Cocktail Whisperer
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.
Warren Bobrow=WB: Why cannabis? What brought you to this path?
Paul Botto=PB: I had a catastrophic leg injury where I nearly had my leg amputated and was in the hospital for over two weeks. When I came out of the hospital, I was immediately put on 48mg of Dilaudid, which is 2.5x the clinical definition of “opiate dependency.” I heard you could treat pain and wean yourself off of opiates much faster through cannabis. With five surgeries, 23 screws, and three plates stacked up against me, I set out to learn about its benefits and experiment on myself to get off that killer cocktail as soon as humanly possible. This happened nearly three years ago, when the market was even more nascent than it is now. I was so impressed with my own recovery experience with cannabis that I was determined to turn it into my next business. While I was raising capital for the new venture and building out a retail team, my business partner Larry Levy, who I worked with at my last company in supply chain data technology, called me and excitedly pitched his idea for us to go into business together. Coincidentally, he had the same idea to make the leap into the cannabis industry. After I told him what happened since we had last spoken, he yelled, “Brilliant! I mean, sorry about your leg, but it is an even better fit than I had hoped!”
Master Mixologist Warren Bobrow is taking over! Taking over Riverview’s bar, that is, to serve up some of his creative cocktail creations. On Friday, November 8th 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. Banter back and forth with Bobrow as he mixes original and classic drinks from any of his six books– and then give these amazing aperitifs a taste! Bobrow’s books will be available for purchase to be signed following the event. Your $35 ticket includes the music & event, a selection of appetizers, and a sampling of the Cocktail Whisperer’s favorite drinks! Additional drinks available to order.
Warren Bobrow is a mixologist, chef, and writer known as the Cocktail Whisperer. Bobrow is a freelance mixologist specializing in Craft Spirits. He has developed bar programs and implemented their cocktail and ice programs. Warren served as master mixologist for several brands of liquor, including the Busted Barrel rum produced by New Jersey’s first licensed distillery since Prohibition. https://cocktailwhisperer.com/
Books: Apothecary Cocktails: Restorative Drinks from Yesterday and Today (2013), Whiskey Cocktails: Rediscovered Classics and Contemporary Craft Drinks (2014), Bitters and Shrub Syrup Cocktails: Restorative Vintage Cocktails, Mocktails & Elixirs (2015), Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks & Buzz-Worthy Libations (2016), The Craft Cocktail Compendium: Contemporary Interpretations and Inspired Twists on Time-Honored Classics (2017).
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I’m just back from Denver and just before that, California. It seemed like every dispensary I walked into carried Coda Signature’s excelsior confectionary products. As I silently smiled inside, knowing that not only have I met the principals of the company in person, plus I’ve also seen where they manufacture the exceptionally fine goods (at least the ones from California) that is a gift that most will never experience. Thank you for allowing me this honor, it means everything to me. Not everyone gets this chance in life. I seized the moment and now it has started to reap the benefits. A far cry from being an executive assistant in a bank. If you knew me then, would you have known? Probably not.
Warren Bobrow=WB: Where are you from originally? How did you decide on hemp? I grew up on a Biodynamic farm, what are your thoughts about this methodology in hemp propagation? Does it matter about being organic or Biodynamic?
Warren Bobrow=WB: How did you discover cannabis? Do you smoke? Do you prefer indoor or sun grown outdoor? What did you first want to be when you grew up?
The Hall of Flowers, held twice per year in Santa Rosa, California acted as my muse bringing together the best and the brightest to my trained palate. But don’t take it from me directly, you simply must travel to California yourself and take the journey. As I found covering the craft spirits business and writing six books on the topic, there are different levels of good. A couple weeks ago I led a panel at the Berlin Bar Convent for Park Street University on Cannabis Cocktails. The consensus at the end of the panel was encouraging. High quality craft spirits manufacturers are genuinely intrigued by the combination of their excellent craft spirits and the addition of hemp based CBD. Unfortunately here in the USA, even the mere reference to THC is much more oblique. Through marketing, anything can be invented. Just look at the worm in Mezcal. If you ate one of these things please contact me. And if you drink rum based on the color of the liquid in that expensive bottle, you’ve been hoodwinked again. Most of what you pay extra for has been caramel colored. Oh gosh, why would they do that? Because there are no rules in rum! Rhum? Well that’s another story for another day. They have rules, but you are confused. I’m positive. No need for that in cannabis.
I first discovered Sackville & Co at the Hall of Flowers just a few months ago. You might say that I’m late to the party, but hear me out for a moment. First of all, Sackville & Co. is located in Brooklyn. I’m in New Jersey. It’s close by but completely out of touch with cannabis reality evidently.
Warren Bobrow: Where are you from? Why cannabis? Did you go to business school? Who is your mentor?