Flavor West DIY flavor review

[Mr.Mann]

I will give this a try, and probably also the TFA version. WTH, maybe even FW. If I can justify an order of one flavor, I can always manage to justify more, because of shipping. I have to go through and remind myself which place has the cheapest Capellas. What is the name of the place that sells rebottled Caps as "Ella's"--anyone remember?

tfa sweeTart is more like Smarties candy to me. I may need some citrus or mt. dew in there to replicate the tang I want. I'll just have to mess around a bit. If I can do it, though, I'll be a super happy camper. The juice I want to make isn't anything particularly well known, but it's SO delicious.

Wizard Labs is pretty dern cheap with Capella. 8 mL for $1.49 (but it's OOS right now -- like so many things at many of our sites!).

 

[lirruping]

High Desert Vapes has the Ella's

Oh yeah! Thanks- I had forgotten all about those guys.

 

[Mr.Mann]

Oh yeah! Thanks- I had forgotten all about those guys.

From the looks of it though, HDV is pretty high in price for flavoring. Capella was $1.99 for 3 mL. That's kinda insane.

 

[lirruping]

Wizard Labs is pretty dern cheap with Capella. 8 mL for $1.49 (but it's OOS right now -- like so many things at many of our sites!).

I will check out wizard labs - have yet to order from them. Hope shipping is nice and cheap. What is OOS?

 

[Mr.Mann]

I will check out wizard labs - have yet to order from them. Hope shipping is nice and cheap. What is OOS?

Out of stock.

In my cart right now I have 6 bottles (vials) and the shipping is $2.68. I think it really depends on how large the order is.

 

[Viper65]

So just got some more flavors in from Flavor west.
Peanut Butter and Bananna
Toffee Dream Cream
Bananna Nut Bread
Captain Crunch
Honey Nut Cheerios
Not a fan of the Captain I have to say, couldnt really get much flavor from it even at 18% 50/50. The Honey nut cheerios however was knocking my socks off at 15% so much so that i had to cut it with more VG. It was just overpowering at that percentage.
Ive also tried the Toffee Dream Cream and am a huge fan, typically around 12% is my sweet spot on that one.

 

[t8kiteasy]

The Banana Nut Bread is awesome at 10-12% but don't go over,it tastes like burnt wood at higher levels.

 

[Capt.shay]

So just got some more flavors in from Flavor west.
Peanut Butter and Bananna
Toffee Dream Cream
Bananna Nut Bread
Captain Crunch
Honey Nut Cheerios
Not a fan of the Captain I have to say, couldnt really get much flavor from it even at 18% 50/50. The Honey nut cheerios however was knocking my socks off at 15% so much so that i had to cut it with more VG. It was just overpowering at that percentage.
Ive also tried the Toffee Dream Cream and am a huge fan, typically around 12% is my sweet spot on that one.

With FW 12% is a sweet spot for me as well. Not always, but often.

 

[Slots]

So just got some more flavors in from Flavor west.
Ive also tried the Toffee Dream Cream and am a huge fan, typically around 12% is my sweet spot on that one.

My taste buds suck, but that's one I just picked up a big bottle of this time.
It's one of the flavors that's good solo ... My taste buds like it at 18%
I know FW recommends starting at 15%, but after trying that, I usually have to up the % on most of them a little.
In any case, it's a good one.

 

[fxRich]

I get all my flavors from FW. I probably have 15 - 20 different flavors. The absinthe at 15% is the one I use the most. After almost 50 years of smoking my taste buds are pretty well shot. with a 40pg/60vg ratio I need a little more flavor.

 

[Skipbrady1]

So i have an interesting question for everyone. I have been told by a local owner of a shop who i believe has a lot of info about different companies. That Flavor West is actually a chinese company that manufactures there juice and ships it to california to be sold there. That they do not follow the guidlines of the FDA. Can anyone attest to that or know for sure if thats a true fact or not??

 

[johnjensen]

So i have an interesting question for everyone. I have been told by a local owner of a shop who i believe has a lot of info about different companies. That Flavor West is actually a chinese company that manufactures there juice and ships it to california to be sold there. That they do not follow the guidlines of the FDA. Can anyone attest to that or know for sure if thats a true fact or not??

Bump... I would really like to know if this has any credibility to it.

 

[lirruping]

Does anyone have any ideas for FW Tres Leches? It came highly recommended, but the few mixes I've used it in (one at 5% with 12% Juicy Peach and one at 1% in a mix of similar overall flavoring percentage with Strawberry and Raspberry. Both times it adds a sort of funky, not entirely pleasant element. The first one--with the peach--I allowed it to steep for a month and tried it at different stages but that weird (is it chemical-ly?) taste never went away. Any suggestions or recipes much appreciated!

 

[lirruping]

So i have an interesting question for everyone. I have been told by a local owner of a shop who i believe has a lot of info about different companies. That Flavor West is actually a chinese company that manufactures there juice and ships it to california to be sold there. That they do not follow the guidlines of the FDA. Can anyone attest to that or know for sure if thats a true fact or not??

Yup, me too. Wanna know.

 

[10x sugar]

***crickets***

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

I can't wait to try their new Butterscotch Ripple, and Reindeer Poop!

Ohh, and of course, Salty Butter Balls will be a must as well!

If anyone has tasted any of these three, I'd love to hear your thoughts, thanks!

 

[Av3y Khal1]

reindeer poop takes some getting used to, but I reckon it's best used as a base flavour.

 

[Av3y Khal1]

The absolute worst flavour I've purchased/tried is their "Fireball"... unless you enjoy the taste of vinegar

 

[Dale11]

So i have an interesting question for everyone. I have been told by a local owner of a shop who i believe has a lot of info about different companies. That Flavor West is actually a chinese company that manufactures there juice and ships it to california to be sold there. That they do not follow the guidlines of the FDA. Can anyone attest to that or know for sure if thats a true fact or not??

I've used them for some of my DIY juice. They've been around in the ecig market for a while and are pretty popular, I would think it would be all over the place way before now if that was true. If they where a company that just popped up in the last year or so then I would be a little more suspect it. And some of their flavors are pretty good which isn't the case with most China flavorings(although some aren't to bad). But you never know these days, I would ask the guy how he found out about that.

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

reindeer poop takes some getting used to, but I reckon it's best used as a base flavour.

Thanks! Can you describe it's flavor some?