What is in YOUR Kratom blend?

What is a blend? Simply put, it's two or more plain leaves added
together (sometimes with an extract, sometimes without) to create an
entirely new aroma. Read below this short interview with our Master
Blender as he gives you the skinny on what blends are, what they do,
and why you should question that new strain your vendor may be selling
you.

DMF: Thank you for being available for this interview. I understand
that you are itching to lift the veil on this whole blending notion.
MB: (Laughs) Yeah, I guess you could say that. I'm just tired of
vendors doing shady things to their customers. I've always been an
"honesty is the best plan" person.
DMF: Ok, so what kind of shady things are they doing?
MB: Well, before I even get into that, I want to calm people on the
whole "blend" thing because I know that there are several customers
who might be skeptical about buying a blend. First, I get the final
say on what the description is, so if there's something in there that
isn't right or isn't worded the way it should be, it's not going to
get put up to describe my blend. I won't have Rob sell you something
that it isn't. It's one of the reasons why I waited so long to use any
kind of extracts...but I'll get into that later.
DMF: Ok...
MB: So, a blend is just basically taking the guess work out of
experimentation. I understand how tight money can be and how much
people rely on this amazing plant for a variety of its uses. What I
basically do is make sure that the customer doesn't waste their
product in creating something that won't work well together. Kratom
strains normally work well with one another, each individual alkaloid
working in synergy to the other one. I won't give away ALL my secrets,
but I will say that each blend is put through a testing process to
make sure that the outcome is "knock your socks off" worthy. If a
blend doesn't have the word "WOW" fall off our testers lips, we won't
put it to the storefront.
DMF: It's a little weird to think about a rigorous testing process for
a blend. You don't just put two strains together and say "viola"?
MB: Oh no. No, there is a bit more to it than that. I make sure that
each blend has their own set of notes. It's broken down from what the
tester ate that day and the night before and how each individual
strain has worked in the tester's burner by itself. For instance, one
of our testers, White Vein Sumatra has never worked in her burner. I
wouldn't waste my time or product in handing her a blend that has WVS
in it. It's a pretty in depth process. By the time it reaches the
storefront, it has to have gotten high reviews three out of the five
times its tested. Anything less than that and it's scrapped.
DMF: Wow. That explains why your blends do so well. I noticed that you
started using extracts in your blends...
MB: Yes.
DMF: Why?
MB: (Pauses) Before I get into my reason, I want to assure the
customer base that the extracts I started using are not a strong
extract. Using these blends two or three times a week should not have
any effect on your daily aromatherapy sessions. It's mild. I didn't
want to use something that was strong. That's not the reason why I
started blending to begin with. I wanted to create something that
utilized more than a few benefits from the plant. By creating the
blends that I have, someone who has not only pain management issues
but social anxiety could benefit from my blends. I'm sure there are
people out there that only need it for one or the other, but I began
to read on how many people suffer from more than just one ailment that
Kratom can ease. Creating something that alleviated multiple ailments
was a no brainer. Extracts are a gray area in the Kratom World because
of what the media has done. I've been skeptical in using them for this
reason because I know a lot of people rely on this plant. That's why I
was extremely happy to find the mild extracts I have.
DMF: You stated in the beginning that you wanted to "remove the veil"
off of the blends. Care to elaborate?
MB: Yes. When I went searching for a vendor that would benefit selling
my blends, I was shocked at the shady business a lot of them out there
did. There are only so many individual strains out there and they've
all been discovered. A vendor doesn't just "magically" discover a new
strain that only his or her wholesaler sells directly to them. That is
the most absurd thing I've ever heard or read, regarding this plant.
For one, a wholesaler selling to only one vendor doesn't make sense,
especially if they're looking to make money. That special strain that
you swear by is nothing more than a blend in a pretty name. A lot of
"new strains" that have hit the market? Yeah, usually that's nothing
more than a potent Green Indo with LTP. It's just that a lot of people
are afraid to try a blend so vendors will just rename a blend as a
"new never before discovered" strain and sell it as such. It's a
blend, people. Nothing more.
DMF: (Eyes Wide) Wow. That's pretty despicable.
MB: That's only the beginning of how shady things have become. If we
are to take a stand and tell our congressman or woman to keep this
plant legal, how can they take us seriously when there's all this
dishonest and unethical business being done right in our own
community? It's deplorable. But, that's for another interview. This is
about the blend business.
DMF: Rightly so. So...anythings new you'd care to share?
MB: There's always something new. (Laughs) But yes, I've been working

Kratom Blend (White Lightning)

on several new blends. Rob and I have been hashing out the particulars
of descriptions and I'm currently waiting to get test results on 3 new
blends, right now. The sky is the limit, as they say.
DMF: Well, I'll let you get to it, then. Thank you so much for taking
the time to talk with me.
MB: Any time. Be well.

UPDATE 05-28
We have received info of another vendor spiking their blends with kratom resin, be careful who you deal with.

And there you have it, folks. Leaping Leaf's very own Master Blender
giving you the skinny on what is and what isn't on blends. Considering
that I am a huge fan of White Lightning and Green Peace, myself, I
can't wait to see what the Master Blender has in store for the future.


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