came across lorann bananna cream and strawberry , use or toss in the trash ? i also have flavouart strawberry, forest fruit, raspberry, custard ......if anyone has recipe ideas
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Strawberry and custard are good together; so are strawberry and banana. Do you have any cream/vanilla flavors? What I've heard, and used to great effect, is to let the "main" flavor, like a fruit, be about 50% of the total flavoring; use the cream, vanilla, and sweetener as the other 50%, as supporting flavors -- because not many things taste like just one thing, unless you like to munch on sugar cubes or black unsweetened coffee -- even with fruit, you have the fruit flavor itself, the sweet and/or tart flavor(s), and perhaps other nuances that go into the total flavor.
As for Lorann's; they seem to be pretty good flavors, but they also seem to come in different versions: with or without artificial color. Whether or not you want to vape artificial color is strictly up to you -- I find its presence gratuitous and rather puzzling, but not necessarily a deal breaker, if I like the flavor. But different brands of different flavors, that's a wholly individual preference; you just have to find what suits *you* the best.
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As for Lorann's; they seem to be pretty good flavors, but they also seem to come in different versions: with or without artificial color. Whether or not you want to vape artificial color is strictly up to you -- I find its presence gratuitous and rather puzzling, but not necessarily a deal breaker, if I like the flavor. But different brands of different flavors, that's a wholly individual preference; you just have to find what suits *you* the best.
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If you like the way they taste but don't want to inhale them, you can always use them in coffee, tea, milkshakes, protein shakes, added to soda pop... No need to throw stuff out.
Loranne banana cream at about 12-14% plus EM to taste.. Can't speak for their strawberry. Their cherry is disgusting though, unless you're looking for a cough drop flavor then you can mix it with some menthol.
I've only used their Cola & Cherry flavorings, but I would not throw them out.
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Lorann's Cherry is spot-on maraschino... I was trying to work out a mix for Mtn Dew Code Red, which has always tasted to me like a "Shirley Temple"... but my mix was awful, and haven't tried again. I'd love to find a recipe for Code Red.
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Yeah, I have been looking at maraschino flavors for a cherry ambrosia recipe & was just today thinking that the LA Cherry I already have would probably suffice.
Livewire for me but I also like Code Red.
Have you tried FA Black Cherry and FA Cola? It may not be exactly like Code Red but it's good nonetheless.
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Livewire for me but I also like Code Red.
Have you tried FA Black Cherry and FA Cola? It may not be exactly like Code Red but it's good nonetheless.
Haven't tried many FA flavors. But I was looking at those, for that Dr Pepper recipe that was posted here; Dr Pepper is one of my favorites, so I'd probably like that vape. I may go for it!
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Haven't tried many FA flavors. But I was looking at those, for that Dr Pepper recipe that was posted here; Dr Pepper is one of my favorites, so I'd probably like that vape. I may go for it!
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I really like the Cola, it's worth getting regardless imo ...
You could always try mixing some other brands of the same flavor in with them if they need a little boost.
Rather than dumping them anyway.
Some like Strawberry & Banana flavors mixed together.
5% LA banana cream
3% TFA dragon fruit
7% TFA strawberry
~1 drop citric acid per 10ml (optional) I personally prefer it without it.
Shirley Temple, I'd go for someone's lemon lime soda, a dash of cherry and I think Caps makes grenadine flavor, or use your fave Pomegranate.
I'd do a similar mix for Code Red, but sub the lemon lime with TFA Citrus Punch.
I'd do a similar mix for Code Red, but sub the lemon lime with TFA Citrus Punch.
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I'll definitely work on those ideas, when I get over whatever this crud is that's wrong with me. Thx!!!
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I've not personally tried this, but it might work.
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I was thinking maybe a combo of the lemon-lime soda and citrus punch, with the maraschino... Code Red does have a sharpish citrusy flavor, kinda subtle, and the cherry soda flavor dominating. Maybe some of that FA black cherry along with the LA cherry.
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