Sippin' on Sunshine

When happy hour rolls around, many of us mix our favorite cocktail: gin & tonic, margarita or maybe just a chilled glass of pinot grigio. But for many of us seeking alternatives to alcohol, there’s a whole new world out there for us: Cannabis cocktails.

And do I have the perfect alcohol-free, cannabis-based cocktail for you! I call it the Magical Hum Peach Tea Cocktail and it’s the perfect sipping cocktail for the warmer summer evenings in Central Oregon. It’s easy to make, and for those new to cannabis beverages, it’s easy to “control the dose.”

After moving to Bend four years ago, my wife and I fell in love with Humm Peach Tea Kombucha, brewed in Bend. On its own, it’s a refreshing beverage with bright, crisp peach notes with the perfect touch of carbonation. And get this: zero sugar and about 2 billion probiotics for gut health.

Not much later, we discovered Magic Number Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Peach Tea, also craft brewed in Bend. This peachy treat blends green tea, mint and peach juice with premium live resin and live rosin into a sweet, bubbly and refreshing sipping drink.

When combined (see recipe below), you get what I consider to be the quintessential Bend summer cocktail. Mingling these two peach-flavored lightly carbonated elixirs provide the perfect effervescence – the bubbles almost feel like peach fuzz on your nose when you sip it. It tastes like summer.

And no hangover. There is anecdotal evidence that kombucha may offer some relief from hangover symptoms because of its hydration and potential anti-inflammatory properties. The probiotics and electrolytes found in the beverage can help with rehydration and potentially reduce headache symptoms associated with hangovers.

Before we go any further, let’s talk about controlling your dose and how Magic Number beverages can help you find the “perfect number” for you.

“We’re called Magic Number for a good reason,” said Jon Tapper, sales and marketing manager, for the company. “From the time we started, we believed everybody has a magic number to have their own ideal experience. The experience you want, not the experience you don’t want. And having that ideal experience is about consuming the proper number of milligrams for you. That’s why our products are made in different potencies, different magic numbers for different people.”

For all cannabis consumers, it is wise to “start low and go slow,” especially for beverages. The goal should be to sip and enjoy the taste of the beverage. You can always go back for a second one. As Tapper says, “You can always take more. You can never take less. There’s no reason to go all out on the first round and make something super strong.”

The sparkling peach tea is produced in two dose amounts: 25 and 100 milligrams of THC. My recommendation for those just starting out is to buy a 25 mg can. You can make four cocktails (about 4 mg of THC per cocktail). If you’re a savvy cannabis consumer and have built up a tolerance, try a 100 mg can. Four cocktails will have 25 mg of THC per serving.

Take Tapper’s advice: Find your magic number. It may take some trial and error … and a little math.

Cannabis cocktails are not a passing fad. Just ask any bartender you know. It’s eating a chunk out of the booze business.

While the U.S. alcohol market is broadly declining, the cannabis beverage industry is soaring. Sales volume for spirits dipped 6.3 percent and revenue fell 5.1 percent in the first quarter of 2025, continuing a downward trend for the alcohol industry.

Meanwhile, the national cannabis market is heading in the opposite direction. THC beverages logged $54.6 million in U.S. sales in the first quarter of this year, a 15 percent increase from last year. The market is estimated to reach $81.44 billion by 2032.

So, if you’re cutting back on alcohol for health reasons, or you’re just looking for a little change of pace this summer, give the Magical Hum Peach Tea Cocktail a try. And don’t forget: Start low and go slow.

Magical Hum Peach Tea Cocktail

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