Sandalwood Notes

Sandalwood Notes refers to a sensory category in cannabis breeding characterized by warm, woody aromatics with creamy or slightly sweet undertones. These compounds are commonly associated with sesquiterpenes like beta-caryophyllene and alpha-santalol, though cannabis does not produce true sandalwood (Santalum album). Strains tagged with sandalwood notes often descend from lineages featuring Afghani, Hindu Kush, or older Moroccan hash genetics. Breeders working in this category typically select for plants expressing dense, resinous flower structures with these particular aromatic profiles. Sandalwood notes represent a subset of woody/earthy classifications within cannabis phenotype diversity.

Breeders preserve sandalwood-note phenotypes through selective breeding of parent plants expressing these aromatic compounds, often crossing established woody-note cultivars with high-resin genetics. This trait is tracked in breeding notes for strain stabilization and for crosses targeting warm, woody flavor palettes in modern cultivars.