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A brief overview of mini-prerolls

WARREN BOBROW

It’s been a long time since I’ve had the pleasure of sharing a joint with friends. Here in New Jersey, smoking cannabis in public is generally frowned upon. Dozens of people are arrested and incarcerated for the simple act of smoking a joint. With COVID deeply engrained into my sense of wellness and safety, it’s been many months since I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying a sesh with others. We just don’t share fat doobs anymore and that’s probably for the best.

Which leads me to the next part of the equation. I cannot smoke an entire spliff of high end cannabis by myself. I’ll just get too wasted. I’m in this thing for the long haul, as in all day. I use cannabis like others snack during the day. That is, all the time. And with the average weight of pre-rolls coming in at least one gram in weight, smoking an entire joint is just too much for me. I don’t need to get that stoned, not if I have writing to do, or I’ll have a Towlie moment and fall down the long internet rabbit hole. I’ll forget to return that phone call or who I was just talking to…

Because I just wandered off.  Just like Towlie.

What I’m seeking is something different. A nice, well-rolled joint, but not a gram full. I’m far from a light-weight, having enjoyed the profound intellectualism of cannabis for about forty-eight years and counting.

I wouldn’t say I’ve just discovered mini-joints; they’ve been around for a while, it’s all we rolled back in the 1970’s. (Because I always had really good weed, just not very much of it!)

The quality level is really good in the world of mini-pre-rolls, if not better than smoking a full sized joint. Especially if you cannot smoke an entire joint in one sitting.

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The Hoochie Coochie Man

By Warren Bobrow @warrenbobrow

The Hoochie Coochie Man is my twisted take on the beverage commonly known as a lassi. But first, what is a lassi? This drink is a tangle of not-so-exotic ingredients such as yoghurt, fruit pulp or puree, and near-eastern spices such as cardamom and clove. Refreshing to sip, the lassi serves as the base from the Hoochie Coochie Man which includes mango puree and of course the secret ingredient, namely the THC in cannabis. 

This hand-held sipper takes to THC with alacrity, which means the high fat content of the yogurt when turned with your choice of strains, makes for a buzzy afternoon or even morning if the beverage serves as your wake-and-bake to start the day. 

My version of the mango lassi contains cannabis infused light rum, but if you don’t want to involve alcohol in your libation, you can skip it by gently infusing the yogurt in the Levo2. Always keep a fresh container of yogurt handy as the heat will reduce the overall volume of the yogurt and you’ll want more at the end as my recipe only calls for 4 ounces. I’d start with a pint of yogurt and keep another pint at the ready. 

Ingredients:

  • 4 oz. Mango Puree, available at Indian grocery stores or most gourmet grocers, the sweetened one is fine and will make the drink quite authentic tasting. 
  • 4 oz. Greek Style Yogurt. Start with a cup (that’s what fits in the Levo2) and have another cup on the side to add in later. This recipe is for one or two drinks…
  • 1 oz. Cannabis infused light rum. I used a sugar cane juice rum, instead of the usual molasses rum. This would be a Rhum Agricole from Martinique
  • 1 cup, crushed coconut water ice, quite simply- coconut water frozen into ice cubes and then crushed with a mallet. 
  • Creole style bitters like Peychaud’s

Prep:

  1. Combine all the ingredients except for the bitters and ice into a blender 
  2. Puree for thirty or so seconds
  3. Add fresh coconut water ice (crushed) to a goblet or Burgundy glass
  4. Dot with the creole bitters and serve 

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“Cocktail Whisperer” Crafts Cannabis Mocktail Line ‘Klaus’

As the nascent cannabis drinks industry has emerged, most of the focus has been on innovations in technology or branding. Instead, Warren Bobrow is looking to strike one back for the drinksmiths….

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Bespoke Post!

The lovely folks at Bespoke Post have included my book, “Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails, and Tonics” to their wonderful website offerings.


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Infused Vietnamese Sugarcane Juice – Nur’ó’c Mía

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Even if you’re not drinking it yourself, there’s something inherently refreshing about watching Vietnamese street vendors crush freshly cut sugarcane into brimming glasses of the aromatic juice known as nur’ó’c mía. The juice’s sultry flavor is strangely reminiscent of Rhum Agricole from Martinique—and even of Brazil’s potent patron spirit, cachaça—just minus the alcohol. Now you can make a medicated version at home. Just top up sugarcane juice with a dose of your THC-Infused Condensed Milk: it’ll invigorate you right down to your toes. Make your condensed milk with a Sativa strain, which promotes mental clarity and focus, such as Asian Fantasy. Its spice- and grape-tinged aromatics complement both the sugarcane juice and the rich, sweet milk.

INGREDIENTS

  • Coconut Water Ice Cubes
  • 6 Ounces (180 Ml) Nur’ó’c Mía (Fresh Sugarcane Juice), Chilled
  • 2 Ounces (60 Ml) THC-Infused Condensed Milk (See Recipe)
  • Thai Basil Leaves, For Garnish

PROCESS

  1. Fill a Collins glass with coconut water ice cubes. 
  2. Add the sugarcane juice, and 
  3. top with the THC-Infused Condensed Milk. 
  4. Mix gently. Garnish with a leaf or two of Thai basil. 
  5. Add a colorful straw, and serve immediately. 

Recipe taken from Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics by Warren Bobrow. Available in Indie Bookstores, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indigo Books.

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Infused Recipe: Beside the Bosphorus

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This drink is made for breakfast. It’s also very effective before lunch, after a meal and just before retiring for the night. It’s not your typical sleep elixir, far from it. But what it does offer is a measure of civility. It’s understood in countries that hold coffee as part of their day-to-day motion, that a cannabis infused “Turkish” coffee would be especially delicious. I think cardamom and anisette notes when I sip Turkish coffee. Now add to the folds of flavor dripping slurps of oily cannabutter. The decarbed cannabis layering flavors of flaky brioche toast and raspberry fruit jam smeared upon the bittersweet quality of the smoky coffee. Turkish coffee is enjoyed around the clock. This unique recipe should be savored instead of slurped, lest you get destroyed. 

Beside the Bosphorus

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Ingredients: 

  • 1 Teaspoon Demerara Sugar-essential
  • Short pour of Turkish Coffee
  • 1 Teaspoon of Cannabutter made to your own potency, start slow!  

Prep:

  1. Pre-heat Turkish coffee cups – the small ceramic ones, please
  2. Prepare two portions of Turkish coffee to the correct sweetness with the Demerara Sugar – for you and your guest. Note: I prefer mine medium sweet 
  3. Pour the coffee into two small cups and top with a small measure of cannabutter 
  4. Sip thoughtfully 

See more infused recipes here.

Warren Bobrow is the CEO of Klaus Apothicaire, a 6x Author, Chef, Barman, Cannabis Alchemist, Master Mixologist. Some of his cannabis awards include: SXSW Cannabis Disruptor 2018, Berlin Bar Convent-Cannabis, and Moscow Bar Show-Master Class-Rum. He is the author of Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails, and Tonics, Available in Indie Bookstores, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indigo Books. See his cannabis creations on instagram.

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Infused Recipe: King’s Road Toastini

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It’s getting towards my favorite cocktailian time of the year. We’ve all been under a great deal of stress, me included. Isn’t it time to relax a little bit and take a break?

No one is saying you should drink alcohol to remove your problems. That’s really not the point with cannabis. For starters, I use it for a very specific set of reasons. Some medical and some recreational. It’s that balance in life that makes cannabis my favorite way to relax my mind and get to the art of writing about cannabis.

See? I’m feeling better already. Probably because my morning “wake-and-bake” with a puff or two from holistic, Oregon horticulturist named Green Bodhi has gotten me pretty lit. IG: @GreenBodhi

I want to share that creativity with others.

The fall weather evokes a certain sense of being in a wonderfully languid, pre-sleep mode for weeks on end. The days turn shorter and the night seems to drag into hours rather than mere minutes. The air is chillier too and I want to drink things that warm me up inside before I slip into a dream-state. Cannabis, when infused into things like hot tea and woven with a certain measure of artisan rum – like the ultra-authentic rum brand named Foursquare then sweetened to taste with a touch of homemade simple syrup – (I’m using sugar cane juice, it’s just better for you, no white sugar allowed!)

Then you have something in your grasp that will set your mind to rest and warm your body deeply.

My cocktail – or mocktail should you want it alcohol free – just make an infused syrup instead of a spirit, is pretty easy to make. The hardest part is the cannabis infused dark rum, which – if you have a LEVO2 can do the job of infusion quite easily at no more than 130 degrees F for three hours. Otherwise use the old-fashioned method of using your trusty electric hot plate (never gas stove), double boiler and your spirit of choice. Do the infusion in a well-ventilated place and have a fan running on your worksite at all times. Alcohol fumes run along the floor and you don’t see them, don’t be that person who ignites them by using a gas stove.

King’s Road Toastini

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Ingredients:

  • 1 Teaspoon Non-Medicated salted butter
  • 2 ounces cannabis infused dark rum
  • 5 ounces strong black tea – I use a smoky Lapsang Souchong
  • 2 ounces of non-medicated simple syrup, or cane sugar syrup

Prep: 

  1. Preheat a mug with boiling water, pour out
  2. Add the butter and the cannabis infused rum
  3. Then top with the strong hot tea or if out at sea in a gale, merely boiling water and lemon juice for scurvy busting grog that possesses a potently bone-warming demeanor…

See more infused recipes here.

Warren Bobrow is the CEO of Klaus Apothicaire, a 6x Author, Chef, Barman, Cannabis Alchemist, Master Mixologist. Some of his cannabis awards include: SXSW Cannabis Disruptor 2018, Berlin Bar Convent-Cannabis, and Moscow Bar Show-Master Class-Rum. He is the author of Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails, and Tonics, Available in Indie Bookstores, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indigo Books. See his cannabis creations on instagram.

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Bloody Good Remedy | Infused

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One of my favorite ways to restart the morning after a rambunctious evening is with the cocktail, or mocktail named the Bloody Caesar. In the Northern climes up in Canada they prepare their classic “Bloody Marys” with Clamato juice instead of using just plain tomato juice. The distinct touch of oceanic saline from the clam juice is precisely what is needed in my opinion, to offset the sweet and sometimes spicy elements of the tomato juice. 

Besides, everyone has their own way to make a Bloody Mary. Mine is different because of the utter simplicity in the ingredient list. You can also add vodka, gin, white rum, mezcal or even a dose of tequila to your Bloody Good Remedy if desired. It won’t hurt you, unless you add too much. The act of adding alcohol to THC in a craft cocktail is called a cross-fade. The buzz is unique and quite memorable. Add a healthy dropper of cannabis tincture to the libation and enjoy the results. Be sure to drink all your tomato or Clamato juice, because good health comes sip, by sip.

Bloody Good Remedy:

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Ingredients (for 2 persons):

  • 6 oz. Store Bought Clamato Juice or your favorite Bloody Mary Mix in a bottle
  • 60mg Cannabis Tincture of your choice – that makes approximately two 30mg drinks (pretty strong) 
  • Assorted spices, freshly scraped horseradish, Hot Pepper Sauce from Portugal. 
  • 1 oz. Alcohol of your choice, gin, vodka, rum, mezcal, or tequila. All are worthy and potent
  • Garnishes as outlandish as your oft-dry sense of humor….  (whole fried chicken, an entire tomato pie (sort of like a pizza) cut up into slices on skewers in the top of the drink…, an entire head of celery with an unopened jar of Kalamata olives on the side….) 
  • Lemon wedges (against Scurvy)
  • Fee Brothers Lemon Bitters

Prep:

  1. Fill a Boston Shaker (tins) ¾ with ice
  2. Add the liquor and the cannabis tincture
  3. Add the Clamato or Bloody Mary Mix
  4. Add whatever spices you desire
  5. Cap and shake hard for fifteen seconds or so
  6. Pour into two pre-chilled Collins glasses filled with fresh ice that doesn’t smell like the fridge 
  7. Squeeze lemon wedges over the top
  8. Dot with the Fee Brothers Lemon Bitters
  9. Garnish as you desire
  10. Serve
https://cannabiscactus.com/bloody-good-remedy/
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Vietnamese Iced Chicory Coffee | Infused

From Cannabis Cactus!!

If you’ve ever been to a Vietnamese restaurant you may have enjoyed a Vietnamese Iced Chicory Coffee. This salubrious hand-held sipper is the perfect way to ease yourself into your day. The creamy sweet richness of the condensed milk acts as a foil against the bitter qualities of the chicory coffee. But first, why use chicory coffee? Chicory is a taproot from the dandelion family. It’s dried, roasted and ground very much like coffee but at a much lower price-point. Also, Chicory doesn’t contain any caffeine, so there is a small health benefit in using this type of liquid in your soon to be cannabis infused drink. I just like the flavor of it, slightly nutty in the mouth, woodsy, rich and tactile against the palate. Mixing a portion of chicory coffee with your usual morning cup of regular coffee beverage is a nice change of pace for your stomach. The combination just tastes delicious especially when served over ice and drizzled THC infused condensed milk. As an added bonus you can bring a portion of the THC infused condensed milk with you and dose your own coffee beverages as you like and as strong as you desire!

I use the Levo2 for my condensed milk infusion. First of all, the Levo2, unlike other magical-type machines on the market, decarbs your flowers efficiently and peacefully. If you are still using your oven to decarb your herbs, the process is flawed from the get/go. Your oven cycles in temperature widely, making for an inefficient decarb. Not precise enough for my needs, or yours. I decarb my flowers for about an hour at 240 degrees Fahrenheit. Then I add one cup of room temperature condensed milk to the vessel and set the timer for three hours at 160 degrees, a slight bubble-simmer if you are doing this in a double-boiler on the stove. 

Let your condensed milk cool completely and keep in a closed container in the fridge for about a week. 

Master Recipe for THC infused Condensed Milk in a Vietnamese Iced (THC infused) Chicory Coffee

https://cannabiscactus.com/vietnamese-iced-chicory-coffee-infused/
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