Want to make some bunspice corkballs after some opinions re best flavour or combo TIA

In reply to Post #1
Not available anymore but SBS was my favourite
Would love to find something close to it

Watching with interest

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Same as not found anything close

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Bait Bros sell one, it's the guys at carp angler chronicles.

In reply to Post #1
This one -

http://msk-ingredients.com/bun-spice-extract-250ml?filter_name=spice


No added carp tax. 2ml per 6 eggs

In reply to Post #1
AA Baits

Not used the Bun Spice myself, but the ones I have used have been spot on

In reply to Post #1
Premier do a nice one

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Not sure exactly when it releases but John Baker has one in the works

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BAF one is nice, but very strong.

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Best I used, back in the 90's was also a bakery product, obviously smelled just like hot cross buns based on glucose syrup base with small amount of potassium sorbate. Tasted amazing on its own and in both Enervite and Enervite Gold.

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It's still available. I use one from a bakery supplier and it's far superior to the bait company ones I have used. It's mentioned further down this thread.

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Yeah I'd seen that one this came in round/brown 1litre bottles. Tasted awesome, no harshness unlike commercial carp ones.
Just as an aside if you are making a food bait rather than just hookbaits, try adding some molasses and some of the dry spices found in bun spice, just a pinch each of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger and cardamom, really makes the bait stand out from the crowd.

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John Baker has just released a new bunspice flavour... may be worth a look

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100%, will be checking this out myself

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Ordered 👍

In reply to Post #15
Let us know your first impressions mate

In reply to Post #2
SBS was a nice one

In reply to Post #16
at .1 of a ml per egg I can imagine it's very potent!

Tempted to try the John Baker one this winter as he has a very good reputation and lots of experience.

best I've used was from bush boake aliens my dad got me 5litres of it was awesome in floater cake.

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received mine, its high on the clove. Its nice but its not those old skool bunspice smell imho

In reply to Post #21
He also says it has an orange in it

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Is it clove or isoeugenol? I am sure JB has expressed a lot of faith with isoeugenol in the past so it would make sense.

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Iso-eugenol is often synthesised from cloves

I've found iso-eugenol to be a pretty good attractor and in low levels

In reply to Post #24
me too, particulary as the water temps drop. Though ISO does thicken when cold.

In reply to Post #21
Agree not got that Hotcross bun aroma to it

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its a nice smell but it isnt 'bunspice' is it, unfortunately.

In reply to Post #27
Not really seems to be bulked out with clove which I'd imagine is cheaper than some of the other essential oils which it contains

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Bunspice as far as I know is based on clove, ginger , cinnamon and caraway oil.

Might give you a starting point to make your own bunspice flavouring using all 4 oils at a low level

What's the best bunspice flavour?

Obviously I'm slightly biased... But clearly it's the one that goes into our S3 cure 😂. Formulated by moi... Based on Bob Campbells original Bunspice, just turbo charged to the extreme. Good things come to those who innovate... Not imitate.

How's the weather doing in Blighty? 😆

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cheers for that Mark. I didnt know you did a bunspice at all. Ordered