Need a recommendation for a Maraschino Cherry! Please?

[nadalama]

OMG I need a good cherry flavor. Have been using TFA Maraschino Cherry, and once I used it in a Chocolate Covered Cherries mix, where I can really taste the cherry, I realize that it just isn't very good. I think this recipe would be awesome if I had the right cherry base to start with.

I want a "bright" flavor that tastes like the cherry you get on the top of a hot fudge sundae, or the cherry of a Tootsie Roll pop. Is there such a thing?

First inclination was to add more cherry flavor to this mix, but no, that's just going to make it even more "muddy" and chemical-tasting than it already is. My funds are limited and I'd prefer not to have to try every cherry flavor out there. So, recommendations?

 

[nadalama]

Think I've answered my own question. TFA Maraschino Cherry loses that chemical taste after about 3 weeks. The Spumoni I mixed 3 weeks ago is pretty good now, none of that wretched dish soap flavor in sight.

 

[RonJS]

OMG I need a good cherry flavor. Have been using TFA Maraschino Cherry, and once I used it in a Chocolate Covered Cherries mix, where I can really taste the cherry, I realize that it just isn't very good. I think this recipe would be awesome if I had the right cherry base to start with.

I found TFA Maraschino Cherry to be stronger than many other TFA flavors. In a brandy sour recipe I was working on, .5% was way too much. You may consider blending your TFA Maraschino Cherry with some INW or other brand cherry flavors to find what you are seeking.

 

[AndriaD]

LorAnn Maraschino Cherry is absolutely spot-on authentic... but you would need to get their clear version; the one I had was their "food" version, and it contained a lot of artificial color, made everything I used it with come out pink. I've gotten over my hatred of artificial flavors, but there ain't one damn reason in the world to use artificial color -- not even in food, but certainly not in a vape!

Andria

 

[nadalama]

Thanks @AndriaD and @RonJS ! As much cherry as I use, the LorAnn will be in my cart next time I order flavors. Sounds like I also need to do a couple of testers for strength of the TFA.

 

[AndriaD]

Thanks @AndriaD and @RonJS ! As much cherry as I use, the LorAnn will be in my cart next time I order flavors. Sounds like I also need to do a couple of testers for strength of the TFA.

For a more "real cherry" flavor, TFA's Cherry Extract is hard to beat -- I call it the Goldilocks of cherry flavors -- not too sweet, not too tart, not medicinal nor maraschino. But for actual maraschino flavor, yeah, LorAnn's is the real deal.

Andria