Whiskey & Fig Creme

Tcar · Jun 18, 2015

A simple mix I whipped up on off the cuff when my FA Fig came in the other week.
Boozy, floral notes, & sweet is what I am getting.
Input appreciated. I'd like to twiddle with it a bit. I think a touch of brown sugar would be good. . .

Anyone know another fruit that would lend itself to the mix?

TFA KY Bourbon 8%
FA Fig 1.5%
FA Vanilla Bourbon 2%
FA Vienna Cream 2%

Huckleberried · Jun 18, 2015

Orange

Tcar · Jun 18, 2015

Yep. You've right. "Why didn't I think of that."

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joeyboy · Jul 25, 2015

So here is what I made based on your recipe and guidance from others:

FA Fig 1.5%
TFA Kentucky Borbon 1.25%
FA Vanilla Bourbon 2%
FA Vienna Cream 2%
TFA Brown Sugar 1%
FA Orange 0.5%

I decreased bourbon some based on my last experience, which was not good. I can still taste it after a heat steep and know it will all blend better after a few days.

It has an interesting flavor but fig is new to me. The fig is definitely there. I think after it blends it will be pretty good. This is my take on your recipe. More brown sugar, maybe 1.25 or 1.5, may be good but it is sweet enough for me already and I can taste it.

joeyboy · Jul 30, 2015

joeyboy said:
FA Fig 1.5%
TFA Kentucky Borbon 1.25%
FA Vanilla Bourbon 2%
FA Vienna Cream 2%
TFA Brown Sugar 1%
FA Orange 0.5%

This is a 5 of 5 for me after a 4 day steep. Needs to steep. Thanks for the ideas.

nabibrian · Jul 30, 2015

Thanks for sharing

Tcar · Jul 30, 2015

joeyboy said:
So here is what I made based on your recipe and guidance from others:

FA Fig 1.5%
TFA Kentucky Borbon 1.25%
FA Vanilla Bourbon 2%
FA Vienna Cream 2%
TFA Brown Sugar 1%
FA Orange 0.5%

I decreased bourbon some based on my last experience, which was not good. I can still taste it after a heat steep and know it will all blend better after a few days.

It has an interesting flavor but fig is new to me. The fig is definitely there. I think after it blends it will be pretty good. This is my take on your recipe. More brown sugar, maybe 1.25 or 1.5, may be good but it is sweet enough for me already and I can taste it.

Thank you for the feedback. I'm going to try it your way this weekend when I get a chance to mix. That looks very good and an improvement. I personally like more whiskey in my whiskey but I probably will drop Kentucky Bourbon back.

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joeyboy · Jul 30, 2015

Tcar said:
Thank you for the feedback. I'm going to try it your way this weekend when I get a chance to mix. That looks very good and an improvement. I personally like more whiskey in my whiskey but I probably will drop Kentucky Bourbon back.

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Don't change it up any and make sure it steeps. A heat steep didn't really do it. After 4 days? Yum. Try right after and see how it improves.

Tcar · Jul 31, 2015

joeyboy said:
Don't change it up any and make sure it steeps. A heat steep didn't really do it. After 4 days? Yum. Try right after and see how it improves.

That wasn't phrased right on my part. I meant i'd drop the whiskey back from where I had it. Like I said, i'm going definately mix yours as written. I just like boozy booze flavors.

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joeyboy · Aug 14, 2015

@Tcar thanks. I actually boost brown sugar to 1.5 now. Thanks for the ideas on this juice.

Tcar · Aug 14, 2015

I've finally got a 10ml of yours in the bottle and waiting till next week. Like Tom Petty said, the waiting is the hardest part.

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joeyboy · Aug 14, 2015

Jim_MDP said:
Not a whisk(e)y lover myself but orange does sound like a good companion.
Blackberry possibly. Any heavy fruit where just a hint can stand up to the Bourbon.

I need to get all the boozy FA flavors.
Mostly because I want to create HIC's Tiki Bar/Liquor Cabinet.

@Jim_MDP You taste bourbon, at that level, before it steeps. Once it steeps it all comes together. If you want bourbon to be a main flavor I would increase it to maybe 2.5% then it would be more of a bourbon fig. Don't know how this would be with FA whiskey. Tcar started with bourbon. Definitely not whiskey flavor. I love this stuff but, IMO, needs 1.5% brown sugar. This is for flavor not sweetness. I normally always have this made.

Tcar · Aug 15, 2015

@joeyboy You have got to stop. How can I let this steep if you keep telling me me good your mix turned out...

joeyboy · Aug 17, 2015

@Tcar You try it yet?

Tcar · Aug 18, 2015

I wish. Putting 25 hrs of ot this week. Have barely had time to shower & sleep, let alone say hi to wife or sit down & taste my test batches. Just grabbed a big bottle of unicorn milk clone and been working on that all week. Been to lazy to change flavors.

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Pauly Walnuts · Aug 18, 2015

Tcar said:
I wish. Putting 25 hrs of ot this week. Have barely had time to shower & sleep, let alone say hi to wife or sit down & taste my test batches. Just grabbed a big bottle of unicorn milk clone and been working on that all week. Been to lazy to change flavors.

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My adv for around a week has also been a unicorn milk clone. Im still perfecting it, but its pretty damn good. Good enough to vape all day thats for sure.

joeyboy said:
So here is what I made based on your recipe and guidance from others:

FA Fig 1.5%
TFA Kentucky Borbon 1.25%
FA Vanilla Bourbon 2%
FA Vienna Cream 2%
TFA Brown Sugar 1%
FA Orange 0.5%

I decreased bourbon some based on my last experience, which was not good. I can still taste it after a heat steep and know it will all blend better after a few days.

It has an interesting flavor but fig is new to me. The fig is definitely there. I think after it blends it will be pretty good. This is my take on your recipe. More brown sugar, maybe 1.25 or 1.5, may be good but it is sweet enough for me already and I can taste it.

Im going to try this, but with FA brandy at 2% instead of the kentucky bourbon

joeyboy · Aug 19, 2015

Hate overtime.

Heabob · Aug 19, 2015

Pauly Walnuts said:
My adv for around a week has also been a unicorn milk clone. Im still perfecting it, but its pretty damn good. Good enough to vape all day thats for sure.

Im going to try this, but with FA brandy at 2% instead of the kentucky bourbon

Or FA Jamaican Rum

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Pauly Walnuts · Aug 20, 2015

Heabob said:
Or FA Jamaican Rum.

oooo good suggestion. I might try that too.

Tcar · Aug 20, 2015

Well, broke into the fig mix today as joeyboy mixed it. Needs more bourbon for me and sightly higher brown sugar but other than, spot on. Might switch out brown sugar for caramel.

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dreadacidic_mel · Sep 20, 2015

Made this (granted, with my own twist to it because, I cant behave and follow a recipe properly to save my life, AND i didnt have the exact ingredients/brands on hand) and OMG it is sublime. This might be the first non-mentholated juice that has the potential to be an adv.
Here's my twist on it

1.5% Fig (Cap)
1.5% Kentucky Bourbon (TFA)
2.0% Tahiti Vanilla (LorAnn)
2.0% Bavarian Cream (LorAnn)
1.0% Brown Sugar (TFA)
1.0% Mandarin (TFA)
VPG 70/30 base

Steeped for 4 days, and holy christ the flavor is spot on, minus one potentially vital point - it's not as gaggingly sweet as the dessert - which is a huge plus for me. All dat flavor without the over-richness that makes one have to stop before one is done lol.

Whiskey & Fig Creme

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