Versace is a sativa-dominant hybrid bred and grown by Fresh Baked, the flower brand behind the @fresh_baked__ handle. It crosses East Coast Sour Diesel with Sunset Sherbet, pairing an old-school fuel cut with a dessert plant from the Cookies family.
The headline number came from the lab. A February 2022 harvest tested at 33.46% THC and 40.36% total cannabinoids, and The Highest Critic scored two separate batches 95 and 94 out of 100.
East Coast Sour Diesel on one side
East Coast Sour Diesel, often shortened to ECSD, is a sativa-dominant descendant of the original Sour Diesel. It carries the Chem Dog line that sits behind the Sour D story of the 1990s and 2000s, and Leafly reviewers single out Western Massachusetts grows of the cut.
Growers know ECSD for heavy production and a foxtailing habit in the flower. The cut brings a crisp sour lemon and fuel profile and a fast, upbeat head effect. That sharp, older branch is the half of Versace that pulls it toward sativa territory.
Sunset Sherbet from Mr. Sherbinski
Sunset Sherbet was bred by Mr. Sherbinski of Sherbinskis, who crossed Girl Scout Cookies with Pink Panties to carry the Cookies line forward. The result is an indica-dominant hybrid with sweet citrus and berry character and a full-body effect with a lift of cerebral energy.
Sherbet also went on to parent major California strains. Leafly lists Gelato and Lemon Cherry Gelato among its children, which puts Versace in the same extended family as two widely grown modern cuts.
Two batches under review
The Highest Critic reviewed Versace from two Fresh Baked harvests. The first, harvested October 9, 2021, came in at 32.03% THC and 38.74% total cannabinoids and earned a 95 overall. The second, harvested February 1, 2022, and packaged 12 days later, tested a little stronger and scored 94.
The buds ran dark, with purple tones and a thick, sandy coat of trichomes, and the reviewer praised the cure. Effects scored 93–95 out of 100 across the two batches. The high hit hard and fast, leaving the reviewer zoned but still alert, and the second batch leaned heavier into the body.
Top-shelf pick in 2022
Uproxx put Fresh Baked Versace on its April 2022 list of top-shelf strains worth the money. Writer Dane Rivera described a gassy, earthy flavor with berries and citrus zest on top, and noted a 25% THC jar selling for $65.
His take on the effect matched the lineage: a cerebral, clear-headed high that suits creative work, with the Sherbet side keeping it grounded. That balance of Diesel lift and Cookies-family weight shows up in both write-ups, which landed within months of each other in 2022.
Versace is a clean example of what happens when a grower pairs two eras of cannabis in one plant. The East Coast fuel cut supplies the speed and the bite, and Sunset Sherbet supplies color, resin and dessert depth. Fresh Baked handled both the breeding and the growing, so every jar traces back to the same selection.