On my mixing menu today . . . .

[violetblade]

Ooooooooooo Perps that sounds like a plan I never even thought about eggnog I just kept thinking egg flavouring :-[

[esmecullen]

Jan 7, 2013 7:10:25 GMT violetblade said:

I want to go to Esme's for cheesecake
Those flavours sound lovely Esme made my mouth water infact

the cheesecake is the Capella New York Cheese Cake , which I got from Frogster the other day, just added a few drops of CCW Cherry to it Violet, although it does smell quite yummy as a stand alone too

Another Capella that I'm finding delish is the green apple.......... has a nice fresh crisp taste............. and mixed with blueberry I'm hoping it will turn out to be a mouthwatering one

[violetblade]

Well that's another flavouring added to the capella list and another added to the CCW list I don't know if I'll ever finish all these flavours but it sure is fun buying them

[smudge]

I'm still postie-stalking! No reflection on Frogster btw, the post is always dreadful around here for 2 or 3 weeks after the mad christmas rush.

I've also ordered the cheesecake flavour and was going to try it with the cherry or blueberry. Also got the waffle flavour to try the same sort of sweet and fruit combination. Really looking forward to trying them all out

[Deleted]

Capellas VC has arrived ... its mixing monday madness !

On my menu is

cherry bakewell
mint green tea
vanilla green tea
first attempt at a 555
custard!

[Perpetua]

They all sound fantastic . . . can't wait for some recipes.

I had my Capella's from LL today . . . it's got to stop this flavouring buying.

[Deleted]

me too ... got more nic base, Farts Banana, Hazelnut and Choc on the way ... I have a cunning plan to recreate my favourite childhood desert ... can't say anymore :-)

[smudge]

So I "think" I've got everything I need - except for some stevia sweetener that is on it's way. Also back at work, so unlikely to get much of a chance to do anything before weekend.

Just a quick question though. I bought my VG from Boots and I'm really unsure whether I need to thin it down first. I've seen gloopier glycerin, so it doesn't seem too bad, just wondered if anyone who's bought the same thins it a bit before mixing?

I've an idea what I want to try first - blueberry waffle and raspberry cheesecake and another question arises.....when mixing fruit and "dessert" flavours is it generally better to have more of one than the other, or should I just try 50:50 and go from there?

Roll on Saturday

ETA - I'll be going for approx 50:50 PG:VG if that helps

[Perpetua]

I dilute my Boots VG down Smudge, I draw off some into a 50ml bottle then add 10-15% Vodka . . . or in reality, until I think it looks viscous enough to work with. Then I've always got a bottle ready to use as well.

You could try mixing your base flavour and then gradually adding your fruity flavours once you have that to your taste, or you could just mix them all together . . . I'd go steady with the fruit flavours though, as some can be quite overpowering and you might drown out your ' base ' flavour.

Happy mixing.

[smudge]

Thanks so much Perpy, I had a feeling that I might have to be careful with the fruit flavours, but wanted to check. Also thanks for the advice on the VG - just hoping the vodka didn't take too much of a caning on hogmanay or I'll not be as ready as I thought

[Deleted]

Jan 7, 2013 19:57:03 GMT @ashmal said:

me too ... got more nic base, Farts Banana, Hazelnut and Choc on the way ... I have a cunning plan to recreate my favourite childhood desert ... can't say anymore :-)

Great service from Postmodern by the way! Will send you a sample if it tastes ok

Mixing it tomorrow

[esmecullen]

checked on my last batch of mixing which is steeping in the cupboard and if I may it it myself......................... mmmmmmmm the vanilla custard smells like a dream, the apple and blueberry is suitably crisp and tangy, the apple pie and cream is good to eat, so is the new york cheesecake and cherry.................its very hard to keep my paws off these...... keep going to the cupboard to sniff

[violetblade]

Ok I'm just going to check when I can catch a train to Esme's
I'll hopefully get the few flavours I need ordered next week then I'll be begging you for those recipes Esme

[esmecullen]

Sure thing violet I'll try and remember where I put my scribbled notes lol

[Deleted]

My mixing today was, treacle toffee?, chocolate coconut almond, vanilla white chocolate and 5 gallons of nut brown ale (won't try to vape that). Dave