The Official Cannabis Independent strain guides
The Official Cannabis collection · sheet 67No 67 · Cherry Gelatovs Sherbet

Comparison

Cherry Gelato vs Sherbet

Sherbet, also sold as Sunset Sherbet, is Cherry Gelato’s grandparent: Leafly lists it as a parent of Acai Berry Gelato, and its own family tree shows Lemon Cherry Gelato and Gelato among its children.1,2 Leafly describes it as an indica-dominant cross of Girl Scout Cookies and Pink Panties bred by Mr. Sherbinski.2 Sherbet has a median of 20.52% THC across 768 state lab tests, against 24.11% from only five tests of Cherry Gelato.3

Side by side

Cherry GelatoSherbet
TypeHybrid, 60% sativa (Leafly, AllBud)4,5Indica-dominant hybrid2
LineageBlack Cherry Funk × Acai Berry Gelato4,5Girl Scout Cookies × Pink Panties2
Median THC (state lab tests)24.11% (only five tests)20.52% (768 tests)
Middle half of THC results20.97%–26.46%17.60%–22.79%
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests report individual terpenes (one of five)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (193 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsRelaxed, euphoric, creative4Relaxed, tingly, happy2
Flavor (Leafly)Berry, violet, sweet4Citrus, sweet, tropical2
FloweringNot published4,563–72 days2

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Cherry Gelato vs Sherbet

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 28% Cherry Gelato Cherry Gelato: median 24.11%, middle half 20.97%–26.46%, 5 tests 24.1% n=5 Sherbet Sherbet: median 20.52%, middle half 17.60%–22.79%, 768 tests 20.5% n=768 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Cherry Gelato has only 5 tests.3

Its own site

In September 2026 Sherbert was the top-selling strain in Montana, according to The Marijuana Herald.6 Sherbet has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at sherbetstrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, in Cherry Gelato’s two largest Weedmaps markets, 14 stores within 50 miles of Oklahoma City listed Sherbet flower, against 14 stores with "Cherry Gelato" in a flower name; around Detroit the counts were 19 and 7.7 The Cherry Gelato counts can include other strains with the name, such as Banana or Candy Cherry Gelato (see where to find it).7

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Acai Berry Gelato (aka Acai Gelato) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Sherbert (aka Sherbet, Sunset Sherbet) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Cherry Gelato (aka Cherrylato) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Cherry Gelato marijuana strain. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. The Marijuana Herald, The top-selling marijuana strain in all 23 states with legal recreational sales (2026-09-18). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.