Hey there and welcome! This is Kitty, and I work in customer service at VV. I was a devoted customer for about a year before I went to work for Annette, so I've been through a few flavors. Not all of them, but many.
First off, yes, get the Evod!
In the original line, there is a small amount of organic ethyl alcohol in the flavoring base. Usually, evaporation of the residual alcohol can be achieved by letting the bottles "breathe" overnight by uncapping them. As Angie said, if you want to avoid the ethyl alcohol altogether, stick with the flavors in the Absolute line. BEWARE: There IS a small amount of organic ethyl alcohol added to the Absolute tobacco flavors, so if you decide to avoid the alcohol, be aware of its presence in the tobacco flavors.
If I had to choose 3 from your list, I would choose the Peanut Butter Banana Sandwich, Lemon Chiffon, and I would swap out the Strawberry Shortcake for Angie's suggestion, the Strawberry Granita. You could order those three in an Absolute sampler pack if you just want to test the waters as far as flavor is concerned. NEVER EVER EVER order a "big bottle" (1 ounce at VV, 30 ml at others') of something you haven't tried. Well, you can, but oh how I wish I had all those $$$ back I spent on big bottles when I first started! I bought them certain I would like them based on others' rave reviews. Costly mistake.
But of course I totally expect that you will fall in love with your VV flavors, and you will be writing in at all hours of the night to request bigger sizes.
Now, if you decide that the small amount of alcohol is not troublesome, I would recommend the Kona Coffee Milkshake, Creme Caramel, and Vanilla Blackberry Swirl or Black Cherry Marshmallow. And Butter Cream Mint.
Oops we don't make a four-flavor sampler.
These are among our consistently best-selling items for a reason.
I have never tried the Darjeeling Sweet Tea, and I personally don't care very much for the Mint Chocolate Chip or the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, but that's just me. For chocolate, I would recommend our Death by Chocolate...super yum!
Remember, the samplers come only in 12 mg, 100VG and are not customizable. All other sizes are customizable in that you can choose your nicotine level (and the higher the nic, the better the throat hit), and between 100VG or a 50/50 blend. We are happy to add extra flavor at your request, just leave a note for us in the comment box of the order form, but we gently suggest trying our "regular" formulation first. We kindly ask for a couple of extra days' lead time for customized orders, including extra flavor.
How long have you been smoking? How much do you smoke a day? If you have been a heavy smoker, my guess would be you'll need 18 mg to keep your nic cravings at bay. (It delivers a better throat hit, too.)
OK I'm SURE I left something out! Let me know if you have any questions or need clarification, I'll be hanging around the forum for a couple hours this evening.
And thank you, Angiebubs and Woodsman for so cordially helping our guest. Remember when we were newbies?
I am NOT a nice guy without my smokes. 
