Cocktail Whisperer
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Warren Bobrow=WB: Tell me about yourself? Why cannabis? When did you decide to leave traditional business for a much different path in legal cannabis?
Tim Keogh=TK: I got involved with cannabis initially as a medical advocate in 2011 in New England. In 2012, after the ballot initiatives passed in Massachusetts for Medical and Colorado for Adult-Use, the ‘industry’ presented itself as the opportunity of a lifetime. I had witnessed the benefits to patients firsthand through my advocacy, and my background in real estate development and operations gave me a unique perspective on what the industry needed to reach its full potential. It all happened naturally and the transition to cannabis full-time always seemed like the right thing to do every step of the way.
You’d be hard pressed to find an authority figure when it comes to cannabis cocktails. But Warren Bobrow, the author of Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails and Tonics, doesn’t think that’s because the combination is a bad idea. He should know — he literally wrote the book on the subject. He’s a strong believer in a good cannabis cocktail. It’s just that everyone else (other than a few brave bar owners) is too scared to tackle the subject.
“I don’t think anyone has had the nerve to do it, nor have they found a publisher to take that type of risk,” Bobrow tells me over the phone, chuckling. “This is not a big lucrative project. I wish it was, but there’s so much preconceived stuff about it.”
There’s that, and the fact that making cannabis cocktails the right way — in a safe way that actually tastes good — is a lot harder than just throwing a couple nugs into a cocktail shaker. Luckily, Bobrow has it mastered, and it all started with a dream and a passion for quality cocktails and cannabis.
Warren Bobrow=WB: Where are you from? What did you originally want to be when you were a younger person? How did you achieve the honor of working with our plant?
Maggie Connors/Besito=MC/B: I grew up in Connecticut, where I wanted to be everything from a designer to a doctor, an architect to a therapist. I’ve been driven by impact, human connection, and design as long as I can remember. I fell in love with cannabis as soon as I tried it in high school, and always sought the healing it provided though it was difficult to access. There was a strong stigma, and I kept the solace I found in cannabis hidden from my parents and professional life for another decade. Because of the misinformation from prohibition, it took years for me to realize cannabis wasn’t just an illegal indulgence, but a deeply therapeutic natural remedy for my anxiety and chronic pain. Above all it gave me the quiet and presence to live in the moment and know myself better.
Bar Takeover: Cocktail Whisperer Warren Bobrow
Friday, November 8 | 8 PM – 9:30 PM Riverview Live, Burlington NJ
Master Mixologist Warren Bobrow is taking over! Taking over Riverview’s bar, that is, to serve up some of his creative cocktail creations. This Friday the Upstairs Lounge at Riverview opens at 6pm with guitarist Bill Corvino, then at 8pm join author, chef and “Cocktail Whisperer” Warren Bobrow for a lively evening of conversation & craft cocktails.
With Veterans Day around the corner, we catch up with Jane Technologies CEO, Socrates Rosenfeld, a former Army commander who discovered a new way to serve his country and fellow veterans, by increasing education and access to cannabis.
Barry Walker, and Geoffrey Yeterian , co-founders of Dub Bros.
Attention Dabbers! What would you do if I offered a solution to your pesky eNail problems? Ok, if you were like me, please eschew the dangerous blow torch and ditch your other possibly non-functional electronics. What I suggest uses your own expensive borosilicate dab rig glass right now. No need to bring in even more glass because G Pen eNail makes some valid suggestions. Higher Standards, already a fine producer of quality borosilicate (high temperature) cannabis/rig glass has partnered with the hardware manufacturer G Pen to make a hybrid device that absolutely begs your attention.
I’ve never owned a bubbler. Sure I’ve smoked from them a couple times, ok so maybe that’s not entirely true about owning one. I’ve gazed at them on the inter-webs and in “head” shops, I did smoke a Marley Natural Bubbler out on the coast and it made quite an impression on me. They are not inexpensive tools, but the best smoking accoutrement rarely are. Simple devices such as the Marley Natural Bubblermake their way into my life and charm me and my lungs.