Clutch Vapors' "TKO" (Cloning A Classic)
Description
**A sweet Raspberry Lemonade recipe from the apex of the e-liquid explosion.**
(*I would estimate recipe as ~98% accurate.*)
If you've been vaping as long as I, doubtless you remember TKO from Clutch Vapors. Nothing groundbreaking going on, just a straight-forward raspberry lemonade. A killer recipe, nonetheless. They sold a ton of this stuff, and Ruby Roo gushed about it endlessly. Just using two great flavors as the cornerstone in a perfect marriage and keeping it simple.
The original was a bright, cherry-red as it used the old Lorann's Raspberry with the deep red coloring. I prefer the Colorless version, which is standard issue at Bull City. Either is fine, the aroma is the same. I do miss that red color, it was appetizing.
*LA Lemonade* is just a great flavor. Does what it advertises, bold and true. Hard to beat, imo. Flavorah is close, but Lorann's takes the crown.
*LA Raspberry* is still one of my favorite candy-raspberry flavors. Very underappreciated today, and very unique. So many mixers swore by this stuff back in the olden days of vaping-past. *(It's also a big part of "Angel Sauce" by The Plume Room, an awesome sherbet recipe.)* It is used well here, paired with it's sister Lemonade flavor.
I've added *TFA Sweet Raspberry* just to darken the berry note, it's at a low percentage so it doesn't detract, but rather adds to the original. One might even consider adding ~0.25% of FA Blackcurrant to darken it further, but then we're not true to the original which is what this is shooting for.
Sweetener to taste. 0.5% is more than enough, but the original may be closer to 1%
Hopefully this post helps someone who has a nostalgic craving, or was trying to nail down the recipe, yet missing out because of Lorann's low profile these days.
Recipe
CAP Super Sweet 0.5%LA Lemonade 10%LA Raspberry 6%TPA Raspberry (sweet) 1%Total Flavor: 17.5%