Tart Blast Flavor-FLV

I love tart recipes! The unfortunate thing is that most sour or tart additives don't really work very well. LA Tart and Sour has been my go to for years but since Tart Blast came out I find myself reaching for it less and less. Basically it adds a nice lemony tartness to just about anything. It's very potent so you don't need much at all. This is perfect for something like tarting up a lemonade recipe or lemon candy recipe. It works great with other flavors as well. If you want your raspberry flavor to lean more to the tart side, this will do the trick. Tart Blast also works extremely with Blue Raspberry flavors. It adds that citrus kick most BR flavors lack plus it adds to the tartness any good BR should have. If you need a good tart/sour additive this is probably the best option out there. I still reach for LA Tart and Sour when working with candy flavors outside of lemon candy but for everything else I go with FLV Tart Blast.

**Tart Blast (Flavorah) 1% (11-5-23)** -- Out of the gate, this one was Lemons, and it stayed that way to the end of the testers. Gave it some extra time, as I wanted to make sure to get it right. Now, this one could, and would boost up fruits, but going too high, would inject Lemons. NOW, this was NOT a typical Lemon flavor, as it seemed to have a lot of the very bright higher notes, and when finger testing, had an almost lemon oil, fresh from the rhind. I got a fairly even 50/50 natural/artificial split, with the artificial notes being somewhat "Lemonhead"-ish. It is, and was billed as an enhancer, which is accurate, and testing it AS a solo can't fully flush out it's effect(s) in mixes. Sweetness was a few ticks below mid-level, and no off-notes could be found. Although Flavorah stated it would boost "fizzyness" that is unclear, but boosting fruits, especially citruses, would be 100% guaranteed. All in, an interesting "enhancer" that solo'd, was a 50/50 mix of natural and artificial lemon top/bright notes, with a genuine lemon/citrus oil undertone. Judging this solely as an "enhancer" I would rate it higher, with the only take-off being the no "fizzy enhancements", BUT, again, this was tested solo. Leaving it at a **9.1/10**.