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 Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America
#12974646 - 07/29/10 08:39 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America
July 29, 2010 - canada.com
 It's always 4:20 somewhere, and two Grande Prairie women figure the best way to celebrate is with a nice, cold shot of hemp-infused vodka.
Yes, someone has figured out how to put two of the world's most popular vices -- alcohol and cannabis -- together.
"We think that this is definitely the best thing we've come up with so far," says Stephanie Keough. The former bartender and her friend Brenda Magnusson are the creators of Stoked Vodka, an 80-proof infused with hemp extract. The liquor will be officially introduced at a launch party in Grande Prairie Friday (July 23).
"The response," Keough says, "has been overwhelming." They are, of course, selling a winning combo; the only surprise is that no one else had thought of it earlier. While other "cannabis vodkas" exist in other parts of the world, "there's nothing else in North America currently other than us," Keough says.
Keough and Magnusson, former colleagues at an engineering firm, landed on the idea over after-work drinks about a year ago. They were experimenting with mixes and Magnusson pulled out some hemp seed oil from her fridge. Hemp seed is a health product that contains essential amino and fatty acids and is said to improve circulation and blood pressure and nourish hair and nails. While derived from the same plant as marijuana, it does not have the same psychoactive properties.
The Liquid Chicks, as the two women have branded themselves, eventually took their concoction to Calgary's Highwood Distillery to see how their idea could be refined.
The result is a quadruple-distilled vodka with a slight hint of hemp's nutty flavour. "It just tastes like regular vodka, with a little bit of an extra kick to it," Magnusson says. And because it's been distilled once more than typical vodkas, she adds, it's ultrasmooth.
"It goes well with anything," Magnusson says. "I've given it out to a bunch of people and they've tried it. All of them said that they didn't have a hangover next day and it didn't make them feel nauseated the next day. So it's really good vodka."
Now, the women are working to get Stoked behind the bar and in liquor stores across Alberta. "It's getting to the fun stuff," says Magnusson, after a long haul riddled with roadblocks.
"Hemp is new; it's controversial; you're breaking barriers," Keough explains. "Getting our label passed was really hard. It's just the taboo behind it that makes it a little bit harder to get out there. And being the first too, of course."
Throughout the production process, the women were often told: "It sounds like a great idea, but I'm sure if it hasn't been done, it's probably because it couldn't be done." But, says Keough, "we found out that we could do it so we just kept pursuing it."
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Stoked goes for about $27 to $30 for a 750-mL bottle, a mid-to top-shelf vodka that Keough says will likely appeal to 18-to 25-year-olds. But because hemp is known for being environmentally cultivated, she adds, its reach will likely be even broader.
The vodka market is tough, and Stoked will be sharing shelf space with dozens of varieties that offer flavours from acai to espresso. But the two Alberta entrepreneurs are confident that what they have is unique.
"There's nothing else out there that can compare," Keough says.
"It's not really a flavour. It's not a raspberry flavour. It's completely unique and completely different, and it stands out when you see a bottle on the shelf, I think."
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: veggie]
#12974830 - 07/29/10 09:17 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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fuck IM getting that
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: aiyobro]
#12974909 - 07/29/10 09:35 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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neat but i aint a fan of alcohol,id rather buy and 1/8 and vape sum herb
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: T-Rex]
#12975891 - 07/30/10 07:30 AM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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unless im reading this wrong, this is a gimmick no?
or am i to understand that there is THC in the vodka?
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: Hrunting]
#12976059 - 07/30/10 08:39 AM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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I thought that at first as well but reread the article and noticed this:
"While derived from the same plant as marijuana, it does not have the same psychoactive properties."
Edited by sh4d0ws (07/30/10 08:39 AM)
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: sh4d0ws]
#12976098 - 07/30/10 08:53 AM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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Yea, if your destroying your liver with liquor, why the hell would you care if it had these supposed good effects? I know a guy who made some green dragon for real and he said it tasted aweful, so i don't even know how good this is gonna be. Maybe the hempseed oil is better tasting than straight ganj
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: bloodsheen]
#12976671 - 07/30/10 11:43 AM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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Hell, I just enjoy vodka. I'd like to try it, but I doubt I'll switch; I'm too loyal to Belvedere.
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: illuminati]
#12980589 - 07/31/10 09:39 AM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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My friends have been making this stuff for years, first my ass 
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: KetamineKatalyst]
#12985882 - 08/01/10 03:18 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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I think what they mean by first, is that theyre the first one to get such a label passed, and the first to sell hemp seed infused vodka with the OK.
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: bigorangeclown]
#12985954 - 08/01/10 03:35 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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They're just going to exploit jackasses like a few of you, who think it is THC infused.
It's a gimmic. Just alcohol w/ flavor. Pretty genius either way because they will catch unsuspected people with the label(even though it is uncreative and bland).
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: TrancedShroom]
#12985986 - 08/01/10 03:43 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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Its obvious there is no THC in it, or it wouldn't be sold in stores and only in dispensaries (and only to 21+)
Its so easy to make THC infused alcohol its a joke to buy it yourself.
Buy moonshine
throw in weed
shake the shit out of it daily
leave it for a week to a few months
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profit
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: feifen]
#12986157 - 08/01/10 04:24 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
feifen said:
Its obvious there is no THC in it, or it wouldn't be sold in stores and only in dispensaries (and only to 21+)
Its so easy to make THC infused alcohol its a joke to buy it yourself.
Buy moonshine
throw in weed
shake the shit out of it daily
leave it for a week to a few months
????
profit
Actually if you were using a high-proof alcohol like moonshine, you would get that really excellent marijuana flavor by exposing the bud or kief to the alcohol for a small amount of time such as an hour or 2, or overnight at most.
By leaving the marijuana in there for longer than that, you start to extract the things that make it taste kind of nasty.
Essentially you would be doing QWISO hash without evaporating the alcohol, by drinking it instead.
In my experience this will yield the best flavor, as opposed to leaving it for days or weeks and shaking it. I have a lot of experience with green dragon as I have a constant supply of moonshine, and dank bud.
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: veggie]
#12986165 - 08/01/10 04:26 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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I can see this selling well at first, but once the novelty wears off...meh.
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: ToiletDuk]
#12992117 - 08/02/10 04:48 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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id rather smoke some Sticky Icky on Glass if i had to choose.
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Re: Hemp vodka first of its kind in North America [Re: ShroomProphet]
#12993079 - 08/02/10 08:05 PM (1 year, 9 months ago) |
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Ah, I didn't even realize this 'Stoked Vodka' stuff isn't active, that's just stupdd 
The stuff we made was completely active and would knock yer dick in the dirt 
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