I dont think the real old school skunk was skunk 1. The super powerful skunk was a huge outdoor plant I got from some farmers in the woods of new jersey (likely pagans or hells angels) it had arm sized colas and smelled more of horribly rotton flowers than the road kill described now. There was no way to hide the smell. But it was more reminiscent of a dead skunk. A joint would devestate 5 experienced smokers. But not as clear and trippy as old mexican.
Skunk 1 is an afghan x skunk hybrid I believe.
The skunk 6 we used to get in South Park around 2000 was an indica hybrid like skunk 1 and smelled like a real skunk but had a much more narcotic fuzzy high.
I agree, what I had and worked with for 10 years smelled exactly like a skunk, a nasty dirty skunk! I couldn't even light it in the grow house, two puffs and you couldn't miss that scent all over the neighborhood
I've grown half a dozen different breeders skunk#1 in the last 4 years and none of it is close in smell, taste or power, the only time I've noticed that smell now, albeit very mildly was in some cheese, but these have just been my observations
Edit: as for power more than once I was accused of selling "treated" weed, whatever that meant? LOL