Thanks, SMT. Would you consider this a base? And notes? Yes, please. I'll link to them, too.
I'm terrible at names and, in any case, for recipes favor the utilitarian over the clever.
Later . . . Just noticed there are already versions of this and your caramel in the blog. You posted them
here for Mel on June 5. The butterscotches differ a little. Does this latest supersede the first? For now, I've included both as versions 1 and 2?
I wouldn't necessarily consider it a base. Others may.
This butterscotch recipe does supersede the first. So does my caramel. They've matured over time. I'm still gathering my updated caramel info.
Here is the recipe and notes so they're all in one place. Figured it would be a lot easier for you.
Creamy Butterscotch recipe ( 30ml ):
FW Butterscotch Ripple 3.7%
FA Butterscotch 2%
FW Natural Butterscotch 10 drops (for 30ml)
FA Madagascar Vanilla (Vanilla Classic) 3%
FA Vienna Cream 0.8%
FLV Cream 7 drops (for 30ml)
It's good after a 1 week steep but much better at 2-3 weeks. Fully developed at 4 weeks.
My Notes (copied from eJuiceMeUp):
IMO there is no one butterscotch to rule them all. So doubling or even tripling different b-scotch's worked very nicely for a convincing b-scotch. It took me a while to get this one to where I was satisfied and stopped fiddling with it.
FW Butterscotch Ripple is a real nice creamy butterscotch. It's weak on the butterscotch side. Needs other butterscotch flavors for something convincing.
If you want even more butterscotch flavor then boost FA Butterscotch to 2.5%. FA butterscotch is a Euro butterscotch unlike USA sweet ones it is darker.
Alternatively, if you want to boost the butterscotch flavor without adding b-scotch then lower FA Madagascar Vanilla from 3% to 2% - 2.5%
FW Natural Butterscotch was the missing b-scotch for this recipe. It brought the recipe to life. Didn't need much.
If you want it less sweet then lower the FA Vienna Cream to 0.5% or if you prefer sweeter then boost it to between 1.0% - 1.5%
Creams make for good sweeteners.
FLV Cream is there for fullness and mouthfeel. I think it's one of the best creams. It's really good.
FA Madagascar Vanilla is useful in many recipes. It's one of my favorite vanillas.