You may be tasting True Terpenes strain profiles a lot more often if you live in Oregon. Bezel, a premiere cartridge brand based in Portland, Oregon; has launched a new line of distillate based products that feature True Terpenes botanical-terpene strain profiles. Bezel is the newest branch of the tree that is LTRMN, a brand…
Last week’s Terpology Tuesday on the terpenes found in ants got a lot of response, and it also drew a lot of questions. One of the common threads was centered on the question: are there any terpenes that repel ants? According to some research it appears there are. A study done in Argentina on leaf-cutting…
Terpenes are best known for being found in plants like cannabis, but Terpology Tuesday this week is a bit outside the box, or well in this case kingdom. We’re shifting to the animal kingdom and taking a look at the terpene content in ants, specifically Monomorium Chinense Santschi. Researchers in China recently investigated how Santschi…
Newport Beach, California’s Buz Meraki is a candle producer that embraces the power of terpenes. At just about a year in the business, the company continues to shape its line as it learns more about this constantly evolving space. Buz Meraki’s candles are inspired by iconic strains like Super Lemon Haze, Granddaddy Purple and Blue…
With Thanksgiving approaching it seems fitting to look at what creates the flavor and taste of cranberries – the essential oil and terpene profile. Two scientists out of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts analyzed cranberries in 1968, and several studies have verified much of their work. It turns out that unlike most fruit juices the bulk of…
– Mojito sorbet – By: Chef Mychal for True Terpenes @Doughboyzlv Featured Terpene –Limonene Ingredients: 3 cups filtered water 1 cup club soda 5oz mint syrup 2 cucumbers (optional) 1oz fresh mint 8-10 cups pure cane sugar (sweeten to taste) 2 drops of Limonene True Terpenes (diluted) 9 fresh limes *You will need a blender…
Circanna has found the key to the edible cannabis experience – terpenes. Circanna, a Seattle-based recreational cannabis processor, is known for producing high quality cannabis extracts. The company focuses on whole-cannabis vape products, but they’ve taken a different tact when producing edibles due to the complexities of cooking with cannabis. Circanna uses True Terpenes to…
Science is showing free range livestock make for terpier milk and cheese. Researchers in Brazil recently investigated how changing a goat’s environment and thus diet created variations in the taste and nutrients in goat cheese and milk. One group was kept indoors and were fed elephant grass, hay and a concentrate supplement. The pasture group…
True Terpenes would like to announce an otherworldly special addition to our product line. We are proud to introduce our newest botanical terpene profiles: Wedding Cake, Grapefruit Romulan, Thin Mint Cookies, Limoncello and Black Lime. Wedding Cake is a mash-up of sweet, pastry-named varieties to create a profile good enough for any special day. Cherry…
While we’re accustomed to testing for terpenes in the plants that humans consume, a group of Croatian scientists went a step further testing to see how smoking meats altered the terpene content. The scientists were looking into the provenance/terroir or how the geographic origin affect a food or drink, in this case: Dalmatian dry cured…
Decorative Infused Olive Oil Bottle By Chef Bray for True Terpenes Featured Terpene Profile – OG Kush Ingredients: 10 Cloves Garlic 1 Red Bell Pepper 1 Orange Bell Pepper 1 Yellow Bell Pepper 1 Bunch of Rosemary ¼ tsp Salt 16 oz. bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1-2 drops of your favorite True Terpene…
It looks like even plants prefer an entourage effect to the use of singular compounds. A new study out of Germany is showing that terpenes from the Peppermint plant may have a place in the future of sustainable, organic farming. The scientists coplanted two varieties of peppermint (Mutlimentha/MM and English/E) into test crops of Brassica…
It’s October and nearly time for Halloween. Pumpkin carvings are starting to appear on porches and in window sills across the country. Pretty soon it’ll be time for costume parties and trick or treating. True Terpenes wanted to celebrate the season by sharing the essential oil and terpene profile of Pumpkins. Pumpkins are actually a…
In a scene reminiscent of Jurassic Park, scientists have pulled ancient life out of amber. However, instead of a dinosaur… they found terpenes. Workers in the Indian state of Arunachal Prades, which is located in the Northeast in the Himalayas, discovered a layer of fossilized leaves, flowers and other plant matter dating to around 3…
A native of Athens, Georgia, Clay has worked in the food and beverage industry for over 12 years, cooking in restaurants ranging from small BBQ joints to 3 Michelin stars. After finishing school at the French Culinary Institute, he took a job at Wd-50 in New York City, where Chef Wylie Dufresne opened his mind…
Super Sour Diesel Cheesecake with Raspberry-GG#4 pudding by Clay Inscoe for True Terpenes. Ingredients: Crust 1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs .5 cups cornmeal 2 T sugar 6T butter, melted Filling 1.5 lbs cream cheese, room temp. 8T butter, room temp 1.25 cups brown sugar 2t vanilla 6 drops True Terpenes super sour diesel terpenes .5…
Andrew Ward is a cannabis industry writer with over eight years of professional writing experience. After years of college radio, amateur screenwriting and other creative endeavors, Ward began writing marketing copy for a variety of companies and brands in freelance and fulltime capacities. Through the years, he would hone his craft working for notable brands…
You Turn Me On I’m a Radio It’s officially the last days of summer up here in the Pacific Northwest and after having spent a good deal of my summer on the road making terped cocktails for folks, I’m reflecting a lot on the things I’ve kept with me from those travels. Being that I’m…
If you combine 2 parts Walter Cronkite, 1 part Hunter S. Thompson, 1 part Mr. Wizard and roll it into a joint with some high terpene plants, you’d get a pretty good idea of who David Heldreth is. Heldreth is a longtime journalist, covering everything from hurricanes in the British Virgin Islands to LAPD manhunts.…
True Terpenes presents a look back at the first year of the Outside Lands interactive cannabis experience Grass Lands and introducing the world to terpenes. Our team joined the top cannabis brands in California to represent the growing industry to the public. Everything from delivery services to cultivators were on hand to talk to the…
Ben Cassiday may be best known as the co-founder of True Terpenes, however, he has deep roots in expanding access to alternative therapies. Cassiday’s first foray into the field of plant medicine began with his work to help patients with cancer, epilepsy and other intractable illnesses gain access to medical cannabis licenses in the state…
The identity of one of the largest researchers into terpene technology may come as a surprise to most in the world – the United States Navy. When most people discover or utilize terpenes in recent years the focus has tended to be on their medical uses for things like pain treatments (myrcene) or reducing anxiety…
Football and cannabis may not seem like foundations for success in business, but the twin passions have led Erik Peterson to top of the extraction science industry. Peterson spent his childhood playing football and looking up to his older brothers, as many Americans do. However, unlike many Americans Peterson was able to parlay his athletic…
If you’re looking to take your cannabis edibles game to the fine dining level, you may be ready to call Liv Vasquez. Vasquez is the founder of LivvieSmalls Events, a cannabis event planning service based in Portland, Oregon. While based in Portland, Vasquez travels for the majority of her events and hosts pop ups for…