5 easy THC cocktails for a Cali Sober summer

Summer is here, Leafly nation! With the warm weather comes a chance to reevaluate our habits and embrace new, healthier routines. This might mean more outdoor activities, picking up a new hobby, or cutting back on alcohol.

Personally, I like to strike a balance between avoiding alcohol and my craving for sessionable, fun cocktails with a Cali Sober approach, by incorporating cannabis-infused sodas and ‘spirits’ into classic cocktail recipes—all of the flavor without compromising my goals. Here are my five favorite easy, highly sippable libations for a refreshing and enjoyable summer.

Raspberry Long Island Iced Tea-HC Mocktail

Ingredients

• 1 (7.5 oz) can Pamos Raspberry Long Island Iced Tea Spritz (5 mg THC)
• A splash (or more) of the cola of your choice
• Lemon wedge

Directions

1. Fill a tall glass with ice.
2. Add Pamos Raspberry beverage.
3. Top off with a splash of cola, and garnish with a lemon wedge.

Greyhound THC Mocktail

Ingredients

• 6 oz. Sprig Citrus THC-Infused Sparkling Beverage (half a can, which is 5 mg THC)
• 2 oz. grapefruit juice
• Grapefruit wedge

Directions

1. Fill a rocks glass with ice.
2. Pour Sprig Citrus THC beverage and grapefruit juice.
3. Stir gently, and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Cucumber Mojito THC Mocktail

Ingredients

• 1 (12 oz) can Calexo Cucumber Citron Sparkling Hemp Beverage (5 mg THC and 5 mg CBD)
• 0.5 oz simple syrup (or your favorite sweetener)
• 2 cucumber slices
• 6 sprigs of mint

Directions

1. In a tall glass, thoroughly muddle 1 cucumber slice and 4 sprigs mint.
2. Fill with ice.
3. Pour Calexo Cucumber Citron, and stir gently.
4. Garnish with remaining cucumber slice and mint.

Zesty Mimosa THC Mocktail

• 1 (10 oz) can Fable Best Zest Sparkling Beverage
• 6 oz. orange juice
• Orange wedge

Directions

1. Fill a pint glass with ice.
2. Pour in Fable Best Zest Sparkling drink and orange juice, and stir gently to combine.
3. Garnish with orange wedge.

Ranch Water THC Mocktail

Ingredients

• 3 oz. Pamos Cannabis Spirit (approximately 10 mg THC and 4 mg CBD)
• 1.5 oz. lime juice
• Topo Chico sparkling water
• Lime wheel

Directions

1. Fill a tall glass with ice.
2. Add Pamos Cannabis Spirit and lime juice.
3. Top off with a splash of Topo Chico.
4. Stir gently, and garnish with lime wheel.