IN REVIEW: This easy-to-use, consistent vape packs a powerful punch of motivation. At 66.2% THC, this pen isn’t exactly a powerhouse, but it will get your creative juices flowing and help you see the brighter side of any situation. The high achieves a great mind + body balance, but be sure to watch out for a potential burnout on the comedown.

There are some highs so inspiring you can’t help but feel like it’s challenging you to create something spectacular. With the Zmooth Operator Sauce Pen Mini, a name that plays on the classic Sade song, you might really hit the ground running, tackling all sorts of projects in the works. Convenient and compact, this pen’s design brings a versatility that allows you to enjoy it at home or on the go. I work from home as a composer, and while weed is a valuable part of my workflow, I’ve learned that not all highs are created equal. From the incredibly smooth first pull, this pen instantly gave me a shot of strong creative energy. Armed with my morning coffee and this pen, I began tearing through my to-do list.

“The high helped me focus and didn’t cloud my mind, letting me explore ideas with a giddy curiosity.”

Some highs are more chaotic in nature, best for brainstorming and throwing a ton of ideas against the wall. Others are more contemplative and focusing, best for bringing a project across the finish line. This vape pen succeeds spectacularly at the latter. The high helped me focus and didn’t cloud my mind, letting me explore ideas with a giddy curiosity, while still being able to keep away distractions and dead ends. Playing with a synthesizer sound for an hour can be fun (or tedious, depending on your taste), but regardless of your opinion, if you’re on a deadline those detours can be costly. This high never let me get too lost in the creative weeds, but still allowed enough room for my mind to wander and explore new ideas.

Though the mind high is certainly the star of the show, the pen also gave me a modest body buzz that made for a great balance of energy and calm. For a lot of people, if both the mind and the body highs are energetic, it can lead to jitters and a feeling of panic. This pen has a great balance of both the energetic and sedating qualities that allows them to bring out the best in each other. I would hesitate to ever say that a particular high would be great for everyone, but this high is so balanced I would find it hard to see someone having a truly negative experience with it.

The pen is super easy to use, and its slick design makes it so easy to keep at your desk and occasionally pull from. There are no buttons to push—just puff away. It’s like having a magic joint that is always lit and ready to go. It pulls super smooth too, right out of the box, with no need to warm up that I could discern. From my very first pull, I got a huge hit. This also makes dosing and re-upping your high very easy. The high has a clear and clean arch to it, so you always know where you’re going without any surprises. With this pen, it would be hard to find yourself getting too high by accident.

“This high is so balanced I would find it hard to see someone having a truly negative experience with it.”

As my day progressed, I’d occasionally take a pull, maintaining a beautifully balanced high for hours. But by late afternoon, when the coffee had run out, I started to feel a little hazy. As with pretty much every high, coming down isn’t a perfect experience, and re-upping tends to be an exercise in merely kicking the can down the road. This pen was no exception, as the comedown foreshadowed a small burnout. It wasn’t anything that would discourage me from enjoying this pen again, but it’s worth noting that it may be less suited for morning sessions, as you might get slightly lethargic and crash too early in your day. Consider following the rule of day drinking: a cocktail at lunch can feel great, but if you get sloshed at noon, you’ll be asleep by 4 p.m.

My day flew by with ease and as the sun set, I was able to look back on all I had accomplished with pride. I’d run the gamut between the tedious, like house chores and technical work tasks, to the fun and creative, like writing melodies and reorganizing my studio. With this pen, there’s little limit on what you can get done, and you’ll feel great doing it. My work was high quality and the attention to detail confirmed my feelings that this high didn’t dumb me down or make me sloppy. It’s consistent, measured, and perfect for the creative professional.