Different inhale than exhale?

[partyannimal]

I've heard people talk about juices that produce a different flavor on the inhale than the exhale. Like Vanilla on the inhale, and a berry on the exhale. Is there a trick to how this done in DIY that anyone knows about, or is it simply one of those magical and elusive trade secrets everyone is trying to for lol?

 

[GodEsque]

Lol, not a secret. I think it's more like how flavors interact with each other. I also think it could have something to do with ratio. Like, if you had strawberry cheesecake & more strawberry than cheesecake then you would probably taste the strawberry first & the cheesecake as an after note. Make sense?

 

[partyannimal]

Lol, not a secret. I think it's more like how flavors interact with each other. I also think it could have something to do with ratio. Like, if you had strawberry cheesecake & more strawberry than cheesecake then you would probably taste the strawberry first & the cheesecake as an after note. Make sense?

No, it makes perfect sense lol. I thought that could be it at first, but when I tried that I ended up just tasting the flavor I used more of, and a subtle hint of the other. Both together though. :/

 

[Rin13]

Also depends on how you exhale. If I exhale through my nose it tastes different

 

[partyannimal]

Also depends on how you exhale. If I exhale through my nose it tastes different

Hmmm...I exhale through both most of the time, or just my nose. It seems when I exhale just through my mouth I don't taste much at all lol.

 

[glasseye]

Just a theory, but I think it has to do with our taste receptors and how they process the tastes to our brains. The receptors for sweet are at the front of the tongue, bitter is in the back and sour and salty are on the sides. Taking your example, it sort of makes sense that a sweet like vanilla would register first and then a bit tart like raspberry would hit first on the exhale.
Kind of going off subject a bit, but I also think that's why taste seems to be so subjective- because our taste receptors are so different. I could blahblahblah for a while on this but I won't. lol

 

[partyannimal]

Just a theory, but I think it has to do with our taste receptors and how they process the tastes to our brains. The receptors for sweet are at the front of the tongue, bitter is in the back and sour and salty are on the sides. Taking your example, it sort of makes sense that a sweet like vanilla would register first and then a bit tart like raspberry would hit first on the exhale.
Kind of going off subject a bit, but I also think that's why taste seems to be so subjective- because our taste receptors are so different. I could blahblahblah for a while on this but I won't. lol

You may be right! I wish I could remember which flavors people mentioned having the different inhale/exhale flavors to get a better idea of how accurate your theory could actually be. Although I guess even with different berries it could work if one was sweet and the other more sour. But if there was say a watermelon/blueberry flavor that worked like this, it wouldn't apply. Ugh, I guess as with a lot of things in DIY maybe I'll just find out by accident someday lol!

 

[Iffy]

I have a blueberry/pear recipe with bb dominate on the inhale and a bit of pear on the exhale.

Can't explain it... I just enjoy it!

 

[MissAmerican]

I'm confused on this one also, with people describing different tastes on inhale and exhale. I've tried inhaling and then exhaling through my nose only but cannot taste a difference. I just don't get it. Maybe my palate isn't as refined as others? Also tried something called the "French inhale technique" and that didn't work for me either.