Cotton candy taste issue?

[Mikeylikey]

Alright. I love bc fog.. but everytime I buy cotton candy flavoring it taste kind of burnt and bitter. No matter the quantity I use to mix.

I bought blue raspberry cotton candy by Capella. Never made a single flavor recipe before. But sounds pretty straight forward. So I mixed 70/30 VG/PG dropped 10% brcc in it and 1% sweetener. And it taste good. But the cotton candy taste bitter/burnt. Not sweet. I can taste the raspberry and it's good.

I know it's not my nic. I made a strawberry cream and a menthol grapefruit with same batch and both came out excellent. It's only when I mix with a cotton candy this happens. Anyone know Why?

 

[stols001]

It could be that flavor just tastes that way to you, have you tried other flavoring company's cotton candy at all? Or maybe that flavor wants to be vaped at a different wattage. How long did you steep it, as fruits often taste okay without too much steeping while others require more, and you might try steeping it with the top off some, it might have some alcohols in it giving it a burnt and bitter taste.

It might be a totally different reason, but that's about all I got. Good luck

Anna

 

[Capt.shay]

I view cotton candy more as an enhancer than as a stand alone. I don't think it taste all that much like CC myself. It has the ability to bring out the sweetness in other juices.

If I were to take a stab at something that tasted like a true Blue Ras CC I would try something like:

FW Blue 3%
Pick your Ras 3%
BlueRas CC 5%
TFA Bav. cream 1-2%

You shouldn't need a sweetener so try it without first, add if needed, or you could up the cream a little.

 

[DaveP]

Real Cotton Candy (the kind you get at the fair) is as much about mouth feel as it is about flavor. It's hard to recreate the sensation of crunchy and fluffy in an ejuice.

 

[Mikeylikey]

Thanks a bunch. Yeah it's not my main ingredient by a long shot. It's not that in depth I don't think.

I will try a different brand of CC. But I'm starting to think it's my personal taste buds. I've had a few people try it and they like it. It may just be me.

But at the same time. I can smoke premium labs bc fog and it tastes great. So far the only cotton candy e juice I can seem to smoke

 

[Mikeylikey]

I view cotton candy more as an enhancer than as a stand alone. I don't think it taste all that much like CC myself. It has the ability to bring out the sweetness in other juices.

If I were to take a stab at something that tasted like a true Blue Ras CC I would try something like:

FW Blue 3%
Pick your Ras 3%
BlueRas CC 5%
TFA Bav. cream 1-2%

You shouldn't need a sweetener so try it without first, add if needed, or you could up the cream a little.

I'm going to try that mix and see what I get out of it.

 

[zoiDman]

Alright. I love bc fog.. but everytime I buy cotton candy flavoring it taste kind of burnt and bitter. No matter the quantity I use to mix.

I bought blue raspberry cotton candy by Capella. Never made a single flavor recipe before. But sounds pretty straight forward. So I mixed 70/30 VG/PG dropped 10% brcc in it and 1% sweetener. And it taste good. But the cotton candy taste bitter/burnt. Not sweet. I can taste the raspberry and it's good.

I know it's not my nic. I made a strawberry cream and a menthol grapefruit with same batch and both came out excellent. It's only when I mix with a cotton candy this happens. Anyone know Why?

I'm not a Big Fan of Ethyl Maltol in DIY Mixes.

It just doesn't do enough as a Flavoring. And it Doesn't sweeten things to the level I want before making the Mix taste like Chemical Meh.

 

[Mikeylikey]

I'm not a Big Fan of Ethyl Maltol in DIY Mixes.

It just doesn't do enough as a Flavoring. And it Doesn't sweeten things to the level I want before making the Mix taste like Chemical Meh.

Chemical taste is a perfect description of what I get out of cotton candy. I made 250 mils of it.. any way to save it?

 

[zoiDman]

Chemical taste is a perfect description of what I get out of cotton candy. I made 250 mils of it.. any way to save it?

You could do 30ml Mix without the Cotton Candy and then combine it with 30ml of what you have. Might Help?

But sometimes it's just Better to Toss what you have and Start Over.

 

[Mikeylikey]

Yeah any flavor go with blue raspberry cotton candy? Lol

 

[ChelsB]

It’s been a long road for me finding a cotton candy flavor that I like. I’ve tried countless flavors and 5 pre-mixed ejuices). So far the best I’ve found is TFA cotton candy and that is just okay. I’m still searching for the perfect cotton candy (pre-mixed or DIY). Or maybe I’m just too picky.
Good luck!

 

[zoiDman]

Yeah any flavor go with blue raspberry cotton candy? Lol

Strawberry

 

[Mikeylikey]

It’s been a long road for me finding a cotton candy flavor that I like. I’ve tried countless flavors and 5 pre-mixed ejuices). So far the best I’ve found is TFA cotton candy and that is just okay. I’m still searching for the perfect cotton candy (pre-mixed or DIY). Or maybe I’m just too picky.
Good luck!

Have you had premium labs bc fog?

 

[DaveP]

This thread talks about the impressions people get from too much Ethyl Maltol which is the chemical name for what creates the cotton candy taste. Half a percent is the norm for EM. 1% or more can create some strange flavor variances.

What does too much Ethyl Maltol taste like?

 

[Mikeylikey]

This thread talks about the impressions people get from too much Ethyl Maltol which is the chemical name for what creates the cotton candy taste. Half a percent is the norm for EM. 1% or more can create some strange flavor variances.

What does too much Ethyl Maltol taste like?

Yeah right on that helps alot. Instead of buying a blue raspberry cotton candy. I'll buy the blue raspberry and cotton candy separate.

I have strawberry. I'll throw some in a 30 mil. See if it improves it

 

[dc99]

Add 5% TPA strawberry ripe.

 

[VAPIN WHAT!!! LOL]

It could be that flavor just tastes that way to you, have you tried other flavoring company's cotton candy at all? Or maybe that flavor wants to be vaped at a different wattage. How long did you steep it, as fruits often taste okay without too much steeping while others require more, and you might try steeping it with the top off some, it might have some alcohols in it giving it a burnt and bitter taste.

It might be a totally different reason, but that's about all I got. Good luck

Anna

That's just the way CC is if you use too much. It's a very fine line to get just right.
It's definitely the CC, I heard it happens and it happened to me. Try again at a much lower % or mix more VG to try and save it.


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[halbgott]

Yeah any flavor go with blue raspberry cotton candy? Lol

Forest fruit maybe