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Calm Drinks - CBD Infused Coffee

Something I have raved a lot about on The Coffee Life is CBD, and the affects of CBD and coffee together. 

I recently got approached by Calm Drinks, with their innovative CBD infused coffee, asking if I wanted to try some out - of course the answer was yes!

*these products were kindly gifted*




Based in the UK, Calm Drinks is new to the food and drink industry. Their fresh faced approach has allowed them to dynamically create a range of drinks, without any of the restrictions of working within a PLC. 
"The drinks industry up until now has been stale, it's full of large players, dominating the market with unhealthy fizzy drinks, that are full of sugar or unhealthy chemical sweeteners. We have set out to change this, giving you the range of drinks that taste great and make you feel great. 
Our ethos is simple, create a fantastic innovative and great tasting product, using only the finest ingredients, and keeping it free from chemicals and dairy ingredients." 
-Calm Drinks Website




I was lucky enough to receive not just a bag of their CBD infused coffee, but 2 samples of their cold brew CBD coffee range. 



We'll start with the coffee 





Lightly roasted 
100% Brazilian Coffee
Ethically sourced 
Taste Notes - Macadamia and Milk Chocolate 

(you can also check out a full CBD analysis from their website here)




I first brewed the coffee through an aeropress, and boy. I was not disappointed. 
This is the first CBD infused coffee I've tried that actually tastes like coffee and not like grass (and I have tried A LOT, and even tried making my own!!) 
You get the chocolate notes massively, with the nutty tones coming through in the after-taste.
Even through a cafetiere it still brews up amazingly. 






On to the CBD Cold Brew cans

I first started off with their americano, as black coffee is more my style - and luckily I had something to compare it too, the trusty High Tides CBD Cold Brew. I lived off this stuff during the summer months, so I was intrigued as to how it would compare to that. again I wasn't disappointed! 
The coffee was delicious, and you wouldn't actually be able to tell it had CBd in it! There was no underlying tastes of it at all - super good for a little afternoon pick me up. 
a huge thank you to calm drinks for sending over these delicious cbd infused goodies! 

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CBD Cold Brew

The newest trend that seems to be everywhere at the moment, is CBD oil, in pretty much everything.
I wasn't even aware it was a huge thing, before I saw pretty much everyone posting about it on Instagram and Facebook.

I jumped on the bandwagon (obviously) and tried out High Tides CBD Cold Brew, and instantly new that I had to go out and buy some CBD oil to try and make my own, after a few unsuccessful takes, and just ending up giving up for a few days, it finally worked the way I wanted it too.






CBD Cold Brew became popular because of the fact that coffee can give you that "high", and CBD responds with a "low" giving it the perfect balance to have as a drink, it minimises anxiety that a lot of people get with drinking a lot of caffeine.




To make your cold brew coffee, you want to get some super yummy single origin coffee (it doesn't have to be single origin, but it'll come out a lot smoother)

I ended up using Brazil, Recanto from Horsham Coffee Roasters which I received in box number 1 of Untold Coffee's Coffee Club, read that post here

To make the cold brew, you typically want to use anywhere between 50-65g of coffee to 500ml, and 60-100g of coffee for every litre. I ended up using my litre cold brewer, and went with about 95g of coffee.

I also let it brew for 16 hours, a lot longer than I'd usually let it brew for just normal cold brew (lets pretend I didn't forget about it in the fridge) 



Once you've brewed your cold brew, you want to add the CBD oil, the typical recommendation for the amount of CBD oil a day is around 10 drops, but because this is a whole litre of cold brew, I did about 25 drops, which averages at about 6.25 drops per 250ml.





If you're still not convinced by CBD oil, here are a few amazing benefits:


- It can relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety, CBD has the ability to act on the brains receptors for serotonin, the neurotransmitter in the brain that regulates mood and the social behaviour.

- Lowers inflammation, and decreases chronic pain by impacting the endocannabinoid system (ECS), reducing inflammation and interacting with the bodies neurotransmittors.

- Reduces stress, a 2010 study shows that CBD oil acts as an antioxidant and has neuroprotective qualities. So CBD oil can reduce neurological damage caused by free radicals (stress)

- It has antipsychotic effects. Studies have suggested that CBD oil may help people with mental health disorders such as schizophrenia by reducing the psychotic symptoms.

- Anti-tumour effects. CBD has demonstrated anti-tumour effects, and has been shown to prevent the spread of certain cancers.



Also like most things in life, it can come with a few side effects if you've taken too much or it's your first time trying the oil:

- Nausea

- Dry Mouth

- Vomiting

- Bloating 





Mixed with coffee, CBD has some more amazing effects, as CBD is a non psychoactive oil, it can put the balance between the "high" from coffee, making it a perfect pre and post workout drink.

- It boosts stamina (also perfect for workouts) 

- It helps lower anxiety

- It's a natural energy boost

- Helps pain relief

- Helps with stress levels

- Improves natural appetite control

- Boosts immune system

- Powerful antioxidant 



What do you think of CBD? Have you tried it? Will you? 
Is this just another phase in the health world? 

Let me know your thoughts!










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