People who can't taste most strawberries, which ones CAN you taste?

submitted almost 8 years ago by TheDeadlyPretzel

Personally I am seeing some success with RealFlavors Strawberry SC. INW strawberry shisha definitely gives me some strawberry notes but mostly this is paired with a lot of other grassy notes that overpower the strawberry. May have to still play around with percentages here. After a small while though, I lose flavor from both at the moment.

Mostly I am interested in finding some common factors or patterns here.

Also: what have YOU tried so far to get your strawberry senses tingling? One last question: Are there any other flavors you have trouble tasting?

Comments

6 points

by JohannesVanDerWhalesalmost 8 years ago

/u/ID10-T's "holy trinity" of INW Shisha Strawberry, JF Sweet Strawberry, and FA Red Touch works most consistently for me.

I swear that I have days where I can taste TFA Strawberry and Ripe Strawberry, and days where I just can't taste them at all.

1 points

by jaydedrag0nalmost 8 years ago

what percentages?

1 points

by JohannesVanDerWhalesalmost 8 years ago

Shisha Strawberry - 3%, Red Touch 2%, JF Sweet Strawberry - 1.5%

1 points

by jaydedrag0nalmost 8 years ago

Thank you!!

3 points

by rmit526almost 8 years ago

For me inawera shisha strawberry is the only one I can taste I mix it with the normal inw strawberry to make it pop

At this point I have pretty much given up on strawberry and replaced it with blackcurrant or other fruits

Edit: strawberry that I tried but can't taste:

Solub arome

TFA

Flavour west

2 points

by automaticfailurealmost 8 years ago

The only ones I can seem to taste are shisha, alpine, jf strawberry sweet, and red touch. Everything else, pretty much nonexistant.

7 points

by ID10-Talmost 8 years agoWinner of the 2nd DIYorDIE World Mixing Championship

It looks like I made this for you: Strawberry Slurp

2 points

by automaticfailurealmost 8 years ago

Awww, you're such a sweetheart. I know what I am mixing when I get home.

3 points

by mlNikonalmost 8 years ago

gotta love that daveberry trinity!

2 points

by automaticfailurealmost 8 years ago

Thanks for this. I did a few subs (LB for OSD and WS-23) but that holy trinity of strawbs is amazing. I'm going to have to play around with strawberries some more.

2 points

by ID10-Talmost 8 years agoWinner of the 2nd DIYorDIE World Mixing Championship

Awesome, glad you were able to enjoy some stbs.

2 points

by se1enalmost 8 years ago

I can’t taste: TPA Strawberry ripe FA Red touch CAP Sweet strawberry

I can taste: TPA Strawberry (not ripe) mixed with Apricot and Mango... JTJM Astronaut clone recipe.

Have to try INW’s one...

2 points

by Kewkewmorealmost 8 years agojust add sucralose

Purilum sweet strawberry and fa juicy strawberry

2 points

by RamboUnchainedalmost 8 years ago"I Bet I Could Clone That"

The only 3 I can taste are INW Shisha Strawberry, JF Sweet Strawberry, and FA Red Touch. I typically need at least 2 of the 3 in a mix if I want to put the strawberry on a level playing field with the other concentrates. All 3 if I want it to be strawberry-forward.

1 points

by Inara84almost 8 years ago

how much % of inw shisha strawberry?

1 points

by UniqueFlavorsalmost 8 years ago

I can't taste TFA strawberry ripe or CAP sweet strawberry. I can taste INW Strawberry but it gags me at even low percentages. So no strawberries for me :(

1 points

by mlNikonalmost 8 years ago

Have you tried fa red touch or jf strawberry sweet?

1 points

by UniqueFlavorsalmost 8 years ago

Never heard of it

1 points

by thepatient23almost 8 years agoFrugivore

red touch is gooood

1 points

by Prometheus_unwoundalmost 8 years ago

At what percentage are you mixing shisha strawberry? I find a combination of shisha strawberry @ 0.25%, and FA red touch @ ~0.5% to be a great starting place for a strawberry base.
When I look at a lot of the recipes online that call for 2%, 3%, 5% or more of any strawberry concentrate, I reflexively gag. I know that a lot of what we do is incredibly subjective, but I personally find strong concentrations of strawberry to be downright cloying and gross.

If you have them, try pairing your strawberry concentrates at low percentages with FA Kiwi, or TPA dragonfruit- you might be surprised at how well those two concentrates can work to augment strawberry.

1 points

by Twizlutzalmost 8 years ago

TFA Strawberry (Ripe) tastes like what I imagine freshly mowed grass to taste like - it just tastes like grass clippings to me. FA Strawberry and INW Strawberry shisha are the only ones (I’be tried) and enjoyed.

1 points

by Cocky1976almost 8 years ago

The best for me so far are inw shisha and fa red touch. RF SC strawberry, for me, fades pretty dramatically after a week or so. Tpa strawberry ripe used to be my favorite until I bought a 4oz bottle. Not sure if it was bad or what but it just tastes like badly gunked coils now.

The best bet is probably a mix of red touch, shisha strawberry, and a slight bump of cap sweet strawberry for the tartness.

1 points

by Loonicorn420almost 8 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

I use a strawberry stone that is made up of 55% TFA Ripe Strawberry, 15% TFA Strawberry, 20% INW Shisha Strawberry, 5% FA Pear and 5% TFA Dragonfruit. I use it in place of whatever strawberry a recipe calls for.

0 points

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