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I get a little confused with the abbreviations and then trying to correlate them with offerings on web sites.

Is "INW VA" the same as Inawera tobacco Absolute Virginia (WG)? TA at 5% seems to be a very high percentage in my experience for a tobacco Absolute.


I believe they are referring to Inawera Virginia which is in my opinion a good tobacco flavor and at %5 would be about right.
 
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Completely agree. It's a versatile flavor that really fills in the profile. I'm thinking it will go excellent with Flue Cured and Deluxe as well. I'll probably mix a 30ml bottle for the sole purpose of mixing right into the tank with the lighter flavored HS tobaccos.

The Inawera TA Virginia is my favorite of all the TA's that I have tried so far. It brings a lot to a tobacco vape.
 

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I believe they are referring to Inawera Virginia which is in my opinion a good tobacco flavor and at %5 would be about right.

I have limited experience with INW TA's but I totally agree. The virginia TA is not a super concentrated flavor. 3-5% is totally fine. I would think less than 3% would end up being a bit bland. When I said the flavor was too strong I was more referring to just the actual flavor itself. It's not one that I personally liked as a standalone. It was more in your face than other tobaccos that I vape but it didn't have that much to do with the %. Sure plays nice with a sweeter/smoother tobacco flavor though. At least to my palate anyways.
 
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VapersTek lists an Inawera "E-Flavour Tobacco Virginia." I take it that is what is being suggested.

Thanks!
A lot of times it comes down to laziness which I am as guilty as any. What is easier to type, INW VA or Inawera E-Flavour Tobacco Virginia. Tobacco Absolute or TA.
 

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I get a little confused with the abbreviations and then trying to correlate them with offerings on web sites.

Is "INW VA" the same as Inawera Tobacco Absolute Virginia (WG)? TA at 5% seems to be a very high percentage in my experience for a Tobacco Absolute.
This can be confusing. INW VA could mean Inawera E-Flavour Tobacco Virginia. Virginia Tobacco Absolute or may be mistaken for just any TA. So maybe we should be more specific.
 
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I have limited experience with INW TA's but I totally agree. The virginia TA is not a super concentrated flavor. 3-5% is totally fine. I would think less than 3% would end up being a bit bland. When I said the flavor was too strong I was more referring to just the actual flavor itself. It's not one that I personally liked as a standalone. It was more in your face than other tobaccos that I vape but it didn't have that much to do with the %. Sure plays nice with a sweeter/smoother tobacco flavor though. At least to my palate anyways.


I been using it at 1 drop per 5ml and find it perfect for my taste. 3% would be too strong in my opinion. I want it to enhance the mixture instead of redefining it.
 

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......... I have a bottle of INW VA TA that I mixed at 5% flavor. I'm going to add some drops in my tank today and see what it's like. Should give it some more earthy punch but remain sweet and smooth.............

I get a little confused with the abbreviations and then trying to correlate them with offerings on web sites.

Is "INW VA" the same as Inawera Tobacco Absolute Virginia (WG)? TA at 5% seems to be a very high percentage in my experience for a Tobacco Absolute.

Which post? The above from Bob is the Inawera Tobacco Absolute Virginia.
 
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Good to all of the above! I'll order both Tobacco Virginia and Tobacco Absolute Virginia (WG)...lol.

(I'm more a person of pictures and numbers than I am of words. Similar abbreviations and terminology evoke searching back posts for more specific references. Incomplete references amongst a background of like types cause confusion. A one-time full reference per post can smooth the way. Else, such wonderful information may tend to be limited to insiders. PS If someone is interested in 2 unopened bottles of Inarwera RY4, please PM me.)
 
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The Tobacco Absolute Virginia (WG) appeared to be out of stock, so I went for the Tobacco Absolute Garuda (WG) instead.

Bull City? The Garuda gets a lot of good reviews as well, plus I get the impression it has less ash than the Virginia, albeit ash seems to get mentioned in all the Inawera TA's.
 
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The Tobacco Absolute Virginia (WG) appeared to be out of stock, so I went for the Tobacco Absolute Garuda (WG) instead.
Inawera Garuda TA is good. It goes into a lot of my mixes. I like it better then the Virginia TA. Maybe i just need to add more because it tastes pretty bland to me.
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I can confirm with 99% certainty that 6%-7% of Inawera TA Cuban Cigar taste and smells like vintage H. Simon & Sons La Florena cigar that was made in Montreal around the 60's. Vapable, but not really a fine Cuban cigar extract that us puro lovers would go for. This is was the stuff George Burns used to smoke.

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Well guys, I took my kayfun V4 apart, cleaned it up real good, put some brand new rayon wick in it, soaked the wick with some Inawera Bright Tobacco mixed at %5 and 5 drops of Mothers Milk TA added to the 10ml solution. It has sat for a couple days steeping. Put the kayfun back together and filled it up and gave it a try. The flavor I am getting from it is unmistakeably peanut butter. I tried to vape this for about an hour and had to pour it back into the bottle, add 2 drops of DNB to it, shake it up well and refill the kayfun. It helped it some but its not a keeper in my opinion.
I tried the Bright Tobacco on its own and it wasnt anything special but it wasnt horrible either. Maybe with some INW Virginia TA it might become a good vape but as it is now, I cant see myself finishing this batch.
 
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The Tobacco Absolute Virginia (WG) appeared to be out of stock, so I went for the Tobacco Absolute Garuda (WG) instead.

I have some of the TA Garuda and its not a bad TA. To me its good in a grassy hay'ish type of tobacco like a flue cured. I been using it at 2 drops from the bottle needle nozzle to 10ml mixture.
 
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Well guys, I took my kayfun V4 apart, cleaned it up real good, put some brand new rayon wick in it, soaked the wick with some Inawera Bright Tobacco mixed at %5 and 5 drops of Mothers Milk TA added to the 10ml solution. It has sat for a couple days steeping. Put the kayfun back together and filled it up and gave it a try. The flavor I am getting from it is unmistakeably peanut butter. I tried to vape this for about an hour and had to pour it back into the bottle, add 2 drops of DNB to it, shake it up well and refill the kayfun. It helped it some but its not a keeper in my opinion.
I tried the Bright Tobacco on its own and it wasnt anything special but it wasnt horrible either. Maybe with some INW Virginia TA it might become a good vape but as it is now, I cant see myself finishing this batch.

The peanut butter taste you must be getting from the INW bright. I can't see it coming from the TA?????
 

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Inawera Garuda TA is good. It goes into a lot of my mixes. I like it better then the Virginia TA. Maybe i just need to add more because it tastes pretty bland to me.
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Yes, Garuda is awesome. As standalone I use 15 drops to 10ml, for combining with others I use 10 drops to 10ml. It goes very well with anything but specially Inawera Clove and Inawera Cuban TA.
 
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Bull City? The Garuda gets a lot of good reviews as well, plus I get the impression it has less ash than the Virginia, albeit ash seems to get mentioned in all the Inawera TA's.
Lol, to me garuda has a lot of "ash", even if you don't have DNB, you coul use Garuda to substitute it. At this moment it has become my favorite iof the Inawera TA.
 
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This can be confusing. INW VA could mean Inawera E-Flavour Tobacco Virginia. Virginia Tobacco Absolute or may be mistaken for just any TA. So maybe we should be more specific.

Very BIG difference between Inawera "Virginia" and Inawera Wera Garden "VIRGINIA TA". The first one is unvapeable to me.
 

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How many of you when mixing your raw TA add like .5% EM. I've seen a lot of venders recommend it but never tried it. I would imagine it would add some thickness to it without really sweetening it which I think would be a good thing. But I'm concerned expecially with the ashier TA's such as virginia that it may add an unwanted sweetness to it.
 
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