Rock n Rye Gelato sits within the broader Gelato family tree that reshaped West Coast cannabis in the mid-to-late 2010s. The original Gelato lineage, popularized by Bay Area breeders working from Sunset Sherbet and Thin Mint GSC, spawned dozens of numbered phenotypes and boutique offshoots. As these dessert-inspired cultivars climbed retail leaderboards, breeders and cultivators leaned into confectionary branding, developing flavor-forward selections with cream, fruit, and syrup notes. Rock n Rye Gelato follows that naming arc, nodding to the classic cherry-vanilla soda and whiskey liqueur profile many connoisseurs associate with a bright, red-fruit terpene top note.