So what are teprenes, anyway? I’m no scientist, but I do enjoy throwing around the little scientific jargon I actually know, so hold on tight: Simply put, terpenes are evaporative aromatic molecules that are responsible for flavor and aromas in…
Terpenes and why they matter in Food, Flavor and Feeling
Cannabis 101: 10 Things You Need to Know About CBD
In a relatively short period of time, CBD has gone from an alphabet soup acronym meaningless to the average citizen, to a topic worthy of a Kardashian baby shower. Its meteoric rise from stoner-adjacent to a wellness necessity is proof…
Review: Garden Society
Garden Society is one of those rare cannabis brands that has managed to authentically develop a fully-formed identity, from it sourcing practices, leadership, branding, and of course, execution. And it all began with the brand’s Co-Founders, Erin Gore and Karli…
Buzzed Q&A With Jamie Evans AKA The Herb Somm
Jamie Evans, Founder of The Herb Somm, is someone you’ll probably hear me write about more than once on this blog, because she’s a dear friend, frequent collaborator, and fellow culinary cannabis professional. We somehow began following each other on…
Unpopular Opinion: Indica and Sativa Are Meaningless ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It wasn’t too long ago that the average American consumer’s understanding of wine started and ended with, “White with fish, red with meat.” Broadly categorial rules like this served to guide an novice consumer and simplify difficult to pronounce grape…
The Grow-Off: Testing for Terroir
The word terroir conjures images of warm breezes, alluvial soils and sunny slopes for even the most novice wine connoisseur, but in the nascent world of cannabis, the same term carries less-familiar connotations. There’s no “terroir” to be had with…
