At this point, CBD is relatively old news, and it’s all about terpenes, a term wellness junkies and the rest of the world may soon begin hearing more of, especially if Los Angeles’s Prank bar has any say in the matter. One thing to note: CBD is generally only allowed where medical or recreational marijuana is legal, while terpenes are legal in the U.S. You can think of terpenes as similar to the flavonoids inside any plant—they are in everything from lavender to basil to cannabis and help give something its flavor, whether it’s in a certain strain of weed or a sprig of rosemary. The reason the rise of these incredibly refined terpenes is so exciting, says Prank co-owner and veteran L.A. barman Dave Whitton, is they have hefty health benefits alongside interesting flavor profiles.

Terpenes from cannabis have some of the strongest anti-inflammatory properties of any plant, according to proponents, and a good number of doctors are now studying their effects and benefits in replacing opioids. “When you toss in CBD, you’re getting the different terpenes but not really distinctive ones,” says Whitton. “Once you dive in and distill it down, you clean out the terpene itself and keep cleaning it and cleaning it using CO2 extraction until you get this very distinct strain line that’s an oil.”

A few of the more than 140 identified thus far include limonene, a pungent citrus-oriented terpene, which, in addition to the mighty anti-inflammatory benefits they are all said to carry, is credited as being stress relieving, mood elevating, relaxing, antibacterial, antifungal, anticarcinogenic, and has been used to treat acid reflux and gallstones. At Prank, which opened earlier this year as L.A’.s first walk-up bar (the airy neighborhood-friendly industrial space features vibrant tile work and a display case of terpene chocolates, kombucha, and CBD lotions, among other related products), it’s the softly acidic note that rounds out the bright and boozy Mon Frére, which combines Plymouth gin with Cocchi Americano and orange bitters. “You’re taking a depressant, alcohol, and putting in a mood lifter,” says Whitton, “so hopefully it evens things out a little bit. That’s why we like using it in cocktails.”

All it takes is a drop or two to have an effect on the person and the flavor. Limonene also features in the instantly addictive Fizziotics House Original Kombucha. It’s fermented into the health beverage in-house, along with flavors of mango, peach, coconut, and ginger. (Another called Crossfizz, with pomegranate and ginger, is new this month.) The piney-tasting pinene terpene—said to be a bronchodilator good for those with asthma that can be used as an expectorant and to increase alertness—also factors into that brew.