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Soma Seeds Diesel × Hawaiian — coffeeshop-classic NYC sativa.
NYC Sour Diesel is the Soma Seeds Mexican × Afghani × Hawaiian × Diesel cross released in the late 1990s — won the High Times Cannabis Cup in 2003 and 2004. Distinct from East Coast Sour Diesel; this is the Soma lineage with the Hawaiian side adding sweet-citrus body to the diesel backbone. Long coffeeshop history in Amsterdam.
Genetics
NYC Sour Diesel's parents, descendants, and sister strains in the catalog.
Aromatic chemistry
Different strains, similar family. NYC Sour Diesel is the Soma Seeds Mexican × Afghani × Hawaiian × Diesel cross. East Coast Sour Diesel is a Mass Super Skunk × Sour Diesel pheno. Both are diesel-heavy sativas; aromatics and effects diverge.
Soma released it through Amsterdam coffeeshops in the late 1990s — by 2003 and 2004 it had back-to-back Cannabis Cup wins. It's been on Amsterdam menus continuously since then.
NYC Sour Diesel is a sativa — head-up and uplifted in character, with the energetic profile customers expect from sativa-dominant flower. The lineage is Mexican × Afghani × Hawaiian × Sour Diesel.
NYC Sour Diesel hits diesel up front, sweet citrus through the middle, and earth on the exhale. The smell out of the jar reads the same way — distinctive once you've had it once or twice.
NYC Sour Diesel tests in the 18–24% THC range, which puts it on the higher end of the shelf. Customers with a built tolerance handle it fine; lower-tolerance customers should go a half-dose or less the first time.
NYC Sour Diesel reads as a daytime strain — head-up and uplifted, the kind customers commonly reach for in the morning or early afternoon when there's still a to-do list.
Verified May 16, 2026 against 2 sources.
21+. Cannabis affects people differently — your experience may vary. Not medical advice. Effects described are common customer reports, not promises. Seattle Cannabis Co., Seattle, WA.