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Cannabis-flavoured what now?

I realize the appeal of using drug culture symbolism to try to market a product, but this particular ploy has the alcoholic in me up in arms:

The Portman Group has cracked down on a range of cannabis-flavoured drinks from Spanish producer Beveland SA.

A publican from Bristol complained about three products; Perigan's Cannabis-Flavoured Gin, Iganoff Cannabis-Flavoured Vodka and Rodnik's Cannabis-Flavoured Absinthe.

I guess cannabis is just the latest in the burgeoning trend toward more creative flavors for vodka and gin: pomegranate, plum, blueberry, you name it. But seriously - cannabis? That passed somebody's taste test for a beverage? I mean, gins can have a floral quality, sure, but this stuff sounds kind of revolting ("Here's your bong water and tonic, dude!").

Update: OK, so for starters, I admit my prejudice against the flavor. But secondly, I was at a Seattle bar tonight called MOE Bar where the drink menu specialized in infusions - for instance, a roast beef-infused vodka that was used in a house bloody mary. Our fascination with the infusion menu led us to a conversation in which we heard tell of a true cannabis vodka infusion that purportedly tasted sweet, and got people majorly high. So fine, I get it - if there's a real cannabis effect involved, that's one thing, and I guess if you're a solid, serious smoker, you might have developed an affection for the taste. But if cannabis is just a flavor for reference, and not an actual psychoactive component of the liquor, is there really a true call for this stuff?

Posted By Scotto at 2007-12-04 21:58:11 permalink | comments
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sean : 2007-12-05 11:40:06
I agree that Cannabis as a flavoring agent is a sickly idea, but oh baby, you'd be surprised at just how delicious Cannabis can taste (especially Cannabis that hasn't been sprayed with fertilizer or insecticide). Perhaps only, like you've said, once you've built an affection for it...but that can be said of most things, including alcohol. I used to love the taste of Whiskey, and drink a small glass when studying simply for pleasures sake...but I gave up alcohol (mostly...no one is perfect haha) about two years ago now and I can't even stomach the smell of anything alcoholic (outside of Guinness and Red Wine). I sometimes wonder how I ever enjoyed Whiskey, as when I smell it now it smells vile and I can't bring it close to my lips, but hey...we develop lots of tastes over our lifetime, and they change as we grow. That said, I'll be sticking to my Cannabis flavored Cannabis...for now.

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