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Tannins and Terpenes Pairing: Seed Junky Red Eye and Pleasure Med Wake and Bake cocktail

Alternating sips and tokes sends the mind to flight, proving that a buzz is all it takes to hit the skies in style.

The Tannins

It’s five o’clock somewhere, or so the idea behind the Wake and Bake cocktail goes. Made with freshly brewed espresso with Reposado Tequila, liquor 43, banana, cereal whipped cream and a kiss of popcorn salt, this drink is both beautiful to look at and delightful to sip. With a sweet and salty foam and the richness of espresso with a tequila tang, this complex cocktail delights the senses, perking up the mind with a shot or two of espresso, depending on taste and personal levels of caffeine addiction.

pleasuremed.com | @pleasuremedla

The Terpenes

Whether you’ve endured a red-eye flight, we’ve all frantically washed hands, sprayed cologne and hit the eye drops to get rid of that telltale stoner look. Luckily for us, this Red Eye is a cross of Permanent Marker and Lemon Cherry, promising heavy-indica effects and loud bag appeal. Initial notes are raw and funky, with sour glue and lemony, rubbery marker notes slapping senses. With dark purple colors and a ton of frosty trichomes, this flower is ready to dull senses in the best way possible.

25.36% THC | 1.53% Terpenes

seedjunky.com | @seedjunky_jbeezy

The Pairing

Served in the luxurious atmosphere of Pleasure Med, which features a Cannabis consumption lounge, a separate bar area and a gourmet kitchen, this drink and flower combo is the epitome of a Hollywood buzz. The first tokes of the Red Eye are smooth and gassy, with bright notes of lemon cutting through the sharper, heavier funk that comes from the Permanent Marker parentage. Alternating between sips and tokes sends the mind to flight, proving that a buzz is all it takes to hit the skies in style — even if we’re only taxiing between the lounge and the kitchen. Experience this pairing or create your own with Pleasure Med’s full lineup of custom cocktails and mocktails and a well-stocked dispensary ready to gas up your next mental flight.

Photos by @rogerkisby

About Wes Abney

Wes Abney is the founder and CEO of the Leaf Nation brand family, which began in 2010 as Northwest Leaf magazine. Recognized as the first Cannabis publication in the region, Northwest Leaf defined and developed the medical and recreational Cannabis communities in Washington with free publications focused on quality content and truthful journalism. The model’s success has led to Oregon Leaf in 2014, Alaska Leaf in 2016, Maryland Leaf in 2019, California Leaf in Spring of 2020, and Northeast Leaf in Fall of 2020. Wes’s writing and publishing background began with his college newspaper, The Ebbtide, which included a love for multimedia and creating content on many platforms. The nickname “Bearded Lorax” came after years of publishing millions of free magazines, using his voice to speak for a plant and those that benefit from it. Wes is an activist not only for Cannabis but for alternative medicine treatments, ending the drug war and freeing prisoners who have been wrongfully incarcerated for non-violent crimes. His passion for reaching people with written and spoken words led to the concept of Leaf Life Podcast in partnership with Mike Ricker, which began development in 2018 and launched in January 2019. With the combined passions of Cannabis and a love for broadcasting, the creation of Leaf Life was a natural progression for Leaf Nation as it spread roots across the United States. With over 100 shows recorded, and printing over 100,000 monthly copies, Leaf Nation has become the world’s largest Cannabis media company, while still celebrating the humble roots and truthful journalism that the model was founded upon. Beyond leading a team of 40+ passionate Cannabis creatives, Wes is the father to two beautiful daughters and two furry cats. He lives in Seattle, drinks coffee, and enjoys Cannabis daily, and hopes to eventually transition from a successful Cannabis journalist to a classic coffee shop author as the Leaf continues to grow in the coming decades. In true Lorax fashion, he enjoys hikes in the forest, communing with nature, and reminding people that “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”

This article was originally published in the September 2024 issue of California Leaf.

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