FLV Cherry Filling

submitted almost 9 years ago by ConcreteRiver

Setup: Velocity 2 Clone, Dual 15 wrap 3mm Nifethal 70 coils @.18 ohms. 45W-80w power, 500F temp limit. Full Cotton Wicks.

Testing: FLV Cherry Filling @ 3%, 70/30 VG/PG, Steeped 2 weeks.

Flavor Description: Artificial cherry flavoring. An astringent, bitter taste that builds into a sort of gummy mouthfeel.

Off-flavors: Dead on for the same kind of bitter, mouth-numbing taste I got off FLV Papaya Punch / maybe Peach Rings. Its worth nothing that this get less unpleasant with more wattage and heat. It isn't rubber or plastic, tastes a lot more neutral than that.

Throat Hit: 4/10. That bitter flavor is pretty mellow in terms of throat hit. The cherry is just a bit harsh.

Uses: Cherry gummy candy. Almost a gummied maraschino cherry vibe, so a slight accent anywhere you'd want that like a thick milkshake base or even an ice cream. It would probably work for a cherry cordial. Somebody said tobacco on FLV Rainier Cherry, so tobacco blends?

Pairings: Candy texturizers. At a small percentge, heavy creamy flavors like Cap Vanilla Custard or TFA VBIC. Sweet chocolate.

Notes: So, what if the problem with cherry concentrates is an attempt to create a bright cherry note? I tried FLV Cherry Filling looking for a more subdued cooked cherry. Maybe a little sweet and jammy with that comparatively subtle cherry note.

This is no way tastes realistic. It's way too artificial and bright for a real cherry filling. It's a too light and one-note for even a cheap hostess fruit pie neon red fruit filling. It really does taste quite a bit like cherry gummies and whatever they are using for mouthfeel reinforces that. It leaves a mouthfeel like cheap gummy bears, as opposed to either a nice rich pectin heavy natural filling or a corn starch thickened neon "cherry" filling.

I'd say its a mostly competent cherry candy concentrate.

Comments

4 points

by wh1skeyk1ngalmost 9 years agoThanks for reading this flair

If you're looking for a bright cherry flavor, Real Flavors Cherry Pie tastes a lot like canned cherry pie filling with a very light crust note. It has it's own problems too in the sense that it is rather weak, has a really harsh throat hit, and since it's VG based, it takes a lot longer to come out. I'm wondering how INW or FA Marzipan would fare with FA Liquid Amber or a dash of something "warmish" like that...

3 points

by Vurvealmost 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

Well, there you go.

At this point in time, RF Cherry Pie remains the only one worth buying. If you like cherry as much as me, you deal with the throat hit enough to vape it for a little bit at a time.

2 points

by treylekalmost 9 years ago

What percentage do you use cherry pie at? I can't taste it no matter what I try.

2 points

by Vurvealmost 9 years agoVurve with the Swurve

8-10%

1 points

by jdrocker77almost 9 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

This was one I was eye balling. I had high hopes but sounds rather disappointing.

Thanks for the review!

1 points

by flavorahalmost 9 years ago

Thanks for posting the review /u/concreteriver . Cherry will always be tricky for a real vape flavor. If you tried a cherry flavor thick with benzaldehyde you would say eureka, but its one of the compounds we avoid.

1 points

by ConcreteRiveralmost 9 years ago

My expectations going in were a bit guarded, precisely because I hadn't had a good straight cherry flavor yet. I was kind of hoping y'all would be the ones to nail it.

My knowledge of chemistry is damn near zero, but that's an interesting wikipedia page for benzaldehyde. It talks about imitation almond extract, and I'm guessing that would be what something like INW Marzipan would use for that cherry note in there.