Lemon Drops
Description
I've tried a ton of CK Lemon Drops clones and none of them really nail it (quite a few REALLY miss the mark). I've also had no luck cloning the recipe. So, I decided to try and make a lemon candy liquid that I thought was pretty close to being as good, if not better, without trying to be an outright clone.
CAP Lemon Drop is really what this recipe is built on with everything else just there to pump it up or fill in the holes.
OoO Lemon Round Candy is really more of a Lemonheads like flavor but as an accent to CAP Lemon Drop it pumps that candy lemon up nicely.
I also added a touch of FE Lemon to give this a bit of a softer lemon flavor mixed in with the candy lemon.
CAP Sweet Tangerine was added low to kill the almost lemon juice like aftertaste that OoO Lemon Round Candy has (even at 1.5%). It also sweetens this up a bit more.
FW Hard Candy, LA Tart and Sour and WF Sour Ball Candy were all added to really give this a tart hard candy taste. I started with just FW Hard Candy but it didn't all really come together until I added them all.
Finally, add whatever sweetener you like. I usually go with 0.75% CAP Super Sweet for this one but as always, you do you!
This is pretty good off the shake but it really needs a day to steep and blend together completely.
Enjoy!
Recipe
CAP Lemon Drop 4%CAP Sweet Tangerine 0.5%FE Lemon 0.5%FW Hard Candy 0.25%LA Tart and Sour 0.5%OOO Lemon Round Candy 1.5%WF Sour Ball Candy SC 2.5%Total Flavor: 9.75%