Blackberry Kush makes an impression with dense buds covered with broad, dark green leaves with a dusty light purple coating. Some buds have dark purple calyxes, with an almost black color to match the name. The double-purple appearance underscores the berry theme – small buds appears as little purple berries. Blackberry Kush may not provide a massive dose of antioxidants like berries, but it manages to make up for that with high levels of THC and a high range of terpenes.

Like many indicas, the buds are dense and sweet smelling. The taste, however, is complex – with a sweet berry taste on the inhale, in juxtaposition to an earthy fuel element to the exhale. Like its namesake, a berry taste is present, less acidic than a blueberry strain but with a sweet and deep aroma. Beyond the berry taste lies a hashy and woody component, no doubt passed on from its Afghani indica parentage. According to analyses, the flavor comes from the prominently featured terpenes linalool, pinene, limonene, humulene, and caryophyllene. It is easy to see how the respectively floral, piney, acidic, herbal, and spicy aromas of these terpenes combine to create the complex, fresh, ‘berry’ flavor of Blackberry Kush.