Yea brotha micro dosing would be a good bet. And it’s funny you mention guaicol , people hate it , me personally I LOVE the smell and taste of it, it’s weird but whatever. Alot of our pre workout supplements contain guaicol. Another thing that might help is diluting it a lil with some oil you prefer, mct, grape seed, coconut oil or whatever it maybe. I’ve had to do this with a few sponsors years ago and it did help