Must Mix: Stillhouse Cannabis-Infused Cocktails

By Chilled Magazine

Stillhouse Spirits Co. has created Cannabis-Infused cocktails made with the brand’s newly debuted Stillhouse Black Bourbon, along with a CBD oil cocktail made with their Stillhouse Peach Tea Whiskey.

Give these cocktails a mix!

Green Derby cocktail with garnish

Green Derby

Green Derby

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Stillhouse-Infused Black Bourbon*
  • 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
  • 1/2 oz. Honey Syrup (Equal Parts Honey and Water) 

Preparation: Shake with ice. Pour over fresh ice in a Collins or 12 oz. glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a slice of fresh grapefruit. 


lazy day

Lazy Day

Lazy Day

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Stillhouse-Infused Black Bourbon*
  • 1 oz. Carpano Antica (or Similar Sweet Vermouth)
  • 1 oz. Campari
  • 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Preparation: Stir in a mixing glass with ice and then strain over fresh ice or up, depending on your preference. If served up a coupe or similar glass is preferable, and if served on the rocks a classic Old Fashioned glass is perfect. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.


fresh start cocktail with garnishes

Fresh Start

Fresh Start

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Stillhouse-Infused Black Bourbon*
  • Fresh Mint
  • 1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1 oz. Simple Syrup (Equal Parts Water and Sugar)

Preparation: In a Collins or other 12 oz. glass, combine fresh mint, lime juice, simple syrup and the infused bourbon. Muddle the ingredients. Add fresh ice. Top off with soda water. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig. 


cb tea cocktail with garnishes

CB-Tea

CB-Tea

(For the ones who aren’t so into an altered state of mind)

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Stillhouse Peach Tea Whiskey
  • Fresh Mint
  • 10-15 drops High Grade CBD Oil
  • Fresh Lemonade

Preparation: In a Collins or other 12 oz. glass, combine mint with Stillhouse Peach Tea and muddle. Add the CBD oil (a substance legal throughout the country), fresh ice and top off with lemonade. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

*Stillhouse-Infused Black Bourbon

Ingredients:

  • 750 ML Stillhouse Black Bourbon
  • 7 grams Cannabis Flower
  • A Grinder
  • A Hot Plate or Electric Stove (NEVER a gas stove or open flame)
  • Microwave or Oven
  • Cheesecloth
  • Thermometer
  • Double Boiler
  • Mason Jar

Preparation: Decarb* by way of microwave or oven

In the microwave: Be sure to place the cannabis in the microwave with a lid. Microwave on high for 90 seconds. Rotate the cannabis. Repeat three times.

In the oven: Preheat the oven to 240 degrees. Place the cannabis in a single layer on either a pyrex tray or sheet of foil. Cover the cannabis tightly. Bake for 20 minutes. Grind up your decarbed herbs into a mason jar and add bourbon (The ratio between cannabis and whiskey is dependent on what potency level you want to achieve, typically 7 grams per 750 ML of Stillhouse Black bourbon). Place the mason jar on top of the double boiler. Fill the bottom and top pans with water to cover the mason jar approximately half way (do not allow direct heat and do not cover the mason jar to avoid hazardous pressure).

Remember, no open flames and make sure the room is well-ventilated. Simmer lightly at around 160 degrees for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on how concentrated you would like your infusion. Make sure your alcohol does not reach 170 degrees (it will flame). Let the mixture cool and strain it through a fine mesh strainer lined with a cheesecloth. Then return it back to the 750ML bottle along with the remaining alcohol. If you’d prefer to not use the boiler, there is another method that requires way less concentration, but way more patience. Simply choose your ratio (7 grams per 750 ML alcohol) and mix it in a mason jar, lid on. Put the mason jar in front of a sunny window and let the jar sit for, at least, 30 days. When time is up, strain your mixture through a cheesecloth-lined fine mesh strainer.

*What is Decarbing or Decarboxylation? It’s complicated. Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), also known as THC, is found in raw buds for smoking and generally one of the highest cannabinoids (compounds) present in our market cannabis. THCA has a load of benefits including anti-flammation, but it’s not what gives you that high flying, so it has to be converted in to (Tetrahydrocannabinol) THC – the compound that does get you high – before it will give the psychoactive effects we want in our Stillhouse cocktails. To properly decarb your flower, you want to evenly heat, but not burn, the flower. This can be done in an oven or a microwave.

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