Got my Ankara... This is a tough one. The color is medium to dark brown. The aroma is strong and the first things that came to mind were: sour coffee, a sharp herbal sent but I cant place it. I get a weird sweetness in in the sent as well.
On to the mix... I made a 5ml test batch at 24mg as below... Aprox 4% flavoring.
.20ml Ankara (pg)
.20ml 48mg 100% pg
3ml 24mg 50/50 pg/vg
1.60ml 24mg 100%pg
The steeping? 10 minute shake, stand in hot water for 5 minutes, shaken and vaped. Using a 2.8ohm carto on a 3.7v battery.
First impressions... Herbal (not floral) with a sharp non-sweet taste. Almost on the bitter side. Slightly acidic. The after taste seems stronger than the draw and inhale. It smells sweeter than it tastes.
Honestly, if you've ever had some of the cheaper, tobacco liquids out there, then you've more than likely vaped it before. It really comes off to me as bitter + herbal. I would rate this as a 5 on a 1 to 10 scale.
I can see this as a base flavor for making other things. But alone, its just not appealing enough and like so many flavors far from a true tobacco taste.
I dont feel at 4% that its too much flavor. I can imagine 3% but no lower. Its not a great flavor but could be by adding EM. I can imagine almost any fruit flavor going nicely with it. Maybe grape or a sweet berry.
In the end, I wouldnt recommend this particular flavor.
Edit: I diluted my mix down to 2% flavor and its much better. Has more of a dry, savory taste. Still Im not sure I could recommend it as a stand alone flavor.
I love, yes love, Rockstars Imported Tobacco flavor. I have been trying to figure out what FW flavor is in it to make it smell the way it does. Do any of you have a nose that can figure it out? I asked 'Austin' from Rockstar and remember him saying they are a branch of VaporRenu (I think) and they use FW flavors. He said it was a tobacco flavor mixed with a nut but he wasn't positive. I can't find the email... still looking, but got impatient - figured I would ask the guru's.
