:smoking: hey Yeats'! I'm not sure what all is in Bud Candy, but I can tell you molasses will not in any way affect flavor directly, if at all period! Nute elements get in, sugars don't really, but the 'crobe herd benefits, ramping them up so they cycle nute elements faster, thus benefiting the plants,....
Mephisto's GC is one of their smallest strains, so I'm not so sure 5gal would have up'ed the yield that much.. you're is a biggie, and the pointy tips isn't her usual pattern... I'd show her off and tag Mitch in the Mephisto section, just to get his impressions,...