Cold-brewed coffee has been a hit in recent years, but it’s an old method that dates back to 1600s Japan. Already masters of cold brewing teas, when the Dutch introduced coffee to Japan, the cold and long process of drip brewing was born. Today cold brew is sold at grocery stores and coffee shops, but it’s easy to make your own! Simply grind your favorite beans coarse, place the coffee in a mason jar, and pour filtered water over in a 2-1 or 3-1 ratio. Average steeping times are 12 to 24 hours, and then it’s ready to filter, pour and blast off. With a powerful zing and robust taste, cold brew is a fun way to experience different beans and their flavors and is easily doctored up with cream or flavor for sweet-toothed consumers.
The Terps
Creamy notes of coffee and earthy, gassy kush ooze with a bright minty gas and a sharp Z finish that captivates the mind when breaking up this beautiful bud, pouring over senses like a fresh-pressed bowl of indica delight. Lifted is known for growing powerful, potent indica strains, and the Coffee Creamer lives up to that legacy with this complex and beautiful flower. The dense, solid nugs are frosted in trichomes and break up with a sticky consistency, promising a slow burn and big flavor when smoked.
The Pairing
Cold brew provides a dark, powerful hit of rich coffee and intense caffeine, so it’s a natural choice to pair with the intoxicating and beautiful Coffee Creamer from Lifted Cannabis. First hits of the flower rush into the mind with a gassy flourish, instantly puffing the head up and releasing it to float away in a stoney bliss. The flower is sweet, velvety and a little gluey-greasy, coating the palate as it burns to a clean white ash. As the mind and body drift away in a fog of gas, the cold brew comes in to save the day with a grounding acidity and strong buzz that sharpens the mind and returns energy and movement to couch-locked limbs. Together, the cold brew and the Coffee Creamer go to battle with the senses in a superb stoner speedball that’s ready to conquer the day, once the accompanying munchies have been sated.
