Hi Guys,
Here are some notes I finished today for the Croissant & Pretzel Dough. I hope you find them useful. If you have different experiences with these flavors please let me know.
Croissant (SC WF)
10/2017
No Product Description*
SUGGESTED DILUTION RATIO: 2-4% - wonderflavours.com
“…SC should be started standalone at 1% up to 4%” - Frank EBlender | WFlavors |11/2017
“A croissant…a buttery, flaky, viennoiserie pastry named for its…crescent shape…are
made of a layered yeast-leavened dough…dough is layered with butter, rolled & folded
several times in succession, then rolled into a sheet>technique called laminating…
results in a layered, flaky texture, similar to a puff pastry.” - en.wikipedia.org
10/30/2017
Single Flavor Test: 3%
60/40 | 0 Nic | Single 316L SS Fused Clapton | Wasp Nano | Organic Japanese Cotton
►First Impressions (36 Hour Steep )
• Knuckle Test: Smell & Taste
Aroma: Aroma Intensity - Strong | Bold Salted Butter / “Pastry” Note easily Identifiable
Taste: Sweet | Creamy, Smooth, Rich Salted & Sweet Butter with Mod. “Baked”
Pastry-like Dough
11/07/2017 (1.1 Week Steep )
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle Aroma: Unchanged ✓
Aroma Intensity - Strong & Bold Salted Butter / *Light “Pastry” Note
• Knuckle: Unchanged ✓
Sweet | Creamy, Smooth, Rich Salted & Sweet Butter with Mod. “Baked”
Pastry-like Dough
• Vape: Flavor Intensity - Mod.Strong | Mild Sweetness | Mellow, Semi-Sweet Salty
Butter Baked into a Warm, Light Yeasty & Dry Dough/Pastry
----- Med. Body | Smooth - Lightly Dry Mouth Feel
► Notes
• Off Notes: Hint of a Soft Butyric acid* Note (Not Off Putting)
11/14/2017 (2.1 Week Steep )
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle: Unchanged from Wk 1 ✓
• Knuckle: ↑ in Rich Salted Butter Notes = Bold / ↓ in Identifiable Pastry Dough = Soft
• Vape: Overall Unchanged from Wk 1
Intensity, Sweetness, Body = Unchanged
Change: ↑ in Soft Pastry Dough = Mild | ↑ in Mouth feel = Mod Dryness & Coated
► Notes
• Off Notes: Hint of a Soft Butyric acid* Note = Not Easily Identifiable
11/21/2017 - Intermission
11/28/2017 ( 4.1 Week Steep ) FINAL
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle: Unchanged from Wks 1 & 2 ✓
Aroma Intensity - Bold Salted Butter with a Soft & Light Pastry Note
- Pastry Note not Easily Identifiable Under Bold Butter Aroma
• Knuckle: Unchanged from Wks 1 & 2✓
Sweet | Creamy, Smooth, Rich Salted & Sweet Butter with Mellow Pastry-like Dough
• Vape: Mod.Strong | ↓ in Sweetness = Light | Mellow, Semi-Sweet Salty Butter
Baked into a Warm, Lightly Yeasty Mod. Dry Pastry
—| Slight ↓ in Body = Med. Light | Smooth - Mod Dry Coated Mouth Feel
► Notes
• Off Notes: Light Tartness / Soft Butyric Acid Note = Gone ✓
• Uses & Pairings: Bakery & Pastry | Light Fruits | Creams & Custards | Topping
Flavors* ex. Chocolate Drizzle
• ↑ to 49 Watts = Fuller Mouth Feel
Butter & Pastry more balanced @ Wk 4
Estimate
► Usage: 1 - 1.5% min | 2 - 3% med | 3.5% max
Mix: 1.75 - 3%
Pretzel Dough (SC WF)
10/2017 | Gremlin DIY
No Product Description | SUGGESTED DILUTION RATIO: 2-4% - wonderflavours.com
“…SC should be started standalone at 1% up to 4%” - Frank EBlender | WFlavors |11/2017
“… is a type of baked bread product made from dough…commonly shaped into a
twisted knot… 2010s…come in a range of different shapes. Salt is…most common
seasoning…complementing the washing soda or lye treatment >gives pretzels their
… “skin” and flavor…several varieties of pretzels, including soft pretzels, which must be
eaten shortly after preparation & hard-baked pretzels, which have a long shelf life.”
“Dough…thick, malleable, sometimes elastic, paste made out of any grains,
leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough> typically made by mixing flour…small amount
of water and/or other liquid…sometimes includes yeast or other leavening agents as
well as other ingredients such as various fats or flavorings.” - en.wikipedia.org
10/30/2017
Single Flavor Test: 3%
60/40 | 0 Nic | Single 316L SS Fused Clapton | Wasp Nano | Organic Japanese Cotton
►First Impressions (36 Hour Steep )
• Knuckle Test: Smell & Taste
– Aroma Intensity - Mod.Strong | Plain “Toasted” Dough…Mild Yeasty
– Sweet | Smooth, Mod.Creamy, “Dough” Like Yeasty-ness w* hint of Spice & Oil?
"Sesame Seed Oil" like note along with “Spice” from Crepe (WF) < very similar
11/07/2017 (1.1 Week Steep )
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle Aroma: Aroma Intensity - Mod.Strong | Yeasty “Toasted” Dough-Like |
Subtle Hint of Spice - More Easily Identifiable
• Knuckle: Sweet | Smooth, Mod.Creamy, “Dough” Like Yeasty-ness w* hint of
*Toasted Spice
• Vape: Flavor Intensity - Strong/Bold | Mild Sweetness | Mod. “Toasted” Creme’
Brulee Burnt Sugar-esque Crust or Skin, over Mild “Dough” like Texture - Covered
with a Spice
----- Med.Light Body | Smooth yet Drying Mouth Feel
► Notes
• Off Notes: Spice & Hint of Tartness < Similarity to Crepe (WF) Applicable
11/14/2017 (2.1 Week Steep )
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle: Unchanged from Wk 1 ✓
• Knuckle: Unchanged from Wk 1 ✓
• Vape: Notable Changes
Intensity, Sweetness, & Mouth-feel = Unchanged
Change: ↓ in Spice = Mod. Light • ↑ in Semi Yeasty, Tart “Sour” Dough = Mod
• Mouth feel = ↑ in Dense Dryness
► Notes
• Off Notes: Hint of Spice Remains Identifiable
“Sesame Oil like Note” - Not Easily Identified
11/21/2017 - Intermission
11/280/2017 ( 4.1 Week Steep ) FINAL
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle: Unchanged from Wks 1 & 2
Aroma Intensity - Mod.Strong | Toasted* Dough like Aroma with a Light of Spice
• Knuckle: Sweet | Smooth, Mod.Creamy, “Dough” Like Yeasti-ness with a Mild
& Noticeable Toasted Spice…(Nutmeg…Cinnamon…?)
• Vape:Flavor Intensity Mod Strong | Light Sweetness & Tartness | Mod. Spiced*
& Toasted Pretzel Skin over a Mildly Yeasty Sour Dough
----| Med. Body | Dense, Drying Mouth Feel
► Notes
• Off Notes: Not a Plain Pretzel Dough - Spice Note Identifiable |
• “Toasted Skin” similar Properties to a Light Caramelized Burnt Brown Sugar
Similarity to a Sour Dough Soft Baked Pretzel with “Cinnamon / Nutmeg”
Estimate
► Usage: 1.25 % min | 1.5 - 2.5 % med | 3 - 3.5% max
Mix: 2 - 3%
Macadamia Nut (SC WF)
10/2017
No Product Description
SUGGESTED DILUTION RATIO: 2-4% - wonderflavours.com
“…SC should be started standalone at 1% up to 4%” - Frank EBlender | WFlavors |11/2017
“Macadamia Integrifolia” and “Macadamia Tetraphylla”, produce nuts that are edible.
…Nut of the “Macadamia Integrifolia” …smooth shell… up to 80% oil. “Macadamia
Tetraphylla” nut… rough shell … lower fat content (65 to 75%.)
…eaten fresh off the tree, the texture of Macadamia Nut is creamy, almost like the
inside of a fresh coconut…Even when dried, they still end up with a rich, buttery
flavour." - cooksinfo.com |
“This rich and creamy nut originated in Australia…Macadamias have the highest fat
profile of all nuts…” Whole Foods Market UK
10/30/2017
Single Flavor Test: 3%
60/40 | 0 Nic | Single 316L SS Fused Clapton | Wasp Nano | Organic Japanese Cotton
►First Impressions (36 Hour Steep )
• Knuckle Test: Smell & Taste
– Aroma Intensity - Mod.Strong | Mild, Buttery Nut-like Aroma
– Sweet | Smooth, Creamy, Buttery…hint of Nut-like Chalkyness ||| Coconut…Vanilla?
Store bought Roasted Macadamia = dry, buttery, chalky & smooth
11/07/2017 (1.1 Week Steep )
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle Aroma: ↓ in Aroma Intensity - Mod.| Soft Buttery & Lighter Nut-Like
Aroma
• Knuckle: Sweet | Hint of “Chalky-ness” ↓ & Mild Buttery-ness ↑ | Creamy, Smooth
Almond-esque* Flavor
• Vape: Flavor Intensity - Mild | Light Sweetness & Tartness | Soft Butter, Chalky /
Drying “Nut-Like” Flvr
— Light & Watery Body | Light & Drying Mouth Feel
► Notes
• Off Notes: Subtle Tartness
• Initial “Nut” like flavor Similarity - Almond (FA) vs Macadamia
11/14/2017 (2.1 Week Steep )
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle: Aroma Intensity - Mod. Light | Soft Buttery & Lighter Nut-Like Aroma
• Knuckle: Sweet | Mild Buttery-ness with hint of Dry Nutty Chalkyness | Creamy, Smooth
Almond-esque*
• Vape: Overall Unchanged from Wk 1
- Intensity, Sweetness, Body & Mouth-feel = Unchanged
- Change: ↑ in Chalky Generic Nut-Like Flavor
► Notes
• Off Notes: No Identifiable Off Notes | Subtle Tartness - Gone ✓
Mix of Almond-like flvr with Buttery/Chalky notes
11/21/2017 - Intermission
11/28/2017 (4.1 Week Steep )
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle: ↓ in Aroma Intensity - Light | Faint Buttery Nut-Like Aroma
• Knuckle: Sweet | Creamy & Smooth Mild Buttery-ness with hint of Nutty-ness
- Dryness & Chalkiness No Longer Easily Identifiable = Smoother
• Vape: Overall Unchanged
Flavor Intensity - Light | Light Sweetness | Faint hint of Butter but Mod.Tart, Chalky,
& Dry Generic “Nut-Like” Flvr
— Light & Watery Body | Light & Drying Mouth Feel
► Notes
• Off Notes: Mild Tartness / Sourness
• Creamy, Rich, Buttery Flavor of Raw or Roasted Macadamia Nut - Not Apparent
@ 3%
Estimate
► Usage: 1.5% min | 2 - 2.5% med | 3 - 3.5% max
Mix: 2 - 3%