For those of you in search of how to make your mixes creamier. I present coconut.
I saw /u/abdada comment recently that there's a component of coconut flavorings that lends a creamy mouthfeel to mixes. This 100% lines up with my experience
If you've got a mix that you want to taste more like Jesus just blew a hot creamy load in your mouth, and less like weak skim milk product add a tad bit of a coconut flavoring and taste the magic.
Here are two recipes that are vastly different. Both of them use coconut to deliver a nice creamy mouthfeel.
Seppuku
This has been constantly in one of my drippers lately. The FA Vienna Cream and Coconut blend ever so nicely with NN Patchouli Vanilla. 7 Leaves, Cardamom and Anise all compliment the Patchouli elements of the flavor. If you choose to add the saffron I find it compliments the smokey/woody notes of 7 leaves, but does turn a max VG heat, shake, and vape into a recipe requiring at least one and a half weeks of aging.
Ingredient | Percentage ---|--- NN Patchouli Vanilla | 3.00% FA 7 Leaves | 2.00% FA Coconut | 1.50% FA Vienna Cream | 1.50% FA Cardamom | 1.25% FA Cookie | 1.00% FA Pistachio | 0.50% FA Anise | 0.23% Optional FA Saffron | 0.23%
Mr. Peanutbutter
My favorite peanut butter vape. TFA Coconut Candy turns this from a dry mix into a deliciously creamy and sweet treat. CAP PB needs about two weeks to turn what initially tastes like coffee notes into roasted peanut notes.
Ingredient | Percentage ---|--- TFA Peanut Butter | 6.50% TFA Marshmallow | 4.00% CAP Vanilla Custard V2 | 4% TFA Bavarian Cream | 2.50% TFA Graham Cracker Clear | 2.50% TFA Vanilla Swirl | 2.00% TFA Coconut Candy | 1.50% CAP Peanut Butter | 1.00% TFA Caramel Original | 1.00%
Uh, keep Jesus the fuck away from me...
Normally I agree with you, but sometimes I'm low on cash and still need my landscaping taken care of.
I agree. That kind of crassness is unwelcome here.
Lots of subs people appreciate this kind of low brow humor. Not wanted or needed here. Thanks for the recipe though.
Oh man, I am drooling over that Seppuku. HNGH.
It's delicious. :-) A bit of your favorite cinnamon is a nice variant to the recipe as well.
I was thinking that - I like the cinnamon spice by TFA a LOT because it's not that syrupy sweet cinnamon that i get, and I use it with some of the flavors in this one which just makes me a happy, happy girl and oh lord, now you've convinced me. I gotta get the few that I need to complete this and try it out.
The problem with the amount of coconut in your recipes is that the coconut flavor gets much more pronounced with a steep. To add creaminess, stick to .5% and under. It still adds the thickness, and the coconut is minimal after a steep.
I'd definitely recommend starting lower and working up especially with fruity mixes.
I personally get zero pronounced coconut flavor out of either of these recipes after five weeks of aging Mr. Peanutbutter I've vaped at various points from freshly mixed to aged 12+ months and it doesn't register in my tasting at all.
I may be low sensitivity, in general I find that about 2% FA Coconut is required for me to begin sensing it as a part of a mix. I require at least 3% to taste it regularly as a note in a mix.
For fruit mixes that I want to have a light creamy vanilla finish I've found 1% FA Vanilla Tahiti 0.5% Coconut to deliver quite nicely.
Edits: Finished comment and removed non-critical errors as my coffee kicks in.
Yeah it seems you're not very sensitive to coconut. I find it takes over other flavors at around 1% regardless of manufacturer.
These are actually the only coconuts I've used. Not really a fan of coconut flavors.
I prefer FA for a fairly neutral fleshy/creamy flavor with light coconut notes. To my taste anyways. :-)
TFA Coconut Candy works really well in that recipe but quickly turns any fruit mix I've used it in, even at very low percentages, to surfwax.It did make a crazy delicious buttery note when I used it with TFA Milk Chocolate though.
Grab some FLV coconut, and use around 0.5%. It imparts an even creamier effect. Truly, give it a shot!
Yeah I need to buy a bunch of FLV to sample. I picked up their Vanilla Custard when everyone was raving about it and was underwhelmed so I've been hesitating.
Yeah, honestly the vanilla custard is one of my least favorite FLV flavors. Don't get me wrong, it makes a great base for a lot of great recipes, but in my opinion it's not nearly their best flavor. However, so many of their other flavors are just incredible. There are some great tasting notes and recipes pinned on the front page right now, definitely check them out and give them a shot! I've seen it said before that they make mixing "easy mode", as in its hard to make something that isn't super tasty... and I absolutely agree with that assessment!