I am new to Black Pepper but was asked the question “what else other than custards and vanilla?”
I had no idea so had a look see and this is what I found:
These topics have links to flavour pairings, there are some suggestions in the text but some of the links don’t work for me, so I’m not sure:
Flavor Pairing - E-liquids / Flavors - E-Liquid Recipes Forum (e-liquid-recipes.com)
Flavor Pairing Tools - Post 'em here - E-liquids / Flavors - E-Liquid Recipes Forum (e-liquid-recipes.com)
The Flavor Bible - E-liquids / Flavors - E-Liquid Recipes Forum (e-liquid-recipes.com)
I have seached by flavour stash (Black Pepper (FA)) there were 50 results - maybe others will have more luck with different brands?
Coffee - as suggested here: 7 surprising foods to sprinkle pepper on | Mashable
Blackberry
Cherry
Grapefruit
Lemon
Pineapple
Asian pear
Fig
Papaya
Persimmon
Plum
Rhubarb
as per: A Helpful Guide to Fruit Flavor Combinations (thespruceeats.com)
Strawberries,
Berries,
Peaches,
Apricot,
Melons,
as per these recipes: black pepper and fruit recipes at DuckDuckGo
Seems there is quite a lot that can be done with this flavour.
My own instinct is anything that already pairs with Chai, other warm spices and warm flavours such as bourbon, chocolate etc.
To get an idea: Today I used one drop per tank of Black Pepper FA (@5ml, trace Nic and 0 Nic) . Flavour: mild black pepper
Mouthfeel MTL: warming to the mouth but no throat hit, warming increases slightly if chain vaping.
A larger drop tastes floral and is overpowering for me.
Tried with a Vanilla mix and a Coconut mix: this added some body to the flavours, black pepper is there but not overpowering.
Apple (the larger drop) overpowered the apple and tasted floral.
Hope this helps