Last reviewed November 12, 2026
The Acapulco Gold strain is a sativa from the area in and around Acapulco, Mexico, with Mexican landrace cannabis as its documented parent. Its buds are described as gold, green and brown with orange hairs and plenty of resin, and reviewers tag its flavour as honey, chestnut and coffee.
| Type | Sativa (as Leafly classifies it) |
|---|---|
| Lineage | Mexican landrace |
| Aroma and flavour | Honey, chestnut, coffee, nutty, woody |
| Most common terpene | Caryophyllene, then myrcene and limonene |
| THC | Leafly lists about 18%; every batch differs, so check the label |
| Origin | In and around Acapulco, Mexico |
Aroma and flavour
Honey leads reviewers’ flavour tags by a wide margin, followed by chestnut, coffee, nutty and woody notes, with earthy close behind. Breaking up the bud is said to release an aroma of burnt toffee.
In lab data, caryophyllene and myrcene are almost level as the leading terpenes, with limonene third.
Lineage
Acapulco Gold’s documented parent is Mexican, the name used for the native landrace varieties of cannabis that grow in Mexico. Our post on landrace strains covers how regional varieties like these formed, and why a landrace name on a label doesn’t prove landrace genetics.
Two children are documented. Skunk #1, first grown in the late 1970s, was bred over several generations from Afghani, Acapulco Gold and Colombian Gold varieties. Apple Pie is a cross of Acapulco Gold and Nepalese. We don’t stock either.
Acapulco gold is also old slang for weed from that part of Mexico, and our slang for weed post covers where it came from.
How we sell Acapulco Gold
Our Acapulco Gold is a 1 g vape cart that blends two extracts: Tegridy Extracts Acapulco Gold Sativa Fresh Frozen Live Resin + Liquid Diamonds Full Ceramic Vape Cartridge 1G, $25. The listing describes bright citrus and sweet honey over a piney base.
The live resin comes from Acapulco Gold plants frozen at harvest, and the liquid diamonds are THCA crystals melted back into oil. The listing says the flavour comes from the strain’s own terpenes and flavonoids. Live resin vs liquid diamonds explains what each part adds.
The cart’s honey note matches the strain’s top flavour tag, while its citrus and pine notes sit much further down the reviewers’ list.
It’s a full ceramic cartridge with a standard 510 thread. We don’t stock batteries, and 510 cartridge explains which kinds fit and how heat settings change the taste.
Indica, sativa and what to expect
Strain names and types are a starting point, not a guarantee. Studies of real cannabis products have found that labels don’t reliably predict a product’s chemistry, and two batches with the same name can differ. Read the product label for THC, and see Does indica make you tired? for why.
Common questions
Is Acapulco Gold indica or sativa?
A sativa, which matches the label on our Acapulco Gold cart.
Is Acapulco Gold a landrace?
Its documented parent is Mexican landrace cannabis, and it comes from around Acapulco. A name on a product label doesn’t by itself prove landrace genetics.
What does Acapulco Gold taste like?
Honey first, then chestnut, coffee and nutty, woody notes.
How strong is Acapulco Gold?
Leafly lists it at about 18% THC. Liquid diamonds usually test higher in THC than live resin alone, so go by the cart’s label.
Source: Leafly: Acapulco Gold (lineage, classification, origin, reported aromas and lab terpene data), with Leafly’s Mexican page for the parent and its Skunk #1 and Apple Pie pages for the children.
