Well, Cocoa is bitter.....it might just do the trick!
It's bitter and dark, yeah. Thing is, I was so timid with it (0.35%), I don't know if it's doing what I need it to or not, and probably won't know until it steeps for a few days. I wanted to get the influence of bitter and dark without getting "chocolate," if you know what I mean. I feel like the basics of the recipe are close, just needs tweaking. I think the citrus and the cranberry are especially good in it.
I did vape some of it just now but I'm just not sure. The RDA isn't one of my favorites, and not the best for flavor. Sure seems like that much gin would be jumping out more than it is. (I like gin vapes, go figure. Don't like gin worth a damn, except sloe gin!)
If this is anything like the other alcoholic-drink recipes I've done, it will change A LOT over about four days. So I'll wait on it and see.
A SGF is one of those drinks that will try to push your face into the floor. It tastes just enough like a cherry smash, that you can drink 'em like there's no tomorrow, and be just freakin fine until you stand up and try to walk. Hopefully the vape will be safer for us old, feeble people! lol If I fell down right now, no telling how I'd get up!
And now that I've said that, why didn't I put 1-1.5% of FA Black Cherry in this? Huh?