well I just found out why you single flavour test. I did with this flavour and many others and cherimoya by Wonder flavours turns into a skunk at 3% do not ever please go above 2% solo and in a mix just dont go above 1.2% it’s just going to ruin everything! Omg that was so gross, I can still taste the skunk…I just recently read others notes on this same flavour and so far idk but no one else seems to have that opinion. I tasted skunk at 3% thats all I know. At first it is a nice flavour all banana and pear and honeydew melon, but if your heavy on it it will ruin everything. I promise that…otherwise its a really nice flavour to work with
Don’t be afraid… just be light.
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Well DAMN, there it is.
Testing flavors, especially ones that aren’t as known, or widely used, CAN lead to “moments”, hehe. I have been there, done that.
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You aren’t the only person who has made “skunk juice”. In fact, at least one of us (me) has made “Dead Skunk Juice”. I’m grateful I only made 10ml’s when I try something completely new. That way I can either dump it or adjust if it seems salvageable. Each of those “Skunk Juices” I see as a learning experience. Sometimes we learn what we like, and sometimes we learn what we don’t like. Both lessons are equally valuable.
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The worst I did was TFA Almond at like 10%. It tasted of nasty chemicals. It was in my first flavor order and I tested them all at 10% (or 12%?) back in 2016. I can still remember that one and only drag of it. I was too scared to ever try it again lol.
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That happened to me with very reputable flavors but I was given instructions to use a much higher pct than it should have been. This was way before I knew about ELR. As a result I was frightened off of FA Caramel and didn’t trust it for years. Can you imagine? A perfectly good caramel sitting on a shelf not being used.
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That’s ok FA’s caramel isn’t that great anyway.
Here is a piece of advice for you beginners. If you SFT and realize that you don’t really care for the flavor I recommend trying it in a recipe before you discard it. I have several concentrates that I don’t particularly care for as a single flavor but put it in a recipe and it shines. Of course it may not always turn out that way.
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thank gawd you said that because I was never that impressed. It’s okay and can work in recipes for me but I’m not knocked out. I’m still not knocked out about any caramels and I have 24 of them but a couple still untested. I haven’t tried Caramel (Salted) SC WF. Have you? Others seem to like it.
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You need to try it. Yes, I have I it’s one of my faves. The only issue I have is that it is a coil killer.
wow.
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I’m not a huge fan of caramels but Caramel (Salted) FW is a very accurate concentrate. @Dan_the_Man is right: It is a coil killer.
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