My TPA Bavarian Cream is a yellow colour, and on a hand test taste like old socks. Has it gone off?
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Do you work for Jim Henson Inc? If yes, do you come home on occasion and find yourself still wearing āwork clothesā? If yes, then itās probably fine.
If the answer was no to either, or both of the aboveā¦ Then I would bet that yes, your flavor has probably gone bad. 
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Bugger. Just done a mix with it too.
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In my experience this always been a pale - dark yellow flavor to begin with. Tasting like old sock, I donāt know, never liked the flavor to begin with. Single flavor test it and see, unless you donāt know what it should taste like.
In general, tpaās stuff is filled with ethyl maltol, maltol and plenty of other stuff. Should think they donāt last long, but again in my experience they last forever.
Wouldnāt worry about it, unless itās packaged in very cheap plastic or stored open, but never know, hence single flavor testing might give you that answer.
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Dittos ā¦
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I donāt know if thatās what youād consider this:
(This bottle is less than 4 months old, and perfectly fine)
To me itās more of a gold than yellow, but wouldnāt be the first time I see things differently. 
For whatever reason, it reminds me of a metallic tone, than a lemon (or some shitty paint job on a Dodge or Camaro. lol)
At any rate @steve68 I donāt get āold sockā from a finger test. Then again, I donāt get Bavarian Cream from a finger test.
Thereās just some flavors that you have to mix with before youāll know the final outcome. This is one IMO.
Smell and finger tests donāt always give an accurate indication.
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Thanks to all who have responded
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Just curious as to the last time you tried it? As you progress as a mixer your taste buds will change.
I hadnāt used TFA Bavarian Cream in at least a year or more and I canāt stand the smell or taste of it anymore. I thought perhaps it had " gone off " so I purchased a little 10ml bottle andā¦ Still canāt stand the sight or smell or anything else about it.
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I was blissfully ignorant of this and use TPAās all the time. Also use CAPās to a lesser extent. Is there a BC you would recommend?
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The contents (and rough amounts) for TFA Bavarian Cream can be found here:
https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/componentlist.aspx?sku_search=338222
This list isnāt exactly āeasy to findā but itās one that lists their flavors as well as the SDS sheets and components lists (on the far right) for each:
https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/specsheetlist.aspx
If in doubt, or have a question on a flavor, this is a worthwhile bookmark IMO.
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Bookmarked. Thanx!
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I have used it fairly recently, and to be honest I got none of the off notes in the mix that I got from the finger test. After reading your comment Iām beginning to think it just smells weird anyway, lol.
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Thanks for that. Iāve recently mixed with it so I guess Iāll soon find out, lol.
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me neither
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Lol gold, yellow, pale all the same too me. Iām colorblind but it has more of a yellow tint rather than golden. Itās nitpicking, Sir
First of all thereās nothing wrong with that BC, it does have its place in recipes, especially if you want to archive a force muting aka taking the rough edges off/out of a mix, or need it as a binder.
I just wouldnāt use it as the primary cream, because it tastes nothing like a good bc, too me and thatās of course subjective. Overall I wouldnāt say itās a bad flavor, I just donāt like it, if you do stick with it
Anyways, the one in using is (JF) Bavarian Cream, itās the most authentic and can also stand on its own. Very potent in my opinion, which I like, again subjective as usual lol.
But it does have a titsy tiny chocolate hint, which can be masked in some recipes but not all. Itās not tootsy roll or cocoa, itās more a creamier darker nuances that actually comes from the vanilla and cream.
Think heavy whipping cream, you make yourself not the spray can, after you eat a spoon full, you get this coating in your mouth that can sometimes remind of very light chocolate. Jungle Flavor definitely captured that.
I love it out of all the bc, but some might not, so Iāll mention that and it doesnāt mute or emulsify like tpaās does!
I heard good things about (FA) bc, but I have not ordered it yet. I keep you updated whenever I order more flavors, and you might not have it.
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Thank you.
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@Steve68 I have multiple bottles of TPA BC and they are all a shade of yellow. It darkens slightly as it ages, and Iām still using part of a 2 year old bottle with no issues. I feel that TPAās BC has a somewhat distinctive taste, love it or not. If you are getting SOCKS however, thatās not good.
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@Steve68 Yea that doesnāt sound promisingā¦ try coming back to it in a day or so. your sniffer might be off right now, especilly of your doing a lot of finger testsā¦
Mine looks exactly like @Sprkslfly 's color
Scent wise - I get a heavy Carmalized Deeper Vanilla scent. Donāt like to do finger tests, but I did, and get a acidic bite to my mouth and lips. No Dirty Socks like some other flavors have in Spades.
0.5%-2% might work better in a mix as a Bavarian Flavor, but like @eStorm I didnāt get any Bavarian flavor At my 5% test it was mostly crispy caramelzed part on top of a cheesecake Then Sweet, then some vanilla and a little fluffy feel.
Bavarian Cream - Tested 5% (TFA) 1-3%` 3 Month Steep Toasty Caramelized Sweet A little Vanilla and lil fluffy.
Finished a new round of small SF tests, some had very long steeps. out to 3 months.
Sorry itās not to descriptive as others, they were fast little 2 mL batches. Just enough for me to sample for a minute or 2.
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Not a violent person, but you make me want to smack you 
Nothing to be sorry about. Notes are notes and you put work into it. I and pretty sure many others respect and appreciate that.
Just because itās not 10 pages or takes up half a forum page, doesnāt make it less valuable. In fact, never can have enough opinions or even different opinions on flavors.
Helps all of us, so please keep sharing, without thinking that they are not good enough!
Yes I know derail, but cāmon it needs to be said
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