Strawberry Bubblegum - Taste = Dull Chemicals

[Jobe84]

Hi Guys,

So, I took the plunge into making my own e-Liquid.
Bought everything I needed...

I purchased a bottle of Bubblegum and a bottle of Strawberry from Decadent Vapors.

30ml bottle
6mg nicotine
15% Bubblegum
5% Strawberry
50/50 PG/VG mix.

Once I finished making it, I gave the bottle a good shake for about 2 minutes, popped into the microwave for 8 seconds, so it was lightly warm to touch - Gave it another shake for 2 minutes and let it sit in a dark cupboard at room temperature for 12 hours with the lid off.
I then replaced the lid and shook for another 2 minutes and it's been sitting in the cupboard for 3 days now. I took it out this morning to drop some of it into my RDA but the taste was just.... "meh". Quite chemically tasting.

I get the bubblegum and strawberry, but only very light.

Is there anything I'm doing wrong? I've read people mention sweetener, but I'm pretty clueless so was hoping for some tips/advice on how to get the flavors to "burst"

Thanks for reading.

 

[Zamazam]

What brand of flavorings? I'd forgo the microwave step. At 15% bubble gum flavoring, it should have blown your tongue off with bubble gum flavor.

As for sweetener, ethyl maltiol or sucralose (liquid splenda) can be used, just a drop or two is all that's needed. I'd let it steep for a week and see how it tastes.

 

[Jobe84]

Thanks for your response. Im using 'Bubblegum' and 'Strawberry' from Decadent Vapors

Ok, I'll scrap the microwave part in future - And order some ethyl maltiol. Is it too late to mix it into the juice now?

I have 4x 30ml bottles steeping in the cupboard at the moment - As I said above, they've been in there for 3 days so far.

 

[Zamazam]

Ah, Ok so Decadent Vapors makes their own flavorings. You can add the ethyl maltiol at any time.

Try a test, take 1 drop of the flavoring and add it to 10 drops of PG or VG with out nicotine. Dip a tooth pick into it and taste it. Does it taste chemical? If so, it might be an artificial flavor that your tastebuds does not like.

 

[Jobe84]

Ok sounds good.
I've just put 3ml into my Kanger Subtank and you know what, the flavour is 100x better in here - I dont even think it needs the sweetener...
I think I know what I've done wrong - I've added too much bubblegum flavouring.

I'm going to make a bottle of 10ml with 5% Bubblegum and 5% Strawberry - And let them steep (no microwaving) for a week and see how that goes.

Appreciate all your tips.

 

[acidrain23]

Yeah, smaller sample sizes are best until you get your recipe dialed in. 10ml samples make checking your calculations easy too. Good luck- and keep trying- you'll find your sweet spot eventually!