Sweet, black cherries without medicinal artifacts (zero cough syrup). Refreshing, fruity and creamy. Diketone-free*
- Wild Cherry (FW) - the challenging ingredient
- Blackberry (TPA) - tart, mixed berry notes
- Shisha Strawberry (INW) - 'smokey' dark Cherry flavor
- Fuji Apple (FA) - light citrus notes
- Peaches & Cream v2 (Cap) - chewy part of Cherry + cream
- Sweet Cream (Cap) - 'shake n vape' cream
- Labyrinth (FA) - vague background berries and creamy cake
Shisha Strawberry (INW) is essential here (*may not be diketone-free since only assurance is email from owner); it adds a smokey harmonic that is a defining characteristic of firm, ripe, black cherries. Using Fuji Apple (FA) instead of Pear (TFA) made a big difference too.
Needs 1-hr bath + 1-hr shake. Comments and feedback welcome.
*per disclosure by flavor manufacturer's FAQ or published test results
Due to Inawera's lack of transparency regarding diketone content of Strawberry Shisha, I will no longer be making recipes with their ingredients and will not buy their flavors again until they are more forthcoming.
Cherry-flavored e-cigs may deliver higher levels of benzaldehyde than other flavors
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-cherry-flavored-e-cigs-higher-benzaldehyde-flavors.html
Benzaldehyde was detected in 108 out of 145 e-cigarettes (74%), with the highest levels detected in the cherry flavoured products. Yields of the chemical were around 43 times higher than in these products.
The estimated daily inhaled dose from cherry flavoured e-cigarettes was 70.3 ug, which is more than 1000 times lower than the maximum permissible workplace exposure level.
While not linked to cancer, like 'cinnamon' (cinnamaldehyde), benzaldehyde is a potent lung irritant at certain concentrations. Disposing all my cherry flavors. Removing all cherry flavors from my recipes.