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Highlife Cup

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The Highlife Cup, founded in 1994 by Dutch growers magazine Highlife in Holland, is one of the largest Cannabis Cups in the world. Awards are bestowed for the Best Hash, Flowers, and Extracts from Dutch headshops, coffeeshops and seed banks and judging takes place over an 8-week process, starting in April.

How Judging Works -

Each judge receives a smell-proof bag which contains all of the entries, in all 12 categories. Each sample is labeled with a sticker which contains only a code in letters and numbers, making it a blind test

At no point do the judges learn which entry came from where. Each sample bag contains 2 gram of flower and the categories 

On the day the judge’s kit is given out, a score sheet is also administered which divides the scoring system into four subcategories. These are Appearance / Odor / Flavor / Effect The final score is based on a 10 or less system. Easier said than done and when you are part of who decides who has the best flowers in Holland for that year, it is vital that every flower is treated with the same open-minded view and equal testing.

The final score is based on a 50 point score system. Most importantly judges have 8 to 10 weeks to test all samples, and they can do the sampling completely on their own accord in their own surroundings. The judges have no connection to any cannabis-related company. 

Award Winners

Year: 2016
Title Year Place Category Company
Amnesia Auto 2016 3 Automatics Kera Seeds
Autonight Queen 2016 1 Automatics Dutch Passion
Industrial Plant Auto CBD 2016 2 Automatics Dinafem
Apple Berry 2016 1 Bio Sumo Seeds
AK-47 2016 2 Bio Serious Seeds
Blueberry Cheese 2016 3 Bio Missouri
Super Amnesia Haze 2016 1 Bio - Haze Cs Magic
Year: 2014
Title Year Place Category Company
Auto Frisian Dew 2014 3 Automatics Dutch Passion
Super Skunk Auto 2014 1 Automatics Sensi Seeds
Purple Orange Auto 2014 2 Automatics Dizzy Duck Seeds
Casey Jones 2014 1 Bio Dizzy Duck
Blue Mystic 2014 2 Bio `t Bunkertje
Strawberry Diesel 2014 3 Bio Mississippi
Shining Silver Haze 2014 1 Bio - Haze Royal Queen Seeds
Year: 2017
Title Year Place Category Company
Amnesia Auto 2017 2 Automatics Kera Seeds
Auto Glueberry OG 2017 3 Automatics Dutch Passion
Auto Jack 2017 1 Automatics Paradise Seeds
OG Cheese 2017 1 Bio Coffeeshop Regine
Lady Cane Sour Diesel 2017 2 Bio Coffeeshop Dizzy Duck
Ultimate Ak 2017 3 Bio Sumo Seeds
Year: 2019
Title Year Place Category Company
Rainbow Candy Auto 2019 1 Automatics Growers Choice
Amnesia Auto 2019 2 Automatics Zamnesia Seeds
Super Amnesia Haze Auto 2019 3 Automatics Coffeeshop Magic, Den Haag
El Patron 2019 1 Bio Royal Queen Seeds
New York Diesel 2019 2 Bio Coffeeshop Magic, Den Haag
Wedding Cake 2019 3 Bio Gallery Colorado, Utrecht
Year: 2012
Title Year Place Category Company
Super Skunk Auto 2012 1 Automatics White Label
Pandora 2012 2 Automatics Paradise Seeds
Royal Haze Auto 2012 3 Automatics Royal Queen Seeds
OG Kush 2012 1 Bio Bluebird
El Cid 2012 2 Bio Allstar Genetics
Bubble Kush 2012 3 Bio Dizzy Duck
Year: 2018
Title Year Place Category Company
Sticky Beast Auto 2018 1 Automatics Zamnesia
Auto Blackberry Kush 2018 2 Automatics Dutch Passion
Amnesia Auto 2018 3 Automatics Magic, The Hague
Strawberry Diesel 2018 1 Bio Missouri, Maastricht
Gorilla Glue 2018 2 Bio Kosbor, Maastricht
King Kong 2018 3 Bio Cremers , The Hague
Year: 2015
Title Year Place Category Company
Blue Shark Auto 2015 1 Automatics Dizzy Duck
Haze Auto 2015 2 Automatics White Label
Amnesia Auto 2015 3 Automatics Kera Seeds
Star Bud 2015 1 Bio Mississippi
Nebula 2015 2 Bio Dizzy Duck
Buddha Cheese 2015 3 Bio Mississippi
Year: 2013
Title Year Place Category Company
Cheese Automatic 2013 1 Automatics Senzimilla Seeds
Purple Orange 2013 2 Automatics Dizzy Duck Seeds
Power Haze Automatic 2013 3 Automatics Bio-g-power
Jorges Diamonds 2013 1 Bio Dutch Passion
Serious 6 2013 2 Bio Serious Seeds
OG Kush 2013 3 Bio Bluebird
Year: 2009
Title Year Place Category Company
Sogouda 2009 1 Bio Katsu
La Confidential 2009 2 Bio Mellow Yellow
Ice Cream 2009 3 Bio Paradise Seeds
M&m 2009 4 Bio Far Out
Santa Maria 2009 5 Bio Guna Guna
Year: 2011
Title Year Place Category Company
Amarant Dwarf 2011 1 Bio Amaranta Seeds
Chocolope x Skunkberry 2011 2 Bio Dizzy Duck
Blue Cheese 2011 3 Bio Blue Bird
Year: 2010
Title Year Place Category Company
White Widow X Bubblegum 2010 1 Bio Dizzy Duck
Jack F1 2010 2 Bio Growside
Martian Mean Green 2010 3 Bio Boerenjongens
Year: 2003
Title Year Place Category Company
Santa Maria 2003 3 Bio - Coffeeshops Genisis
Hph Haze 2003 1 Bio - Coffeeshops Twins
Kristal 2003 2 Bio - Coffeeshops Vrolijke Gaper
Jack Herer 2003 1 Bio - Growshops Sensi Growshop
Flipje Special 2003 2 Bio - Growshops T.h.c.
White Widow 2003 3 Bio - Growshops Exodus
Year: 2002
Title Year Place Category Company
Orange Bud 2002 3 Bio - Coffeeshops Spliff
Super Silver Haze 2002 1 Bio - Coffeeshops Twins
Millenium Power 2002 2 Bio - Coffeeshops Brandend Zand
Snowball 2002 1 Bio - Growshops Hesi
Amnesia 2002 2 Bio - Growshops Hy-pro
Widow 96 2002 3 Bio - Growshops T.h.c.
Year: 2006
Title Year Place Category Company
White Widow 2006 1 Bio - Coffeeshops Genesis
Shamans High 2006 2 Bio - Coffeeshops Sjaman
Master Kush 2006 3 Bio - Coffeeshops Nirvana
Nevilles Haze 2006 1 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) Catweazle
Super Silver Haze 2006 2 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) Twins
Snowball 2006 1 Bio - Growshops Exodus
B Flower 2006 2 Bio - Growshops Bio G Power
Super Silver Haze 2006 1 Bio - Growshops (haze) Crystall Garden
Super Silver Haze 2006 2 Bio - Growshops (haze) Bio G Power
Mg Haze 2006 3 Bio - Growshops (haze) Ganja Man
Year: 2004
Title Year Place Category Company
Big Bud 2004 1 Bio - Coffeeshops Sensi Smile
Kristal 2004 2 Bio - Coffeeshops De Vrolijke Gaper
White Widow 2004 3 Bio - Coffeeshops Catweazle
Hawaiian Indica 2004 1 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) Sensi Smile
Santa Maria 2004 1 Bio - Growshops Het Hennep Huis
Widow 2004 2004 2 Bio - Growshops Hydroland
Silver Pearl 2004 3 Bio - Growshops I-grow
Amnesia 2004 1 Bio - Growshops (haze) Exodus
Year: 2005
Title Year Place Category Company
Santa Maria 2005 1 Bio - Coffeeshops Vrolijke Gaper
Santa Maria 2005 2 Bio - Coffeeshops De Bovenstad
Snowball 2005 3 Bio - Coffeeshops Genesis
Jack F1 2005 1 Bio - Growshops Grow Side
Mothers Finest 2005 2 Bio - Growshops Sensi Seeds
Widow 96 (ww) 2005 3 Bio - Growshops Hydroland
Year: 2008
Title Year Place Category Company
Powerplant 2008 1 Bio - Coffeeshops De Vrolijke Gaper
M&m 2008 2 Bio - Coffeeshops Far Out
Santa Maria Ii 2008 3 Bio - Coffeeshops Bazer/the Zoo/zilyon
Amnesia Haze 2008 1 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) Kosbor
Amnesia Haze 2008 2 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) De Vrolijke Gaper
Vrolijke Boeda 2008 3 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) Cats
White Widow 2008 1 Bio - Growshops Hydroland
Santa Maria 2008 2 Bio - Growshops Het Hennep Huis
White Widow 2008 3 Bio - Growshops Exodus
S5 2008 1 Bio - Growshops (haze) Hydroland
Widow Haze 2008 2 Bio - Growshops (haze) T.h.c.
Silver Haze 2008 3 Bio - Growshops (haze) Hogeland Trading
Year: 2007
Title Year Place Category Company
Alegria 2007 1 Bio - Coffeeshops Dampkring
Northern Light X White Widow 2007 2 Bio - Coffeeshops De Vrolijke Gaper
New York Diesel 2007 3 Bio - Coffeeshops Twins
Super Silver Haze 2007 3 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) De Vrolijke Gaper
Amnesia 2007 1 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) Guna Guna
Amnesia 2007 2 Bio - Coffeeshops (haze) Genesis
Jack X 2007 1 Bio - Growshops Hydroland
Sneeuw Witje 2007 2 Bio - Growshops Bio Ibo
Santa Maria I 2007 3 Bio - Growshops Het Hennep Huis
Mac Ganja 2007 1 Bio - Growshops (haze) Ganjaman
S5 2007 2 Bio - Growshops (haze) Hydroland