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So FLV Milk and Honey is really interesting
submitted about 10 years ago by OctaVariuM8One of "The Damned"

I've had this flavor for the last week, and when looking up recipes for it, it seemed like a lot of people had trouble coming up with a good place to use this.

I thought I'd mix it up as a single flavor and see what I could come up with. At 3% there was a light, slight honey-glaze sweetness paired with some background cocoa and a hint of dairy.

At 4% is really where this shines for me. It's not as potent as a lot of other FLV flavors, but man, at 4% this is a surprisingly complex single flavor mix. I'm getting hints of honey, sugar glaze (think cinnamon roll icing), cocoa, and a definite roasted coffee note (not brewed coffee, more like the smell of freshly roasted coffee...if you've ever been to a roasting house you know what I mean. It's a very oily, fragrant smell). I definitely get less dairy from this at 4% than I do at 3%

I imagine as this "steeps" it will change in flavor a bit, but off the bat that's what I get. As for current suggestions, I'd say this would work great in chocolate mixes since both coffee and cocoa do wonders for enhancing chocolate flavors. I feel like I'd want to recommend it at a lower percent (1-2%) as a glaze for something like a cake or cinnamon roll recipe...but having not tested it yet I can't really say whether it would work.

Anyone else find some good uses for this flavor?

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by ThirdWorldOrderabout 10 years ago

Thank you for the tasting notes! We're all better off with more posts like this

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by OctaVariuM8about 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

No problem :). I'm going to try and test some more stuff soon (FLV stuff), so hopefully I'll be able to make a bigger thread soon.

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by ch-12about 10 years ago

Thanks for sharing the notes on this one! I still haven't found a great use for it. Granted, I've only mixed it standalone so far. Sadly, it wasn't what I envisioned when I ordered two bottles. But I do agree that it has potential, just can't find a place yet. You might be on to something with adding it to a chocolatey mix. Maybe it could fit in with something like a Chai Tea or Horchata type recipe?

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by OctaVariuM8about 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

I'd say so. Give it a go and let me know!

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by dragginbabyvapesabout 10 years agoMixologist

Oooo, a chai!

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by Areyoubillyidolabout 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Ooh yeah, a something like a dirty vanilla chai latte would be kickass!

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by sliabout 10 years agoTobacconist

> definite roasted coffee note

I roast coffee regularly and oh my god, this is one of my favorite smells in the world.

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by OctaVariuM8about 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Yep, it's like that note but you can taste it. It's very clear.

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by skiddlzninjaabout 10 years agoFrugivore

... That's diacetyl for you.

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by sliabout 10 years agoTobacconist

Favorite smell is the grassy one from early in the roasts. I don't think diacetyl does that one any favors to most people, but I love it.

I enjoy them for different reasons than the actual smell, because honestly, they aren't all that amazing when considered completely out of context.

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by triggerguysabout 10 years ago

Thank you!! I just received this on Friday and was going to play with it. Now, I have a base to go off of. I'll see what I can come up with.

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by OctaVariuM8about 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

No problem! I'll be posting a bigger write up on some other flavors ideally today, so if you have more from them, be on the lookout! :)

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by triggerguysabout 10 years ago

Thanks. I'll look out for them. I mainly just buy flavors to try. Good or bad. My last order was 10 from flv and 9 from bcv. My next order is my 4oz refills and then my bull city cart is sitting at 42 items. All but one is flavors.

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by 1800fullytorquedabout 10 years ago

Check out /u/skiddlzninja's FLV tasting notes, if you haven't already. He talks about Milk & Honey. I've had it for a few months and have yet to play with it.

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by OctaVariuM8about 10 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Yeah I was reading that a little while back. I'll have to check his suggestions again.

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by JohnLaCuentaabout 10 years ago

I was thinking of using this in a chocolate mix as well but haven't gotten to it yet. I'll try it with FA Tiramisu when I get to it.

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