Bergamot flavouring?

[Jen]

Anyone know where I could get some? My google ninja skills have let me down Am dying to make some earl grey tea juice but orange, neroli and lemon just don't cut it!

[Deleted]

Have a look on liberty flights. They have tpa green and black tea. Also some flavourart flower flavours like jasmine

[Skwoddy]

I couldnt tell you what Bergamot was never mind what it tasted like, but I can tell you if youre a DIYer that brewing any teabag of your choice in 20ml of deionised water for 15 minutes makes an excellent tea eliquid flavouring. add a few drops of ethyl maltol sweetener and maybe even some fruit flavouring if you dont choose fruit teabags.

[Jen]

Feb 21, 2013 21:33:37 GMT @ashmal said:

Have a look on liberty flights. They have tpa green and black tea. Also some flavourart flower flavours like jasmine

I've got their tea flavourings, but it's the bergamot (bitter orange-ish) flavour that makes EG what it is...I've got a very promising lavender tea on the steep as we speak

[Jen]

Feb 21, 2013 21:33:59 GMT Skwoddy said:

I couldnt tell you what Bergamot was never mind what it tasted like, but I can tell you if youre a DIYer that brewing any teabag of your choice in 20ml of deionised water for 15 minutes makes an excellent tea eliquid flavouring. add a few drops of ethyl maltol sweetener and maybe even some fruit flavouring if you dont choose fruit teabags.

Now that is very interesting! You boil the DIW I take it? What percentage do you use it at? I normally use 10% DIW with 70% VG and 20% flavouring, or thereabouts.

[Skwoddy]

I made some flavouring from some black tea that I bought in egypt as Id read it could be made into an eliquid, This tea was quite strong so I only needed 10%, all down to personal taste I guess such is normal tea, and of course the strength of the original tea,.I made later mixes with a little peppermint and one with some apple, both delicious.


edited to add, suppose I should try brewing it Bain Marie with just PG or VG, no idea if that would be as effective, but it works for tobacco, important not to let it boil though.

[Skwoddy]

Feb 21, 2013 21:38:49 GMT Jen said:

Feb 21, 2013 21:33:59 GMT Skwoddy said:

I couldnt tell you what Bergamot was never mind what it tasted like, but I can tell you if youre a DIYer that brewing any teabag of your choice in 20ml of deionised water for 15 minutes makes an excellent tea eliquid flavouring. add a few drops of ethyl maltol sweetener and maybe even some fruit flavouring if you dont choose fruit teabags.

Now that is very interesting! You boil the DIW I take it? What percentage do you use it at? I normally use 10% DIW with 70% VG and 20% flavouring, or thereabouts.

yeah I added the black tea to wrapped in muslin to the water in a small pan, stewed it for 15 minutes once it was almost boiling.

[Jen]

OK, so if I brew up some really strong tea and just use it @ 90% 10mg VG (my nic strength) and 10% earl grey DIW, that'd work? That does sound quite awesome

[Skwoddy]

Just treat it as a normal flavouring, enter desired nic strength, total flavouring percentage and desired pg/vg ratio to an eliquid calculator as normal

[Jen]

I'll give it a go this weekend - cheers!

[Skwoddy]

Feb 21, 2013 21:57:37 GMT Jen said:

I'll give it a go this weekend - cheers!

If you decide to do it Bain Marie with Vg/PG, please dont let it boil, sure the water round it can boil but not the VG/PG

[Jen]

I'll make sure I don't boil it. Am a dab hand at bain maries from making truffles

[Skwoddy]

Feb 21, 2013 22:04:07 GMT Jen said:

I'll make sure I don't boil it. Am a dab hand at bain maries from making truffles

Ill be round in thirty minutes!!



MOM, I'll be at Jen's house!!

[Jen]

Mmmmm...Raspberi Absolut dark choc centre white choc covered truffles... That's my next juice flavour idea sorted, anyway!

[chrisde]

FA Bergamot flavouring: flavourartexpress.biz/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=189
It does have the slightly bitter touch of earl grey, but mostly it is citrus.