I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread for each of the FlavourArt flavors I try so that those of us who have tried that particular flavor can share our opinions. Its possible I should have picked a less, how should I say this, disturbing flavor than Bacon. But that is what I was most excited to try and it is fresh in my mind.
I thought initially that the title "Bacon Fried Flavor" might be a result of translation from Italian but after I smelled the bottle, and I should mention you can actually smell these without opening the bottle, I realized that this isn't necessarily Bacon flavor as much as it is the flavor of something fried in bacon grease. My mom had an empty coffee can that she would keep left over bacon grease for cooking with in and that is the exact smell of this flavoring. I'm happy to say I never tasted that grease but I'm less happy to say that I now know exactly what it tasted like.
I started off by putting one drop in 1 ML of PG. As I mentioned, the flavor is definitely bacon grease. There is a nice smoke flavor but underneath is a less pleasant flavor of old (not quite rancid) fat. I imagine this would be less off putting if you could taste the salt but that just isn't possible in a vape. I added another drop and couldn't really tell the difference. After a third drop it was stronger but not by the amount you would suspect. There seems to be only so much bacon grease flavor that your brain can be bothered with.
OK, this obviously wasn't a flavor I was going to be vaping straight but I thought it might stand a chance as a compliment to something else. I've noticed other members mixing this with maple and they didn't seem to be having any trouble with the flavor. I mixed another three drops of the Maple Syrup Flavor, also from FlavourArt, and couldn't really tell much difference. I'll review the maple syrup in another post, but I will say that it didn't seem nearly as strong. After I got to 7 parts maple to 1 part bacon things started looking up. The bacon was still too strong but it was starting to fall into the background. At 8 to 1 it was actually pretty enjoyable for a while. I felt like I was vaping breakfast. I went up to 10 to 1 and I think that was probably the most enjoyable but by then the smell was starting to get to me. The aroma of bacon grease is much more of an issue that the taste and at that point I'd had enough.
Here is where the real problem became apparent. I'd been vaping bacon grease for about 3 hours. That isn't something I'll be putting on any resumes. The flavor/smell had fused itself with my beloved Protege. I tried to clean both the atty and the blue foam cartridge filler but that didn't seem to help at all. I let the atty soak and cut some new foam and tried vaping straight PG. It didn't seem to taste any different. It took about 4 refills of straight PG before the flavor cleared up. I'm on my fifth refill of PG now and I can still taste it but only faintly.
So, a total bust? Not really. For a short period I did actually enjoy the flavor and then later while I was trying to clear the flavor out it began to taste just like dry rub BBQ ribs with a maple glaze. That was unexpected and really delicious. I think this would be a good flavor to add a smokey note to other recipes but it would have to be in very tiny amounts. I can't say I'm up for figuring that out right now though. I think I might mix up some really strong Jolly Rancher Watermelon with some LorAnns and focus on keeping that lunch down!
I thought initially that the title "Bacon Fried Flavor" might be a result of translation from Italian but after I smelled the bottle, and I should mention you can actually smell these without opening the bottle, I realized that this isn't necessarily Bacon flavor as much as it is the flavor of something fried in bacon grease. My mom had an empty coffee can that she would keep left over bacon grease for cooking with in and that is the exact smell of this flavoring. I'm happy to say I never tasted that grease but I'm less happy to say that I now know exactly what it tasted like.
I started off by putting one drop in 1 ML of PG. As I mentioned, the flavor is definitely bacon grease. There is a nice smoke flavor but underneath is a less pleasant flavor of old (not quite rancid) fat. I imagine this would be less off putting if you could taste the salt but that just isn't possible in a vape. I added another drop and couldn't really tell the difference. After a third drop it was stronger but not by the amount you would suspect. There seems to be only so much bacon grease flavor that your brain can be bothered with.
OK, this obviously wasn't a flavor I was going to be vaping straight but I thought it might stand a chance as a compliment to something else. I've noticed other members mixing this with maple and they didn't seem to be having any trouble with the flavor. I mixed another three drops of the Maple Syrup Flavor, also from FlavourArt, and couldn't really tell much difference. I'll review the maple syrup in another post, but I will say that it didn't seem nearly as strong. After I got to 7 parts maple to 1 part bacon things started looking up. The bacon was still too strong but it was starting to fall into the background. At 8 to 1 it was actually pretty enjoyable for a while. I felt like I was vaping breakfast. I went up to 10 to 1 and I think that was probably the most enjoyable but by then the smell was starting to get to me. The aroma of bacon grease is much more of an issue that the taste and at that point I'd had enough.
Here is where the real problem became apparent. I'd been vaping bacon grease for about 3 hours. That isn't something I'll be putting on any resumes. The flavor/smell had fused itself with my beloved Protege. I tried to clean both the atty and the blue foam cartridge filler but that didn't seem to help at all. I let the atty soak and cut some new foam and tried vaping straight PG. It didn't seem to taste any different. It took about 4 refills of straight PG before the flavor cleared up. I'm on my fifth refill of PG now and I can still taste it but only faintly.
So, a total bust? Not really. For a short period I did actually enjoy the flavor and then later while I was trying to clear the flavor out it began to taste just like dry rub BBQ ribs with a maple glaze. That was unexpected and really delicious. I think this would be a good flavor to add a smokey note to other recipes but it would have to be in very tiny amounts. I can't say I'm up for figuring that out right now though. I think I might mix up some really strong Jolly Rancher Watermelon with some LorAnns and focus on keeping that lunch down!
