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A cocktail without the hangover and high calories? Experts think cannabis-infused cocktails will be well-received

People are looking for alternatives that suit their lifestyles and cannabis drinks might fit the bill

Cannabis-infused drinks aren’t legal yet, but that doesn’t mean would-be purchasers shouldn’t be prepared. Here’s what four experts have to say in anticipation of the cannabis cocktail quaffing expected in just a few short months.

Now that Canada is legalizing cannabis beverages, the iterations of alcohol-free drinks containing cannabis are manifesting, quickly. Cannabis cocktails are less odoriferous than smoking a joint and can be dressed up to look just like an alcoholic cocktail, making them a refreshing option for social occasions.

The GrowthOp asked a few experts to weigh in on why they believe consumers will be clamouring to try the new bevvies once they become available to Canadian adults, expected this December.

Warren Bobrow, the Cocktail Whisperer

Warren Bobrow, known as the Cocktail Whisperer, with his book, Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations.Photo: hemponair.com

Forget horses; let’s talk cocktails. “Cannabis cocktails raise the bar on flavour. The language of cocktails is one of excellence, so what we’re looking for with making cannabis beverages is to create flavours and combine flavours that we are unaccustomed to, but that intrigue us.” As a mixologist specializing in craft spirits, Bobrow likes to combine cannabis with low-alcohol spirits, such as vermouth, to create what he calls “lo-fi” cocktails for private clients and at private parties.

The new regulations for cannabis drinkables forbid alcohol to be added to beverages in Canada, but that doesn’t mean cocktail lovers are barred from experimenting with the two substances at home.

“We know about different cultivars and different strains,” says Bobrow, “but when it’s combined with either craft spirits or in a mocktail situation, it brings flavour to a new place where it hasn’t been before, and that’s intriguing,” he adds.

Bobrow also mentions that while a cannabis edible has a delay of up to two hours, someone drinking a cannabis beverage could feel the effect much faster compared to other consumption methods, putting cannabis cocktails more onpar with their alcoholic counterparts.

https://www.thegrowthop.com/cannabis-culture/a-cocktail-without-the-hangover-and-high-calories-experts-think-cannabis-infused-cocktails-will-be-well-received
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Five Questions With Arend Richard: CEO TheWeedTube.com

Arend Richard: WeedTube.com

Arend Richard: WeedTube.com 

PHOTO COURTESY: AREND RICHARD

I met Arend over lunch in NYC recently and within a few minutes I realized the difference between the media moguls of the past and the new leaders of the present. Arend is one of those new leaders. He is confident yet humble in his soft-spoken, gentle manner. I found him to be engaging and crisp. He speaks with a smile and he is well known and liked within the tribe. He’s on to something that is very modern, very cool indeed. His style is forthright, humorous and well punctuated by thought. He’s precisely the kind of entrepreneur who would dream in color, yet is well grounded in pragmatic reality. He knows where he is from and how tough it was to get here. Arend is definitely going places. I see it. You shall too. Thank you Arend, you rock. What is it with this generation? Such enthusiasm for entrepreneurial success. They know what time it is.

Read More Here At Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenbobrow/2019/06/10/five-questions-with-arend-richard-ceo-the-weed-tube-dot-com/#16fc3bf4112e

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Come hang with The Cocktail Whisperer, Warren Bobrow, at Vesper Sporting Club!

Come hang with The Cocktail Whisperer, Warren Bobrow, at Vesper Sporting Club. And learn what goes into making the most buzz-worthy cocktails, mocktails, and tonics. Tix ($10): http://bit.ly/2KeDaDL

MON, JUN 17 AT 1 PM

CBD Cocktail & Mocktail Infusion WorkshopVesper Sports Club / Dayclub · Philadelphia, PA

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Beta Glass Labs: Premium Glass When Only The Best Will Do

Beta Glass-Petra XL

Beta Glass-Petra XL COURTESY: BETA GLASS

I’m a fanatic for museum quality art glass. The kind that begs conversation over glasses of Barolo wine, caked with sediment from years resting in the cellar. Take me to Venice and turn me loose in the historic glass factories in Murano. They have been hand-blowing fine art glass for hundreds of years in Venice, Italy. I see much symmetry in the highest quality glass designed for the cannabis industry as in the very rare hand-blown, Murano glass. The colors may be a bit different from piece to piece in cannabis glass design, but insofar as the curves and bends of the glass, the new styles of glassware for cannabis rigs mimic the fine glass art that I’ve seen in Italy. Do you think today’s glass blowers studied with the old masters in Italy? I wouldn’t doubt that they’d consider my compliment of their craft, one of the “highest” honors. The Beta Glass Rigs that I was sent for review are as intriguing, in my view, as a several-hundred-year-old Murano glass chandelier.

Read More Here At Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenbobrow/2019/06/06/beta-glass-labs-premium-glass-when-only-the-best-will-do/#65d1ccf16e70

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Epicurean Cannabis Flowers For Father’s Day

Outdoor Grown

Outdoor Grown WARREN BOBROW: IPHONE X

Head’s up sons and grand-sons! It’s almost too late for the most important, my bad, the next to most important holiday in the year, Mother’s Day being the most important holiday… Need I explain this with your mom in the room?

Read More Here At Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenbobrow/2019/06/13/epicurean-cannabis-flowers-for-fathers-day/#6187391b6549

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Thinking Outside The Bud podcast is LIVE!

My episode on the Thinking Outside The Bud podcast just went live, check it out! https://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/episodes/

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CBD VS. THC: HANDS-ON COCKTAIL WORKSHOP & SEMINAR WITH WARREN BOBROW


11 am Saturday, June 8, at Good Luck Restaurant
50 Anderson Ave, Rochester, NY 14607

What’s the difference between CBD and THC, and how are each usable in the cocktail world? Taste the difference in this hands-on workshop! Warren Bobrow will demonstrate with infusions, seltzers, bitters and Pickett’s Ginger Beer Syrup. Sponsored by El Buho mezcal.

Warren Bobrow, the Cocktail Whisperer, is the multi-published author of Apothecary Cocktails: Restorative Drinks from Yesterday and Today, Whiskey Cocktails: Rediscovered Classics and Contemporary Craft Drinks, Bitters and Shrub Syrup Cocktails: Restorative Vintage Cocktails, Mocktails & Elixirs, Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks & Buzz-Worthy Libations and his celebrated, 2017 release, The Craft Cocktail Compendium.

https://inspiredtable.restaurantgoodluck.com/product/cbd-vs-thc-a-hands-on-cocktail-workshop-a-craft-cocktail-seminar-with-warren-bobrow

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The Rochester Cocktail Revival

The Rochester Cocktail Revival returns this June

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — New York states only week-long celebration of craft cocktail culture is back! 

The Rochester Cocktail Revival returns this June for its six annual festival. 

Twenty Rochester bars will host more than 60 events highlighting vibrant the growing scene of cocktail bars and top-tier mixology talent.

A portion of the proceeds will go towards Gilda’s Club Rochester which offers free support to men, women, teens, and children affected by cancer. 

The 2019 Rochester Cocktail Revival includes the following events: 

  • Booze & Botany: A Cocktail Garden Party will take place in The George Eastman Museum estate gardens and feature botanical cocktails, live music, and sun print tutorials | Wed., June 5
  • The 2019 RCR Gala at Strasenburgh Planetarium. This annual headline event will include a celestial show, whiskey tasting, two cocktail bars, live music, and other entertainment  | Thurs., June 6
  • Nightcap Theatre, where a cocktail party meets a night out at the theatre. This interactive show will transport attendees to the 26th floor of The Metropolitan for a mid-century themed performance | Fri., June 7
  • Super Sound at Anthology, a live concert experience featuring custom cocktails and local bands | Fri., June 7 & Sat., June 8
  • The Spirit Tasting Spectacular at The Metropolitan, where attendees can taste through more than 50 spirit brands, including New York State Distillers, and enjoy FREE seminars from writers and spirit reps | Sat., June 8
  • The Bar Room Battle Royale, the much-anticipated festival finale where local bartenders go head-to-head to earn mixologist supremacy | Sun., June 9
  • Educational seminars “Cannabis Cocktails” author Warren Bobrow
    $15 Tickets available at restaurantgoodluck.com
  • What’s the difference between CBD and THC, and how are each usable in the cocktail world? Taste the difference in this hands-on workshop! Warren Bobrow will demonstrate with infusions, seltzers, bitters and Pickett’s Ginger Beer Syrup. Sponsored by El Buho mezcal.

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A full calendar for the event will be available later this month. 

Click here for tickets. 

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Honest Pipes: The Path Pipe: Why You Should Own One

Exploded Pipe

Exploded Pipe COURTESY: MASON PALMER

There was the rub, I still love a good old-fashioned pocket pipe to smoke my cannabis throughIt’s part of my culture. As many as I own, there is still room for more if they are simple in design and in function. I still enjoy the slow motion activity of grinding a fancy, outdoor grown nug in my ancient hand grinder and then starting a sesh with this nice bowl that graces the ancient tin-topped table. That first hit into my lungs encapsulates the experience of why I like to smoke the finest cannabis in the world. I’m positive that you would love to know about all the marvelous strains I’ve been enjoying, if I could only remember them all. One I do remember is  from Casa Humboldt. This strain is known as Pineapple Upside Down Cake. And when you open the jar, the aromatics of caramelized pineapple rush up to great your nostrils, thrusting themselves deeply inside your memory of what this strain reminds you of. Was it the rum syrup drizzled over the top of the cake? Each bite bursting in small rewards from the sides of your mouth? This strain has the uncanny ability to bring the aromatics of a well-baked Pineapple Upside Down Cake into the periphery of an ultra-high-end, hand- crafted smoking device. You need to find one of these and master it.

Read More Here At Forbes; https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenbobrow/2019/05/25/honest-pipes-the-path-pipe-why-you-should-own-one/#2becd6dc4b77

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Mara Gordon: Aunt Zelda’s, For Every Household

Mara Gordon

Mara Gordon NATALIYA ARDITI

Mara Gordon is exactly what I thought of her, ambitious, someone with a smile on her face leading into her deeply intellectual side and then there is the plant. She sees cannabis as a medical product that has real healing. I would call it agility in the broader scope. Health and wellness needs a place to go within the cannabis dialect. It’s not only recreational cannabis that drives the market. There is real healing taking place here from real medical doctors who are not afraid to buck the tide and create real change away from traditional methods of healing.

I want to share with you someone who has some really fantastic ideas that have taken our collective energy to a higher place in the universe of healing. This is a person who sees a much broader picture in the term “medical cannabis.” Thus, without further delay, may I please introduce you to Mara Gordon.

Mara Gordon

Please Read More Here At Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/warrenbobrow/2019/05/29/mara-gordon-aunt-zeldas-for-every-household/#5dbf39c737e3