Alright, so after about a week of experimenting with some new flavours I received from the Gremlins, I think I got this recipe to a state of near perfection. Recipe and alterations below.

Drunken Pears

• FA Pear at 4%
• FA Fuji at 0.35%
• CAP Cinnamon Danish Swirl at 1.5%
• FA Meringue at 0.5%
• TFA Brown Sugar at 0.4%
• FA Torrone at 0.35%
• TFA Kentucky Bourbon at 2.25%
• TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream at 1%
• TFA Vanilla Swirl at 0.5%
• FA Joy at 0.2%

Flavour Notes

FA Pear/FA Fuji - this is what I was looking for in creating the pear note in this recipe. After an exorbitant amount of alterations on the initial FA Pear/TFA Juicy Peach combination, I found it just wasn't doing what I wanted. At low percentages, it wasn't allowing the pear notes to pop like I wanted, but at higher percentages, it popped the flavour, while adding a very unwanted harshness to the mix. I attempted to swap in FA Peach, and it alleviated the harshness, but seemed to overpower the flavour into a peach/pear realm, which is not what I wanted. Finally, on a whim, I tried testing FA Fuji. At 1.5%, it added far too much apple for my liking. At 1%, it was getting closer to simply accentuating the pears, but the aftertaste was still too apple-y. I settled at 0.35% because here, you get a nice crisp sweetness from the apples that really allows the pears to shine and taste very realistic, without any real apple flavour. Fuji is a great addition to any fruit recipes, and it works so beautifully in creating a pear flavour that shines.

CAP Cinnamon Danish Swirl - I left this alone in every other attempt because, well, at 1.5%, it is perfect. Adds a nice little bakery note to the recipe to give a full bodied flavour, without adding too much cinnamon or pastry notes. It really bridges the gap between the fruit, alcohol, and ice cream flavours to create one cohesive and enjoyable vape.

FA Meringue - initially I was using TFA Meringue, and while messing around with the flavour levels, I found the TFA Meringue was either not adding anything to mix, or adding too much. FA Meringue seems to add more of a creamy sugar mouthfeel that I enjoy much more.

TFA Brown Sugar/FA Torrone/TFA Kentucky Bourbon/FA Joy - these were my flavours for that bourbon brown sugar sauce that I use in the actual dessert recipe. I boosted the bourbon by 0.25% for this final recipe because at 2%, it was there, but not as much as I would have liked. At 2.5-3%, there was far too much of an alcohol taste that really created a disconnect between the flavours. 2.25% seemed like the sweet spot here. A nice punch of bourbon flavour, a VERY slight tickle in the throat that sort of emulates the feel of how the bourbon sauce tastes, and an overall warmness to the recipe. The use of brown sugar, Torrone, and Joy really complement the bourbon with the hints of sweetness, sugary mouthfeel, and slight bit of cinnamon.

TFA VBIC/TFA Vanilla Swirl - as I had anticipated in the previous recipe, 2% on the VBIC was still too high to stand up to the steeping. While the Vanilla Swirl seemed to calm it down a little bit, a few days of steeping still pushed that ice cream flavour too much. At 1%, it is a great note for a shake and vape, but it starts to push it's way into the mix (without taking over) after a few days.

Ratio/Steep time - 70VG/30PG. Shake and vape is still delicious. The fruits blend together perfectly after an overnight steep. The bourbon and brown sugar amplifies at about the same time as well, but that bourbon throat tickle mellows out. Finally, the ice cream and vanilla flavours really come out to play after about 2 days. Overall, I think this recipe tastes it's absolute best after 3 days, but again, it's still goddamn delicious straight away. EDIT - so I just wanted to add a few notes on steeping with this particular recipe because I was basing my steep notes on the v1 recipe with what I assumed would happen based on the changes. That being said, the three day steep time is definitely what this needs. Leading up to the three days, there's a slight harshness that I'm assuming is either coming from the Kentucky Bourbon or the Cinnamon Danish Swirl. It doesn't make this unvapeable as a shake and vape, but I don't want anyone to mix this and be upset with that harshness. After three days, that harshness is completely gone, and the pear notes really push to the front of the vape. All of the creaminess still sits in the background, while the bourbon and brown sugar flavours still shine on the exhale, just without that nasty little throat hit.

Substitutions and pairings - the initial recipe still works nicely. Instead of using FA Fuji, you can sub TFA Peach Juicy at 1% to push the pear note without getting TOO much of a harsh throat hit. To eliminate the throat hit, use FA Peach at about 1-1.5% depending on how much of a peach note you want. Anything over that will probably take over the pear flavour. If you don't have Kentucky Bourbon, I actually found that you get a similar flavour profile by pushing TFA Brown Sugar up to 1% and adding FA Caramel at about 1.5-2%. It is obviously not a perfect substitution, but it still adds a rich and dark sweetness to the mix. If you have any sort of oak flavouring, I would assume maybe a drop or two would get you even closer to that bourbon flavour. As for pairings, I found that this recipe really tastes great with any sort of dark beer like a stout or a porter. Also, even though it's more of a dessert vape, it tastes so fucking good with coffee.

EDIT: Time for a plug. I am posting this up on All The Flavors, and I highly recommend you get yourself a subscription. This app is much more streamlined and pretty than ELR or any other mixing forum out there, and the quality of the recipes on here is just top notch. Drunken Pears ATF Recipe.

After about 2 weeks of playing with this recipe, I think it's finally done, and I can't begin to express how proud I am of it. It's really my first truly successful and unique mix, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Cheers!