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  1. RobertNC

    Best Vanilla Flavoring?

    Basic tobacco recipe format that is usually OK: Tobacco Flavors .... Your choice 2-4 Drops TFA Bavarian Creme 2-4 Drops Caramel (I like FlavourArt) 2 Drops TFA Peanut Butter 1 Drop Vape Wizard, "Smooth" etc 1 Drop Acetyl Pyrazine PG/VG Base and Nicotine to 3 mL Total mix.
  2. RobertNC

    My First DIY - Not So Great

    Of the flavors that you have mentioned: TFA Red - not flowery but very peppery. TFA Flue Cured - Definitely flowery. I add a drop to a 3 mL batch occasionally just to add some complexity, no more than that though. You may want to try FlavourArt Virginia. It does not have much tobacco...
  3. RobertNC

    Best Vanilla Flavoring?

    I just use Ethyl Vanillin crystal and make up a solution in PG/VG. I like TFA Bavarian Creme OK, it is not much different than Ethyl Vanillin and Ethyl maltol to me though. I am into adding cremes to tobacco mixes to try to reduce the dryness and add a little body. I know these are not...
  4. RobertNC

    Has anyone used TPA Red Type Blend?

    TPA AKA TFA Red Tobacco - I assumed it was a Malboro knock-off, but honestly I think they assumed red meant cayenne pepper. The stuff is peppery as all get out. Makes you eyes water.
  5. RobertNC

    Flavor Art MTS Vape Wizar?

    I am not sure it does much, maybe smooths a little. It does not seem to hurt at least so I usually add a little. Not sure what it even is, kinda guessing it may have a little malic acid (among other things) and possibly buffers the mix pH a little, but that is pure speculation.
  6. RobertNC

    Flavor List - Tobacco Essentials

    There are some basic flavors you always want to have in your arsenal as common fundamental components of many (not all of course) tobacco blends. Ethyl Maltol Some describe this as "cotton candy" flavored but I really don't pick up on that myself. It is a very useful staple component because...
  7. RobertNC

    FlavourArt Tobacco Flavor Percentage Help

    FA Virginia is very mild - I use it at ~7% Burley can become peppery, I only add it as a second minor flavor at max of 2% in combination with a primary like the Virginia. Shade is even more pepperry than Burley, I add it at 1% or not at all in a mix with 7 % Virginia. Not tried the rest...
  8. RobertNC

    Drops per ml?

    Nahh, not into calculators at all. When I first got interested in this I planned on not being reliant on any vendors, i.e I was going to have a bunch of reagents basically, e.g. acetophenone instead of somebody's "Cherry". I started putting together a spreadsheet and quickly realized it was...
  9. RobertNC

    Drops per ml?

    Sure different brands have different size drops. That is the basis for my objection to using a calculator in the first place. But a given flavor, a drop from a dropper bottle is reproducible from drop to drop. Again it is indeterminate, that does not mean it is inconsistent. And sure, if...
  10. RobertNC

    Drops per ml?

    If you have lots of microsyringes 0.02 mL is fine, but I have a bunch of 1 mL syringes, they may be marked at 0.02 mL increments but I certainly would not use them for that. For that matter I don't use them for anything less than 0.2-0.4 mL. If you can deliver 0.02 mL from a syringe reliably...
  11. RobertNC

    Drops per ml?

    There is nothing inherently "inconsistent" about using drops. A drop is an indeterminate amount. That does not mean a drop of a given flavor from a given type of dropper bottle- usually the one it comes in is perfectly fine - is not reproducible. The key to avoiding inconsistency, or more...
  12. RobertNC

    Flavor List - Tobaccos

    This is my current flavor list. I only do tobacco styles. Also, IMO, (see my other blogs) for at least the small ~3 mL test batches I routinely make, percentages and calculators are a load of crap. There are so many dubious assumptions built into them. From my observations drops of flavors...
  13. RobertNC

    Ecigexpress

    I use ECX almost exclusively. You can find better prices but I like to order small quantities of lots of different stuff to try new things. Bargain shopping has to be a real bargain when you include multiple shipping costs. ECX has a wide selection pretty much a one stop shop. Never had an...
  14. RobertNC

    Si 555

    FlavorExpress Peanut is pretty nutty but it is way too strong. You can cut it with PG/VG and add a little diluted. It can also get peppery if you add more than just a touch.
  15. RobertNC

    Masking pepperflavor in Tobacco Flavors

    OK I decided to give this a trial run. It took a little effort to overcome my basic resistance to adding fruity stuff to tobacco flavors but ... I made a mix with a moderately peppery tobacco (MLB ECX Signature AKA TPA AKA TFA). I used FlavourArt Citrus Mix which was precut quite a bit with...
  16. RobertNC

    Si 555

    Yeah, I've not been all that impressed with the various nut flavors I've tried. Not very nutty, some are peppery (my usual complaint with so many flavors it seems). I've had better luck with Peanut Butter flavor than various nut flavors. You can also try cutting Coffee flavor way down with...
  17. RobertNC

    I did my first DIY! + Questions about Proper Syringe use + Math

    Get some clear nail polish and put a good coat over a new syringe and you will not lose the graduations.
  18. RobertNC

    Robert's Virginia Flue Cured #10

    I have yet to make any really great mixes that actually taste reasonably close to basic tobaccos either. Lol, join the club. Most ECX Signatures are TPA rebranded. Of various Tobacco Flavors I have tried: TobaccoExpress: Probably my favorite because they tend to not be flowery, but...
  19. RobertNC

    Where to get DIY Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco Concentrate

    TFA Flue Cured is very strong and spicey/perfumey. I add a drop or sometimes 2 drops to 3 mL batches to add some complexity but for my tastes at least it is way too flowery for use as a primary Tobbacco flavor.
  20. RobertNC

    Mixing Tobacco Recipes'

    Sorry not to respond sooner. I have not tried Cuban, black fire or Perique because many of these flavors already seem to funky or too peppery already. I don't see how people vape this stuff at some of the levels I've seen - I am on the low side with Tobacco flavors too. EM is Ethyl Maltol. I...
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