Esensia
A California grower that says it has Anderson Valley roots, breeds its own genetics and has won Emerald Cup awards.
- 13cup results
- 0first places
- 2022–2025active in results
- 1cups entered
01Beginnings
Esensia comes from Esensia Gardens, which describes itself as a California cannabis grower.1
The company says its roots are in the Anderson Valley, going back to around 2009.1 The sources don't say who started it or why.
02The story so far
The company says it breeds its own proprietary genetics.1 The sources name only one of its plant lines, Lime Juice, which comes up below.
It also says it launched the Esensia brand in 2020.1
On the contest side, the company says it has won several Emerald Cup awards, the first for Lime Juice after the 2016 season.1 It also says it has won California State Fair awards.1 The sources don't give the categories, placings or years for most of these.
03Culture and approach
The sources say very little about the people or how they work. The main point the company makes about itself is that it breeds its own proprietary genetics.1 The sources say nothing about team size, farming methods or values.
04Where it is now
The company says it is now based in High Valley, east of Hopland.1 The sources don't say when or why it moved there from the Anderson Valley.
The sources don't say whether the brand still enters cups today.
05What's next
The sources don't mention any plans, upcoming releases or goals. We'll add to this page if more turns up.
On the podium, in our data
CannaLib records 13 cup results naming Esensia, between 2022 and 2025, 0 of them first places.
Where they showed up
Strains behind the results
Sources
Written from the sources above and checked on 2026-11-08. Spot an error? Tell us on the contact page.