Anyone else who finds most caramels nasty?

submitted over 9 years ago by flavchallenged

Trying my chances to see if this is a similar situation to some people not being able to taste strawberry or taste some custard/creams as black peppery.

I find most caramel flavorings disgusting and I have tried a lot of them. I can't really describe the off-taste except that it is some sorta organic-rotten-dirty smell, and most of the time I can get the delicious caramel notes at the end of the vape once this terrible smell has dissipated. There are some caramel flavors that I have tried which don't have the off-taste but all of them (except one) is lackluster and faint. The flavors I have tested:

TFA Caramel (Original I think): Strong off taste
TFA Caramel Candy: Does not have the off-taste for me but not very caramelish either
FW Salted Caramel: off-taste
FW Caramel Candy: off-taste
Cap Caramel v1: This has the off taste somewhat weaker but still ruins it for me.
FLV Caramel: Has the off-taste in somewhat workable/hideable amount but still has it.
FA Caramel: Does not have the off-taste but I can hardly taste any caramel
Molinberry Caramel: Does not have the off-taste, but not a tasty caramel, sorta thin
MF Caramel: Does not have the off-taste, and a good caramel
INW Caramel: No off taste, no good taste either

I also find some popular juices like Grandmaster, Boss Reserve, Gambit etc. unvapable because of the off-caramel taste.

Just wondering if anyone has similar experience.

Comments

5 points

by Paleone123over 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

If you want you could look at TFAs SDS and any others you can find and compare them for volatiles that may be present in common. Maybe you can narrow down what the cause is?

4 points

by turkourjurbsover 9 years agoFrugivore

I don't get it. FW and TFA Butterscotch are great flavors, bold and strong. Caramel by anybody is a giant shit show. All I get from most of them is sweet air.

3 points

by iLLNiSSover 9 years ago

I'm in the same boat. I've had many requests for a caramel vape, but I cannot stand the smell or taste of it. In turn, I can't even start to work on a recipe for it.

I love caramel though.

3 points

by CosmoVerdeover 9 years ago

Here's a recipe I've been working on. If you happen to have the stuff on hand I'd say it's worth a try

5% Caramel (TPA)

1.5% Caramel Candy (TPA)

1.5% Catalan Cream (FA)

1.5% Cookie (Biscotto) (FA)

Edit: if anyone does make it I would appreciate feed back either here or via PM. Thanks!

3 points

by tet5uoover 9 years ago

Yeah, I always get a burning-rubber note from caramel flavors.

1 points

by diy_zombieover 9 years ago

Absolutely. I use tfa and even at 1% it is just STRONG. over powers the other stuff. Friend said use it for a sweetner instead of an actual sweetner. Also been to to use marshmallow. Sweetner are supposedly bad on coils.

I'm new. To REDDIT and DIY (6 months). Reddit....I'm finally learning. Don't know how to follow someone yet.

1 points

by Eravelleover 9 years agoMixologist

I have so many caramel flavors in hope I would be able to vape something with caramel. I love actual caramel but the vaping it is another story. I've tried all the big name caramel juices and plenty of lesser knowns and they were pretty much all disgusting to me. I have recently started vaping on some Ono from 63 Maui and it's grapefruit and caramel, foob it was meh but now that it's steeped a couple of weeks it's quite nice.

For what it's worth I also have strawberry blindness as in every time I taste a strawberry cream vape (and some other combos but not all) all I can actually taste is harshness and disgusting melting plastic.

1 points

by 9hostover 9 years ago

Interesting. I also have a tough time tasting strawberry and find caramel concentrate bad. And I've tried many caramels they just aren't what I think of.

I think of melty McDonald's caramel on their sundaes or caramilk caramel but none of the caramels are like that.

1 points

by ibeinspireover 9 years ago

So I've been working on a caramel-topped banana milkshake recipe for a while now and although it's still not great I made the caramel pop by using a mixture of FW's Butterscotch Ripple and FA's caramel, as well as all the creams I needed to make the milkshake. So maybe try mixing in some butterscotch :)

1 points

by TTR_Shankover 9 years ago

I want to know the caramel used in [Dillinger by Villian Vapors] I think thats how you do the juice format thing.

Edit: Maybe DIY doesnt have that bot. Lol I feel dumb now

1 points

by toolongtospellover 9 years ago

TFA Caramel is apart of one of my ADV recipes. Never had any problems.

1 points

by wh1skeyk1ngover 9 years ago

I use TFA Caramel, but it gets kind of weird above 2% and is really strong. There aren't many things I can say it goes well with though.

1 points

by diy_zombieover 9 years ago

Same problem. It is just SOOO strong.

1 points

by mlNikonalmost 9 years ago

TFA Caramel or original?

1 points

by wh1skeyk1ngalmost 9 years agoThanks for reading this flair

Original, also tried DX. I've actually settled on FA Caramel for now.

1 points

by mlNikonalmost 9 years ago

I'm using fa caramel I think it is giving my juice a burnt taste at 1%

1 points

by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

MF Caramel is amazingly delicious & probably the best caramel out there, hands down. It's way too good.

1 points

by Raybait1over 9 years ago

I haven't give up on my search for the perfect caramel but for my sanitys sake, I take long breaks. I'll add that dx caramel goes really well with dx banana cream.

1 points

by Widner7over 9 years ago

I have not found a good caramel yet... Sadly cause I like caramel... Probably too much lol

1 points

by R08U57over 9 years ago

Wayne Walker has a great Caramel cake recipe that's definitely worth a try. http://diyordievaping.com/2016/02/26/triple-cs-caramel-cream-cake/

1 points

by RinVapesover 9 years ago

Yes. I've tried most of those and the only one I can stand is the TFA Caramel (Original). I have FW Salted Caramel but have yet to try it. FA Caramel is ok but a little too bitter for lack of a better term.