THE ROOT SYSTEM
Who are Pure Instinto?
The Pure Instinto story starts before the Pure Instinto name itself.
According to Pure Instinto’s own current history, a group of friends were living in Amsterdam and working across cannabis-related businesses, including seed banks and coffee shops, in 2008.
The breeder then says that in 2018 the group combined the experience, knowledge and contacts built through those careers to open its own business. That is when Pure Instinto says Pure Instinto was created.
That distinction clears up a surprisingly easy point of confusion. Some retailer descriptions have used 2008 as the founding date. Pure Instinto’s current primary-source account is more specific: 2008 describes the team’s Amsterdam industry roots; 2018 describes the creation of Pure Instinto.
Pure Instinto also says its seed lines are created from elite clones or selections made from regular seeds, with an ongoing focus on stabilising genetics before release.
For this guide, the interesting part is what happens when we stop looking at strain names as isolated products and begin comparing the parentage Pure Instinto publishes for them.
4 FEATURED CROSSES
Four different published pedigrees
7 DISTINCT PARENTS
Across eight parent positions
1 SHARED PARENT
Sunset Sherbet links two branches
Four Pure Instinto genetics in the spotlight
These four genetics were selected because their published pedigrees make the family-tree idea especially useful: two have directly named Cookies parents, two share Sunset Sherbet, and Honeyed Cream Dream adds a contrasting modern dessert-style branch.
BRANCH 01 · FEMINISED · INDICA DOMINANTCherry Cookies
One of the clearest Cookies-labelled branches in this four-strain comparison.
Cherry Cookies Feminised Seeds are listed by Pure Instinto as Cherry Pie × Girl Scout Cookies F2.
Pure Instinto classifies the variety as indica dominant and publishes an aromatic description of cherry, earthy, sweet and floral notes. The breeder lists THC at 22–24%.
The educational value here is straightforward: unlike a strain name that merely happens to contain “Cookies”, the published pedigree itself explicitly names Girl Scout Cookies F2 as a parent.
Published lineage
Cherry Pie × Girl Scout Cookies F2
Breeder-reported THC
22–24%
Breeder aroma
Cherry · earthy · sweet · floral
Pure Ice Cream
Sunset Sherbet meets Thin Mint Cookies — and the dessert-style name begins to make more sense.
Pure Ice Cream Feminised Seeds are listed as Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint Cookies.
Pure Instinto’s specification table uses the name Thin Mint Cookies, while its descriptive copy also refers to that parent as Girl Scout Cookies Thin Mint. We use the specification-table name consistently in this guide rather than silently switching between the two versions.
The breeder classifies Pure Ice Cream as indica dominant, reports 20–26% THC and describes chocolate, mint, gassy and pine notes.
For our family tree, the important name is Sunset Sherbet. It appears again in the very next strain.
Published lineage
Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint Cookies
Breeder-reported THC
20–26%
Breeder aroma
Chocolate · mint · gassy · pine
Sour Aloha
One repeated parent. A different second half of the cross.
Sour Aloha Feminised Seeds are listed as Sunset Sherbet × Tangie Bliss.
That creates the clearest direct relationship in this article. Pure Ice Cream and Sour Aloha both list Sunset Sherbet as a parent, but their second parents are different.
Pure Instinto lists Sour Aloha within its Exotic Line, describes it as an indica dominant hybrid, reports 26–28% THC and gives a sweet, tangy and pine aromatic profile.
Shared parentage shows a relationship. It does not make two crosses interchangeable.
Published lineage
Sunset Sherbet × Tangie Bliss
Breeder-reported THC
26–28%
Breeder aroma
Sweet · tangy · pine
Honeyed Cream Dream
A useful reminder that similar-sounding dessert names do not establish a genetic relationship.
Honeyed Cream Dream Feminised Seeds are listed as Grape Cream Cake × Honey Banana.
Pure Instinto places the strain in its USA Line and describes it as a balanced 50/50 hybrid. The breeder reports 20–22% THC and 0.5–1.0% CBD.
Its published aroma spans sweet, honey, fruity, grape, tropical, creamy, earthy and spicy notes.
Pure Ice Cream and Honeyed Cream Dream may sound as though they belong on the same dessert trolley. Their stated direct pedigrees do not share a parent.
Published lineage
Grape Cream Cake × Honey Banana
Breeder-reported cannabinoids
THC 20–22% · CBD 0.5–1.0%
Breeder aroma
Honey · grape · tropical · creamy · earthy · spicy
Useful connections without pretending the pedigree tells us everything
Put these four breeder-published pedigrees next to one another and several useful facts become visible.
01
Two named Cookies parents
Girl Scout Cookies F2 appears in Cherry Cookies, while Thin Mint Cookies is listed in Pure Ice Cream.
02
One repeated parent
Sunset Sherbet is directly listed in both Pure Ice Cream and Sour Aloha.
03
Names are not pedigrees
Pure Ice Cream and Honeyed Cream Dream sound related, but their stated direct parentage does not overlap.
04
Four unique direct pedigrees
Each featured strain has its own two-parent combination, even where individual parents or naming themes overlap.
THE PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY
When comparing collectable genetics, lineage gives you a better starting point than assuming similarly named strains are related or treating one headline cannabinoid figure as the whole story.
Editorial, source & legal note
Source check: 24 August 2026. Pure Instinto’s published history, pedigrees, genetic classifications, cannabinoid figures and aromatic descriptions were compared with The Vault’s product records available on that date. Breeder-originated figures are labelled as breeder-published or breeder-reported where relevant.
Promotion: the free-seed offer shown above was checked against The Vault’s live Pure Instinto category pages on 24 August 2026. Promotions, availability and pack options can change.
Cannabis seeds are sold by The Vault as adult souvenirs and collectable items. Cultivating cannabis without the appropriate legal authority is illegal in the UK. Laws differ between jurisdictions and can change, so please check the rules that apply where you live.
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