Potcast 121: California Sober
If you’re looking for ways to decrease your alcohol use or dependency without compromising on experience - this potcast is for you. We’ll explore the California sober lifestyle, and stock the bar with new cannabis-infused drinkables and non-alcoholic options to diversify your social experience. Are you ready to redefine happy hour? It’s time to get casually baked.
‘After the Show’ Notes
For the past four years, I’ve felt a significant change in how my body receives and processes alcohol. An evening bottle of wine ritual - that I had for years - has now faded to an occasional glass or two. Now, I may go a week or ten days without alcohol not even realizing it. But my desire to relax, unwind and get to an alternate state of being every day - that hasn’t changed. Though my way of getting there certainly has.
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Below are pics from my kitchen, drinkables I enjoy, and snaps from the California Sober event hosted by Lush4Life, a private events company doing cool, cannabis-infused shiz in the Bay Area.
I enjoy playing with alcoholic, non-alcoholic, CBD, THC, and herbal combos. If you stock your bar with basics you can start getting sophisticated in your mixology.
While living in Italy, I fell in love with my afternoon Aperol spritz at aperitivo time! Back in the States, I always have Aperol on-hand. And now Artet is it’s cannabis-infused companion in my bar. Unlike traditional aperitifs, Artet is non-alcoholic and cannabis infused. Each batch is a blend of cannabis and eight botanicals that work in harmony. I make a modified Aperol spritz by using Artet, plain sparkling water, and a splash of Aperol. I’m consuming way less alcohol plus getting a microdose of THC. I totally dig it.
Artet is available for delivery in SF through https://www.ona.life/ and in LA by way of https://www.trytokr.com/.
ALT'S ALL-NEW, PREMIUM LIQUID CANNABIS IS PURE WATER SOLUBLE THC. GENTLY POP OFF THE CAP, POUR INTO THE BEVERAGE OF YOUR CHOICE, AND ENJOY. ADD ALT TO MOCKTAILS, COLD BREW, SELTZER (ADD A TWIST OF LEMON OR LIME), GREEN JUICE, HOT COCOA OR TEA, CIDER, AND SO MUCH MORE.
JO NOTE: I’m lucky enough to try products before they go to market. ALT will be available for purchase in FEBRUARY in California. Sign up on their website for alerts!
These days when I gather friends for a smoke sesh, I’m mixing up mocktails. And I really enjoy incorporating some of the non-alcoholic spirits.
Garden 108 by Seedlip is a distilled non-alcoholic spirit that when mixed with tonic or lime sparkling water can satiate that hankering for a gin and tonic. And if You want to get a little altered you can include a few milligrams of a THC liquid additive like ALT that won’t disrupt the flavor of your drink. Or you can splash in some infused bitters. My friends at Humboldt Apothecary do a nice job with their new Winter Bitters.