perfect "cherry base"??

[wordologist448]

(I debated whether to put this here or in Recipe Requests, so somebody please yell at me if it should go there! )

I'm currently in search of my ideal "cherry" flavor, for either a standalone or to mix with other stuff, and after my recent discovery that my "perfect blueberry" is a blend of like FOUR different flavors , I figured cherry might work the same way. Here's what I've been vaping for a week or two; it must be OKAY, because I'm vaping it like a FIEND, but there's something about the cherry part of the juice that's just not *quite* right (and how hard is it to describe TASTE in words that other people can "get"?? ):

Black Cherry TFA 2%
Cherry INAWERA 2%
Cheesecake GC TFA 3%
Cheesecake TFA 3.5%
Meringue FA 1%
Ethyl Maltol TFA 1%

I did start vaping this one pretty quick off the bat, and the flavors have calmed down a bit after a week or so, but here's how I'd describe it: the cherry doesn't taste *bad*; I bumped the Black Cherry down from the 4% I tried in another recipe and found a little TOO cough-syrupy, and I liked the Inawera Cherry by itself at 2%.

I think the problem is that the cherry is too "dark" and not quite enough "sweet" - I added the Meringue and EM to address that, but maybe it's the cherry side of the equation that needs tinkering! What I HAVE in my current stash is Capella Wild Cherry, OSDIY Wild Cherrylicious, FW Swiss Cherry, and TFA Maraschino Cherry (which I have WAY overdone in the past, so am a little leery of); does anyone have a go-to cherry that includes any of the flavors I've got?

 

[Huckleberried]

I wish! Subscribing, because I'd love to have that wild cherry taste for standalone, or to mix with creams.

 

[Localurking]

Dunno if ur going dor cherries, or cherry candy. But. Real, fresh cherries have a little tart to them.. one of those things you might not notice untill its not there...just sum to ponder... i dunno much about mixing.. but i love cherries... lol

 

[hellcatrydr]

If you're trying to refine the cherry flavoring, do it without the custards; instead, use creams & vanillas.
Most custards take a while to bloom IMO. Creams & vanillas are more shake n vape friendly for quick/early taste testing.
Get your cherry/fruit blend right first and then make a custard batch to steep.

Im'a sit on the subscribed couch next to Huck. I have never had a good cherry.

 

[Hillbilly Pig]

I don't have anything for those cherry flavors, I like FA cherry and FA blk cherry, but don't know if you would like those, sorry.

 

[AndriaD]

I see you're using TFA black cherry, and INW cherries -- I found the INW to be the exact taste of cough syrup, or throat lozenges. I like TFA Cherry Extract; not too sweet or too tart; neither medicinal nor maraschino -- the goldilocks of cherry flavors. It's the one I use in my cherry-vanilla pipe tobacco.

Andria

 

[Neunerball]

(I debated whether to put this here or in Recipe Requests, so somebody please yell at me if it should go there! )

I'm currently in search of my ideal "cherry" flavor, for either a standalone or to mix with other stuff, and after my recent discovery that my "perfect blueberry" is a blend of like FOUR different flavors , I figured cherry might work the same way. Here's what I've been vaping for a week or two; it must be OKAY, because I'm vaping it like a FIEND, but there's something about the cherry part of the juice that's just not *quite* right (and how hard is it to describe TASTE in words that other people can "get"?? ):

Black Cherry TFA 2%
Cherry INAWERA 2%
Cheesecake GC TFA 3%
Cheesecake TFA 3.5%
Meringue FA 1%
Ethyl Maltol TFA 1%

I did start vaping this one pretty quick off the bat, and the flavors have calmed down a bit after a week or so, but here's how I'd describe it: the cherry doesn't taste *bad*; I bumped the Black Cherry down from the 4% I tried in another recipe and found a little TOO cough-syrupy, and I liked the Inawera Cherry by itself at 2%.

I think the problem is that the cherry is too "dark" and not quite enough "sweet" - I added the Meringue and EM to address that, but maybe it's the cherry side of the equation that needs tinkering! What I HAVE in my current stash is Capella Wild Cherry, OSDIY Wild Cherrylicious, FW Swiss Cherry, and TFA Maraschino Cherry (which I have WAY overdone in the past, so am a little leery of); does anyone have a go-to cherry that includes any of the flavors I've got?

IMO, the FA Black Cherry is the best choice for a sweet fruity Cherry flavor. I fell in love with it, when I started mixing HIC's Kokopelli Cherry recipe.