##FLV Creme de Menthe##
Summary
/u/Vurve said it best when he mentioned that this is a very close representation of a Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie. The menthol note is very smooth here and not overpowering in anyway. I get a slight hint of chocolate from it, but it's very mellow. The texture is slightly crisp and full. The mint is not super forward, and the chocolatey-creaminess of this makes me feel it would work well in a base or toward the middle range of a receipe. Overall this flavoring is very nice, and works well by itself. I haven't tried it in many mixes, but I immediately find myself wanting to accent that chocolate note a bit more.
On the Nose
Smooth menthol, mellow cream with a hint of cocoa. Dark amber color.
Recommended Usage
Stand alone: 3%
In a mix: 0.5%-2.5%.
Throat
Mild
Ideal Pairings
Chocolate, creams, fruits, probably would work well in coffee and tobacco
Steep
Good right away, but it comes together nicely after 3-5 days.
Recipe Idea: Thin Mint
Ratio: 15PG/85VG
Steep: 3 days
Ingredient|%| :--|:--| FLV Creme de Menthe|1.75%| HS Australian Chocolate|0.5%|
FLV Creme de Menthe is the star here, it is really quite good on its own, but I felt to capture the essence of a Thin Mint it needed just a touch more of that chocolate, preferrably a darker chocolate that's slightly crisp, hence the HS Australian Chocolate.
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.
This flavour will stain rubber droppers for EVER.
It never washes out completely, at least as far as smell goes. The one Boston round dropper I used 6 weeks ago still smells like mint. For the first week after going through a 30ml of some mint chocolate chip ice cream I made, I would accidentally ruin some other fresh recipes because the mint would go from rubber to dropper to new juice. Be warned.
Also a phenomenal tasting flavour.
This is one of Flavorah's best.
If anyone is interested I just made this public
Nice review!
Right on! Looks really good dude, I might have to check it out since I have all those. I like that you didn't use cap VCv1; I'm worn out on that ingredient
You nailed it with this flavor, it's freaking delicious. I'm not really a fan of anything minty, but damn this flavor is so intriguing. I usually mix it with some vanilla swirl and VBIC for a simple mint chip ice cream recipe.
You should hit me up with that recipe, if you would be so kind.
2% FLV Creme de Menthe
2% TFA VBIC
1% CAP Vanilla Custard
3% TFA Vanilla Swirl
This is not a recipe I've released because I only make it about once every two months or so to switch things up. I've heard there will be a mint chip recipe released soon so we'll see how similar it is to the one I make. /u/CheebaSteeba here's my mint chip ice cream if you wanna play around with flv creme de menthe