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Comparison

Black Cherry Gelato vs Sherbet

Sherbet, which Leafly files as Sherbert and also lists as Sunset Sherbet, is a grandparent of Black Cherry Gelato: Leafly gives Acai Berry Gelato’s parents as Thin Mint Cookies and Sunset Sherbet.1,2 Mr. Sherbinski bred it from Girl Scout Cookies and Pink Panties, and it tests lower in state labs: 20.52% median THC against 23.98% for Black Cherry Gelato.1,3

Side by side

Black Cherry GelatoSherbet
TypeHybrid per Leafly; 60% indica per AllBud; indica per Weedmaps4,5,6Indica-dominant hybrid; mostly calming1
LineageAcai (Gelato #49) × Black Cherry Funk4,7Girl Scout Cookies × Pink Panties1
Median THC (state lab tests)23.98% (102 tests)20.52% (768 tests)
Middle half of THC results21.13%–25.18%17.60%–22.79%
Top terpenes (median)Limonene, Linalool, β-Caryophyllene (78 tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (193 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsAroused, hungry, relaxed; mostly calming4Relaxed, tingly, happy1
Flavor (Leafly)Apricot, pear, berry4Citrus, sweet, tropical1
FloweringAbout 8–9 weeks (Weedmaps)663–72 days1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Black Cherry Gelato vs Sherbet

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Black Cherry Gelato Black Cherry Gelato: median 23.98%, middle half 21.13%–25.18%, 102 tests 24.0% n=102 Sherbet Sherbet: median 20.52%, middle half 17.60%–22.79%, 768 tests 20.5% n=768 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

Two generations apart

Leafly’s genealogy dates Sunset Sherbert to around 2012, when a male Pink Panties pollinated a room of Girl Scout Cookies females; in 2014 Jigga and Mr. Sherbinski crossed it with Girl Scout Cookies to make Gelato, whose keepers included Acai.7 Sherbert was the top-selling strain in Montana in August 2026, according to The Marijuana Herald.8 Sherbet has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at sherbetstrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 44 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Black Cherry Gelato flower on Weedmaps, against 38 stores for Sherbet; around New York the counts were 24 and 61.9

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Sherbert (aka Sherbet, Sunset Sherbet, Sunset Sherbert) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Acai Berry Gelato (aka Acai Gelato) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Black Cherry Gelato (aka BCG) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Black Cherry Gelato marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Weedmaps, Black Cherry Gelato strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2021-04-15). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. The Marijuana Herald, The top-selling marijuana strain in all 23 states with legal recreational sales (2026-09-18). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.