Hi there!
Full disclaimer: I'm a long-time vaper but I've never DIY'd before. I'm planning on buying my first stash of flavors soon to rebuild one or two good rated/reviewed recipes. Also, since shipping is pretty expensive (ordering in the UK from Germany), I'd like to order some extra flavours to try and recreate my favorite Dessert in the near future.
My father used to work as a chef in a five star hotel back in the day and he made some REALLY good Dessert on special occasions. It was:
- A really good Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream
- topped with a sauce that was just freshly made orange juice mixed with raspberry jam
- again topped with a good spoon of whipped cream
I know it maybe doesn't sound all that exciting but this Dessert is just pure heaven.
So can anyone provide some tips on what flavors to buy? Any help would be appreciated :)
Complex profiles like that usually take a lot more work to get right than simpler ones, but if I were going to try this, this is what I would do:
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5% LB Vanilla Ice Cream
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0.75% HS Vanilla Ice Cream
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1.5% TFA Vanilla Swirl
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3% TFA Kentucky Bourbon
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0.5% FLV Bourbon
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1.5% INW Shisha Raspberry
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3% WF Orange Juice
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1% FLV Whipped Cream
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0.5% FA Polar Blast
That looks good, thanks so much! :)
Unfortunately, I can't get my hands on HS Flavours. Can I substitute that with anything?
Hangsens in the UK. https://www.vanillavapes.co.uk/french-vanilla-ice-cream-hangsen-concentrate-30ml/
This is the same as Vanilla Ice Cream.
Very nice of you, thanks! :)
But like I said, I need to ship the flavours to Germany so ordering this specific HS flavour would cost me ~25€ ($30), so it's not worth it.
Ordering from rainbowvapes soon, LB Vanilla Ice Cream is roughly 2€ there and they have all the other flavours as well.
Still, thanks mate :)
Oh, one thing I noticed when I went over the flavours (just wanted to make the order): when I said "bourbon vanilla" (i think americans call it "french vanilla"), I didn't mean Bourbon (as in Alcohol) Vanilla :D
Do you think I can just remove the "special" french/bourbon vanilla aspect and it will taste like "french vanilla"? Or is there some extra flavor that I should put into the mix?
Oh, haha. Yes, that would be an entirely different thing. Just try it without the FLV Bourbon and TFA Kentucky Bourbon. If you think something is missing from the vanilla when you try it, you can pick up some TFA French Vanilla Deluxe (but not French Vanilla or French Vanilla Creme) or CAP French Vanilla later.
Alright, after I bought around 100 Flavours and went full DIY now, I finally nailed down the profile I was looking for:
1% FLV Cream
2% CAP Vanilla Custard v1
3% TFA VBIC
3% TFA Orange Cream
0.5% FW Blood Orange
1.5% INW Shisha Raspberry
1% TFA Raspberry Sweet
0.9% WS-23 (30%)
0.5% CAP SuperSweet
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Steep time: 7+ days.
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This is the 6th Iteration now since LB VBIC does not work for me at all (tested between 3-10%, mix and standalone). It's like vaping pure VG, no flavor at all. Somehow I'm thinking I got a bad batch or something.Anyhow. Even though this is a lot different from what your idea was initially, I still wanted to let you know how it went and wanted to say thanks for helping me out back then <3