Turning Perfume Accords into Flavours (Preview)

Flavours can be fun to play around with, but there are infinite combinations, so where do you start? Well, any type of experimenting is good, as that is how you will learn to work with flavour compounds. In this case, I stumbled across this Red Bull Perfume Accord demo from Fraterworks and upon looking at the formula, I realized everything was approved for food/beverage use. And being the curious type, I decided I should try it as a flavour.

The key to doing this is to ensure all the ingredients are safe and I've made a video on how to do that here. After that, it is just a matter of putting the concentrated flavour together and then doing a simple dilution to make it usable in a beverage using the drop method. And I've made that video here: Flavour Drops. It's like I have a plan to make it easy for you.

Here is the converted formula from the demo, in grams instead of the parts they use. Fair warning: this formula does not work as well as my previous video on an Energy Drink formula; I think the Ylang Ylang oil isn't a great match in this recipe, though it has a wonderful fruity, floral note that should be used more. The key to many energy drinks is ethyl maltol, which gives that cotton candy note. If you want to play around with this formula, you can substitute some of the Ylang Ylang for ethyl maltol and get closer.

Red Bull Perfume Accord Flavour Formula

2.00 g Lemon Essential Oil (FEMA 2625)
1.50 g Ethyl Butyrate (FEMA 2427)
1.50 g Strawberry Glycinate (FEMA 2444)
1.00 g Manzanate (FEMA 3488)
0.50 g Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (FEMA 3119)
0,75 g Ethyl Acetate (FEMA 2414)
2.75 g Triethyl Citrate (FEMA 3083)

Instructions

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a beaker and mix to create the flavour concentrate.
2. [Optional] Place the flavour concentrate in a bottle and age for 3 to 10 days.
3. Take all 10 grams of the flavour concentrate and add 90 grams of solvent (triethyl citrate, triacetin, ethanol, etc.)
4. Stir. The result may be hazy due to the terpenes in the lemon oil.
5. Use 1 to 5 drops, or as your tastes dictate, to flavour any beverage.

This is an easy method to experiment with flavours, but also note that if you are trying to formulate a flavour for commercial products, this process is only for rapid prototyping or using as a flavour behind the bar.

If you have questions or comments, let me know below.