Which flavors fade the fastest?
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Any fruit in particular more than others or just all fruits for you?
Aniseed, as a single flavour, ive had 5 bottles form 5 different suppliers and most die in the bottle after 2 weeks, the flavour dissapears...somewhere...
Ya know, I don't think I have ever had but one flavor fade in taste. But this was when I was mixing the recipe. I don't know why some fade after time. Maybe as steeping goes along and the flavors get stronger or more blended it becomes too much flavor and it is no longer in our taste buds wheelhouse?
In DIY there is such a thing as too much flavor. I know it sounds weird but its true. These are cases where less does equal more. I do remember when I first started mixing my own ejuice and was trying for a good peanut butter flavor. I kept adding more flavor and it just got worse and worse. Then I read about too much flavoring and proceeded to cut the original flavoring down by adding more nic, pg and vg. The flavor came back and was very good. Since then I haven't had a flavor fade but have had the flavor become stronger in taste after aging(steeping). In those cases I also fix by adding more nic,pg and vg and ending up with twice the amount I started with.
In DIY there is such a thing as too much flavor. I know it sounds weird but its true. These are cases where less does equal more. I do remember when I first started mixing my own ejuice and was trying for a good peanut butter flavor. I kept adding more flavor and it just got worse and worse. Then I read about too much flavoring and proceeded to cut the original flavoring down by adding more nic, pg and vg. The flavor came back and was very good. Since then I haven't had a flavor fade but have had the flavor become stronger in taste after aging(steeping). In those cases I also fix by adding more nic,pg and vg and ending up with twice the amount I started with.
For me, citrus flavors seem to fade quicker than others. I rarely make more than I can use up in that time frame. Sometimes when I've forgotten about a mix for longer, I'll just add a drop or two of the missing flavor to the tank if/as needed. Other times I may bump that flavor up a few %'s to allow for the fade. YMMV...
Liquid State - Sweetleaf. It's a peach/sweet tea flavored liquid. First bottle was good, but by the time that I got around to opening the second bottle, it was like vaping barbed wire. I've never had this experience with any other juice. Oh, and the time between bottles was around a month or so.
I mixed up a unicorn milk recipe with strawberry ripe and it was my adv for awhile so I made a bunch of it. The strawberry ripe disappeared turning it into butter basically. I'm afraid to even try what I have sitting in the cupboard now.
If you do try it, let me know how it is. I have lots of diy uni milk and am curious how long it will last!
Ugh. I have a 120ml jar sitting up there, I'll rewick my dripper after work and test it out - just for you.
I'll report back in about 6 hours.
Ugh. I have a 120ml jar sitting up there, I'll rewick my dripper after work and test it out - just for you.
That's the spirit, take one for the team![emoji106][emoji122]
Ok, first thing is this was all very subjective. Perhaps strawberry flavoring, or TFA strawberry ripe in particular, just isn't ringing my bell anymore. I'd have to test that hypothesis with more strawberry flavors. I had 4 samples.
#1 and #2 were mixed 1/2/17 in a 120ml Boston round and rebottled into 30ml Boston rounds 10ish days later. The first 75ish mls were delicious. Into the third bottle things took a turn for the yuck. Sample #1 was a half full bottle from that mixing session and it was blah. Butter. The full bottle, #2, wasn't quite as bad but I wouldn't vape it by choice.
#3 is 120ml in a small mason jar mixed 1/6/17. It was... ok. Not great, not pure butter. Still wouldn't choose it.
#4 is 30ml I mixed 1/22/17 when I received my sample of Nude Nicotine. It was the best of the bunch but still kinda blah.
When my palette went on strawberry strike I started mixing rhodonite, which is a raspberry macaroon flavor, and that is just delicious. Also bought some Cinnamon Toast Crunch from the B&M that I absolutely love. I think I just need to avoid strawberry for awhile.
You owe me a beer to wash this taste out of my mouth
Ok, first thing is this was all very subjective. Perhaps strawberry flavoring, or TFA strawberry ripe in particular, just isn't ringing my bell anymore. I'd have to test that hypothesis with more strawberry flavors. I had 4 samples.
#1 and #2 were mixed 1/2/17 in a 120ml Boston round and rebottled into 30ml Boston rounds 10ish days later. The first 75ish mls were delicious. Into the third bottle things took a turn for the yuck. Sample #1 was a half full bottle from that mixing session and it was blah. Butter. The full bottle, #2, wasn't quite as bad but I wouldn't vape it by choice.
#3 is 120ml in a small mason jar mixed 1/6/17. It was... ok. Not great, not pure butter. Still wouldn't choose it.
#4 is 30ml I mixed 1/22/17 when I received my sample of Nude Nicotine. It was the best of the bunch but still kinda blah.
When my palette went on strawberry strike I started mixing rhodonite, which is a raspberry macaroon flavor, and that is just delicious. Also bought some Cinnamon Toast Crunch from the B&M that I absolutely love. I think I just need to avoid strawberry for awhile.
You owe me a beer to wash this taste out of my mouth
Wow, thanks for the detailed information! Very interesting results. I'm wondering if I'm having a similar issue. I used to love all kinds of strawberry and lately nothing strawberry tastes good, no matter if it's strawberry milk, strawberry with fruits (especially watermelon) or straight strawberry, it doesn't taste good to me.
I definitely owe you a cold one![emoji481]
#1 and #2 went to live down the drain. #3 and #4 I'll revisit after a bit before I decide if they go down the drain too. Every bottle of DIY is certainly a learning experience.
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