A refreshing, lightly floral, mix of berries and spices.
##Aura: Forest
Steep: 3-5 days
Ratio: 20PG/80VG
Ingredient|%| :--|:--| DV Absinthe|2.5%| FLV Alpine Strawberry|1.25%| FLV Yakima Hops|1%| INW Cactus|1%| FA Aurora|1%| FA Black Currant|0.75%| FA Forest Fruit|1.25%|
Development
FLV Alpine Strawberry -- So I wanted to make a recipe using FLV Alpine Strawberry. So far it has become one of my favorite flavorings, especially for a strawberry, but it does not work well with creams (which is the direction I normally like to take strawberries). Knowing that this flavor is bright and slightly floral, I wanted to play on the floral aspect.
FA Aurora -- I love the light limey essence of this flavor, and feel it brings a lot of character to a recipe. I figured a Strawberry-Lime type of thing would probably be delicious! In the end it provides a refreshing citrus accent to the mix.
FLV Yakima Hops -- Going with florals and earth notes, the Yakima Hops seemed like a good choice as it provides an earthy body to the recipe as well as playing with FA Aurora's citrusy note.
INW Cactus -- I know Yakima Hops can get a little dry, so I wanted to bring in some of the wetness and floral notes we get from INW Cactus.
DV Absinthe -- Originally, I reached for the FA Anise here since I just wanted a touch of that refreshing anise note to really brighten everything up. Once I took a look at my inventory and thought about what I was going for, the full spectrum of spices and deliciousness from DV Absinthe just seemed too good to pass up on.
FA Black Currant -- I brought this one in to the mix since I wanted more berry note than just strawberry. This one is nice and bright and definitely sweet, and also a little more on the brighter/tarter side so it makes a good fit.
FA Forest Fruit -- This one was brought in just to accent the berry note from Black Currant and bring the sweetness level up a bit.
With some tweaking here and there, the recipe was complete! Then I take a look at it and think, "Hmm... this looks familiar..." (/u/RuntDastardly's Osiris/Glaistig anyone?) In the end I think it's just a profile that works no matter how you spin it. I think I probably subconciously drew some inspiration from it. Darn... Oh well, it's still good, but I can't take all the credit. Maybe it could be a sister recipe!
"Twilight has fallen. You've been wandering the plains for hours on a search, unsure what it is you're looking for. On the horizon you see dense greenery. As you approach it appears to be an enchanted forest, emitting a light green mist and an aroma of crips berries and pine."
Enter the forest.
Sounds good! Can you entertain my ignorance and tell me what DV is? It would be the only flavor I don't have. I do, however, have FA Anise. Would this be a suitable replacement? Nice write-up and thanks for sharing!
DV is Decadent Vapours. I would say it would still be pretty nice, but it definitely wouldn't have as much complexity due to the lack of other spices from the Absinthe (which may be welcome to some). I would probably say like 0.5%-1% of the FA Anise.
The DV Absinthe also imparts a green hue to the liquid so it was kind of a big inspiration behind the name etc.
I love Osiris for convincing me to try DV Absinthe. Been meaning to experiment with it more and my Alpine Strawberry has been collecting dust since single flavor testing it at 2% (left a literal bad taste in my mouth) but this looks like a fantastic recipe that'll be mixing--now :)
Dude the stuff is fantastic. I keep forgetting how much I like it, then come back to it, and it's like experiencing it for the first time again. Shoutout to /u/mrcoltux for introducing us to this concentrate!
First where the hell have you been brother. Second picked up some delosi flavoring wondering on what percentage you would recommend mixing them in a single flavor test. Lastly that looks fantastic you have no idea how close that is to a recipe I submitted to the latest contest.
Lol been busy man, you know how it goes. Holidays 'n sh*t. Which ones did you pick up? I would say for most of them to start around 4%. That's awesome lol I can't wait to see what it is!
Grabbed about 10 I got a chocolate, and a chocolate coconut, which the chocolate coconut, tasted like chocolate flavored suntan lotion :p so not a fan of that one, and then a list of standard fruits like strawberry and such.