Product Review: Bud Bros Connect Hindu Zkittlez Liquid Diamonds and Strawberries N Cream Cured Resin Vapes

Meet the Bud Bros Connect line, the magnetic mix-and-match vapes that have been on the Arizona market for over two years. It's honestly mind-blowing that somebody tried to swoop in this late to the game to claim they invented something that's been here and working perfectly fine this whole time. 

I was given both a Hindu Zkittlez Liquid Diamonds and a Strawberries N Cream Cured Resin to test, both 1-gram units that typically run $45 at full price. Right off the bat, just from a design perspective, Bud Bros immediately reigns supreme in direct comparison to the recent competition. The Connect units are slightly longer and nearly twice as thick as the other devices, giving you a much more satisfying piece of hardware to hold. The rounded design feels significantly more comfortable compared to the blocky body of the imitation.

Even more importantly, from a functionality standpoint, the mouthpiece is designed with proper rounding instead of that weird "half crayon" shape that only feels right when you've got two blocky units connected together. These also feature a button along the side that lets you turn them on and off with five clicks, though they don't have variable voltage. The button isn't required for drawing vapor once they're turned on, they're just standard draw-activated.

Being wider, these were also much easier to stick to a metal surface without getting knocked off, though that's certainly not a marketed selling point. They do not have a screen, and while it was a little disappointing not being able to get battery readouts, the lack of a puff counter actually made it easier for me to use them separately without obsessing over getting the hit counts lined up on both units.

But here's where things get really interesting, and where the product comparison becomes less about hardware design and more about what you're actually putting in your lungs.

Looking at the Certification of Analyses (COA) side by side, the differences are honestly pretty damning for others’ "liquid diamonds & live resin" claims. The Hindu Zkittlez liquid diamonds COA shows exactly what you'd expect from a premium concentrate product: 77.5% total THC with a full cannabinoid breakdown showing significant THCA content, plus measurable amounts of THCV, CBN, CBG, and CBC. That's a real full-spectrum profile that suggests they're working with quality starting material and preserving the minor cannabinoids through proper extraction.

The Strawberries N Cream cured resin shows even higher numbers at 77.7% total THC and 81.9% total cannabinoids, with massive THCA content that indicates this is legitimate concentrate, not some cut-down distillate blend. The presence of multiple minor cannabinoids again points to actual full-spectrum extraction work.

Both pass every single safety test cleanly across pesticides, mycotoxins, residual solvents, microbials, and heavy metals. This is what legitimate lab testing looks like when a company isn't trying to hide anything. 

The source material story gets even more telling. Bud Bros sources flower from licensed cultivators (Arizona Golden Leaf Wellness for the Hindu Zkittlez, Genesis Bioceuticals for the Strawberries N Cream) and handles all extraction in-house. That's a controlled two-step process with clear accountability. Looking at the COAs from top-competitors, their products are frankenstein creations mixing distillate from one company, live resin from another, and THCA diamonds from a third, using material from multiple strains processed at different times, all thrown together into one cart. That's not craftsmanship, that's mixing whatever is available to hit a price point.

As for the actual experience, I thoroughly enjoyed both strains. The Hindu Zkittlez honestly didn't taste like anything too specific, just sweet sugary herbal notes that were pleasant without being overpowering. The Strawberries N Cream, though, had this incredibly on point heavy cream taste on exhale that's legitimately a little addictive. The flavor is insanely good, like dessert-level satisfaction that keeps you coming back.

Both consistently got me pretty damn high and ran down to the end without getting harsh or burning at all. The vapor production was solid throughout, and the effects felt like proper concentrate highs rather than that flat distillate feeling you get from cheaper products.

I'd probably opt to use these one at a time most of the time unless I had an excessive amount on hand, mainly because doing double pulls burns through them pretty quickly. But the option to mix and match when you want a custom blend is genuinely useful, especially when you've got complementary strains.

For products in the same general price range, the difference in transparency and demonstrated quality compared to the competition’s line is pretty stark. One company is confident enough in their product to show you exactly what's in it with full cannabinoid testing. The other is banking on fancy packaging and marketing claims while providing zero actual data about what you're buying.

The Connect line represents what mix-and-match vaping should be: quality concentrate products that happen to have magnetic connectivity, rather than gimmicky hardware trying to distract from mediocre oil. After two years on the market and multiple awards, it's clear these guys figured out the formula long before anyone else tried to claim credit for the concept.

Hindu Zkittlez:

Appearance – Clean liquid diamonds consistency with good clarity

Taste – Sweet sugary herbal notes, pleasant and smooth

Experience – Consistent potent effects, smooth throughout consumption

Rating – 5/5

Strawberries N Cream:

Appearance – Proper cured resin consistency with rich color

Taste – Incredible heavy cream flavor on exhale, legitimately addictive

Experience – Strong consistent effects with amazing flavor retention

Rating – 5/5