Fotsirk, I have problems with most of the TFA flavors I've bought too! A few are ok, but most are off-putting in smell and taste that's too perfumey for me no matter what strength I make them at.
I still need to try Hangsens. The only Tobacco Express I have is French Pipe. It's not as good, to me, as Vaping Zone's French Pipe!
When I first ordered some VZ SCs, I had read someone's post where they said to start with 3 or 4 drops in a 5 ml bottle of nic base. I tried that method and it works for me! I've made some adjustments to that because some flavors need 5 or 6 drops in 5 mls lol. I've never had to put more than 7 or 8 drops or they are way to strong for me!
Some I vape right away but most of mine benefit from a few weeks steeping time, perhaps because I use 100% VG nic base diluted with a tiny bit of distilled water. (There's a thread about using an ultrasonic jewlery machine to accelerate steeping, but I haven't tried it yet. I just let mine sit on the shelf while I'm experimenting and making new concoctions lol)
I'm sure others will be along to help you out. I'd be curious too, if any one knows for sure, if the exact same flavors are sold by the different vendors. How would they know? Do they work for both places and really know what's used? Or will they be just saying that the flavors taste the same to them?
Also, I've found, that different vendor's nicotine bases have their own, different distinct flavor (even though they are unflavored, but you know what I mean)... which effects the final taste of our DIY ejuices!
Good luck! Keep us posted on what you end up getting
