Hey all! I recently concocted my first e-liquid (pina colada) and it's pretty tasty but a little on the "sharp" side. A bit too tangy and bitter and I'd like to add something to it to smooth it out. Any ideas?
What will "smooth out" a sharp flavor?
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FlavourArt's Magic Mask is made to counter that citric tang. It adds an ingredient which "deadens" the tongue's perception of citric taste. They also make MTS vape Wizard which is similar - it includes Magic Mask and some other flavor tamers. But both are expensive and slow since FlavourArt is from Italy, so shipping is long and expensive.
Ethyl Maltol will also smooth it out, but probably not as well as Magic Mask would. You can get some from Perfumer's Apprentice.
I don't know of any common ingredient which might do what you want, so I hope someone else has some ideas.
Ethyl Maltol will also smooth it out, but probably not as well as Magic Mask would. You can get some from Perfumer's Apprentice.
I don't know of any common ingredient which might do what you want, so I hope someone else has some ideas.
VG has a tendency to dull the flavor and add sweetness. So it will probably reduce the tang, along with the flavor.
Thanks Scottes...I haven't started my DIY stuff yet, but had heard that VG would cut strong tastes and had a little more sweetness than PG, which would counteract the tang.
VG will certainly help, but you may need a lot of it to really reduce that sharpness, which in turn will cut the nic considerably. Then you may be back to trying to balance the flavors once again.
I have some pistachio flavoring that is OMG strong, and started out with a 6ml bottle and it turned into a 30ml mix once I was done trying to get it right.
If the batch was small enough, it may be worth mixing up a new batch with less flavoring, then perhaps add some of your sharper liquid to it to get the results that you want.
I have some pistachio flavoring that is OMG strong, and started out with a 6ml bottle and it turned into a 30ml mix once I was done trying to get it right.
If the batch was small enough, it may be worth mixing up a new batch with less flavoring, then perhaps add some of your sharper liquid to it to get the results that you want.
I keep some cream flavored liquid on hand to use for this. I get mine from mist-stix but quite a few vendors carry it. I have found the cream liquid seems to calm down some strong flavors, without having to worry about reducing the nic content.
You can get Vape Wizard. It is made by Flavourart especially for e-juice from thier Magic Mask. HappyVaper has it on this side of the Atlantic.
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I posted this elsewhere too, but I'm finding that small amounts of Loranns Butter can add a richness that smooths out the edges of sweet flavors. (If you like its taste and it fits with your flavor, the Bavarian Vanilla Cream can do something similar but adds its own taste too.)
Agreed on the VG, too.
Agreed on the VG, too.
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