I have been all over the place trying to perfect my blue razz. Mabey I'll add my private notes some time.
This recipe was created by me for me; Dan the Man. That was an awful cocky thing to say... and a lie... Oops, I also made it for a few friends and their input was valuable. 4 concentrates. Perfect. For me and my friend[s] and hopefully some of you my friends and please don't be shy in leaving a comment and a rating (vanity).
*****%%%%**** IMPORTANT *****%%%%*****
I used 1 drop of FA's Cardamom in 120 ml. This is what makes the recipe. Yes, the Cardamom is necessary and yes it has to be FA's. though I don't know who else has it.
Cardamom is a spice that is used throughout the world, in as many dishes from sweet to spicy to sweet
First, let me say that Cardamom in the DIY realm has a bad rap. The main reason for this is the fact that it is STRONG. Literally, 1 drop per 100ml is all that is needed. If you have Cardamom in your stash I strongly urge you to dilute it to 5 or 10%
Cardamom is really very versatile. It is used in coffee, desserts, dinner, vegetables, etc.
Now for FA's Cardamom. It is savory AND sweet. It's versatile, delicious and sexy in everything from custards to ice cream to fruit to bakeries. It even goes well in coffee. It is rather difficult to describe because of its unique characteristics.
Glad your journey has finally ended. I could say the same thing trying to finish my blue raspberry mix that's been over 6+ now. I know you subbed a bunch of blueberry's but sticking with nicvapes raspberry/blueberry I'm going to revisit them again but I'm liking the HS/FW blueberry combo currently.
The FA Cardamom is crazy and so out of the box that I'll pick it up on BF when it's on sale. I never really heard of anybody talking about it and I skipped it over as I didn't know what it was but if it works out I might have to *steal*.... I mean borrow it from you :-)
So you are basically forcing people to mix up 60ml off the bat then :-) So what are you working on next? I took a bit of a break with the razz but I picked up OOO's Blue Raspberry Candy which is one of their best flavors out of the 400 so I'm going to go at it again a bit more.
I went on a total FLV Creme De Menthe and a Ice Cream kick for a while and now DV's Absinthe and perfecting my Sour Green Apple mix. I need to find myself a true ADV because right now it's just Grack Juice and Prickly Victory. I'm tweaking them though and liking my version of Prickly better right now.
xx2000xx I am surely interested in the OOO's blue rasp. candy and how you like it.
I am a custard lover at heart and I am alway's mixing some new one. I have a new all day vape like every other week. It's a sickness they say. I am not sure there is a TRUE ADV but if you find it, be sure to let us know.
If you're a custard fan and you don't know about it then look at Devon Cream (under chefs choice which is rebranded Cupcake World) then their one shots which you wouldn't think to use however you don't push it crazy high like they say (20%) as they vape different over there but are catching up, however both are known as one of the best out there. Of course they also have the famous FA Premium Custard too.
I see you use INW Custard which is great because of the steep time but also Fresh03's custard of 4% LB VBIC & .50% FLV Pudding has a low steep time too, but I'm sure you know of that one also.
Wait until they have 25% off which they have often or BF. Join their facebook group as the forum here doesn't post it all the time or BF. $6 flat rate shipping to the US too.
Time to remix or make a new one and like we've talked about we should unlock it together as I know deep down you threw in the towel for a true blue raz unlike the 4,329 other recipes that's out there but it can be done.
Also: With your recipes you should explain your recipe just like this as notes is 1 of the many problems here as not a lot of people do it and people who give a shit and take pride on what they put out instead of just something random, meaning a true and proper recipe instead of polluting this site even more. Meaning many iterations starting with 2 ingredients off the bat, then proper layering as it's 100% impossible to nail a great mix off the bat, the notes you provide evolves the DIY community.
I swear I am such an idiot sometimes LOL. "is that a new company or something?" LOL, what dumb dumb I can be. I know I have seen the name Fresh03 somewhere but now I can't figure out where. On here he goes by freshepies. So far I have not found anybody worth watching, so thanks for the link, hopefully, I like it. I love his idea, it is something I wanted to incorporate on my channel but it's yet to work out.
No, I didn't throw in the towel. I really thought I had found the Jewel but I was wrong. My new Blu razz recipe is quite good. What really sucks is I can't find the recipe. Totally can't find it.
The recipe even gave me the tingle you get in the back of your jaw when you get something super sour. Not sure if that's even possible but...
"Time to remix or make a new one and like we've talked about we should unlock it together" What do you have in mind?
Well, kind of how like 2 people started to try and make a clone of one of the naked 100 juice, I know it was a blackberry and or dark berry version of what they have. First they kept it private but then released all their notes and conversations of trying different stuff on the thread itself, which they went through so many different flavors with notes and how it didn't or didn't work and I learned so much by what they said because you'll learn so much more from peoples failures than a successful mix.
People did the same thing with Heisenberg (most famous juice in the world) which was many reddit threads, massive ELR threads to where people used that $200,000 machine to break down the juice to it's core.
Blue Raspberry has to be the most popular flavor in all of DIY right? It has to be, there are so many recipes posted here and even on ATF and it's non-stop. Unfortunately 98% are the same old and nobody has unlocked it. To do so you will have to go to more of your exotic companies possibly which both of us have some, but look how big Blue Raspberry Slush became and that's because of Apex's blue raspberry slush recipe, or a big part of it.
Everybody has their own idea of what a blue raz is though. For me I want it to be an ADV so I don't want it too sweet and or dry to the point where you get sick of it and more of a jolly rancher type of profile and really don't need sweetener as you'll get that using ingredients instead of adding on or any EM/Marshmallow to cut the top notes because it won't need it either..Somehow if you throw WS-23 in it then it's a blueberry slush type I guess.
However, there is another crowd that wants a thick ass more jammy/tart more realistic version, so for example the first would have OOO Blue Raspberry Candy and or Razzelberry for example, this would have Shisha Raspberry & Boysenberry with Oba Oba in it.
I don't know, but we could make a thread on the forums too and it'd be a fun project that others could join in on too. Just throwing out ideas out there because I thought that the Naked 100 clone was really cool how they posted their trial and errors and for once ELR would have a recipe with some proper notes for a change :-)
I'll have to get settled in my new place so we are looking a few months down the road but to have other people do different iterations on top of us would speed up the process 10 fold and would be a community effort as I will give out all my notes that I have for 1 1/2+ years, kind of like a little bit I did in the forums here.
I love Fresh03 but you have to really pick and choose what shows to watch. The sat night ones are the best -- some regular members are busy so some of the girls on his show are killing it like:: https://alltheflavors.com/users/TamVapes - and Jennifer Jarvis & Rin are OG's but also legit super tasters (google it)
What I'd do is watch shows of mixlife because Ckemist, River, and especially Kopel who are top of the food chain and they will give you the best information that you won't get anywhere else (the show developed will find it's stride soon, although 1 too many people) stuff you'd find on DIY_Deeper on Reddit back in the day.
I like the idea of starting a recipe and keeping the notes public. We'll start when you are ready. In the meantime, I'll rework the recipe I was so in love with and didn't write down. So stupid...
The comments on this thread alone are worth like a million dollars.
Okay hyperbole.
But this is some super great advice and comments and links from a bunch of pros.
I can't wait to get home from work and tear into this sh**.
Fogchef glad you think so. Are you interested in some Cardamom? I have a 10ml bottle and I took 120ml of PG and put 7 drops of Cardamom and I finally have it so that I can use it in recipes. I'll never use the whole thing and being a chef I assume you have at least some experience with it. Though it doesn't exactly taste like the real thing it's been a very long time since I have had it.
That goes for you too xx2000xx if your interested in Cardamom.
The FA Cardamom is crazy and so out of the box that I'll pick it up on BF when it's on sale. I never really heard of anybody talking about it and I skipped it over as I didn't know what it was but if it works out I might have to *steal*.... I mean borrow it from you :-)