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CBD Cucumber Mint Mocktail (You Can Make Without CBD too!!!)

Ali Manno — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:11:04 +0000

I’m so excited to start sharing some of my favorite mocktails with you guys on social media and here on my blog. This mint mocktail is refreshing, delicious and perfect for spring and summer! I made mine with full spectrum CBD in it, but it’s a perfect mocktail without it as well! It really depends if you just wanna mocktail that is refreshing, or if you want one to feel slightly relaxed or really relaxed! I’ll explain more below! So here’s how you make it.

CBD Mint Mocktail

Ingredients

1/4 cup cucumber
1 Tbsp. Fresh Mint
1/2 cup limeade
1/2 cup sparkling water

Instructions

Add ¼ cup of fresh sliced cucumber and 1 tablespoon of fresh mint to the bottom of your glass
Add 1 dropper-full of FOCL Full Spectrum Mint CBD Drops
Fill the glass with ice
Add ½ cup of limeade and top with ½ cup of sparkling water
Add 1-3 droppers of Broad Spectrum or Full Spectrum CBD (more on that below. Use code AM20 for a discount)
Garnish with cucumber and mint!

I want to give you guys a little bit of info about the CBD so you can decide if you want to get it to add to your mocktail. The mocktail tastes delicious without it, but I personally always have made mine with CBD because it helps chill me out the way a cocktail would without the effects of alcohol. There are two kinds of CBD. You can get broad spectrum and full spectrum. I’ll explain both. No matter which one you decide to get, use code 25ALI for 25% off at FOCL! That’s right, I got a bigger discount code than last time!

Broad Spectrum CBD

If you’ve tried CBD before you likely have tried broad spectrum. Broad spectrum CBD comes from hemp and has tons of benefits to help with all sorts of things from pain to anxiety to sleep. I honestly find that the best combination for me when I’m unwinding at the end of the day is mixture of broad spectrum and full spectrum combined. Broad spectrum does not have any THC in it and the effects are very subtle. Like if you have a drink with the broad spectrum during the day, you might just noticed that you’re more chill and don’t get annoyed as easily. Ha! I always find I am much more patient with my kids when I have a mocktail with broad spectrum. But I don’t really feel anything, if that makes sense.

And then, if I’m having a mocktail before bedtime, I will use the sleep broad spectrum.

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Full Spectrum CBD As an Alcohol Replacement

Full spectrum CBD has all the benefits of broad spectrum. However, it has trace amounts of THC in it. I want to reiterate that it’s trace amounts. It’s so little that you might feel absolutely nothing if you have one dropper full or you might just feel slightly relaxed. Or you might need 3 droppers full to feel the effects that you’re looking for. When you get it, definitely start with a smaller dose and then play around with more to see how it affects you.

The benefits of trace amounts of THC have been widely studied, and I highly recommend you talk to your doctor about it if this is something you’re interested in. I’m not a medical professional and I can’t give medical advice. But for me, full spectrum CBD has been incredible. It’s hard for me to even explain it. You don’t feel drunk, but you have that little bit of release that makes you feel like maybe you had a half glass of wine. But without the alcohol! I really feel like full spectrum makes the absolute perfect mocktail if you enjoy the release that having a glass of wine gives you, but you don’t want the negative effects of alcohol. I’ve read only good things about the benefits of CBD with small amounts of THC and I personally love it. So if you’ve ever tried broad spectrum CBD in the past and felt like I didn’t do much for you, I highly recommend trying Full Spectrum instead as long as your doctor agrees that it is okay for you! And don’t forget to use code AM20 for the discount! You can use it every single time you order, not just once!

The combo that works best for me is 1-2 droppers of the full spectrum and then 1-2 dropper of broad spectrum. It just really relaxes me and when I use the sleep versions that helps me sleep so so so well.

Disclaimer (because it’s important), for anybody who is struggling with alcoholism. Please know that this recommendation is not for anyone who is struggling with alcoholism and I highly recommend and hope if that is you, you reach out and get the help you need. Sending you love! This blog is intended for people who are looking to cut back on their daily drinking, who might want others options to help them wind down.

Anyway, I hope you guys make this and I hope you love it!

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Will You Accept this ROSE DAIQUIRI?! A Bachelor Worthy Cocktail!

Ali Manno — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:39:08 +0000

Hey Bachelor Fans!!! And really just cocktail fans in general! Ha! I am so excited to share today’s Rose Daiquiri recipe with all of you in honor of Bachelor in Paradise tonight! I told you about this recipe in my Bachelor in Paradise blog post a couple weeks ago, but I didn’t post the recipe since it was over on my friend Catherine’s blog and you could check it out there. However, I’ve decided that this Rose Daiquiri is just so dang good that I had to post it in my Ali Luvs Happy Hour section of this blog.

This daiquiri has a bit of a tang just like a strawberry daiquiri would, but it’s not nearly as sweet. And I love a good tangy cocktail. And when I say this is one of my absolute favorite cocktails I’ve ever had, I’m not exaggerating at all! Plus, it’s just the absolute perfect drink to make at any Bachelor in Paradise viewing party you have this summer! Or any Bachelor viewing party this fall! The recipe is below the first photo. Hope you guys all of it as much as I do!

Photos by Ashley Burns Photography

1. GOLD NECKLACE | 2. WHITE RIBBED TANK | 3. PRINTED PANTS | 4. SANDALS | 5. RING

ROSE DAIQUIRI

2.5 oz light rum

3/4 oz fresh lime juice

Himilayan pink salt

Honey

Ice

Rose petals for garnish

1/2 oz rose syrup

Rose syrup:

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

Petals of one rose

To make the syrup: combine one cup of sugar, one cup of water, and the rose petals into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and let steep covered for one hour. Let cool, and strain into a jar to store in the fridge (up to one week).

To make the daiquiri: Rim the glass with honey, then dip into the salt (putting each on a plate is the easiest way to do this). In a shaker, combine ice, lime juice, rose syrup, and rum. Shake and pour into the glass. Garnish with a rose petal.

ENJOY LUVS!

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CHAMPAGNE PALOMA – Ali Luvs Happy Hour

Ali Manno — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:37:52 +0000

Hi Luvs! Me and my girls are watching Bachelor in Paradise tonight and we made these super yummy Champagne Paloma drinks! And since it’s super easy for me to quickly write this up using talk to text on my phone and post it to my blog I thought I would get it up quick before the show starts in case any of you want to make these while you watch the show tonight! If you’re on the East Coast it’s probably too late for you to make them tonight (unless you have ingredients in kitchen), but if you’re on the West Coast you definitely still have time to run out and get the rest of the ingredients!

My girl Catherine and I thought it was a perfect drink for watching the show tonight because it involves champagne (like any good Bachelor viewing party would), but with a Paradise twist with the lime juice and grapefruit juice! Also, I don’t know if you guys know this, but grapefruit juice actually makes your body block out absorbing extra calories. So I’m telling myself that as I’m drinking this I’m actually losing weight. Ha! OK, maybe that’s not true. But I do think it will keep me from absorbing all the calories from the chips and guac I’m eating right now. Google it! I swear it’s a thing!

Recipe below the first picture! Also go check out Catherine’s UH-MAZING blog – The Life Styled.

Hope you guys luv this Ali Luvs Happy Hour cocktail! O

h and you can get the glasses that our drinks are in HERE.

CHAMPAGNE PALOMA

1.5 oz tequila

1.5 oz fresh grapefruit juice

1/2 oz fresh lime juice

1/2 oz simple syrup

Champagne

Ice

Grapefruit wedges for garnish

Combine tequila, lime juice, grapefruit juice, simple syrup, and ice in a shaker. Shake and pour into glass. Top with champagne and garnish with a grapefruit slice.

And before you go checkout my $30 tank in the pic below! It’s still in stock in many colors! I just bought the nude color! I’m wearing the mink color!

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