively impressed, will go into detail later
Zero Zero (8e p/g) - Looked ok, but nothing special stood out from the brick that he put on the table when I asked to see
Pollem (7e p/g) - Didn't look here, but did get some from Crash Light, basic, smooth, lacks duration
First off the White Widow. The bang looked like a pretty generous gram, but it has a bit of a grassy smell to it, early harvest ? Similarly the buds don't look as good as from Crash Light, and the smoke lacks some of the potency I had from the sister shop. That being said, it was reasonable potency wise, but knowing I had better for exactly the same price just a few days before up the road was a real shame.
Next the Zero Light hash. Firstly I am a bit of a noob with hash, so I mite not review this very well at all. Really malleable at room temp, gentle stick to touch, without leaving a sticky mess everywhere. This smelled much nicer than the other hash I had from Crush Light, not just plain heavy spice I associate with many Moroccan hash, but a slight something more (sorry that is useless). Taste wise is was very smooth, gentle spice with a slight sweet, or maybe floral, edge. Effect is fairly quick onset (as I find with most hash) not really potent, but a nice stone. A better duration than the Pollem, but still I feel a quite short duration.
So a mixed bag really, and I think I will stick to Crush Light, as although they are near identical, I think Crush Light looks a little nicer. Not a shop I would go out of my way to visit if I was just here for a weekend.
