Yeti Stash x Exotic Matter – First Smoke of the Day Collab Review

Exotic Matter – First Smoke of the Day - Key Lime Pie

Company: Exotic Matter x First Smoke of the Day

Processor: Yeti Stash

Look: Right out of the jar, this one gives off serious golden hour vibes. The Beeline honey hue glistens under light, with a gorgeous wet finish and a plush dollop perched on top a promising sign that this isn’t your typical runny consistency. Instead, it lands more in the soft, malleable zone, giving it great playability with a dab tool.

Smell: As soon as the lid cracks, you’re hit with a familiar candy lime aroma that leans green Jolly Rancher but softer. A smooth citrusy back end develops on the second whiff, giving it a creamy lime twist rather than the piercing gas many expect. There's something deeper there too, an elusive note that lingers just out of reach making the nose curious but not overwhelmed.

Preferred Temp: 550°F on a slurper with a clean hot knife

Taste: Flavor is where expectations began to fall a little short. While a zesty Z shows up on the front end, the lime terps didn’t punch through like the nose promised. The back half brings some sweetness and cream, mirroring the smell, but overall it feels muted. Given the hype of the collab, the flavor experience left me wondering if First Smoke of the Day had a chance to QC before co-signing the jar.

Melt: The melt came out with a warm ginger hue not bad, but nothing memorable either. For a collab, you hope to see something a bit more pristine.

Smoothness: This was the surprise win. Despite the more hash-forward flavor, there were no harsh hits, no scratchiness, and no throat sting. It was an incredibly smooth ride in and out, leaving me feeling refreshed and ready for another dab.

Overall: At $30–$40, this jar sits comfortably in the “solid pickup” range, especially if you’ve been burned by other Yeti collabs that didn’t check all three boxes: smell, flavor, and effect. I’ve seen shops trying to mark this up due to the collab name and I’d say pass on it at that inflated price. But if you find it for the standard Yeti ticket, this is one of their better jars. Medicinally, it had great hybrid balance and delivered where it mattered most: clean effect, good looks, and no harshness.

Yeti Stash x Exotic Matter X First Smoke of the Day - Key Lime Pie

Smell (Aroma)

7.5

Taste (Flavor)

6.8

Look (Appearance)

8.2

Smoothness

7

Melt

6.5

Score

72/100