title: "Animal Mints - Effects, Terpenes & Queens Availability | Terp Bros NYC" description: "Animal Mints is a hybrid (balanced) strain with sweet mint, light vanilla, earthy spice on the exhale, 22-28% THC, and caryophyllene + limonene + humulene ter" strain_type: "hybrid" thc_range: "22-28%" cbd_range: "<1%" dominant_terpenes: ["caryophyllene", "limonene", "humulene"] parent_strains: ["Animal Cookies", "SinMint Cookies", "Bubba Kush"] flowering_time: "8-9 weeks" date: "2026-05-23"
Animal Mints is a hybrid (balanced) cannabis strain with a sweet mint, light vanilla, earthy spice on the exhale profile, 22-28% THC range, and a dominant terpene blend of caryophyllene, limonene, humulene. It is best known for evening creative session, the strong Cookies-family dessert hybrid, with effects setting in fast, 3-4 minutes, strong balanced peak with heavy body relaxation. Terp Bros NYC stocks Animal Mints-family cuts and similar terpene profiles across both our Astoria and Ozone Park CAURD-licensed locations, lab-tested under NY OCM Part 113 standards.
Effects + Reported Use Cases
Animal Mints is typically reported as a hybrid (balanced) experience: evening creative session, the strong Cookies-family dessert hybrid. Onset is fast, 3-4 minutes, strong balanced peak with heavy body relaxation. Duration runs 2 to 4 hours when inhaled, longer when consumed as edibles or rosin gummies. The cannabinoid + terpene profile drives the felt experience, not just the THC number on the label.
Terp Bros sells adult-use cannabis for adults 21 and older, and nothing here is medical advice or a treatment claim. What our budtenders will do is explain the terpene and cannabinoid profile, talk through the aroma and the reported feel, and help match a product format and dose to the kind of session you have in mind. Every product is lab-tested with a certificate of analysis on the package and on the Dutchie product page.
Terpene Profile
What each terpene is and how it behaves is covered in our terpene guide. Below is what they do in this cultivar.
Animal Mints is built on a dominant terpene stack of caryophyllene, limonene, humulene, which together produce the sweet mint, light vanilla, earthy spice on the exhale aroma profile customers recognize across batches. Terpene-led recommendations are how our budtenders walk new customers off "biggest THC number wins" thinking and into picking a strain that actually matches the feeling they want.
Caryophyllene
In Animal Mints specifically, caryophyllene contributes peppery, warm, grounding on the body.
Limonene
In Animal Mints specifically, limonene contributes mood-elevating, clear-headed euphoria, daytime-friendly.
Humulene
In Animal Mints specifically, humulene contributes earthy, hoppy, body-grounding.
Lineage + Genetics
Animal Mints traces back to Animal Cookies crossed with SinMint Cookies crossed with Bubba Kush, with a documented origin story rooted in Seed Junky Genetics, 2017, parent strain to Wedding Cake, Kush Mints, and the modern dessert-hybrid lineage. The flowering time runs 8-9 weeks, which puts it in the standard commercial-cultivar window most NY indoor growers are working with.
Budtender Notes, Queens-Specific Observations
we explain to customers that Animal Mints is the parent of Wedding Cake, when they want the heavier-bodied version of the dessert-mint nose, this is the upgrade. That observation is the kind of pattern only a store with foot traffic in a specific neighborhood can identify. The Astoria walk-in crowd is different from the Ozone Park walk-in crowd, and both are different from a Manhattan dispensary's customer base.
How to Try Animal Mints in Queens
Ask at either counter for the current batch and its certificate of analysis: Astoria, 36-10 Ditmars Blvd or Ozone Park, 135-26 Cross Bay Blvd. Same-day delivery covers most of Queens. Formats: flower, pre-rolls, vapes, concentrates, edibles (NY OCM caps edibles at 10mg THC per serving, 100mg per package). When a cultivar is out of stock we say so and point to the closest terpene profile on the live menu.
Is Animal Mints a daytime or evening strain? Yes for most customers. Animal Mints's caryophyllene + limonene terpene dominance combined with the hybrid-leaning lineage makes it one of our requested evening strains. Pair it with a low-dose CBN-blend gummy for full evening wind-down support.
Does Animal Mints cause anxiety? Less likely than high-terpinolene sativas. Animal Mints contains caryophyllene (peppery, grounding), limonene (mood-elevating) which tend to read calmer than racy. Start with a small dose if you are sensitive to cannabis, and ask a budtender if 1:1 THC:CBD versions of this strain family are in stock.
What is the THC percentage of Animal Mints? Animal Mints typically tests in the 22-28% THC range across NY-licensed cultivators. The exact percentage varies by batch and cultivator, every Terp Bros NYC flower jar has the certificate of analysis on the package and on the Dutchie product page. CBD is typically less than 1% in this cultivar.
Is Animal Mints safe for first-time cannabis customers? Animal Mints is a balanced hybrid that works for first-time customers as long as the dose is conservative. Start with a single inhale or a 2.5mg edible, and ask a budtender about the current batch's THC percentage before deciding on format.
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