This holiday THC mocktail earns its fruitcake name. It starts as a black tea mocktail, with cranberry juice and berry preserves for dark-fruit depth. Orange peel and a pinch of warm spice add the bakery notes, and a measured THC tincture is shaken right in. There's no liquor, just a festive glass that tastes like the holidays.
Start with the label
The dose comes from the tincture, so read its label first: it lists THC in mg per ml. Measure with the marked dropper or a small oral syringe, and start low. Health Canada suggests new consumers begin at 2.5 mg of THC or less. Shake the tincture with the tea, juice and preserves before any ice goes in, so it mixes through the whole drink. Then give it at least 2 hours before a second glass. Our cannabis tincture guide and THC dosage guide go deeper.
The fruitcake flavors
Fruitcake means candied peel, dark fruit and warm spice, so the glass leans on the same notes:
- Black tea, regular or decaf, for a malty backbone
- Cranberry juice for tart fruit
- Cherry or blueberry preserves for jammy sweetness
- Orange peel and a pinch of cinnamon, allspice or nutmeg
- Dried or maraschino cherries to garnish
Shake, strain, serve your holiday THC mocktail
Shake everything with the tincture until the preserves dissolve, add ice and shake again, then strain over fresh ice. Twist the orange peel over the glass and drop it in with the cherries. For a sparkling version, strain into a tall glass and top with berry seltzer.
Batching and labeling
Mix to order when you can, so each glass gets its own measured dose. If you batch a pitcher, stir the total tincture dose in thoroughly, label the pitcher 'contains THC' with the dose per cup, and serve it with a measuring cup. Pour out whatever remains once the party winds down instead of saving it, and keep tinctures away from children and pets. If someone drinks an infused glass by accident, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222.
A zero-THC glass for everyone else
Make the same base without tincture in a second, clearly marked pitcher, so every guest gets the fruitcake glass. Keep the infused version for adults 21+ who know what's in it, and make sure nobody who drinks it drives. For more seasonal ideas, see our holiday infused recipes, the pineapple-grapefruit THC sparkler and our infused apple cider.
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