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jhhollier

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Hmmm.. I had mixed up some TA Garuda and Fuji (FA) but I just dripped a bit of Fuji I had mixed solo with some Dark for Pipe and I think that will make a better combo. The oak-y, rum of the Dark for Pipe goes well with that authentic apple of the Fuji. I know what I'll be mixing up tonight.
 

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My new local vape shop turned me on to Element pure tobacco.

I have NEVER encountered anything as close to a good cigarette analogue. Like all of them, it's not perfectly similar in taste and feel, but it is the closest. Mix it with a TINY bit of Element Frost Menthol, and you can come very VERY close to a good menthol cigarette.

Just my two-bits
 

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EM is good to add body and thickness to a mix and it helps to blend flavors at small percentages but it's not good at sweetening it in fact at high percentages will mute flavor. For sweetening a regular sweetener like splenda or sucarlos is better. EM will enhance sweetness of an already sweet flavor but will not add sweetness. A good way to prove this point is to add 1% sweetener to a not already sweet mix then sample it then add .5% EM and taste again and you will notice the sweetness has improved. But add just 1% EM to a not sweet vape and you will notice no great sweetness and the main flavor will reduce a bit.
AP is one of my favorite additives but you have to like nutty flavors. Some just don't like nutty tobaccos..
EM kills Peanut Butter flavor - just sayin. I loves me some AP though :)
 

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EM kills Peanut Butter flavor - just sayin. I loves me some AP though :)
That's my experience, plus some other flavors as well. About my only use for it is with something that has a sharp something or another that needs toning down a little (usually some fruit flavor). I don't use it much at all anymore and if I need sweet I use TFA Sweetener or TFA Brown Sugar Extra.
 

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Great, you guys got me putting about $150 worth of sample size bottles on my wish list!


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I hear you lol. Plus LoveVanilla posted about Hangsen DE Tobacco over in the Hangsen thread. Has me wanting to try it as well. :vapor:
 

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Well I am sad to say both of the INW flavorings I tried are NOT for me. :cry: The Vanilla for Pipe is all about a French Vanilla and I only like that flavor in an Ice Cream. :confused: And the Dark for Pipe IMHO is not a for me flavor mix either.:( The good news is I already have 3 all day vapes. :img:So anything more is just playing. :laugh:
 

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Anyone tried Nude Nicotine Tobacco or Florah Flue Cured? any comments? Shall I try them? Can't be sure.
I am vaping Nude Nic Tobacco right now (mixed with some Virginia HS). I really like this one. I believe it is a Tobacco Absolute (TA) and I like it at 1%. Very bold, straight forward tobacco flavor. In fact, I like all there tobacco offerings. I use them all at 1% except the honey tobacco, that one I use at .5%. After a week or two of aging, they really develop some good flavor. I hear they get better with even longer aging but they never last that long for me :vapor:

As for Flue Cured (FLAV), this one is a great mixer for me. It is good on its own, but to me, it brings a nice earthy/smokey note to nutty or lighter tobaccos. I like to add it to #5 (HS), Highway (HS), or CO (HS). This was a real good impulse buy whereas, the other tobacco offering from Flavah (Virginia I believe it was) was off putting to me. Never understood what they were going for with that one.
 

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the other tobacco offering from Flavah (Virginia I believe it was) was off putting to me. Never understood what they were going for with that one.

No kidding! I have no idea what the lab was thinking when they produced that "Virginia"; completely missed the mark on that one.

When I was having a conversation with Brendan on the phone, I said the "Virginia" needed to be taken back to the lab and reformulated. I don't know whether or not it ever happened, but I did give him my 2 cents. To me, the FLV Flue cured was palitable as a mixer.

Tobaccos are not high on Brendan's list. He at least took my suggestion to start working on some other tobaccos for the line. I should be recieving some new tobacco samples shortly. Hopefully, some strides have been made in the lab to produce some tobacco flavors that actually taste like the name on the bottle. We'll see.
 

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Tobaccos are not high on Brendan's list. He at least took my suggestion to start working on some other tobaccos for the line. I should be recieving some new tobacco samples shortly. Hopefully, some strides have been made in the lab to produce some tobacco flavors that actually taste like the name on the bottle. We'll see.
To be honest, I did not like many of the offerings from them (tried about 9, 7 regular flavors and the 2 tobaccos). The only one which was not a disappointment to me was the Flue Cured. It surprised me as smelling it from the bottle, I was sure I would hate it. However, after a mixed bottle (mixed at 5%) sat a couple days I really liked it. Was even better when I started adding a little to this and a little to that (I tend to do that). I now usually have a tank of it mixed with #5 or Highway in the morning with my coffee.
 

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only one which was not a disappointment to me was the Flue Cured.

Same here. : (

There were some like the Bing Cherry, rich cinnamon, boysenberry, tropical punch, and chocolate deutsch which are good at low %'s.

Ever since I started mixing heavy on the tobacco being the primary flavor, the need for secondary flavors has been extremely low.
 

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I have to agree on the disappointment with Flavorah's offerings. I've tried Vanilla Custard, Milk & Honey, Banana and Clove so far and none of them are what I would've expected from the hype the company seems to receive. It's not that they're horrible... well, Clove is actually horrible... they're just meh. I'll probably use the Vanilla Custard and Milk & Honey but the other two will probably hit the bin.
 

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Especially the clove.....do not pass GO......do not collect $200.....don't even try to recycle the bottle for use at a later time......trash bin it!
LOL. Naw, wash and rinse the bottle as normal then rinse with a little water and hydrogen peroxide. It'll be fresh as a daisy.
 

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Look familiar @Vicman? You inspired me with your Arabic in Kentucky; not much added to it except some oak and ash. Should turn out pretty good!
 

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Look familiar @Vicman? You inspired me with your Arabic in Kentucky; not much added to it except some oak and ash. Should turn out pretty good!
Cool, will have to try your version of it. I like the original but like anything else, always room for improvement. Oak wood should be a nice addition. Just will have to drop the black fire down for myself. Anything over .25% with that stuff and it reminds me of BBQ. I always use that stuff sparingly.
 
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