Just about ready to throw in the towel...not really, but need some help

[Hoosier]

TPA/TFA is harder to work with because the flavoring strength is all over the map. One flavoring might work great at less than 1% while the next will need 25%. It can be trying to find the level that works and as such a number of mixes will just throw up their hands and state they "suck" rather than admit a personal failure of finding the levels. (and with levels that vary that much, who can blame them?)

FA tobaccos are even more difficult in my experience, so there are more difficult ones out there.

Compare to CAP's where the vast majority is good to go between 10-15%. Or the Polish line where 2-5% will be the range for the majority.

Finding the right flavor level is the single most difficult thing in mixing so I usually recommend CAP's for new mixers and Danny has been recommending the Polish stuff to new mixers. Narrow ranges mean quicker good results and happier new mixers.
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[dannyv45]

I just started & have about 20 TFA sample flavors. You & Hoosier definitely know what your doing & I know taste is subjective but where do you get the bulk of your flavoring? I know some companies strawberry may be better then the other but, in general who do u prefer? Why do you say TFA is hard to work with? Maybe that's why I'm so frustrated lol.. That & I'm new.

I get the bulk of my flavoring mainly from 2 places

Vapers Tek For Inawera flavoring

BuyHangsen.com For Hangsen flavoring

Both are located in the USA

I use TFA only for a few specific flavors that I use as flavor notes as well as additives like EM, Sweetener, AP.

I find TFA has a very narrow sweet spot and if you under or over flavor by just a little bit then the taste will be way off. I also find the taste of most TFA flavoring to seem very artifical. Don't get me wrong there are a few that I like such as the RY4D or Black honey tobacco but over all there just not my cup of tea.

Hangsen and Inawera are more forgiving with under or over flavoring and to me have far more natural taste expecially the tobaccos. I find that I prefer the hangsen tobaccos over the inawera but still both brands are excellent compared to others. Now some may disagree with me which is fine and perfectly understandable as no to peoples taste are the same. To me this is a personal choice and your mileage may vary.

 

[DianeS]

Not to jump the thread but great reading here. More info is always great.