Yearning: An Homage
Description
**A lightly floral, creamy vape with a pleasant fruit note**
**Suggested Soundtrack: [Kusanagi by Odesza](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2mK-Ql9r1Y&list=PLH7kv6228B8xdhHQp3ydtJL5fuU_l6XTX)**
A recipe that had gotten me thinking about what mixing means to me (besides just making a tasty juice) is [Longing](https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/31323#longing_by_id10_t) by /u/ID10-T. The recipe does more than deliver a pleasant profile, it delivers an experience, which is something I have always wanted to do.
Though the name obviously plays off of /u/ID10-T's recipe, it is also personal. Ever since I smelled FLV Persimmon, I fell in love. It's got this aroma that's floral, sweet, fruity, and just plain delicious -- everything I've wanted in a vape. Upon mixing up a SFT @ 1.5%, the taste translates just as beautifully as the smell, but the throat... oh the throat... so harsh... I tried bringing it down to 1%, 0.5%, and even 0.25% and it was still giving me trouble in recipes, but I knew there must be a way to tame it, and by golly I was on a mission.
I had tried mixing Persimmon in with florals, fruits, bakeries, cocktails, creams, etc, and nothing seemed to be working. I decided to try just throwing it on top of what I've dubbed now as my [Cream Stone](https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/40944#cheebasteeba_s_cream_stone_by_cheebasteeba) and was surprised that the throat was almost entirely subdued. Then I tried bringing it up a little higher and I was getting the full delicious flavor of FLV Persimmon, on top of a nice creamy base, with little-to-no throat (none on the inhale, slight tickle on the exhale). Originally I wanted to do this recipe with Cherry Blossom and Persimmon, but it wasn't working out, and I believe I achieved the goal of a similar style vape to [Longing](https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/31323#longing_by_id10_t) while still staying within the constraints of the contest it was a part of.
**"Oh how I yearn to relive
Those missed opportunities.
Lovers lost,
Careers canned,
Experiences expelled,
But they're gone...
Oh how I yearn to relive
Those happier times.
Carefree and spontaneous,
Excited and outrageous,
Jubilant and generous,
But they're gone...
Oh how I yearn to relive
Those eras of freedom.
To come and go as I please,
To try new things and
To feel new feelings.
But they're gone...
But that's not who I am
Not anymore.
I love who I am,
and the world around me I adore.
Oh how I yearn to live,
The future and all that it holds in store."**
Recipe
FLV Frosting 0.5%FLV Persimmon 0.5%FLV Sweet Cream 0.75%TPA Vanilla Bean Gelato 2%TPA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream 3%Total Flavor: 6.75%