Fevertree Elderflower Tonic Water

[beedee]

This is a pretty accurate rendition of the lovely Fevertree Elderflower Tonic Water - my favourite soft drink at the moment.

3.20% Tonic Water (Vape Train Australia)

0.80% Elderflower (Flavorah)

0.80% SWEETENER (Perfumers Apprentice)

0.50% Koolada 5% (Perfumers Apprentice)  (ie .25% of full strength Koolada)

0.25% Lime Cordial (Vape Train Australia)

[tcg69]

Typical missing concentrates as usual beedee still waiting for your Gins Addiction recipe is it any closer.

[beedee]

Oct 10, 2018 9:15:15 GMT tcg69 said:

Typical missing concentrates as usual beedee still waiting for your Gins Addiction recipe is it any closer.

tcg69 - I have three elderflowers (CCW, Flavorah and Pure Flavour) and I reckon any would do at a similar % - the Flavorah is a little bit sweeter than the others, so it now tends to be my go to. I reckon the Lime Cordial could be replaced by just about any sweet lime or lemon, I tried with Cap Lemon and Lime and it was fine but just wanted something a bit sweeter. If you don't have the VTA Tonic Water it's a must if you like tonic water - one of the most accurate flavours I've ever tried.
 
The Gins Addiction couldn't be called a clone, as have never tried the original, so I'm going by this description:  'A blend of white gin, natural blackcurrant, absinthe, lemon, a mint fusion and light menthol'

The latest one (of four versions)  is this:

5.00% Absinthe (DV)
2.75% Blackcurrant (Innawera)  (have tried the Flavour Apprentice one - not near as good)
1.75% Botanical Gin (Vape Train Australia) - IMO much better than  the Flavour Monks or Flavour Arts gin  -  lots of complex flavours going on without losing the Juniper - like one of those artisan gins you get in Amsterdam.
1.00% Lemon Lime (Perfumers Apprentice)
0.75% Peppermint (Perfumers Apprentice) - I really like this mint, but the 'mint fusion' description makes me wonder if they have used the Innawera mixed mint - but I don't have that (yet!) 
0.50% Koolada 5% (Perfumers Apprentice)

I'm on my first tank of this new one, so I may change my mind,  but it's the first I've tried where I get all the flavours. 

I reckon next I may sub Lemon Sicily(FA), which I have only just got, for the Lemon & Lime.

Must say I've had great fun messing around with this one and have vaped all I made of every version, so thanks to you and Perpetua for making me aware of it!


  

[tcg69]

Thanks beedee will give this one ago I gave up on Gins addiction just could not get it right, next time I buy the original Gins addiction I will send you a bottle to try, then you can taste what we're trying to achieve.
As far as lemon goes now use mainly fe lemon and vta sour lemon.
If you like lemonade this is the best I have tried in a long time, I would pay for this it's that good.
e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/2532658/McLemonade

[beedee]

Thanks, tcg69 , I will give that lemonade recipe a go if (or should I say when..) I get all the concs involved.

Having vaped a couple of tanks I am now reckoning that I need to reverse the amounts of absinthe and gin in this GA recipe, so the absinthe is just flavouring the gin, I will sub the Lemon as above, and reduce the blackberry by .75.  May also try a different absinthe - the others I have are FW CCW and PA, the FW one is the most aniseed/sweet one so I may give that a go.

I remember Perpetua saying she did not get gin from it flavour wise, but this could be deceptive in terms of amounts, as the gin may just modify the absinthe - after all, real abinsthe has gin-like botanicals in it that sit underneath the dominant anise and wormwood flavours.

[Perpetua]

Oct 11, 2018 10:49:52 GMT beedee said:

I remember Perpetua saying she did not get gin from it flavour wise, but this could be deceptive in terms of amounts, as the gin may just modify the absinthe - after all, real abinsthe has gin-like botanicals in it that sit underneath the dominant anise and wormwood flavours.

Agreed beedee . . . . additionally I'd never profess to have the best taste buds going, so the more subtle notes in mixes don't always reach them!

( Love your label btw.  )

[beedee]

Oct 11, 2018 12:38:11 GMT Perpetua said:

Agreed beedee . . . . additionally I'd never profess to have the best taste buds going, so the more subtle notes in mixes don't always reach them!

( Love your label btw.  )

Good enough tastebuds for me, Perpetua, you’ve never given me a bad recommendation on what flavours to try! 

[Perpetua]

Oct 11, 2018 23:04:12 GMT beedee said:

Oct 11, 2018 12:38:11 GMT Perpetua said:

Agreed beedee . . . . additionally I'd never profess to have the best taste buds going, so the more subtle notes in mixes don't always reach them!

( Love your label btw.  )

Good enough tastebuds for me, Perpetua , you’ve never given me a bad recommendation on what flavours to try! 

beedee