A THC beverage enhancer, Ayrloom drops or similar, gives you a pre-measured dose in a 1–2ml drop. The flavor is neutral to faintly citrus, and the label tells you exactly how many milligrams each drop adds. These recipes are for adults 21+, entirely non-alcoholic, and built around one rule: THC and alcohol never go in the same glass. Drops are sold only at licensed dispensaries; verify licensed status via the OCM QR code at cannabis.ny.gov.

Six recipes. Each assumes 2.5–5mg THC per drink (one to two drops depending on the brand's concentration, read the label). Start low, go slow; onset for THC beverages typically runs 15–45 minutes.

1. The Spiced Old-Fashioned

A non-alcoholic take on the old-fashioned that reads as an adult drink without trying too hard.

• 4 oz ginger beer (real, dry — Fever-Tree or similar)
• ½ oz demerara or brown sugar syrup
• 3 dashes aromatic bitters (alcohol-free Seedlip or equivalent)
• 1 drop Ayrloom THC enhancer (or to preferred dose)
• Orange peel, expressed over the glass

Stir over a large cube in a rocks glass. The bitters and the demerara do the heavy lifting; the drop disappears into the flavor. Served with a single cube, it reads as a grown-up drink.

2. The Summer Paloma

A bright grapefruit drink.

• 4 oz fresh grapefruit juice (pink grapefruit for color, white for a drier profile)
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz simple syrup
• Pinch of flaky salt
• Top with club soda
• 1 drop Ayrloom THC enhancer

Shake the juices, salt, and syrup with ice; strain over fresh ice in a highball. Top with soda, add the drop last, stir gently. The grapefruit masks any faint herbal note from the drop.

3. The Cucumber-Basil Spritz

Green, fresh, and garden-forward.

• 3 thin cucumber slices
• 3 basil leaves (slightly torn)
• ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
• ½ oz honey syrup (1:1 honey and warm water)
• Top with dry non-alcoholic sparkling wine (Gruvi, Giesen, etc.)
• 1 drop Ayrloom THC enhancer

Muddle cucumber and basil lightly in a wine glass; add lemon and honey; top with sparkling NA wine and add the drop. Stir once. Garnish with an additional cucumber slice.

4. The Hibiscus Cooler

Tart, floral, and a little spicy if you want it.

• 4 oz brewed hibiscus tea, chilled
• ½ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz agave syrup
• Pinch of cayenne (optional)
• Top with club soda
• 1 drop Ayrloom THC enhancer

Shake the tea, lime, agave, and cayenne with ice. Strain over fresh ice; top with soda; add the drop. If you use Harney's hibiscus cannabis seltzer in place of the plain tea + soda + drop combination, you skip the need for the enhancer, one product, less math. See our Harney profile for details on their hibiscus line.

5. The Espresso Slow-Down

Cold brew, condensed milk, and a hard shake: something between coffee and dessert.

• 1½ oz cold brew concentrate
• ¾ oz sweetened condensed milk (or oat milk + ¼ oz maple syrup)
• Splash of vanilla extract
• 1 drop Ayrloom THC enhancer

Shake everything with ice, hard, for a proper foam. Strain into a coupe. The coffee flavor masks any other note from the drop; the richness makes this feel like dessert.

6. The Quiet Bourbon

Built on a non-alcoholic whiskey alternative, stirred and spirit-free.

• 2 oz Spiritless Kentucky 74 (or any NA bourbon)
• ½ oz maple syrup
• 2 dashes aromatic bitters
• Orange peel
• 1 drop Ayrloom THC enhancer

Stir over ice; strain over a single large cube; express the orange peel over the glass. The drop is hard to taste, which is exactly why the glass needs a label.

Hosting notes

A few rules for anyone making these at home:

Label everything. If guests can't tell which drink has THC and which doesn't, someone will accidentally drink one they didn't mean to. A small paper tag on the glass is all it takes.

Make both versions. Every recipe here works without the drop. Never add THC to a drink for someone who didn't ask for it.

Adults 21+ only, and never alcohol. No drops in anything that contains alcohol, and no THC drinks for anyone under 21 or anyone driving.

Count, don't pour. Measure drops one at a time and keep the bottle sealed and out of reach of kids and pets between uses.