5 Best Ways To Make CBD Infused Cocktails

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Unwinding after a long day at work is like a treasure to everyone. And the level of joy becomes double when you have a CBD infused cocktail as a companion. These days, CBD is the current trend. Be it CBD tinctures, CBD oil, or CBD edibles – people are going ga-ga over it. The latest addition to this list is CBD cocktails. Making them is very easy, provided you have the right recipe.  

So, here are the five recipes that will help you prepare excellent cocktails in no time.

Gin and Topic Infused with CBD

This Spanish-style cocktail is the perfect amalgamation of different aromatics and gin. The addition of NuLeaf Naturals CBD oil gives it an apt twist to make it bliss for the CBD lovers.

Ingredients 

  • Gin – 1 ½ ounce
  • Tonic water – 3 ½ ounces
  • CBD oil – 15 mg
  • Lemon juice – ¼ ounce
  • Edible flowers, lime wheel, mixed herbs, and peppercorns – for garnishing

Instructions

  1. Take a wine glass and pour the gin followed by topic water and lemon juice. 
  2. Add 2-3 ice cubes and add the edible flowers, peppercorns, and mixed herbs and stir well.
  3. Pour the CBD oil from the top and garnish with a lime wheel and serve. 

2. Whiskey Sour with CBD Syrup

If you are looking for a cocktail that you can’t go wrong with, then this is it. The combination of cannabidiol syrup and whiskey takes this cocktail to another level. 

Ingredients

  • Bourbon whiskey – 2 ounces
  • CBD syrup – 1 ounce
  • Fresh lemon juice – 1 ounce
  • Fresh lime juice – 1 ounce
  • Maraschino cherries – for garnishing

Instructions

  1. In a shaker, put in some ice cubes. 
  2. Pour whiskey, lemon juice, and lime juice and mix well.
  3. Add CBD syrup and shake it for about 25 seconds. 
  4. Now take an old-fashioned glass and put a strainer on it. 
  5. Pour the cocktail from the shaker into the glass. 
  6. Add some maraschino cherries on the top to make it all the more tempting. 

3. Stoney Negroni with a Spin of CBD

Are you in the mood to give a unique touch to otherwise classic Stoney Negroni? Then what about mixing a few drops of CBD into it?

Ingredients

  • Cocchi Americano – 1 ounce (you can use dry vermouth as well)
  • Dry sherry – 1 ounce
  • CBD tincture – 1 few drops
  • Orange peel – as needed
  • Angostura bitters – as required
  • Floc de Gascogne – 1 ounce (if you don’t have it, use aperitif wine)

Instructions

  1. Keep a cocktail glass in the freezer.
  2. Take a cocktail mixer and add some angostura bitters and a handful of ice cubes. 
  3. Pour dry sherry, Cocchi Americano, and Floc de Gascogne one by one. 
  4. Stir the mixer for about 25-30 seconds so that all the liquids mix well. 
  5. Now take out the chilled glass and pour the cocktail onto it.
  6. Top it with just one ice cube and a few drops of CBD tincture.
  7. Sprinkle the orange peel on the top and serve immediately. 

4. CBD and Lemon Cocktail Infused with Lavender

The combination of lavender, lemon, and CBD oil gives this cocktail a new dimension. Prepare it and see yourself.

Ingredients 

  • Water – 240 ml
  • Granulated sugar – 200 gm
  • Dried lavender – 2 Tablespoons
  • Ice cubes – 150 gm
  • Fresh rosemary – 2 sprigs
  • Meyer lemon peel – 2 strips
  • CBD oil – 2 teaspoons
  • Gin – 120 ml
  • Meyer lemon juice – 4 Tablespoons

Instructions

  1. First, prepare the lavender syrup. For that, you need to put a small saucepan with the water and sugar on medium flame.
  2. Let them boil for a few minutes and then tip in the dried lavender. 
  3. Reduce the flame and let the mixture simmer for about 5-6 minutes. 
  4. When done, strain it and keep in the air-tight container. 
  5. In the meanwhile, keep two martini glasses in the fridge. 
  6. In the cocktail shaker, add some ice cubes followed by rosemary sprigs, CBD oil, gin, Meyer lemon juice, and cooled lavender syrup, about four tablespoons. 
  7. Now put the lid of the shaker and shake it thoroughly for nearly a minute. You can cover it with a kitchen towel to avoid the spilling of the cocktail. 
  8. Take out the chilled glass and pour the cocktail. Garnish with lemon peel and dip into the pure ecstasy. 

5. Ginger Beer with Orange and Lemon CBD Tincture

Be it the beer connoisseurs or CBD users – this cocktail is a pure delight for everyone.

Ingredients

  • Water – 6 cups
  • Ginger – ½ pound, thinly sliced
  • Lemon juice – ½ cup
  • Lemon CBD tincture – ½ dropper
  • Seltzer – 2 cups
  • Ice cubes – as needed
  • Bourbon – as needed
  • Honey – 1 cup
  • Orange CBD tincture – ½ dropper

Instructions

  1. Take a saucepan and pour 2 cups of water into it and put it on medium flame. 
  2. Add the ginger slices and let it simmer for about 20 minutes. 
  3. When done, switch off the flame. Now add honey, lemon juice, and both lemon and orange CBD tincture into it and mix well. 
  4. Now keep the saucepan aside so that the mixture cools completely. 
  5. After that, transfer it into a cocktail shaker. Pour remaining water, bourbon, ice cubes, and seltzer and shake very well. 
  6. Serve into chilled glass. 

Summing Up

Making CBD infused cocktails is very easy if you follow the five ways mentioned above. You can opt for any of them to put your bartending skills to the test.