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[JD1]

I'll keep you guys posted.


-Kingboomer

Looking forward to it. Since you've already cleaned the wood chips, I wouldn't think it'll need much filtering, if any. Of course the wood chips will keep a few pennies worth of your flavoring but I guess you could call it the price of steeping as it's developing. Anyways, let us know.

 

[DaveP]

I have a small list of Hangsen flavors I want to order, but it looks like Charlotte, NC and probably Columbia, SC are flooded out and without power. Bull City (in Durham, NC) has a note on their home page that power is out and they hope to return to operation soon.

 

[Kingboomer]

Looking forward to it. Since you've already cleaned the wood chips, I wouldn't think it'll need much filtering, if any. Of course the wood chips will keep a few pennies worth of your flavoring but I guess you could call it the price of steeping as it's developing. Anyways, let us know.

Oh it's gonna need to be strained at the very least. A bunch of these chips fell apart on the initial shake, bunch of splinters in there right now.


Damn, I MUST WAIT 3 more days at least before I can taste it... this is rough


-Kingboomer

 

[aceswired]

I'd think you'd want months to hope for/expect an appreciable difference. Though it might be tough to tell with the Dark, in that it already has oak notes. Did you by chance set aside some unoaked from the same batch? A side by side taste test with a control sample might be a good way to get a feel for any difference the chips make.

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[dannyv45]

Oh it's gonna need to be strained at the very least. A bunch of these chips fell apart on the initial shake, bunch of splinters in there right now.


Damn, I MUST WAIT 3 more days at least before I can taste it... this is rough


-Kingboomer

If things mess up to badly this may help.

How To: DIY Oak Barrel Reserve

 

[FACE MEAT]

Attention Dark For Pipe fans who also happen to be fans of black licorice:

(That demographic is probably incredibly small)

While relaxing with a beer and puffing on some Black For Pipe, I got to thinking about what I could add to my favorite single-flavor mix. I grabbed a piece of Aussie black licorice and chewed away, going through a mental list of the flavorings I have on hand. I took another toot and it hit me!

I dashed into the craft closet where I keep my supplies, whipped together a mix and loaded up a Kabuki with a fresh coil.

Damn, this is good!

3% Dark For Pipe
1% Flavor West Black Licorice

Black licorice tends to be a very potent flavoring so for me 1% is the highest I'll go to avoid overpowering the Black For Pipe.

 

[nostradadus]

Attention Dark For Pipe fans who also happen to be fans of black licorice:

(That demographic is probably incredibly small)

I'm there with ya.

 

[FACE MEAT]

You've got discerning taste Nostradadus!

 

[Kingboomer]

@FACE MEAT I'm vaping on something similar right now:
3% Dark for pipe
.5% TFA absinthe

I'm liking how these two play together

@dannyv45 That's the thread that gave me the idea . One week in and it's really good, but I think it'll need the second week to make it shine ( I mixed 20/80 pg/vg, so it's taking some time).


-Kingboomer

 

[dannyv45]

@FACE MEAT I'm vaping on something similar right now:
3% Dark for pipe
.5% TFA absinthe

I'm liking how these two play together

@dannyv45 That's the thread that gave me the idea . One week in and it's really good, but I think it'll need the second week to make it shine ( I mixed 20/80 pg/vg, so it's taking some time).


-Kingboomer

Yep I can see it taking longer with a high VG content.

 

[DaveP]

FWIW, Bull City is back up and shipping. My order from last weekend came in Wednesday.

 

[Kingboomer]

FWIW, Bull City is back up and shipping. My order from last weekend came in Wednesday.

Good to know! I'm getting ready to place a HUGE order.


-Kingboomer

 

[Kingboomer]

OK update on the oak experiment:

Tasted it this morning, and WOW! This tastes just like a nice pipe tobacco, with a bourbon/rum finish. I think tomorrow I'll pull it off the oak and get it in bottles. IMHO the experiment was a success, and will definitely be repeated!


-Kingboomer

 

[aceswired]

Not poo pooing this, but isn't that the pretty much the way most people describe Dark all on its own?

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[Kingboomer]

Not poo pooing this, but isn't that the pretty much the way most people describe Dark all on its own?

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Yes, and I describe it the same way, but generally the rum and brown sugar are up front with the tobacco about mid - way (at least that's how I taste it). The oak added another dimension to the flavor, and to my taste buds anyway, brought the tobacco up to the front. This is what I'm noticing anyway


-Kingboomer

 

[dannyv45]

Yes, and I describe it the same way, but generally the rum and brown sugar are up front with the tobacco about mid - way (at least that's how I taste it). The oak added another dimension to the flavor, and to my taste buds anyway, brought the tobacco up to the front. This is what I'm noticing anyway


-Kingboomer

I agree. When I was sent a sample from the thread we spoke of previously the first thing I noticed about it was the up front presence of the tobacco and how the tobacco took on a smokey but mild woody earth tone. Was very nice.

 

[DaveP]

Those years of smoking must have killed my taste buds more than I thought! After six years since my last cigarette I tend to notice different notes in the juice mix, but it's hard to put individual attributes on what I'm sensing. I just sense differences in flavors and it's pretty much a like/dislike transaction.

Can someone clue me in on the various olfactory triggers you are sensing and how it presents itself in the vape? Maybe I need to find a wine tasting web site for clues on how to judge flavors and nuances.

 

[aceswired]

Nothing so fancy. It just tastes how it tastes, to me. No Tasting 101 required, unless I'm missing something.

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[Alter]

Those years of smoking must have killed my taste buds more than I thought! After six years since my last cigarette I tend to notice different notes in the juice mix, but it's hard to put individual attributes on what I'm sensing. I just sense differences in flavors and it's pretty much a like/dislike transaction.

I'm pretty well the same way. I can tell some flavors in vendor juice but generally speaking I either like or dislike the juice. I rarely go past 3 ingredient mixes it makes it nice and simple to DIY. I wouldn't make it very far either in the blind taste tests in Hells Kitchen.

 

[Kingboomer]

UPDATE:

Got it strained, filtered, and jarred. I think I lost about 10ml or so to tasting and the devil's cut. Definitely put the tobacco in the forefront, got a nice rum/brown sugar/bourbon taste throughout, definitely not as sweet on the exhale. The oak did the trick, and I'll be doing this again for sure!


-Kingboomer