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One skinny latte, extra cannabis: The Seattle shop serving coffee with marijuana-infused oil
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Erin Clements for MailOnline
Published: 15:26 EST, 11 November 2014 | Updated: 16:25 EST, 11 November 2014
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For those who want their coffee with a different kind of buzz, a Seattle store is now serving up java with cannabis-infused oil.
Trichome, a lifestyle shop that caters to marijuana enthusiasts, has been hosting monthly 'Cannabis and Coffee' tastings on Sundays throughout the fall.
The pour-over brew combines a different roast each month with butter, coconut oil and pot - a new twist on Bulletproof coffee, a concoction blended with butter that was created in 2010.
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Generating buzz: Trichome, a lifestyle shop that caters to marijuana enthusiasts, has been hosting monthly tasting events for its cannabis-infused coffee (pictured)
'Generationally known as "wake and bake," the benefits of starting your day with cannabis are now being understood in new ways and experienced with refined methods,' Trichome co-owner John Le is quoted as saying on a
Facebook invitation for November's event.
Gwen McKenzie, Trichome's events coordinator, described its taste to MailOnline, saying: 'The flavor profile of a pour-over is less acidic than drip coffee and ends up with a slightly sweeter taste. Adding butter is comparable to the fat content of a latte so it's rich and creamy with a slightly nutty flavor from the addition of coconut oil.'
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Trichome barista David Craig told the
Seattle Times that the saturated fat found in butter helps the body absorb marijuana more efficiently.
He said that the buzz 'comes on quicker' and is 'a little more potent', adding that the butter has the added benefit of making the coffee taste better.
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Now that's a pot of coffee: A Trichome barista is pictured with the pour-over brew, which combines a Kenyan roast from Batdorf & Bronson with butter, coconut oil and marijuana
While marijuana is now legal in Washington state, the shop doesn't have a license to sell it. However, Mr Le insisted that they haven't had any legal problems, since they're simply charging $10 to attend a private event, where the beverages are complimentary.
Each 10-ounce cup of joe contains roughly two grams of cannabis oil, with ten milligrams of THC.
An anonymous blogger on the coffee site
Sprudge, who attended last month's event featuring a Kenyan roast from Batdorf & Bronson, wrote that 'the butter definitely muted any delicate Kenyan coffee flavors we would have tasted, but the overall cup taste wasn’t that bad, and I especially enjoyed the warming effect the oils had on my lips.'
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Morning high: Each 10-ounce cup of joe contains roughly two grams of cannabis oil, with ten milligrams of THC
'There was no cannabis flavor in the final brew, but after about 20 minutes we were feeling it. The Northwest Speedball [a colloquial Pacific Northwest term for the combined effects of THC and caffeine] was surging through me, and I could feel all the benefits of having just smoked some weed while still feeling awake and focused.'
Trichome isn't the first company to offer imbibers a morning high.
Washington-based entrepreneur Adam Stites launched Mirth Provisions earlier this year, a brand that sells a bottled version of cannabis-infused iced coffee at eight of the state's recreational marijuana stores.
The next
scheduled tasting is Sunday, December 21 from 10am to 2pm
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