10/2017
🏷️ "Rich Asian Dessert with slightly creamy undertones!" Suggested percentage 1% - nicotineriver.com
10/13/2017 💬 Correspondence: Facebook Group - FlavourArt North America "...released for those interested in Asian classic flavours...I can tell you it is spot on! It is very strong though so a little goes a long way." - FlavourArt Rich
📑 "Red adzuki (azuki, aduki, adsuki)....are also sometimes called adanka. They are a native of India or Japan and have been used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cooking for over 2000 years ... used for...sweet and savory dishes...name adzuki comes from the Japanese word for the plant, azuki. They have a less beany flavor than other beans...The taste... unlike most other beans, is sweet."-culinarylore.com
10/30/2017
Single Flavor Test: .7%
60/40 | 0 Nic | Single 316L SS Fused Clapton | Wasp Nano | Organic Japanese Cotton
►First Impressions (36 Hour Steep ✔)
• Knuckle Test: Smell & Taste
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Aroma:Aroma Intensity - Strong | Fragrant & Bold "Beany" Aroma with Skin | Earthy Starch
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Taste: Sweet | Smooth, Light Creaminess > Mod.Starchy Bean | Combination of Bean Flesh & Skin - Dominant
11/07/2017 (1.1 Week Steep ✔)
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle Aroma: Unchanged ✓
Aroma Intensity - Strong & Bold | Natural Earthy Bean Aroma - Skin
• Knuckle: Unchanged ✓
Sweet | Smooth, Light Creaminess > Mod.Starchy Bean | Combination of Bean Flesh & Skin - Dominant
• Vape: Flavor Intensity - Mod.Strong | Mild Sweetness Starchy & Earthy | Mild Bean Skin (Dominant) combined with Soft & Semi - Chalky Bean Flesh
---| Mod.Light Body |Smooth, Somewhat Watery & Lightly Dry Mouth Feel
► Notes
• Off Notes: No Apparent Off Notes
• Strong "Beany" FLVR @ .7% - vs less "Beany" FLVR of Authentic Red Bean
11/14/2017 (2.1 Week Steep ✔)
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle: Slight ↓ in Aroma Intensity - Mod Strong
• Knuckle: Notable Changes
Change: ↑ in Creamy Bean Flesh - Dominant with Mod ↓ in Beany Skin = Balanced
• Vape: Notable Changes
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Intensity, Sweetness, Body & Mouthfeel = Unchanged
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Change: Flavor - ↑ in Smooth, Creamy Bean Flesh / Light Bean Skin • ↓ in Earthy Note = Mild & Less Aggressive
► Notes
• Off Notes: No Identifiable Off Notes Sweet Bean Flavor
• Natural, Lightly Cooked Sweet Red Bean (Adzuki) Identifiable*
11/21/2017 - Intermission
11/29/2017 (4.2 Week Steep ✔)
► Smell / Taste / Feel
• Tester Bottle: Unchanged from Wk 2 ✓
Aroma Intensity - Mod. Strong | Natural, Earthy Bean Aroma - Skin (Dominant)
• Knuckle: Overall Unchanged from Wk 2
Sweet | Smooth & Subtly Creamy Bean Flesh "Meat" - Dominant with Milder Bean Skin
• Vape: Flavor Intensity - Bold | Light Sweetness & Hint of Tartness | Lightly: Creamy, Earthy & Chalky - Cooked Bean Flesh balanced with a Mild yet Delicate "Beany" Skin
---| Med.Light Body | Smooth, Semi - Watery, Drying Mouth Feel
► Notes
• Off Notes: None
• Lightly Cooked Natural Semi-Sweet Red Bean (Adzuki)
• ↑ in Wattage 50W Provides Denser Mouth-feel of Bean Flesh
• Uses: Bakery, Pastry, Desserts | Ice Cream & Other East Asian / Islander Inspired Dishes
Estimate ⚠️ Highly Concentrated ( 0.7% Dominates)
► Usage: .05 - .1% min | .15 - .25% med | .3 - .5% max
Mix: .15 - .35%
⭐ 5★'s out of 5
Just something about vaping ham and beans is not high on my must mix list....
😅 I'd be hesitant to vape ham lol but not beans.
Red Beans, Garbanzo Beans, Mung Beans among other beans are used in a wide array of East Asian, African, & Pacific Islander desserts and pastries. This includes Ice Cream as well.
If you can find red bean (azuki) mochi in an asian market, or red bean sesame balls at a chinese restaurant, they are amazing asian dessets!
I have lead a sheltered life :)
Awww. It's okay. When you have the opportunity to visit your local Asian Food Market, see if you can get some Red Bean Ice Cream or Mochi Cake with Red Bean.
Actually. Whole Foods started selling Mochi Cakes and that includes ones with Red Bean Paste filling. You should give it a try. ❤️
Didn't know they made this flavor, Red Bean Ice Cream is the best thing ever made!
Yas! A red bean flavor we all can purchase. The only other Red Bean concentrate I was able to find was from the flavoring manufacturer "DuoMei". I have that concentrate and will do a comparison / contrast to the FA Red Bean soon.
I would definitely pick this up if you are interested in a Realistic Red Bean flavor. 😃
This stuff is spot on Red Bean. It's extremely potent and stands out like a sore thumb, though. The only true application I've been able to use it in is Red Bean Ice Cream
BRAND | FLVR | % ---|---|---- FA | Red Bean | 0.25% FA | Fresh Cream | 1% FA| Meringue | 0.5% FA| Vienna Cream | 0.5% TFA | Vanilla Swirl | 1.5% TFA| Cotton Candy (EM) | 0.25% CAP| Super Sweet | 0.5% MIX AT | 60VG | 40PG STEEP| Short| 1-2 Days
In this ATF link FA Bell Pepper is FA Red Bean because it hasn't been inputted yet. The cream layer I use has a lot going on and can probably be simplified. I'd also make it a bit richer on my next batch. But sweetener is 100% needed to make Red Bean palatable and taste more like Red Bean Ice Cream. It can also be shake and vaped, but after a couple days its much better.
Definitely a polarizing flavor and I don't blame anyone who doesn't know why anyone would vape beans. But if you've had red bean ice cream and wanted to recreate it, this flavoring is it.
Oh! Thanks for posting your recipe for Red Bean Ice Cream /u/Enyawreklaw . This does look tasty, especially with the Vanilla Swirl added. Well done.
I agree. This concentrate is very potent; proceeding this concentrate with kid gloves in a mix is a smart idea. I look forward to seeing your next batch using this concentrate. 👍🏽
I definitely need to get my hands on this. At my old job I made a shaved ice with red bean, pineapple and condensed milk as the main ingredients and I've really been wanting to make it a vape.
Oh! That sounds delicious; especially the thought of adding condensed milk. Are you a cook?
Nah I used to work in a bubble tea shop and I did a lot of experimenting. I have a ton of ideas for vapes after I get my skill level up!
Oh! That is very cool /u/collenchyma. I bet you made a lot of different flavor combinations. And I'm sure you will come up with some very good recipes for your shaved ice recipe. Take your time, experiment with your flavors and let me know when you have a recipe that taste good to you.