Quote Originally Posted by ThaiBuddhaMan
Interested in your use of coconut oil. I thought it was solid at room temp. But does mixing it with alcohol help keep it liquid enough to be able to use a dropper? Guess I just need to pick some coconut oil and try for myself. I've wondered if it actually has a coconut taste or not.

Currently I make my tinctures for myself & patients using Everclear, Grand Marnier, honey & agave. It's a little expensive but the end product tastes wonderful straight from the dropper. Have tried everclear just by it's self, and the burn is too much & flavor is awful. I've tried other liquors similar to Grand Marnier, but my taste buds must have expensive tastes and none of the cheaper versions had nearly the great taste (just to be sure, I did a blind taste test - I picked the G.M. as the better tasting every time)

Anyway interested in learning more on your tincture making techniques
I agree, cannabis oil by itself and Everyclear both leave a lot to be desired taste and after taste wise.

Cannabis oil and THC's peppery taste both taste a lot better when mixed with something sweet like glycerin or honey. I make those too, but this is something faster and more concentrated.

The viscosity of the tincture using coconut oil to cut the cannabis oil is temperature dependant. On cold days in these parts, it has to be warmed in an arm pit or under hot water to flow easily.

Using a nut oil like Almond will make that issue moot, it just doesn't asorb as fast.

Adding the three cinnamon oils and the myrrh also help reduce viscosity as well, but part of what the other ingredients do is make the cannabis oil so that it is no longer sticky and will feed through a dropper.

GW