A few strains from Lucky

[Frostyjayjay]

Lucky is talked about quite a bit on here so I had to try em out. I finally got around to trying all three batches I got so I wanted to throw out my thoughts!

First off, Ben's customer service is great. Quick to respond and very friendly. Payment went through smoothly and my order was shipped next day. The shipping speed was actually phenomenal. I ordered on Thursday, it shipped Friday and was in my mailbox Saturday.

Wild Red Horn
People are saying this is some extremely potent leaf and quite slow so this was the one I was looking forward to most. I take a two day break from kratom every weekend and usually my Sunday dose always hits really well. Unfortunately this one did not. Not anywhere near as strong as people were saying. Mildly sedative, but nothing that put me out. Decent mood boost but not much to write home about. It almost completely lacked the warmth I look for in a good red. It was chill and relaxing, but didn't quite hit the way I was hoping it would.

Red Bali
This one didn't quite hit the mark for me either. This one was definitely a bit more sedating than the wild red horn, but still nothing spectacular. This one also lacked the mood boost. It did have a bit of the warmth of a good red, so that was a plus. Overall, this one seemed to be more like what you would expect from a red, just a bit weak.

Now I wasn't a fan of either of those reds alone which was a bit disappointing. What one lacked though, the other had so it seemed like mixing the two might be a good option. I did my normal dose at a 50/50 mix of the bali and the red horn and I am glad I did. I was about to write these both off as misses for me but when combined they checked every box on my personal kratom check list. I actually found the blend to be quite a bit stronger than either on it's own and it will definitely be in my rotation.

Green Maeng Da
Man this one has been talked about quite a bit on here. I received this one as a free sample so that was very nice to be included in my order. This GMD just did not vibe with me though. It definitely had some energy to it. Not physically, it was mostly mental. I felt more aware and focused. Wasn't super euphoric and I didn't notice much in the way of mood boost. Mostly just mentally stimulating. It was rather pain relieving though and it did carry a nice warmth throughout. It eventually tapered off to be quite slow in the end and I actually got a bit tired. Overall, I felt the effects of this one were kind of all over the place which I suppose is what a mid spec is but I wasn't a huge fan. I don't think it helped that I was sitting on my couch not doing much the whole burn. I think a lower dose at 1 or 2 grams and something going on where I'm actually moving around might make this a more enjoyable batch for me.

All that said, I still have nothing but good words to say about Lucky's. The countless reviews and high praise of his leaf obviously speak volumes more than my experience. Unfortunately, this leaf just didn't mesh with me and that is the nature of this fickle plant. I am glad that the blend worked out well for me, so it wasn't a total miss. I'm definitely in the minority though and I would not hesitate to recommend Lucky's. I myself have to do some more experimenting with the batches I have and try out some different batches from them because I'm sure there is a home run for me somewhere in their stock.

[oftheshire]

I have had a similar experience with two of my recent orders (both very highly praised vendors-which I will leave unnamed until I make an entire post about my situation)
Tried like 7 burns with both of the company’s, but to no avail! I gave up and went back to my regular vendors (right now TFH and MitraMan) and then tried both of the dud orders about two weeks later. Most of them worked this time! And super well, like best burns in a long time type beat. I feel some of our bodies just have to get acclimated to new vendors. Anyway yeah, I haven’t tried lucky yet (just put in an order actually) but I really recommend trying again later on. I plan to make a post about all this in more detail sometime soon. Good luck!

[LuckyHerbals]

The fermented reds are nothing to brag about for me. They're very popular somehow, but I don't get anything from them by themselves. The fermented reds are Red Bali, Red Thai, and Red Maeng Da. The wild reds are both non-fermented and feel heavy and slow for the green color that they are.

We are receiving our first shipment from our second supplier next week, and will be lab testing as soon as it gets here. Their tests were very potent, and none of the reds are fermented. Look forward to some positive changes coming with the next batch!

[LeafersonJr32]

The fermented reds are nothing to brag about for me. They're very popular somehow, but I don't get anything from them by themselves. The fermented reds are Red Bali, Red Thai, and Red Maeng Da. The wild reds are both non-fermented and feel heavy and slow for the green color that they are.

We are receiving our first shipment from our second supplier next week, and will be lab testing as soon as it gets here. Their tests were very potent, and none of the reds are fermented. Look forward to some positive changes coming with the next batch!

Nice! i got my order of white thai, white devil, and another bag of green maeng da in today. i will let you know how they do for me this week. i really like that you keep up with what we want as consumers and know that we are all leaning more towards non fermented wild leaf and that you are testing to make sure they have good mit contents as well before selling them to us. i definitely believe that lucky herbals will continue to become a very dominant vendor and the effort to give consumers what they are looking for will only lead to more and more happy customers. ben already has maybe the best customer service in the industry so i know luckys is here to stay for a long time.

[Frostyjayjay]

Thanks for the reply Ben! I was actually surprised the Bali was more effective for me than the red horn because fermented reds don't usually vibe with me either. That red horn seemed fresh and was quite potent smelling and tasting, but just didn't click with me. Like I said though, the mix of both was actually right up my alley so all was good with that! I'm a sucker for a good slow batch and it's been pretty difficult to find one that hits how I want it to, so it's definitely nothing wrong with your leaf. I definitely look forward to trying your new batches of reds!

[mitragy9]

The fermented reds are nothing to brag about for me. They're very popular somehow, but I don't get anything from them by themselves. The fermented reds are Red Bali, Red Thai, and Red Maeng Da. The wild reds are both non-fermented and feel heavy and slow for the green color that they are.

We are receiving our first shipment from our second supplier next week, and will be lab testing as soon as it gets here. Their tests were very potent, and none of the reds are fermented. Look forward to some positive changes coming with the next batch!

I'm the exact same way, those dark tarp dried/fermented reds do absolutely nothing for me in terms of effects. Loved your wild red horn btw probably the best red I have had in a while. I'm not really sure why the fermented/tarp dried stuff has become so popular it seems like most "reds" being sold today are this type of leaf now. I remember several years ago 98% of "reds" were like regular "greens" in terms of the colour only maybe slightly darker but were extremely sedating/analgesic strains. It was only the "bentuangie" kratom that was this dirt brown/red colour stuff. Not really sure what happened but I miss the old school "reds" I used to get all the time years ago. :/ I also hate the taste and smell of this fermented/tarp dried stuff. For some reason it's just that much worse, like dirt lol. Looking forward to the new batch.

[LuckyHerbals]

Thank you everyone for the feedback! Please go to the vendor ads section to see some updates

[starshine]

Green Maeng Da
Man this one has been talked about quite a bit on here. I received this one as a free sample so that was very nice to be included in my order. This GMD just did not vibe with me though. It definitely had some energy to it. Not physically, it was mostly mental. I felt more aware and focused. Wasn't super euphoric and I didn't notice much in the way of mood boost. Mostly just mentally stimulating.

I agree, the current batch of gmd is a nice energy and focus. we liked the previous batch better for the slightly warmer mood boost we prefer. does Lucky usually include samples? we've gotten a couple of orders now and don't think there has been any samples with them. still loving lots about Lucky Herbals <3

[LuckyHerbals]

Green Maeng Da
Man this one has been talked about quite a bit on here. I received this one as a free sample so that was very nice to be included in my order. This GMD just did not vibe with me though. It definitely had some energy to it. Not physically, it was mostly mental. I felt more aware and focused. Wasn't super euphoric and I didn't notice much in the way of mood boost. Mostly just mentally stimulating.

I agree, the current batch of gmd is a nice energy and focus. we liked the previous batch better for the slightly warmer mood boost we prefer. does Lucky usually include samples? we've gotten a couple of orders now and don't think there has been any samples with them. still loving lots about Lucky Herbals <3

Starshine, we DO include samples with your order. Just put it in the order notes. If you asked and we didn't send them, we were most likely slammed and running out of time to get your order out. We always put timely shipping as one of our highest priorities.

[Mossy7]

I was beginning to the I was the only one GMD didn’t vibe with. So many positive reviews on that one but I didn’t get much from it. I do plan to revisit it in the future though since you can be pleasantly surprised by different effects. I liked the Red MD better. I have Red Bali, GreenMalay and Wild Red Horn on the way. Looking forward to trying those. I will try that 50/50 blend of the Bali and Red Horn. Thanks for the review

[Mattyg]

I actually don't want to post my review of their high octane and Green maeng da because It would be pretty harsh.

I will agree their high octane is energetic if that's what you would call it but it's not in a good way. It's shit. May keep me up at night but there was nothing positive about it at all and their Green maeng da wasn't anything to really write home about either.

They were energetic, the green was too, but the burn from it just struck me as low quality.

I'm glad I can post about it here in a thread that is already knocking them so I don't have to be the one to do it and can comment on my experience with them.

I actually don't even want to post this because they are nice I See @luckyherbals posting in here and yall are nice people and my experience with you personally was very positive.

To be fair the high octane was stated to be the fastest white they have ever had and it was definitely the fastest strain I have ever had as well it kept me up all night several times lol.

[GrannyJ62]

I've got to give lucky s green malay a double thumbs up.I redbubble ed it and got the most beautiful bubble and it gave me great pain relief and nice clean energy so its everything I look for in excellent leaf,I forgot moodlift it marked that box to,I m really looking forward to checking out the other strains/colors, super easy to order and from them to me 3 days,I ll definitely be back for more.

[LuckyHerbals]

Thank you everyone for the feedback! @mattyg we welcome all feedback, and I'm sorry you didn't have a better experience! You should definitely contact us and we can swap out or refund whatever you haven't used. For me, the High Octane is definitely fast and both that and the Green Maeng Da last extremely long. I'm back to dosing 2x a day, even with the issues I have had since my surgery. We are already on our next batch now, and it's testing even higher on the mitragynine. Maybe lower your serving size for more positive effects?

[Adrumaddict]

I've got to give lucky s green malay a double thumbs up.I redbubble ed it and got the most beautiful bubble and it gave me great pain relief and nice clean energy so its everything I look for in excellent leaf,I forgot moodlift it marked that box to,I m really looking forward to checking out the other strains/colors, super easy to order and from them to me 3 days,I ll definitely be back for more.

Granny I couldn't agree more, the Green Malay is extraordinary. Exquisite mood uplift and pain control, with nice smooth clean energy. I always add a little White Thai with mine and it increases all of those qualities considerably.

[Mattyg]

Thank you everyone for the feedback! @mattyg we welcome all feedback, and I'm sorry you didn't have a better experience! You should definitely contact us and we can swap out or refund whatever you haven't used. For me, the High Octane is definitely fast and both that and the Green Maeng Da last extremely long. I'm back to dosing 2x a day, even with the issues I have had since my surgery. We are already on our next batch now, and it's testing even higher on the mitragynine. Maybe lower your serving size for more positive effects?

Yeah all good I was just being honest. The green maeng da wasn't bad bad but it wasn't the best batch I've ever had. I appreciate the offer for a refund its cool I'm not worried about it honestly.

The high octane was fast. It was really fast like I said as described but it wasn't the usual speedy feeling you get from some whites it more just kept me awake.

It's not the serving size I may have tolerance but I can tell when I have a good strain with a high Mitra content. I try a lot of vendors and a lot of strains. I pay a little more to some vendors and when its a high quality Green strain with high Mitra content to this day it gives me a huge boost of energy, euphoria, its not the serving size I promise.

I tried varying the serving size on yalls strains and I do take t breaks once a year or so as well.

I don't dislike your company I'm sure ill grab something again off you guys sometime.

[LuckyHerbals]

I will be in touch. You only ordered 2 out of 18 strains. I'm just saying, free speech is awesome and we love all feedback, but you called it straight shit. LOL. Trust me when I say I have had shit as a consumer. Adulterated Kratom as well as pet hair is no joke. At the end of the day I just want to make sure that no one feels like they wasted their money.

[instantKARMA]

I will be in touch. You only ordered 2 out of 18 strains. I'm just saying, free speech is awesome and we love all feedback, but you called it straight shit. LOL. Trust me when I say I have had shit as a consumer.

That "shit" I snagged from you was great. Mixing that White Thai "shit" with a good Green
is really, uh, er, well...THE SHIT!

All I can say is keep that "shit" comin'!

[Playerpiano72]

Sorry because I'm sure this has been asked before, but I'm not familiar with Lucky (yet). The prices are great, but is there a way to do a split kilo? Or do you just add 5 x 200 grams and it's the same price?

[LuckyHerbals]

100g bags are $10
Everything larger is 8.5¢ per gram

To be clear, the 100g bags are a price of their own. More work and materials involved = slightly higher price.

[IndelibleDotInk]

Jeez, calling a respectable vendor's kratom 'shit' is excessive, maybe if it made you ill or something...

Ben was really nice and helped get some miscommunication with me solved.

His green md is everyday fire.. I can understand if you disagree, but no one else in the thread is insulting him. And then he offers to try and help you, but you refuse... sheesh.

He critiques his own products, enough to come to the conclusion to drop most fermenteds and bring on the 'green reds.' He's pretty open to working with his clients, us, and finding the best he has to offer.

Lucky a wizard
mixing eggs up,
blends for friends
how those hens
keep laying them
keeping it pure, chicken
an entrepreneur
get cracking

Don't let the bastards get you down, Ben, you are a top tier vendor.

[Playerpiano72]

"I actually don't want to post my review of their high octane and Green maeng da because It would be pretty harsh."

[posts harsh review of high octane and green md]


Maybe you should have just not posted that, since you said more than once you didn't want to. There's a thing called constructive criticism, and another called not being a dick.

[Supersonic75]

To be fair the high octane was stated to be the fastest white they have ever had and it was definitely the fastest strain I have ever had as well it kept me up all night several times lol.

After reading your review and second post (and yeah; you were really kinda harsh especially considering what a truly good and helpful guy Ben is), I wonder about the way your chem meshes with Lucky's product, particularly for one reason: despite its name and Ben's description, I haven't heard anyone describe High Octane as a super-fast strain. Most people's reactions, myself included was that it was kinda upper mid-spec and just a nice all-around moodlifty kind of thing. So maybe his farmers' stuff just doesn't agree with you in the way it was intended. That definitely does not make it "shit".

Additionally, high mitra does not always equal great kratom, there are so many factors that produce effects. I used to buy from a couple of places that would trumpet their high mitra content on the packaging and the kratom was always meh.

I really do think of Double M as being kind of a community, loosely knit for sure and only virtual, but I do think respect here is important to keeping all of our experiences positive. Nobody needs to be a candy-ass, but I try to write criticism the same way I would say it to somebody's face. Just my 2 cents.

[BallzDeep9]

I really do think of Double M as being kind of a community, loosely knit for sure and only virtual, but I do think respect here is important to keeping all of our experiences positive ...

Well said. I've been a loudmouth here on some older threads, and it's nice to be forgiven for those sins, understanding it was maybe "the kratom" talking?

I've been a fan of Lucky's Green MD and, having in my rotation for awhile now (older Batch), I notice - Quality of effects is variable. It doesn't "burn" the exact same way, every time... imo that's to be expected? That's just kratom. Our chemistry can change a bit, from week 2 week. I do cycle Agmatine maybe 5 days each month... does lower tolerance. So that's 1 reason. But many find, 1st impression's are not always best? And the ol' thing about putting a kratom on the shelf, for awhile & coming back to it later... often works!

[Supersonic75]

Yep on all counts, Ballz

[LuckyHerbals]

Yes absolutely all of this. I always spend 2-3 weeks with a batch before anyone else (sometimes longer) and I can tell you sometimes it's 2-3 DAYS with minimal effects before I REALLY feel everything. It's almost like your body acclimates to a strain. (Batch and color )

[LeafersonJr32]

I learn most things in life the hard way, and learning to give a selection multiple tries before coming to a verdict on it is another one learned the hard way. If a selection didnt hit good on the first/or even the second try I would pretty much give up on it and throw it to the back of my kratom cabinet and there it would sit forever like it never existed. I was like that for many years sadly, but here a few months ago i had ordered some heaven leaf and quite a few of the selections didnt hit good for me so i threw them to the back...then about 2 weeks later i decided to try it again since i seen alot of people saying that this batch was very good and bam it hit me great and so from then on i started trying different ones from different vendors that didnt hit well the first time or two and giving them another run...and a lot of them hit really great for me and i was really pleased with that. Sometimes now i even think to myself that there is probably so many fire batches that i would have straight up loved over the years that i just gave up on after one try and now i feel really dumb for that. So if you have stuff in your stash that you have only tried once or twice and it didnt hit very well for you i encourage you to give those another run or two before giving up on them. I also now think that just as much of a variable as getting great quality kratom our own personal body and brain chemistry at the time is a huge factor in getting excellent burns and effects from leaf. You could try something thats not near as strong or good on a day where your brain and body was uber receptive and think it was one of the best batches you've ever had, or try something that is super potent and high quality on a day where for whatever reason you arent very receptive and think that it sucks. Kratom is a weird plant man and there is so much that we still dont know about why these things happen like this.

[nerdy ninja]

Been meaning to post on here for awhile. I’ve been on this site and tried every great vendor mentioned here from STH, TFH, Bunny, Denette, MitraMan, Benny and Rhino and many many more and Lucky has easily had the top leaf of 2020. I’ve yet to get a dud from him. Some strains such as the high octane didn’t do anything on their own but when mixed with a good green was phenomenal

Green Maeng Da- this one of course is mentioned a lot here and definitely lived up to the hype. Mid spec with incredibly long legs. Looks like it is going to go down as a top 3 pick for 2020 9.0 out of 10

Green Malay- this one was a surprise as I haven’t seen many folks mention it but wow. Nice fast green. Reminded me of some of TFH Wild Green series but with longer legs. When mixed with a good white is my go to for getting shit done 8.5 out of 10

White Dragon- another sleeper here. Easily one of my top whites of 2020. Great mixture of euphoria and energy. Not too fast and not too slow. Great long legs. 8.5 out of 10

White Maeng Da- easily the best white I’ve had not only this year but period. And I usually never have luck with whites when I take it stand alone and not mixed but this one has a punch. A bit on the slower side for a white but once it gets churning be prepared to accomplish some things. By far the longest legs I’ve experienced with a white. And the euphoria was ungodly which again for my personal experience with whites is something that I’ve rarely experienced. My personal favorite strain of 2020. 9.5 out of 10

High Octane- easily slept on because as a stand alone it’s not something that’s in your face. But when mixed with a good fast green it shines. 8.0 out of 10

White Devil- another gem. Lucky’s whites tend to be where he’s shined the most for me and as I mentioned I’ve rarely had any luck whatsoever with whites in the past. Aside from a few TFH gems they just haven’t done much for me but this one was very solid. Not too fast not too slow with a great balance of euphoria and energy. 8.0 out of 10

Green Hulu- this is my go to for mixing with a good fast white as it’s a bit on the slower side. But it has incredible legs and euphoria once it gets going. 8.5 out of 10

I live in San Antonio and have personally met Ben and he’s a very personable and kind person. You can tell he’s passionate about putting out a quality product and not in this for a quick buck. Rarely do we see vendors that have a great product and are just a great all person that provides phenomenal customer service. Not to mention that his prices are amazing compared with other vendors. I’ve been on here for years and I notice every year one vendor tends to outshine the others and Lucky is definitely that one for 2020. I’m sure that you will see some folks bash and say his leaf didn’t work for them but that’s the nature of the leaf. Some of the most sought after and hyped strains from TFH, Denette, Rhino and few others didn’t do much for me but that doesn’t mean they don’t have amazing quality leaf. Body chemistry plays a huge role in this as we all know. But if you’re looking for a great consistent vendor to add to your rotation give my man Lucky a try !

[equazcion]

Has anyone tried the new Lucky Green Maeng Da batch? Is it anything like the 090920?

[brave777]

Each time i try new vendors, like 50% of times sometimes i feel not much, so i give it 3 times so my body can be introduced to it. then boom and i feel it. So if you dont feel it first time from a new vendor, its a bad idea to do any bad reviews,everyone should at least do a stand alone batch 3 dosses and last one slightly higher dose if didnt feel much, means you need to add more. if you hit the sweet spot then it will be the most amazing review ever. If not hit the sweet spot it can shit and we all know all vendors get bad reviews and many are also false positive since there was no sweet spot hit. so remember, new batch, least 3 time dose same batch and last dose make it slightly more by 2 grams? to see for sure if it has any effects. So if your normal dose 3 grams everyday and somehow the first 2 times you didnt feel anything then do final 5 grams. sure might be to much, if it is just eat some food but you should always consume some food with any kratom you take. Dont forget to drink extra cup of water or else there is a chance you might get a headache. Since after dose, like after 30 min i drink a nice big cup of water to make sure i have enough H20... any way just some my thoughts on it

[nerdy ninja]

Brave has a great point but also I’ve discovered that lowering the dose works as well. Had some strains I wrote off as bunk at my usual 2 gram dose and when I scaled down to 1.5 or just 1 then bam. I’m a huge advocate of less is more. Ballzdeep introduced me to a entire new world of kratom with the less is more concept. I was once a 5-8gram dose guy and my digestive system hated me for it. Taper up or taper down but always give batches a few runs before writing it off

[brave777]

Brave has a great point but also I’ve discovered that lowering the dose works as well. Had some strains I wrote off as bunk at my usual 2 gram dose and when I scaled down to 1.5 or just 1 then bam. I’m a huge advocate of less is more. Ballzdeep introduced me to a entire new world of kratom with the less is more concept. I was once a 5-8gram dose guy and my digestive system hated me for it. Taper up or taper down but always give batches a few runs before writing it off

Yap good point, thanks for pointing it out. I also noticed for lucky i been taking 3 grams and under and feel super. But when i first got it, i did like 6 grams a dose and it was meh. i realized it peaks best at sweet spot. what i meant sweet spot is when you find each batch sweet spot. some batches might be very good at 2 grams and other batches 5 grams, considering your daily intake and how much you take breaks from kratom. Use common sense. But always test more then once before writing it off. It also could be you had lots the other day and you about to have a WD and you are excited you got luckys order, so you open the GMD and take 3 grams and feel absolute nothing or barley anything but you feel ok. did you just cover your self from having WD from the other day? perhaps. Be fair at judging your self how much you been taking daily and adjust properly. Like if you really want to test from first try, then do 2 extra grams then your regular dose. but even that some new vendor kratom your body needs to get adjusted to it. Try to always consider all the factors what you did previous day, even if you took CBD or lots of Akuamma seed, or your meds that could be blocking kratom effects, i mean everything needs to be considered because some of that comes to play.

But after trying 10 times, true colors come out if its ok, decent or above average kratom. Until then your in the dark. And yes, taking to much sometimes cancels all the goodness away. I had that happen to me here and there. I take a break and continue low to high again. its ok if you are daily user to increase 1 gram here and there , maybe 2grams maybe 3 but remember to take a nice 2-3 days off then start low and slowly increase again to get max benefits. but if you just want to feel good all around, i think 3 grams is perfect dose, 2 times a day. one in morning and one at lunch. nothing at night, night have so many meds to sleep you can pick any over the counter. But if you stricly use kratom for sleep and never use morning or day, then you are good, just keep at it. or sometimes you can switch up, use coffee, akkuamma, or something else similar during the day and kratom only at night. or switch kratom morning and day but then use meds for sleep at night. I mean you could use kratom for everything but you are running the risk losing hair and to have nice beautiful WDs if it reaches 30 grams per day. There is no excuse to go that high, unless every bone in your body is broken or you have suicidal thoughts. Then i understand, kratom will save the day. End result, using common sense.