One thing im really bad at is explaining smells, but now that you lay it out like that- that is exactly how all of mine were too, i distictly remember the mentholy after smell on my fingers.
I always get up early to check the girls before work- and when theyre in late flower i like to squeeze the buds a little so i can keep smelling it on my way to work haha. Is that weird?
Also the bud formation reminds me exactly of my grows, nice tight hand grenade shaped buds. Although the couple i didnt train can produce monster main colas if left alone- they just get too big and that leaves a really big trim job with popcorn everywhere on the lowers.
Im starting to ramble on now lol
Overall seems to be a really stable strain and its in my top 5 for sure- awesome growing on your side dude, look forward to another year of your journals