Cherry Limeade with a twist

For anyone active in the DIY_Ejuice Discord, you know that the live mixing event where @humanpuck tricked @unappreciatedrobot and myself into mixing OOO Milky Undertones into a lemonade mix is a day that lives in infamy. In honor of that day, I offer my first Mixer's Club entry.

Challenge: Make a profile of your choosing, and then add an unexpected flavor to it. Profile: Cherry Limeade, with milk

Development notes: VG/PG: River Supply

V1: I got some new flavors in recently, one of which was INW Shisha Lime. When I decided on this profile, I knew it would be perfect for it. I started with the staple lemonade base of LA and FLV Lemonades, and lowered the percentages from Puck's Puckenade recipe so that the lime could have a chance to shine through (3% LA, 0.75% FLV). I used a combination of VT Persian Lime and INW Shisha Lime for the featured lime note, as it gave me the sweet lime I was looking for here, while still being bright in combination with the lemonade flavors (1.5% VT, 1.5% INW). I picked up HC Sour Cherry after watching Noted, and after a quick SFT and check back with that episode, I decided to use it here (.5%). For the piece de resistance, I had to find something that would fill the milk profile, and still let this recipe work. Brazilian limeades use sweetened condensed milk or coconut milk, and the closest I had to that was PUR Condensed Milk, so I went with that and hoped for the best (1%). The result of this mix was the right profile, but lacked the cherry backing I wanted, and the punch of the lime. It was also just a touch harsh.

V2: HC Sour Cherry is actually pretty sweet so it was the right choice. Getting the flavor there was just a matter of bringing it up a little bit, so I increased it from .50% to .75%. The lime flavor was almost there, but was just missing something. To get the punch without making it overly limey, I added .75% FLV Citrus Soda, with the idea that the slight fizziness would help it get the profile I was looking for. To keep it from tasting like too much lime, I dropped the INW Shisha Lime to 1.25%. To try and smooth the whole profile out a little bit, I increased the PUR Condensed Milk from 1% to 1.5%. These changes resulted in a better overall profile that was just about there, but the lime was a touch flat.

V3: One simple change, brought the INW Shisha Lime back to 1.5% to get the lime where I wanted. Once I did that, I thought it was right where I wanted to be.

I also added some WS23 after my final tastings, and I think it's a nice addition. I didn't put it in the recipe though as I wanted it to be your choice as to whether to add it and at what percentage. I hope you enjoy my first submission that only exists because of @humanpuck and the war crimes he commits on live mixing. Enjoy!