For myself, I'll always taste every juice when freshly made, even tho it requires steeping. This lets me know how the recipe will go as it matures. It also lets me know the interactions of the various flavors in those proportions from day 1...that's valuable info. Also, generally speaking if an experimental mix tastes like crap on the first day, chances are slim that it will taste better later on.
With that having been said, judging from your ingredients, your mix should turn out to be rather decent! Am glad you went easy on the ethyl maltol...it's a great flavor muter. If you want some gentle smoothing of your mix and a touch of sweetening, consider TFA Marshmallow instead of EM...it's a better mixer. But if you taste cotton candy in the original juice, then EM's the way to go. Should you detect a touch of saltiness in the original, then you may wish to try adding 4 to 4.5% saline while upping the other flavors to above 22% in total (otherwise it'll just taste weak due to the dilution by the saline).
About PG/VG ratios
PG is the flavor carrier..so the more PG you use, the more flavor you get. Want more clouds, up the VG %. That's the general way things go.
However in my continuous musings on why some import juices taste so much better, one factor I've been cracking my head on is "mouth-feel". I believe mouth-feel also contributes to our perception of flavor. Imagine if you will, 2 same-flavor juices (not necessarily having the same percentage of flavors)...one with thinner vapor production and one with much thicker vapor. I've made high VG versions of 50-50 juices and I prefer the former....gobs of thick rich vapor in my mouth. Am currently experimenting with VG-based flavorings and additives. So far the initial results of several juices have been most gratifying (2 thumbs up from my usual victims)
OK..good to know that. Now I'm wondering how it'll taste when a spiced jamaican rum is used instead! Aah infinite possibilities...
Tried it yesterday. The mix is decent but not quite there. What I like about it is that I didn't add any sweetener and yet there's a hint of sweetness in it which suits me just fine. Will try pushing it to 50/50 concoction for next round. Don't think there were saltiness in the original. If you're interested to try the original, I got it last time from Kudeta Vape @ Kota Damansara. Not sure if they still have stock or not. You're right about the "mouth-feel". The original had thick vapor which left a very strong after taste.