The lowdown
Earlier this year I was due to go on holiday and was running low on flavour concentrates. Needed to place an order but figured I'd wait until I returned. So I decided to treat myself to a store bought juice for the holiday. I ended up buying a strawberry lemonade on a whim, which ended up being very pleasant. Since then I have been trying to come up with my own version of a classic strawberry lemonade recipe.
This recipe has been through several iterations before landing here in its final form. But I am happy to say I am pleased with the results and this is now my ADV.
This recipe is an ice cold, refreshing lemonade with a hint of sweet strawberry. Need I say more?
The recipe
- LA lemonade 6%
- INW shisha strawberry 4%
- CAP Italian lemon Sicily 2%
- TFA strawberry lemonade 2%
- WS-23 2 drops per 10ml
- CAP fizz pop enhancer 1 drop per 10ml
The breakdown
LA lemonade
In my opinion this is the holy grail of lemonade flavours, it brings the refreshing lemonade base that we can start building on.
INW shisha strawberry
My reasoning behind this particular strawberry flavour is simple, and rather selfish. I am a strawberry non taster! I struggle to find any flavour from strawberry concentrates and INW shisha strawberry is the only one that works for me. I'm sure you could sub this for another strawberry however please be aware the profile will obviously change a fair bit.
CAP italian lemon Sicily
This is more of a zesty lemon taste, which accentuates the lemony twang of the lemonade. I tried a few other lemon flavours here but most added more of a sweet, juicy lemon, which was not the idea I was going for. CAP lemon Sicily adds exactly the right amount of tartness
TFA strawberry lemonade
I almost feel like cheating by adding this in, as it's pretty good as a standalone flavour. However, 2% of this in the mix really does bring the whole thing to life!
WS-23
We all know what it does and why I use it here. What good is a refreshing lemonade if it isn't ice cold? For me ws23 is the go to cooling agent. Crisp, clean, ice cold goodness.
CAP fizz pop enhancer
Ok, bear with me on this one. When I 1st saw this on chefsflavours, I thought it was just another one of those gimmicks, but the price was good so figured I'd see if it actually does anything. Turns out it really does! It gives the lemonade the sensation of being carbonated. Obviously it's not, but it does bring that slight fizz like something that i feel is missing when left out of the mix.
Steep details
This is great right off the bat, SHAKE AND VAPE BABY!!!!!
That's it! Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
A recipe where I actually have almost every flavor, save one (CAP Fizz). I’ll put it on my next order and try this out. Thanks for the recipe!
Looking good. Id sưap cap pop fizz for vt fizzy sherbet
Never tried vt fizzy sherbet but I'm guessing it has the same kind of effect?
Yes , with a touch of tangy note work very well for citrus soda. I have it, cap fizzy pop and tpa champange , vt fizzy sherbet give me the most fizzzzzzzzz
The percentages seem a little high to me. I usually for for 6% LA lemonade and 0.75% FA lemon Sicily. Which is pretty much the same as 'the best damn raspberry lemonade' on ATF. Can put any fruit notes you want, really. A little pear or cactus for a juicy feeling and a little VT fizxy sherbet for some fizz. I'm currently enjoying a boysenberry lemonade like this.
Do you happen to have a recipe link? This looks great!
Recipe is right there in the post?