#Trinistachio Profile - Creamy Pistachio Ice Cream with Chunks of Pistachio.
- LB Vanilla Ice Cream 5%
- TFA Vanilla Swirl 1.5%
- HS French Vanilla Ice Cream .75%
- TFA Pistachio 8%
- TFA Acetyl Pyrazine .5%
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Pistachio was the FOTW, u/OdieDoodah gave me the idea of taking the FOTWs and throwing them into The Ice Cream Trinity to see what happens. I didn’t have any Pistachio flavors on me at the time, so I jumped on BCF and ordered TFA Pistachio and WF Pistachio Cream. At the same time that I had whipped up a V1, u/ID10-T messaged me asking how I felt about making a Pistachio Ice Cream. Apparently along with being a flavor Guru he’s a mind reader too. Now the pressure is on to get this right.
Version 1 – I started with The Ice Cream Trinity as the base. My SFTs of TFA Pastachio and WF Pistachio Cream were promising. I went with 5% TFA Pistachio and 2% WF Pistachio Cream. This was a really solid starting place but the dairy side of WF Pistachio Cream was drowning out all the work TFA was putting into the mix.
Version 1.2 – With some bullshitting with u/staybert about this, he said after talking to u/shyndo he went balls to the wall 8% TFA Pistachio and it worked out gloriously. It just needed something to round out the flavor being that high. TFA Vanilla Swirl already being in the Trinity covered that nicely. I dropped the WF Pistachio Cream to 1% hoping to still be able to grab the awesome flavor from it but not bring to much dairy to the table. Still, drowning under cream.
Version 2 – I took a new approach with this one and dropped the WF completely. Can it be that simple? 8% TFA Pistachio plus the Ice Cream? Not so much, it was a big improvement from V1 but I still wanted more of a pop from the nut.
Version 2.1 & 2.2 – Next attempt was to focus on the actual nut aspect. I went two different ways with this one. One version with .25% TFA Acetyl Pyrazine and one with .5% FW Hazelnut. Obviously FW Hazelnut has a bit of a milky/dairy side to it, but I was hoping keeping it down low enough would bring the nut with out the milk. V2.1 was just what I was looking for! V2.2….meh. Was good, but back to square one with too much dairy. Acetyl Pyrazine was they key for this for sure. .25% wasn’t doing exactly what I wanted so I bumped it up .5% and set it aside to steep. Came back to it a week later and it was fantastic!
Version 2.1 Tweaks – I was super happy with where the recipe was at but just for shits and giggles I wanted to throw a couple things at it and see what happened.
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WS23 @ .5% - It was good, mimics the cold punch you get when you take a bite of ice cream. However, I agree with ID10-T the cold is funky with the nut, and I feel it distracts from everything else. So scratch that.
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FA Pistachio @.5% - Nope nope nope. Took this in a weird, dry, almost roasted direction.
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So instead of going insane, and trying to fuck with something that was already delicious I settled on Version 2.1. The only other thing I’m possibly going to try is adding a bit of FLV Pistachio because I’ve heard its dead on authentic Pistachio which should work really damn good here.
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LB VIC, HS FVIC, and TFA Vanilla Swirl - These make up the delicious Ice Cream Base. The Vanilla Swirl also helps round out the high percentage of TFA Pistachio.
TFA Pistachio - Well, this is kind of a given. A purely delicious and versatile Pistachio flavor. The absolute star of the show.
TFA Acetyl Pyrazine - I used this to boost up the nut aspect of TFA Pistachio up and over the Ice Cream.
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All and all, give this a good week steep and enjoy!
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Bonus Work in Progress Recipe!
#Monkey Poo!
Profile- Banana Snickerdoodle Cookie
- SA Banana Flambe 2%
- Cap Sugar Cookie 5%
- Cap Cinnamon Danish Swirl 1%
- FLV Rich Cinnamon .10%
- FA Cookie 1.5%
It's still a work in progress but it's pretty damn good so far. Mix it up, tell me what you think!
Looks like it’s time to buy more TFA Pistachio. Looks yummy, can’t wait to try it!
So, can I make the assumption that to really get the best out of TFA Pistachio I should be banging it up to 8% ? I recently tried a 123 using TFA P at 3% along with Key Lime and Coconut Candy and it was underwhelming to say the least.
I’m a firm believer in the fact that no flavor has a set percentage. It is almost always dependent on the recipe and the other flavors in it. u/staybert used Pistachio at 3% in Octarine and it was solid but in this mix 3% would be basically nothing.
For your mix, try bumping it up and see what happens. If you do end up taking it up closer to 8% just throw like 1% TFA Vanilla Swirl at it to round it out. Obviously that won’t be a 1-2-3 but it could work!
I use Pistachio around 4% - 5% normally. If Pizza says 8% for this recipe then I'd do 8%. But I do everything first in a small tester.
For sure I'd definitely follow the recipe %. I was just wondering if TFA Pistachio was one of those flavours that benefit more from a higher % than lower.
You need some kind of vanilla or other flavor with high % of ethyl maltol in it to kind of force mute it. That's why it works so well in this recipie.
Karl Custard by /u/shyndo is what started this IMO. I also made my own version based on his original idea; PistachiOMG.
I tried the Trinity Vanilla Ice Cream last night and it quickly joined my "do not mix" list. :( I liked Hula and Summer Drink though. My second batch of PUDIO is ready so at least I'm not missing out on the pistachio gravy train. Thanks for sharing these recipes.
Obviously it’s foolish to think someone will enjoy every single recipe you come up with, so I don’t take it personally :). What don’t you like about it?
That looks great. I'll be mixing this soon. Why did you drop the WF Pistachio Cream?
I look forward to hearing what you think! WF Pistachio Cream is a super solid flavor. I honestly enjoyed it more as a single flavor than I did in mixes. I decided to drop it because it’s pretty heavy on the cream side. So paired up with the Ice Cream end of this mix it just became way too much dairy and not enough Pistachio.
This looks so damn good!! Time to order 100ML of TFA Pistachio so that I can try this + keep working on my own stuff :D
I’m half tempted to set aside a 10ml bottle of Pistachio just so I can smell it lmao. I’m sorta addicted to that stuff now.
Has anyone tried INW Green Joy (supposedly a Pistachio (Ice?) Cream)? I bought it a couple of days ago but haven't had the time to mix it up yet. A fellow mixer recommended 1.5%-2% (shout-out to Tho By). I've since read that 3% is the ideal percentage for an ice cream. Is it really? Also, living in Austria I've no chance to get flavors from LB or HS. I know that LB makes a great ice cream but it's out of reach for me. The only ice creams in my flavor stash are FA Vaniglia Gelato (Vanilla Ice Cream) and the well-known VBIC from CAP. I haven't used the TPA version so I don't know if I'm one of the pepper tasters. How does FA Ice Cream compare to LBs version? What about combining FA and CAP, say 3% Vanilla Ice Cream and 1%-2% VBIC? Would this make a decent enough ice cream (adding the Vanilla Swirl as well)? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I haven’t tried INW Green Joy, or heard of it for that matter. I’ll have to look into that.
Can you not order from Chefs in Austria? I know they for sure carry LB VIC but I honestly have no clue about shipping laws and restrictions for Europe.
Outside of the ones in the Trinity and TFA VBIC, I haven’t used other ice creams so i won’t be much of a help there. But I can say, i think a combo of Cap VBIC and TFA Vanilla Swirl would get you a pretty solid ice cream.
Hello fellow austrian mixer, I'm in carinthia, where are you mixing? Let me know if I can be of any help in aquiring nicotine in our beautiful stupid country.
My go to "replacement" for hs and lb ice creams is a mix of 1.5% TFA VBIC and 2% Vanilla swirl, a bit of Holy Vanilla and WS-23 to taste, works pretty well for me.
Hi, do you live in Austria too? In Vienna maybe? It's somehow comforting to know that I'm not alone. That someone actually understands exactly what I'm ranting about. It surprised me to read about Holy Vanilla, I couldn't get it anywhere in town... I thought about replacing the HS/LB ice cream with FA Vanilla Ice Cream at 3% and CAP VBIC at 1%, and adding 1-2% Vanilla Swirl (I've only 1 ml left and my shop hasn't got it). For the WS-23 I went to inTaste and Dampfsaft in Vienna - useless - both didn't have it (only Koolada and FA Polar Blast). I will try it with "Splash" from Sanne's Dampfwagen in Germany, it's a weak Koolada. That's what I got and I'll see if it works... What really makes me angry is that some of the most essential flavors are out of reach for Austrians. The brands are just not sold here (FLV, VTA, FW, JF, WF, SA, MB, PUR, LA, LB, HS, OOO, DIY Flavor Shack, Delosi,...). So many of them. Whenever I see a recipe I'd love to mix I'm missing flavors I can't get in Austria. I have to sub. But it must be FA, CAP, TPA or INW. And even those are limited to a selected few. For example, since 7 months I'm on the hunt for INW Shisha Vanilla and Creme Brulee, TPA Blueberry wild and extra, Banana Cream and Peanut Butter, also FA Black Currant. Not one of these flavors did I get so far. My vape shop says that the order was placed... And I'm waiting...waiting...angry... :-)). Oh well, enough of the ranting. I wish you a relaxed evening, cheers.
Hey, sorry for the late response, working early shifts.
Yes I'm in Austria too (carinthia) u/Korlimann is from Vienna iirc and also a regular here, I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you hit him up if you have any questions regarding Shops in Vienna.
First and most important thing, you can order most flavors at chefsflavours .co .uk, as long as you order no nicotine it's not a problem for our customs. Chefs has most of the big flavour houses, just HS and SC some others are hard to get. I ordered from them about 10 times now, went smooth everytime. Don't throw your money at vape shops for them to order single flavors for you.
Nic is a different story but it's possible too, just need to know your sources.
WS-23 is available at chefs but I ordered mine from "elli's aromen", they label it koolada powder but it's WS-23.
If I can be of any help, never hesitate to ask. Have a wonderful foggy day.
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I made something like this about a month ago and it was glorious. Hope it helps.
Pistachio Lube
Black honey (TPA) @ .5 DX Peanut butter (TPA) @ 1 Pistachio (TPA) @ 8 RY4 Double (TPA) @ 4 Vanilla ice cream (LB) @ .5 Vanilla swirl (TFA) @ 1 HS Vanilla ice cream @ 1.5
I live in the southern area of Vienna, close to Berndorf and my usual B&M is Dampfsaft in Meidling, Vienna. Ordering from Chef's was a problem because I canceled my Master Card contract a few months before I became a vaper (hadn't used for almost a decade and thought I should stop paying those annual costs for nothing). My Maestro Card is only accepted locally, in Austria and probably Germany that is. So ordering vape stuff has been impossible so far. I'm planning on visiting the UK next spring for one of the Expos and use that trip to do some serious shopping. Cheers.
just discovered AP lately and got one in my last vapemail. Smells in incredibly strong an persistent. Isn't 0.5% a bit too much ?
It's all about what you're trying to do with it, and whether or not it is already a component in one of the flavors you're using it to accent. It goes from nuts, to bread, to corn chips depending on percentage, so having a gentle hand is a good idea, but 0.5% is far from a "high" percentage for AP overall.