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[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]C[/dropcap]ultivating Spirits is all about pairing. It’s where multicourse fine dining experiences are pre-arranged to be paired with complementary cannabis options. Like wine pairings, cannabis pairings have piqued the interest of fine dining lovers across the United States thanks to the ongoing implementation of state cannabis laws—and few do it as well as Cultivating Spirits.

“We conceptualized the company about four years ago, pairing terpene profiles of cannabis with flavor profiles of food for harmonization and enhancement,” Founder Philip Wolf explained to CULTURE, “With the goal to teach people to become cannabis connoisseurs to be able to recognize the type of high, the type of feeling you would receive from certain strains of cannabis by being able to identify physical attributes of a strain.”

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The 3-Course Cannabis Pairing Dinner is the company’s standard offering. The pairing could involve a small group of friends, bachelor or bachelorette parties, gatherings or birthday parties. You’ll get three different courses that are paired with three different strains. “What we do within the privacy of your own home is come in with our cannabis sommelier, the chef and our serving staff, and we produce these dinners from start to finish for you, as well as the menu creation,” Wolf said.

The cannabis sommelier serves as the host, and they will take you through Cultivating Spirits’ cannabis pairing processes and its conscious consumption theories.

“Obviously, the chef is creating a very decadent meal for our guests and the cannabis sommelier is educating you on terpenes, educating you on the pairing process, educating on the proper ways to consume cannabis, the proper ways to inhale, while answering an assortment of other types of cannabis-related questions that the clients might have,” Wolf explained.

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It’s a curated, educational experience that’s in a fine dining setting with exquisite food and great conversation.

Wolf’s background in the cannabis industry is multi-faceted. He recently finished producing the San Francisco Cannabis Wedding Expo. “My knowledge is self-taught, pooled from a number of people that I’ve learned from in the past, one of those people being Max Montrose,” Wolf said. He started running dispensaries in 2009, and then branched out into cultivation and consulting in the state of Colorado before working on opening Cultivating Spirits in 2014. Wolf was certified as a cannabis sommelier from Denver’s Trichome Institute, where he enhanced his already established knowledge of interpening.

“What we do within the privacy of your own home is come in with our cannabis sommelier, the chef and our serving staff, and we produce these dinners from start to finish for you, as well as the menu creation.”

Summit County-based Cultivating Spirits operates in Colorado and is expanding into Las Vegas. Wolf is currently setting up the foundation there and hopes to launch sales along with the new website within weeks. The process of rebranding and expanding in Las Vegas opens a new chapter for Cultivating Spirits. “Being in Las Vegas, it’s known more for its exquisite food and culinary experiences, as opposed from Denver. We feel likes it’s a really great move for us to really showcase what we do and also try to continue our dream. Everyone I know in the United States will do a wine pairing event at some point in their lives, and I truly believe that people will do that with cannabis.”

Whether you live in the Colorado Rockies, or in one of Cultivating Spirits’ proposed new markets, a fine dining experience paired with fine cannabis awaits you.

 

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