As always, the purpose of this thread is to gather the community to explore a category of flavor and its many uses.
##⭐ This week's flavor is . . . FOTQ VII
>>requested by Popular Demand
This is FOTW's 7th time time to do FOTQ, after was requested that we periodically (approximately quarterly) set aside a week not for a single flavor profile like FOTW is usually about, but for brand-newly released flavors. So this is the week for new flavors that have been released since the last time we did this.
This time it's mostly about the new flavors dropped by Flavour Art a few months ago.
Post your own recipes containing this week's Flavor of the Week, as the star or in a supporting role, with or without development notes. Talk about other people's recipes that use it. Share flavor notes. Compare and contrast different manufacturers' versions of the FOTW. Ask for help using a flavor in general or to achieve something specific, offer advice, brainstorm ideas, consider substitutions, suggest pairings... really anything at all as long as it's on topic. But most of all, remember to have FUN
###🎉 YOU COULD WIN A GREAT PRIZE!
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>>The winner will receive . . .
>>###$20 worth of FOTQ VII flavors
>>courtesy of the Village IDIOT 🤡
- The winner may choose up to $20 worth of flavors from the Noted Collection on Bull City Flavors
- Delivery limited to addresses that BCF ships to (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, South Africa, and Bhutan)
###🔗 USEFUL LINKS
GENERAL INFO
ON REDDIT
FOTQ I | FOTQ II | FOTQ !!! | FOTQ IV | FOTQ V | FOTQ V!
PODCASTS
FOTQ I | FOTQ II | FOTQ !!! | FOTQ IV | FOTQ V | FOTQ V!
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FOTW Listing | FOTW/Noted Spreadsheet | Flavor Facts
LAST WEEK
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🗓 COMING ATTRACTIONS
Here's a peek at what's on the schedule . . .
|DATE|FOTW|DATE|FOTW|DATE|FOTW|
|---:|:---|---:|:---|---:|:---|
|Dec07|🍂 ORIENTAL|Apr12|Clove|Aug16|Cinnamon Danish|
|Dec14|Cocoa|Apr19|Blueberry Blends|Aug23|🍓 Strawberry Milk|
|Dec21|Herbs|Apr26|Just Blueberry |Aug30|Bakery Custard|
|Dec28|⭐ FOTY 2021|May03|Plain Lemonade |Sep06|Cinnamon Roll|
|Jan04|Huckleberry|May10|OFF|Sep13|OFF|
|Jan11|Pretzel|May17|Corn|Sep20|Malt|
|Jan18|Banana Nut Bread|May24|Pineapple|Sep27|Toasted Marshmallow|
|Jan25|Sesame |May31|Fruity Custard|Oct04|🍂 Hilly Tobaccos|
|Feb01|Toffee|Jun07|⭐ FOTQ IX|Oct11|🍓 Strawberry Bakery|
|Feb08|Wild Cherry|Jun14|🍂 Black Tobacco|Oct18|Brulee|
|Feb15|Blueberry + Bakery|Jun21|OFF|Oct25|OFF|
|Feb22|Blueberry Candy|Jun28|Plain Custard|Nov01|Peach|
|Mar01|⭐ FOTQ VIII|Jul05|🍓 Strawberry & Cream|Nov08|⭐ FOTQ XI|
|Mar08|🍂 Gold Tobacco|Jul12|Vanilla Custard|Nov15|Donut|
|Mar15|🍓 Strawberry Lemonade|Jul19|Jackfruit|Nov22|Roasted Nuts|
|Mar22|Blueberry Jam|Jul26|Rice|Nov29|🍓 Chocolate Strawberry|
|Mar29|Bilberry|Aug02|OFF|Dec06|Avocado|
|Apr05|Pink Lemonade|Aug09|⭐ FOTQ X|Dec13|OFF|
####Q: How do flavors get put on the schedule?
####A: Requests and suggestions from people like YOU!
If there's something you'd like to see, just post a request in this thread. You can request both a specific flavor profile and where it lands on the calendar.
I've got all the new FA on deck this week: Jacote Plum, Waffles Vanilla, Papaya Indian Special, Mango Green, Ice Cream Italian Special, Banana Candy, Cookie Premium, Strawberry Green, Decano Tobacco, Cheesecake Olympus Style, Pina Colada Brazilian Special, Amarula, Lulo, Custard Extra 1, Custard Extra 2, Raspberry Candy, Cherry Juice Sweet, Longan Fresh, Vanilla Cookie, Doughnut Crispy, Pineapple Costa Rica Special, Pineapple Kenyan Special, Mulberry, Cider Apple.
Please share your thoughts on these! Jacote Plum is the only one I've tried so far.
Vanilla Cookie must be splendid. I heard so many positive things on the Vapicon discord. It’s described to taste like traditional German vanilla Christmas cookies.
I got a nilla wafer except if you darkened it up a whole lot and dried it some almost as if you over cooked it. I prefer my cookies soft baked and this seemed more hard baked without all the cookie crumble. I still think CAP SC is cookie king, but I could see adding FA Vanilla Cookie to some kind of banana pudding type recipe and it being a nice pairing.
Cheesecake Olympus style sounds interesting.
Is the Olympus reference just marketing jargon suggesting it's "one of the gods"? Or should we expect a Greek yogurt influence?
I actually haven't tried that one yet, but I will soon. it smells pretty good. I think the name is in reference to cheesecake originating in Ancient Greece! they used Honey as a sweetener + cheesecake didn't include eggs until after Roman influence, so I'm very curious to try this flavor out + see what kind of CC it emulates.
You are really reaching for the puns these days my friend. Booooo.
That said, I would propose for the next empty slot maybe pineapple? there see to be a lot of pineapples released that may have been covered in FOTQs but, it'd be nice to see them head to head. (or that just happened recently and I missed it at which ignore me).
Hi, my name is Hesh + I'm a flavor addict.
FA released a bunch of bangers in this newest release in my opinion. I can't wait to nerd out with the Noted crew + u/Mindfloodz1 to talk about them all! thank you so much to the wonderful u/SaschaAlexandra + u/EyeMSam for helping me acquire some of these FA goodies <3
Well i only have FA Vanilla Cookie atm. But for me, that was a good decision!
It is a great cookie base, i threw this together and it was amazing for a low effort first try recipe:
FA Vanilla Cookie 2.4%
FA Butter 0.25%
TPA AP 0.4%
CAP SS 0.3%
Tastes like a great Cookie with beautifull hints of nuts and vanilla. Might throw in TPA Vanilla Swirl at 0.75% next time to bring out that vanilla note even more.
If you like cookies and Vanilla, go get your hands on FA Vanilla Cookie. It personally is my flavour of the year, there are already a ton of great recipes with it. Banana Custard ala Mindfloodz, 3-2-1 Nice by Sensory_Overloadand Time Machine Cookie by DavidN2KL for example.
FA Vanilla Cookie in Banana Custard ala Mindfloodz is quite nice. Also gives me a chance to use that damn TFA Vanilla Custard just sitting collecting dust.
Excited for green mango, but I know better than to get my hopes up for a good cherry juice
I don't have green mango in my hands yet, BUT, spoiler alert! the cherry juice is >!fairly good in my opinion. it's an actual cherry juice!<
Can hardly wait to see if it passes ID10-T's plastic shower curtain test ;)
It's gonna be a flavor packed episode. I look forward to comparing notes with hesherette and the noted crew. There are some great flavors and a couple duds in this mix of 24 flavors. This will be a fun episode to be a part of. If my name gets pulled, re-roll please. Lastly, two words, Vanilla cookie
ive heard good and bad things about the new FA, but the vanilla cookie definitely aint nothin to fuck with, instant staple flavor. super interested in that papaya indian and cheesecake olympus though very excited to hear about those!
Hi, I've been out of the mixing loop for the last 6-8 months so can't wait to hear about the new FA line and start spending loads of money on flavours again! Thanks Noted!
Great episode guys, always excited to learn the new must have flavors ☺️ do you have some percentage recommendations for the new CK base you talked about in the episode? The one where YWCK would be subbed for Olympus? - thanks in advance!
I don’t. I don’t agree that Olympus could be used in place of INW YWC. But I’ll ask the others for you
While i agree that the usual CK Trinity is hard to beat, i would love to try a spin on it with Olympus - that would be much appreciated, thanks! I'm abit apprehensive about using it @ 4-5 % as mentioned in the episode, but hey, that's what testers are for i guess ☺️
I messaged them. I wish I had time to do a side by side to see if they’re right or if I am, but I’ve already moved on from new FA to oriental tobacco. So many flavors, so little time.
FWIW I do think using Olympus like that would be delicious, I just think it would taste less like cheesecake