Marshmallow: FA vs TFA?

[tazzle]

Okay, I'm going to stop updating after this, but a) I really love this, and have already gone through most of my first bottle, so I need to make more, like now, and in a bigger bottle ... though probably not 100ml, because I'm still wary of possible citrus muting problems, and b) IF any of you out there also vape Claire's Coconut Cream Pie, 2/3 Pink Lemonade clone plus 1/3 CCCP is mighty mighty. Or 3/4 + 1/4. Spectacular combo.

Also I've ordered some FA Cardamom on a whim, and may try a wee bit of that with this in the future. Anyway, it has settled into "totally delicious" after steeping, rather than "all the nice bright flavors disappear," and I'm very happy.

 

[man00ver]

Hi @tazzle. I was going to modify this recipe a little after reading micah's notes, since I'm missing the FLV Lemonade and CAP Sweet Tangerine. I was all set up yesterday to substitute FA's Lemon Sicily and Tanger (Mandarin), when my eye caught my relatively untried bottle of INW Shisha Lemon. Also I spied its partners Shisha Lime, Shisha Orange, Shisha Strawberry and Shisha Vanilla. So I ended up doing a Polish version:

Shisha Slurpee <-- tentative name, since I feel I may want some Koolada in this later.
0.5% Cactus (INAWERA)
2.5% Lemon Shisha (INAWERA)
1.5% Lime Shisha (INAWERA)
0.75% Orange Shisha (INAWERA)
1% Strawberry Shisha (INAWERA)
0.5% Sweetener (Sucralose) (TPA)
0.75% Vanilla Shisha (INAWERA)
Flavor total: 7.5%

I went with INW Cactus instead of FA Marshmallow because I've been vaping my Cactus tester lately and it's got a full juicy mouthfeel that seemed like it'd work well here. It might need some tuning, but the day-old bottle has a nice bright smell, sweet (it probably didn't need the Sweetener) and a little spicy (maybe an "incense" vibe, @IDJoel?). I'll try it out on the weekend. I think I'll also do the modified ELEMENT clone I skipped, just to see.

This "Shisha Slurpee" (name change imminent) turned out great! It's not really lemonade, more of a mellow citrus punch, nicely rounded by the fluffy vanilla and juicy cactus. The sweetness seems just right so I'll leave it where it is, but I think I'll promote the Lemon Shisha to 3% for the next bottle. On this batch there's distinct lime in every pull, with an orange hit on occasion, while the strawberry hangs out behind the citrus. It's a very tasty vape and not at all harsh, so it drains quickly. I'll post it in the Recipes sub-forum with the new name, after I check the next iteration. Thanks for the inspiration!

And no, I didn't make the ELEMENT clone adaptation yet. A pending plumbing repair in my basement has put a little hitch in my mixing for now. If it goes on too long I'll have to carry some stuff upstairs....