##FLV Macaroon##
Edit: Thanks to /u/myep0nine for pointing out that this is a MACAROON not a MACARON like I was thinking. It actually does a great job of representing a MACAROON. The "off" flavor I was tasting I can now pinpoint as coconut. Sorry for any confusion!
Summary
Kind of an odd flavoring. I feel like this is FLV's answer to "Cookie." It's got a bit of texture, but not as much texture or dryness as you might expect from a macaroon or a cookie. I find it gets weird on me over 1.5% (~~almost smokey?~~ EDIT: Coconut, maybe toasted coconut?). Below that, it does provide a nice sort of nutty, cookie-like dryness to a recipe. It's definitely an accent. I single flavor tested this at 2% and am not a fan (~~not good, not bad~~ EDIT: Good as a macaroon, bad as a macaron), but I did enjoy how it accented certain aspects of mixes. Certainly not an end-all-be-all cookie, but it's an interesting nutty dry accent to bakeries or cookies. Kind of reminds me of a diluted INW Biscuit + FA Cookie. ~~I want to say I detect vanilla or something but it's such a mild tone it's hard to pick up on it~~ EDIT: It's coconut.
On the Nose
Dry, nutty, plastic or vanilla or something, having a tough time describing this aspect of the aroma (EDIT: It's coconut).
Recommended Usage
Stand alone: 1.5%
In a mix: <.5-1.25%
Throat
None; mild.
Pairings
Nuts, cookies, caramels, butterscotches, maybe tobacco EDIT: Marshmallow is good too
Avoid
Hard to say, I'd say leave it out of recipes that aren't "bakery"
Steep
2-3 Days
Quick Recipe: Pecan Pie Filling
Ratio: 10PG/90VG
Steep: 3 days
- FLV Pralines @ 2.25%
- FLV Macaroon @ 1.25%
- FLV Vanilla Custard @ 1.5%
- FLV Caramel @ 1%
What this flavoring does really well here is accent the nuttiness of the pralines as well providing some texture to the pecans, and giving a sort of dry, cookie-like base ~~for a crust~~. You can see here it does bring some texture, but may need some help from other ingredients to bring a crust flavor/texture more forward if that's what you're looking for.
Please if your opinion differs, or you have another review for this post it in the comments. Will help the master list with multiple reviews in one spot.
was gonna gonna get this with my next order cause i love me some coconut macaroons. do you get any coconut in it?
Maybe that's what I'm detecting! OMG that makes so much sense. I'm going to have to try this again with the mindset of coconut.
were you thinking of macaron?
I didn't detect any coconut at 3%, but I mixed up a quick recipe with FA Coconut at like 1 or 2, can't remember. It was a 5ml batch. Definitely something to work off of though. I'm thinking some brown sugar would make sense here.
Yeah it's definitely a lighter coconut. I think that's why I was having a hard time picking out what it was lol. I could totally see some brown sugar working here. A lot of good things you can do with it as a bakery. I wonder if it's like the base of their chocolate deutsch but without the chocolate. Interesting thought
Cyclotene that abdada said it had might be some what your tasting for the smokey part or kinda caramel. I been using this flavor around 2 too 4%. Mixed up rasberry and macroon and seems pretty good actually.
Right on, that's good to hear. Yeah I think part of my issue was I was thinking it was a macaron and not a macaroon =P
My next order will be some FLV flavorings I guess.
This is the Pecan Pie work I saw you mentioning earlier, definitely see some improvements being made for my recipe. Personally, I think Macaroon might be a better flavor that Pie Crust in my original. It's definitely lacking in that, but it did what I wanted it to do at the time. It tasted like a pre-made pie crust, overly dry and the part you try avoiding when eating the pie.
Haha, for sure, pie crust can be though. I feel like for a full on pecan pie it will probably need something else in there to bring out some extra texture from the crust. I feel the macaroon here really accents the nuttiness from the pecans gives them some more texture.