ILLA Canna's Bodega Pineapple Cooler was awarded second place in the third annual High Times SoCal Cannabis Cup: People's Choice Edition.
High Times announced the winners of the High Times Cannabis Cup Socal: People’s Choice Edition 2023 in a live stream ceremony on July 24, 2023. Bodega Pineapple Cooler earned second place in the beverage category.
The full list of category winners were as follows,
First Place: Mari y Juana Beverages Co. – iGuava! 50mg THC Soft Drink
Second Place: Bodega - Pineapple Cooler 25mg THC
Third Place: Uncle Arnie’s - Iced Tea Lemonade Beverage
Beverage Judges Kit, High Times So Cal Cannabis Cup 2023
In announcing the award, High Times Host Mark Kazinec noted that Bodega was "one of the coolest looking beverage packages" he has seen.
You can watch the full 2023 Awards Ceremony on High Times' You Tube channel.
The award is a nice complement to the Bodega's Pear Cooler's Emerald Cup placement earlier this year.
About Bodega Coolers
Bodegas are a lightly sparkling, fruit-forward, refreshing beverage. Using all-natural ingredients, Bodega coolers provide an elevated twist on the nostalgic, cult classic cooler-style beverage.
A crowd favorite, the Pineapple Cooler is a fruit-forward and crushable mix of Pineapple, Grapefruit, and Ginger. A bit more nuanced, The Pear Cooler is a refreshing and juicy blend of Pear, Tarragon, Lime, and Honey. Both flavors are made with all-natural ingredients and infused with 25mg THC of fast-acting emulsion from Vertosa.
About High Times SoCal Cannabis Cup
The High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal: People's Choice Edition is aimed to identify and award the best cannabis products in all of SoCal, all across a wide range of different categories, all to be judged by the great people of Southern California.
The SoCal Cannabis Cup was first introduced in 2015, where it thrived as an in-person event between 2015-2019. Back in 2015, strains like Flower Bomb Kush, True OG, and Amnesia Haze were the cream of the crop, and categories like “Best Booth” and “Best Glass” were still commonplace. The pandemic may have put a halt to in-person events, but the People’s Choice has taken the nation by storm, with a People’s Choice competition held for SoCal in both 2020 (with winners announced in 2021) and 2022 and 2023.