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5 Willie's Remedy Drink Recipes: What to Mix With Willie's Social Tonic

Five tested Willie's Remedy drink recipes, from a bottle-built ranch water to a Ramos-style fizz, plus a cheat sheet for improvising your own. Read More...

The Best THC Drinks of 2026, Tested: What to Buy Before the Ban

I've tasted and mixed every THC drink on this list. The best overall, the best for real cocktails, the best soda, and the ones worth skipping. Read More...

Chinola Cocktails: 5 Recipes to Make with Passion Fruit Liqueur

Every Chinola cocktail on the site in one place: the Dominican Daisy margarita, a gin tiki classic, a cachaca daiquiri, and more. Read More...

The THC Drink Ban Is Real: The Deadline, the Delay, and What to Do Now

A federal ban on hemp-derived THC drinks takes effect November 12, unless the Senate's delay to December 11 clears the House. What the law says, what disappears from shelves, and what to do before the deadline. Read More...

The Best Cocktail Smoker Kits for Your Home Bar (2026)

The best cocktail smoker kits for smoked old fashioneds at home, tested on camera. Torch-top kits, smoke guns, and the wood chips that actually matter. Read More...

THC Drink Dosage Guide: How Much Should You Start With?

THC drinks span a much wider dose range than most people expect. Here's what 2mg, 5mg, 10mg, and beyond actually feel like, and how to pick your starting point. Read More...

Weed vs. Alcohol: What THC Drinks Actually Feel Like

Alcohol is a better party guest; THC drinks are a better houseguest. A practical comparison of the buzz, the doses, and the mornings, from a year of mixing both. Read More...

THC vs. CBD: What's Actually in Your Drink

The short answer: THC gets you buzzed. CBD doesn't. Both come from the same plant family, both show up on drink labels, and mixing up which one you're buying is the fastest way to have either a much bigger night than planned or a much more boring one. Read More...

Do THC Drinks Cause Hangovers? What a Weed Hangover Actually Feels Like

THC drinks skip the classic hangover, but "no hangover" isn't the same as "no next morning." Here's what to actually expect, dose by dose. Read More...

Is Willie's Remedy Legal? THC Drinks Explained

Is Willie's Remedy actually legal? Yes, for now. Here's how the hemp loophole works, and what the November 2026 federal THC drink ban changes. Read More...

Crescent 9 THC Seltzer Review

Crescent 9 THC Seltzer is a hemp-derived THC beverage: alcohol-free, low-calorie, and made with real fruit juices and purees instead of the syrupy mix you'd expect from a seltzer. Read More...

Sales Tips from a Weekend Side Hustle: How I got Halfway Decent at Selling Booze

How I went from debugging code to demoing booze—and didn’t totally suck at it, and even picked up some sales tips along the way Read More...

Tequila: Beyond the Margarita with Tequila Espresso Martinis

Margaritas are probably the first tequila cocktail that pops into your mind. Today I’m going to explore using tequila in espresso martinis. Read More...

Best Bars in Pigeon Forge Tennessee - Old Forge Distillery Cocktail Bar

We recently had the chance to get a preview of the Spring 2024 cocktail menu at the Old Forge Distillery in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Read More...

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