TL;DR
- Lean: Indica-leaning hybrid (around 60/40), 23 to 27 percent THC
- Flavor: Old-school gas and herbal mint over Runtz candy
- Effect: Heady opener, slow body settle. Heavier on the back end, not full knockout.
- Best for: Late afternoon decompression, evening dinners, slow social hangs
- Bottom line: A gas station candy bar in plant form, the Compound flagship that splits the difference
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Strain Overview
Candy Bezels is the Compound Genetics drop that pairs Eye Candy with their flagship Jokerz #31 male. Eye Candy is Biscotti pollinated by The Menthol, which gives you cookie-dough sweetness wrapped in a kushy mint frame. Jokerz #31 is the White Runtz x Jet Fuel Gelato selection that Compound elevated into their flower brand after running through 180 candidates at Waverider Nursery in 2020. Cross those two and you get an indica-leaning hybrid that smells like a gas station candy aisle in the best possible way.
Pheno #3 is the GSRH selection. She is the cut that landed deepest into the gas and mint side of the family, with a Runtz sweetness running on top instead of dominating the front. Bag appeal goes deep purple in the calyxes, frost coverage is heavy enough that the buds read white in the right light, and the structure stacks tight without throwing the foxtails that some Compound crosses lean toward. This is a flagship Compound flavor in a stable, repeatable plant.
Quick Facts For Smokers
| Price | $99 (free 2-day shipping) |
| THC | 23 to 27% |
| Dominant terpenes | Limonene, beta-caryophyllene, myrcene |
| Lineage | Eye Candy x Jokerz #31 |
| Breeder | Compound Genetics |
Quick Facts For Growers
| Flowering time | 8 to 9 weeks indoor |
| Yield | Medium-to-heavy indoor with proper training |
| Stretch | 1.5x |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Climate | Indoor, light dep, or outdoor in dry climates |
Lineage & History: Two Compound Flagships, One Crossed Daughter
Eye Candy was the first piece. Compound Genetics built her by pollinating Biscotti with The Menthol, which gave the cross a cookie sweetness on the front and a kushy herbal mint on the back. She earned her place in the catalog by being one of the loudest Biscotti expressions in the line, with a gas-and-mint nose that grew its own audience before Candy Bezels even existed.
Jokerz #31 was the second. Compound paired White Runtz with Jet Fuel Gelato and ran the cross through 180 plants at Waverider Nursery in 2020, picking #31 as the keeper after extensive testing. She got promoted into Compound’s flower brand and became a frequent breeding partner. The Runtz side brings the candy sweetness, the Jet Fuel Gelato side brings the gas, and together they made one of Compound’s most-used males of the modern era.
Crossing those two gave Candy Bezels her layered flavor profile. Some phenos lean Eye Candy with louder mint and gas. Some lean Jokerz with louder candy and Runtz sweetness. Pheno #3 is the version that splits the difference. She holds the gas and mint from Eye Candy while pulling enough Runtz sweetness from the Jokerz side to keep the smell loud and complex. The cut traveled through California flower brands and ended up on a lot of menus before the seeds even hit retail. The GSRH version is the rooted clone of that pheno, ready to put in the ground.
Flavor & Aroma
The smell hits gas first. Old-school fuel, the kind that punches through a sealed bag, with a peppery caryophyllene weight underneath. A second sniff and the mint shows up. Cool, herbal, slightly menthol, the Eye Candy front coming through cleanly. Behind those two notes is a Runtz sweetness from the Jokerz side, candy and slightly fruity, that softens the gas and mint without burying them. The full nose reads like a fuel station candy bar, which is a compliment.
On the inhale she leads with gas and mint. The smoke is dense and oily, and the front of the toke fills the mouth with fuel and herbal coolness in equal parts. The middle flips into a sweet candy note, almost grape, almost tropical, that pulls forward as the smoke moves toward the exhale. The exhale lands on cookie sweetness from the Biscotti grandparent and a peppery tail from the caryophyllene. Three notes, none of them stepping on each other.
For solventless this pheno is one of the better wash strains in the Compound catalog. Trichome heads are bulbous, the resin holds the gas-and-mint balance through the press, and the rosin keeps the Runtz sweetness present without going perfumey. Live rosin from a properly washed Candy Bezels #3 run is the kind of jar that turns into the only jar people want.
Effects & What to Expect
Candy Bezels #3 opens with a heady press that lasts about ten minutes before the body settles in. The opening is mostly cerebral, with light euphoria and a soft pressure behind the eyes that signals the strain is working. Around the fifteen-minute mark the indica side starts to assert itself, and the body buzz arrives slow but steady, working down from the shoulders into the limbs.
She is a versatile hybrid in moderate doses. One bowl is functional and social, with the kind of relaxed mood that pairs well with conversation and a meal. Two bowls is when the indica genetics take over. The couch starts looking better. The volume on the music gets turned down. Eye contact gets a little harder. Stack three and you are done for the night, which the strain name does a good job of warning you about.
Recreational fit is late afternoon decompression, evening sessions, dinner parties where the conversation is more important than the productivity, and any kind of slow hang where flavor matters as much as power. She is loud enough to perfume a room and heavy enough to earn the smell. Pair her with a slightly sweet stout and the gas-and-mint front gets a perfect echo on the palate.
Growing Compound Genetics Candy Bezels #3
She is a moderate grow that rewards a clean nutrient program and a steady hand on the canopy. Indoor she stretches around 1.5x in early flower, with a tight node spacing and strong lateral branching. Top her at four nodes and run a SCROG or aggressive LST to fill the canopy evenly. The buds stack dense, especially on the keeper pheno, so a flat canopy makes a meaningful difference in final yield.
Feed her on the medium side. The cookie and Runtz genetics demand consistent cal-mag, and the gas-leaning Eye Candy side wants steady phosphorus from week three of flower onward. Hold pH at 6.0 in soil or 5.8 in hydro. She is moderately heavy on potassium in the back half of flower, so push your K up at week five and hold through week eight. Underfeeding will cost you trichome density and bag appeal.
Climate-wise she prefers a drier flower environment. RH at 50% in early flower, dropping to 40% in the last three weeks. The dense calyx structure can hide moisture, and Compound Genetics crosses are known to be moderately bud-rot prone in humid finishing rooms. Defoliate at the start of week three and again at week five. Cool night temps in the last ten days will pull the deep purple into the calyxes that the strain is known for. Without the temp drop she finishes mostly green with light purple highlights and significantly less bag appeal.
Yields are medium-to-heavy indoor under proper training. Flowering is 8 to 9 weeks. Outdoor she finishes late September to early October in dry climates. Day 56 gives a brighter, more cerebral expression with a cleaner candy front. Day 63 maxes out the gas and the body buzz, with a deeper mint and Runtz finish on the cure. She holds her smell through a long jar cure better than most Runtz-leaning hybrids.
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- Skunk #1: a sister dessert cut, swap the host’s expression for a different cream-and-cake tilt.
FAQ
Is Candy Bezels #3 indica or sativa? Indica-leaning hybrid, around 60/40. Heady opener, body buzz arrives slow around the fifteen-minute mark, finishes on the heavier side without full knockout sedation.
Who bred Candy Bezels? Compound Genetics. The cross is Eye Candy x Jokerz #31. The GSRH selection is pheno #3, the version that splits the difference between the gas-and-mint Eye Candy side and the candy Jokerz side.
What does Candy Bezels #3 taste like? Old-school gas and herbal mint on the nose, fuel and menthol on the inhale, candy sweetness in the middle, cookie dough and pepper on the exhale. Reads like a gas station candy bar.
How long does Candy Bezels #3 take to flower? 8 to 9 weeks indoor. Outdoor she finishes late September to early October in dry climates.
Does Candy Bezels #3 turn purple? Yes, with cool nights in the final ten days she pulls deep purple into the calyxes. Without the temp drop the color stays mostly green with light
