Need a tried & true Jamaican Rum recipe

[OpenUpShop]

Happy New Year everyone.

Anyone can point me to a tried & true "Jamaican Rum" recipe but one that doesn't contain the vaping ingredients most say to avoid, i.e. Acetyl Propionyl, Diketones etc??

Way before I started making my own juice, I had tried an Jamaican Rum flavor at a vape shop that I absolutely loved. Best I could describe it is, it was a "warm" somewhat "heavy" flavor.

I have other mixes that I'm happy with, but everytime I've tried making a Jamaican Rum mix, I simply cannot get it right.

Also anyone know diff between the various Jamaican Rum or Rhum concentrates, TFA, etc?

Would really appreciate picking ya'll brains on this. Thank you and Happy New Year to everyone!

 

[smacuser]

Hi @OpenUpShop

According to ELR, FA Jamaican Rum seems to be the most popular flavor to mix with. Here’s a screenshot of the most popular recipes using that concentrate. I may have used it once, but I prefer the TFA Kentucky Bourbon for boozy flavors.

 

[OpenUpShop]

Hi @OpenUpShop

According to ELR, FA Jamaican Rum seems to be the most popular flavor to mix with. Here’s a screenshot of the most popular recipes using that concentrate. I may have used it once, but I prefer the TFA Kentucky Bourbon for boozy flavors.



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Thank you Smacuser,
Appreciate it.

Love ELR, & I had actually run to same search.
The names kinda threw me off trying to figure which would be the closest to a basic Jam rum recipe. Also, most seem to have 8 to 11 ingredients making trial & error impractical. So I figured I'd ask here.

Luckily I did come across an old thread here that seems promising:

Help with Jamaican Rum - %?

Hello, I'm trying to create a rum tobacco recipe using a few ingredients and I'm having real problems working with the rum ingredient. I've tried both TFA Jamaican Rum and Flavour Art Jamaican Rhum and even mixing them. The rum flavour seems...

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Ive never really been a drinker, but with vaping the original jam rum I had tried was amazing. What kind of taste is the Kentucky bourbon flavor you spoke of, Solo, or is it a recipe?

 

[smacuser]

Ive never really been a drinker, but with vaping the original jam rum I had tried was amazing. What kind of taste is the Kentucky bourbon flavor you spoke of, Solo, or is it a recipe?

Good find.

I originally bought Kentucky Bourbon to make some 5Pawns Castle Long. It's good solo and I'll mix it with different tobaccos. But, to be honest, these days I just mix unflavored. Good to see you back and good luck.

 

[OpenUpShop]

Good find.

I originally bought Kentucky Bourbon to make some 5Pawns Castle Long. It's good solo and I'll mix it with different tobaccos. But, to be honest, these days I just mix unflavored. Good to see you back and good luck.

Thank you Smacuser, added the tfa Ken bourbon to my order, can't wait to try it out.

 

[smacuser]

Thank you Smacuser, added the tfa Ken bourbon to my order, can't wait to try it out.

Are you ordering from Bull City? There might be more recommendations coming. It’s been a while since I bought that. I’ve read there’s a Bourbon Cream (RF) out there that’s supposed to be pretty good, but it does contain AP. The KB I have is TFA.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

@OpenUpShop

When searching for "bourbon's" you will come across vanilla bourbon flavors in your searches on ECF and elsewhere.

Just an FYI... all the DIY vanilla bourbon flavors have nothing to do with alcohol flavors. Vanilla Bourbon is a type of vanilla. It's a darker and more earthy tasting vanilla versus a Madagascar or any of the other vanillas.

As to bourbon's...

Someone on ELR says using TFA/TPA Kentucky Bourbon 2.5% paired with FLV Bourbon 1% delivers a "true" bourbon flavor. A reviewer on Bull City Flavors says FLV Bourbon is the perfect bourbon flavor.

I would recommend pairing those two with one or two creams.

Creams will add the "heavy" and the bourbon's will add the "warm".

If it was me, I would mix the following...

TFA Kentucky Bourbon 2.5%
FLV Bourbon 1%
VTA Vanilla Cream 1%
FLV Cream 1%

Optionally... adding the following would make for a more complex tasting mix.

INW Shisha Vanilla 1% will add a vanilla note to your bourbon.
FA Oak Wood 0.5% will give you that "oak barrel aged" effect.

The following bourbons also receive high ratings on ELR.

VTA Aged Bourbon Cream
WF Bourbon
VTA Bourbon

VTA = Vape Train Australia. On Bull City Flavors it's just VT.

I'll toss FA Whisky into the fold as it also receives high marks.

FA Jamaican Rum is more of a sweetener versus an actual rum flavor. It is sweet. Pairing it with TFA/TPA Kentucky Bourbon and FLV Bourbon would sweeten the bourbons and add a rum note. Jamaican rums are naturally sweet. FWIW, in Jamaica it is illegal to add sugar to Jamaican rums.

Good luck!!!

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Forgot to add......

All the flavors I mentioned in my last post are available at Bull City Flavors.

Bull City Flavors - Largest Selection & Best Prices on Flavoring

Largest selection and best prices on flavoring

www.bullcityflavors.com

 

[ShowMeTwice]

@OpenUpShop you might want to look through the alcohol flavored DIY recipes in Zazie's blog. There are many. The majority were created by ECF members.

See the "Beverage (alcoholic)" recipes on this page:

Beverages and Cereals

This section of the blog includes recipes for beverages (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) and cereals. Other sections cover candy/desserts/bakery (intwo parts, cheesecakes and frozen desserts, fruit/vegetable/floral, mint/menthol and miscellaneous...

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[Zazie]

Here I go again (I've posted this twice before, long before you asked your question, @OpenUpShop): "According to ID10-T, 'TFA, FLV, and VT are the Holy Trinity of bourbon flavors--one for sweetness, one for charred oak, and one to booze it up.' "

 

[OpenUpShop]

@OpenUpShop

When searching for "bourbon's" you will come across vanilla bourbon flavors in your searches on ECF and elsewhere.

Just an FYI... all the DIY vanilla bourbon flavors have nothing to do with alcohol flavors. Vanilla Bourbon is a type of vanilla. It's a darker and more earthy tasting vanilla versus a Madagascar or any of the other vanillas.

As to bourbon's...

Someone on ELR says using TFA/TPA Kentucky Bourbon 2.5% paired with FLV Bourbon 1% delivers a "true" bourbon flavor. A reviewer on Bull City Flavors says FLV Bourbon is the perfect bourbon flavor.

I would recommend pairing those two with one or two creams.

Creams will add the "heavy" and the bourbon's will add the "warm".

If it was me, I would mix the following...

TFA Kentucky Bourbon 2.5%
FLV Bourbon 1%
VTA Vanilla Cream 1%
FLV Cream 1%

Optionally... adding the following would make for a more complex tasting mix.

INW Shisha Vanilla 1% will add a vanilla note to your bourbon.
FA Oak Wood 0.5% will give you that "oak barrel aged" effect.

The following bourbons also receive high ratings on ELR.

VTA Aged Bourbon Cream
WF Bourbon
VTA Bourbon

VTA = Vape Train Australia. On Bull City Flavors it's just VT.

I'll toss FA Whisky into the fold as it also receives high marks.

FA Jamaican Rum is more of a sweetener versus an actual rum flavor. It is sweet. Pairing it with TFA/TPA Kentucky Bourbon and FLV Bourbon would sweeten the bourbons and add a rum note. Jamaican rums are naturally sweet. FWIW, in Jamaica it is illegal to add sugar to Jamaican rums.

Good luck!!!

Thank you so much ShowMeTwice, that was incredibly informative and informational.

I def wouldn't have known "vanilla bourbons" have nothing to do with any alcohol flavors, if I came across it.

I posted looking for specifically for a Jamaican Rum recipe that didn't contain Acetoin, Diketones, diacetyle, etc etc. as I had tried a "Jamaican rum" bottle from a vape shop, that I absolutely loved.

But smauser's post got me interested in the Bourbon too. Thank you for the recipe, adding to my current order. Can't wait to "checkout" & get this order!

 

[OpenUpShop]

p.s. and thank you re: Zazie's blog. Will def be spending some time reading, just got an ultrasonic cleaner, it'll give me stuff to test and see if the ultra sonic really helps with steeping time. Thank you again!

 

[OpenUpShop]

Here I go again (I've posted this twice before, long before you asked your question, @OpenUpShop): "According to ID10-T, 'TFA, FLV, and VT are the Holy Trinity of bourbon flavors--one for sweetness, one for charred oak, and one to booze it up.' "

Thank you Zazie. Going to spend some time reading your blog. Ive learnt to master some recipes, but im a complete noob when it comes liquors.... Thank you for the trinity info, that makes things easier to grasp.

 

[smacuser]

Oh, yeah. Back to the subject of bourbon, I’ve messed around with mixing it with cream cheese icing to add to cinnamon danish swirl, bread pudding or banana nut bread with varying results (mostly good).