2023 Emerald Cup Winners: Flower, Concentrates, Edibles & More

Jan 11, 2024

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This past weekend, growers, breeders, and tastemakers alike traveled far and wide for one of the most prestigious competitions in the industry: The Emerald Cup. For years, this competition has been making waves by bringing cannabis connoisseurs together and recognizing some of the best farms, sustainable growers, and product innovators in the world.

This year's event also presented the opportunity to shake off a string of challenges that have popped up for the cup over the last several years. Between a roller coaster of pandemic rules and some less-than-fruitful partnerships, many were concerned about whether or not the Cup could survive.

But as Tim Blake, founder and figurehead of the Cup, took the stage for his 2023 opening remarks, he projected a clear and promising message to an excited crowd of VIP guests: "The Emerald Cup is still standing, [the brands are] still standing, and we're gonna be the ones that are the foundation for this new business … We're not going down."

Reinforcing Tim's bullish message, the execution and choice of venue for the event this year were both top notch and gave the sense that the Emerald Cup will continue setting high standards for years to come.

When this competition began in the Emerald Triangle in 2004, it started as a low-key event at a time when recreational consumption in California was illegal. Fast forward 19 years, and it's turned into what some call "the Oscars of weed," featuring big name music performances, organic food and beverage vendors, and a wide variety of other quality programming. But more than anything, the entire experience is one huge celebration that honors the best of cannabis culture and its people.

This year, The Emerald Cup judges were tasked with critiquing up to 48 cannabis categories based on their expertise, ranging from the best sungrown flower and ice water hash to the best dispensary and most innovative product. Each consumable submission is lab-tested by a third-party partner, SC Labs, that provides in-depth terpene and cannabinoid profiles to inform the judging process on a whole other level.

Below, see who won at the 2023 Emerald Cup.

Breeder's Cup (First Place): Rebel Grown – Double OG Chem #15

Breeder's Cup (First Place): Ridgeline Farms – LANTZ

Breeder's Cup (First Place): Fig Farms – Blue Face

First Place: Chameleon Craft – Bubble Bath

First Place: Brandy Schneider – Mountain Cultured Terp Blendz 241

First Place: Sol Spirit Farms – Element

Fig Farms – Blue Face

First Place: Heritage Hash Co. x Huckleberry Hill Farms – Whitethorn Rose Flower x Whitethorn Rose Live Bubble Hash

First Place: West Coast Genetics X Holy Water – Paleta Z x Oz Kush Rosin x Kiwi Resin

First place: Royal Key x Suprize Suprize – ROLLS Ghost Candy Walls

First Place: Rosin Tech Labs x Decibel Gardens x LUMA Farms – Roswell 47/Cali-O (Flower) – Papaya (Rosin) – Hash Hole

First Place: Paletas – Paletas Infused Blunt 2.1g – Jealousy Cap Junky (Hybrid)

First Place: Heritage Hash Co x Hucklebery Hill Farms – Whitethorn Rose Live Bubble Hash

First Place: Fullymelted x Alien Labs – Zkittlez

First Place: Brett Byrd – Purple Magic

First Place: Huckleberry Hill Farms x Vesuvio Garden – Whitethorn Rose

First Place: MVN Productions – XXX OG

First Place: Arcata Fire x Humboldt Trees – Strawberry Zkittlez- Arcata Fire 100% Live Resin Sauce Vape: Original Blend

First Place: Arcata Fire x Humboldt 36 Farms – Arcata Fire All in One 100% live Rosin Vape: Banana Punch

First Place: Jetty Extracts – Jetty Super Lemon Haze Live Badder

First Place: Holy Water x Lemon Tree – Melon Tree/Gas Tree Split Jar

First Place: Val's Original x West Valley Patient Center – Val's Hawaiian Cream (Pono)

First Place: Proof – Bazillion Drop

First Place: Proof – CBG Elixer Drops

First Place: Herba Mate – Herba Mate Lemon Mint

First Place: Atlas Edibles – Alta Infused Peach Iced Tea Drink Mix

First Place: Space Gem – Sour Spacedrops

First Place: Oui'd Confections – Bonbon Hazelnut Praliné

First Place: TSUMo Snacks – Chili Limon Cannabis Infused Corn Chips

First Place: Queen Mary – Enchanted

Breeder's Cup (First Place): Pure Beauty – Terry T x Gelato 33 (2:1 CBD)

First Place: Stoney Branch Farms – Godfather OG

First Place: Space Gem – Mind Expanding Belt – Sleepy Fig

First Place: Keef – Life H2O Blueberry Lemon +CBN

First Place: Proof – CBG Elixer Drops

First Place: Chemistry x Emerald Spirit Botanicals – Harmony Rose Full-Spectrum 1:1 CBD Vape

First Place: Green Truth – Weedman's Sampler Hemp Chocolates

First Place: Green Revolution – Solace CBD Topical

First Place: Compound Genetics x Node Labs x The Original Resinator x Industry Processing Solutions – Rainbow Cheddar Flower

First Place: Pot for Pot – 5 Gallon Complete Grow Kit

First Place: Talking Trees Farms – Talking Trees Farms 100% Compostable Packaging

Mila Jansen

Amber E. Senter

Weldon Angelos

Alex Aquino

Soma

First Place: Ryan Gageby – @freegrow8 – "Fierce Fire"

First Place: Mark Archer – @thecuratorco.me – "The Drip"

The Bright Spot – Walters Ct, Fairfield

Big Sur Canna+Botanicals – Carmel Rancho Ln, Carmel-By-The-Sea

Cornerstone Wellness – Colorado Blvd – Los Angeles

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Reviewed by Weedmaps Editors on 5/17/23