The Birth of Toxic Tardy Cherry: A Chewy Cherry Spree
When I set out to mix this profile, I wanted a standalone cherry juice that didn’t mess around—something thick, upfront, and aggressively sweet. I started by locking in Sobucky Super Aromas (SSA) Juicy Cherries at a full 4.0% to push the flavor ceiling right to the edge, backing it up with Purilum Super Sweet to lay down a heavy commercial sugar baseline.
But out of the gate, it wasn’t hitting quite right. The cherry was there, but it lacked that sharp, punchy attitude. It needed a bite.
To fix it, I threw down an exact 1.0% add-on of TFA Sweet and Tart (12 drops) to inject a sour candy crunch, and spiked it with a tiny 0.25% dose of ultra-concentrated Flavorah Sweetness (3 drops) to lock in a granulated sugar finish.
The result? Absolute magic. The recipe completely transformed away from a basic fruit liquid into a dead-on Chewy Cherry Spree. You get that distinct, bold, artificial cherry core wrapped up in a sharp, chalky candy shell that melts into a deep, heavy, mouth-watering chew on the exhale.
As for the name, Toxic Tardy Cherry isn’t about being late—the “Tardy” is a play on its intense Tarty nature. It’s an aggressive, mouth-puckering slap of sour candy chaos balanced out by a killer dose of sweetness, mixed at 65vg for pod systems. It’s sweet, it’s sour, and it completely dominates the tank.
Update:
My bad the link was broken that posted earlyer…
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All your flavor entries are incorrect except the cherry.
Ya got me curious how it is when pushed that far. I’ve rarely used an SSA flavor up to their recommended percentage and you went 25% over on that cherry. I looked and 1.5 is the highest I’ve ever taken it.
Love the art you’re doing man.
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Thanks, trying to copy old styles of artwork
its for my wife, I first tried 1.5%, then 2.2%, then 3%, now 4% she likes it there.
I’m not a pod vape type of guy.
So I bumped up the cherry as she asked… Then tasted it through her pod, and man it tasted like a chewy cherry spree, but its still missing something.
I may take the Cherry back down to 2.2% and add in Candy Stick Candy (SC) (WF) to give it what its missing, and even things out.
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So I had to test this ratio theory, since this was brought up about ratios on:
I tested the theory regarding flavor percentages by comparing a batch mixed at the ELR median of 1.5% against my version at 4%. I ran both through two different pod systems, and the difference was clear: at 1.5%, the cherry tasted light and somewhat waxy, whereas at 4%, it was much brighter. It still needs a final touch to bring the profile together, but it confirms that personal preference often dictates what works best, regardless of recommended median percentages.
I’ve reverted the recipe back to the original 4% concentration.
While some might argue that percentage is too high, I believe “too high” is subjective—everyone’s palate and preferred flavor profile are different.
I always use cherries at a higher than recommended percentage.
Another tip: For every cherry recipe I create I always add Cranberry (TPA) and/or Cranberry (Cap). It gives the cherry a fuller, more realistic flavor and adds a tannic tartness that no other flavor offers.
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No lies I haven’t tried any, I do like cranberry, I was thinking it would make it tart. Thanks for the tip 
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I’m struggling to make a cherry that my wife or I like, I’ll have to tuck that up my sleeve….
Edit to ask: how would you compare Cap and TPA Cranberry @Mixmaster_Mike ? I’m new and have no plans to be a super prolific mixer so I’m probably only buying a single cranberry flavour. I’ve read through a few threads on here but most people seem to be comparing only one of those two brands, against whatever other brands they have. No one seemed to have CAP and TPA.
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