Pure Vapes has 3ml FlavourArt flavorings

[HeadInClouds]

I hope this is the Dark Bean Espresso, as that was the only espresso that I found.

Yep, they're the same thing. It gets translated from Italian differently sometimes, but there's just 1 espresso. Some translations change a lot, like "American Pleasure" is Cola, "Black Touch" is Licorice.. Their main website lists both versions of flavor names: Sigaretta Elettronica - Sigaretta Elettronica - FlavourArt - La sartoria degli aromi

 

[HeadInClouds]

A few more FA flavor descriptions...

Almond: 2% for me. The is a sweet-almond flavor as opposed to toasted. It reminds me very much of almond extract. Especailly good in bakery flavors.

Apple: 3-5%. Not among my favorites, this is a rather bland, red apple flavor. It's definitely not tart, but neither is it sweet. I played with percentages and didn't get a great flavor anywhere from 0.5 - 5%.

Apple Pie: 2-3%. This has more pastry than apple, very little spice, not very sweet, and the apple flavor is the one described above. However, I find it's useful anyway: a little added to other flavors can add a pastry/bakery flavor without noticeable apple. I keep it around for that.

Blackcurrant: 4% for me. This is one that changes flavor, not just strength, as you go from 2% up. I like to add raspberry to complement and sweeten it. Actual blackcurrants are not very sweet, and neither is this.

Cardamom: I never tried this as a single flavor, just as an addition to chai tea recipes. It's true to the actual spice.

Catalan Cream: good anywhere in the 1-3% range for me. I'd call it warm vanilla cream, lightly sweet, with a bit of caramel and maybe cinnamon way in the background. This is one FA flavor I regularly vape all by itself. Try it with variable voltage for different effects. It blends great with bakery flavor, coffees, and sweets, so it gets lots of use here.

Cherry: try 2% first. I like 3%. it's a red/yellow cherry flavor, brighter, less sweet, and very different from their Black Cherry. As a single flavor, it's not quite as strong as Black Cherry. This is the one I use for pie - I add it to Apple Pie (and sweeten with TFA's Brown Sugar Extra..maybe a whiff of Brandy for juiciness).

Black Cherry: 2% for me, but still true tasting anywhere from 1-5%. This is the one for Cherry Coke, oh yeah! It's good in small quantities with tobacco, too. On its own, it's sweeter than Cherry, but natural tasting, not candy. As an addition to very sweet flavors, like Meringue, I can coax a reasonable hard-candy flavor from it that I sure couldn't do with regular Cherry. The smell from the bottle makes me swoon (in a good way). It sure goes great with Almond.

Cinnamon Ceylon: 3% is plenty. I see some people use huge percents of this to get a hot cinnamon, but that totally ruins it...and I'm a fan of hot cinn. This one is a true spice flavor like ground cinnamon, not a red-hots taste. It absolutely gets more potent in finished recipes as it ages, so go low at first, wait a couple days before you add more. I'm rarely a "steeper", but I'll admit I make exceptions for this one. There is no other cinnamon spice flavor as accurate as this version.

Citrus Mix: start at 3%. This is another 1-5% flavor. It just gets stronger and doesn't change flavors in that range. I taste grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime - more tart than sweet, but certainly not eye-crossingly tart. The grapefruit makes it taste fresher to me than other citrus mixes. It's good alone, and it works well in small amounts to pep up other fruits.

Coconut: 3%. This is the only coconut flavoring that does not give me a musty exhale taste. It tastes and smells like fresh, actual coconut meat - not the sugary shredded stuff in the bag. It's a bit creamy and makes Big Poofy vape Clouds. Great in tobaccos and fruity blends.

Cookie: Yes, a cookie flavoring with no 'custard notes', how about that. Used as an ingredient at under 2%, it is fantabulous at adding delicious, warm bakery notes. By itself, well, try it once over 2% and you'll be looking for recipes. It does not include any spices and is not very sweet - it's a base cookie flavor. Add Butterscotch, or chocolate, or coconut and caramel, or anise and almond (Biscotti!) - but keep the Cookie percentage low or it'll overwhelm. Makes the best Biscotti vapes you'll ever taste!

to be continued another time...

 

[HeadInClouds]

a few more:

Banana: This is one of the weakest FA flavors I've tried. I need 5% just to taste it clearly, and nearly 10% to get a strong flavor. It's the flavor of a yellow banana, not green, not brown-spotted and sweet. Expect a natural fruit flavor rather than candy, no matter how strong you mix it. It blends well with other flavors, but if you're a big fan of banana, or you prefer to use low percents of flavorings, I think you'd have better luck with other brands.

Bilberry: 2% for me, and it's a winner! Up to 3% tasted great, but at 4% the flavor changed to something unpleasant. At 2%, it's fresh Bilberry, just like the real thing. Bilberries are a lot like blueberries, but a little more flavorful and "dark" tasting. It's a very popular flavor in Europe, not so much the US. Great as a single flavor, super with raspberry. Try with a touch of Brandy for liqueur flavor...or with Black Tea, also tasty. This would be great in many cocktail flavors, and maybe with Red Wine. Oh - the bottle of flavoring did not smell great to me, but mixed smells better, and vaped it's just perfect.

Black Tea: 2-3% is fine for me, but many will like it stronger. It's like the name says, no added sweetener or cream or other flavors - just a pure brewed black tea. Add your own lemon, honey, fruit (Bilberry! Peach!), cream, or chai-type spices. If you have only 1 tea flavor to vape, it should be this one.

Green Tea: This smells and tastes like dirt to me, and no additives I've tried will cover it up. If that sounds tasty to you, start around 3%.

Custard: 3-5%. This is a Custard flavor with no "custard note" chemicals. It's not at ALL like other 'vanilla custard' flavors. It's sweet, creamy but not buttery, lightly vanilla -- a base flavor, like Cookie is a base for your cookie recipes. Great with rum (yum) and coconut. Try it with Mango if you like mango pudding. Add Butterscotch and Bourbon Vanilla for a warm brulee sort of flavor. A drop or two in recipes serves as a lightly-creamy sweetener, so I get a lot of use from it.

Fresh Fig: 3-5%. It's the bright flavor of ripe, just-picked fig, most like a Kadota fig, not as sweet as a Mission. It's a very accurate flavor! I just don't know what to mix it with. (No, it won't make a Fig Newton flavor - I've tried)

...and one to be cautious of:
Neroli: This is listed as a 'floral' flavor - and it certainly is. It's a deep honey-orange flavor with an overwhelming citrus blossom aroma. Expect the flavoring bottle, your mix, the vapor cloud, and your atomizer to be permanently scented. If you've ever wished to vape a stick of incense, it's your lucky day. If you dare to try it, start at 2%. Be considerate enough to try it away from non-vapers.

more another time...

 

[misterD]

great reviews, HeadInClouds! please keep em coming!

 

[HeadInClouds]

great reviews, HeadInClouds! please keep em coming!

Thanks for the encouragement, misterD. Hey, your location cracks me up! Here are some flavors:

Brandy: I'm more likely to sip spiked coffee or liqueur or eat brandied fruit on ice cream, rather than a shot or highball. I've never tried this straight, because it smells like a bottle 'o booze. I add it to fruit flavors. Get the fruit right first, add drops of Brandy to make them juicier, a few more to create tasty fruit liqueur flavor. I like it with FA's Bilberry, Black Cherry, or Apricot, and it was lip-smacking with Capella's Peaches and Cream. It's stronger than Jamaican Rum, so try 2% if you're doing a single-flavor version.

Lemon Sicily: 3-4%, maybe 5%. This flavor does not distort until around 5%. It reminds me of Limoncello liqueur or an Italian ice. I find it fresh tasting, bright, not goopy like pie filling, not bitter, not sour like lemon zest, not floral or chemical-flavored. More like a ripe lemon you picked than the sour juice in the squeeze-bottles. I like it with a little Koolada, but I more often add it to fruity blends to help separate the flavors. I could not make lemonade or candy flavor from this, but I didn't spend a lot of time trying.

Lime Cold Pressed: 3%. Refreshing, fresh lime juice. I like most lime flavors I've tried, and this is one I can vape all by itself. Not bitter or very sour, not sweetened. It makes a more accurate Lime Coke than any other lime I've tried.

Lime Tahiti: 3%. A bit stronger and definitely sharper than Cold Pressed, bolder flavor, zestier, and with a little bitterness. This is the one for cocktail flavors! It's not Key lime, but the effect is similarly in-your-face. Try it with Mandarin, some other brand's Mtn. Dew, and a little Koolada if you like Hansen's Mandarin Lime soda.

Mandarin: 3-5%. You can go higher without the flavor distorting. This is my favorite orange-y flavor out of all brands. It's just like a fresh mandarin tangerine, not the canned ones floating in bland syrup. If you prefer a 'Cutie' to a navel orange, you'll like this flavor. Makes a mean tangerine creamsicle (with Fresh Cream, Vanilla Classic, and Custard), goes great with lime, Spearmint, or Cocoa (mm!), and a fun addition to Anise.

Maple Syrup: 2-3%. Mmmmaple! Careful not to go too high or it gets too sticky-gross. Leaves a scented vapor trail. If you have a major sweet tooth, combine it with Caramel and a little Fresh Cream.

Meringue: 3-4%. by itself it's like those crisp, airy, tiny Italian cookies that melt in your mouth. I'd call it a delicate flavor and an ideal sweetener for fruits. Add a little Meringue to your favorite fruit for a sugar-sprinkled taste. The other way around (a little fruit, lots of Meringue) makes a flavored Italian meringue cookie - lots of people could vape that all day long.

Marshmallow: 3-5%. It's not Jet-Puft, not Marshmallow Cream - but a lighter flavor. It tastes like the chewy twisted candy, especially if you add (a tiny hint of) Strawberry. This is a little more complex and less "yellow" tasting (don't know how else to describe it) than other brands' flavoring. Really good in candy flavors to add an impression of creaminess, extra body and vapor. I did not sweeten my coffee recipes or plain cocoa/chocolate enough for me, but it's great with Caramel or Torrone. Much over 3% leaves a sweet-scented vapor trail.

Torrone: 4%. Home run and one of FA's best flavors! This the chewy, sweet, white 'nougat', not the hard candy. It's really tasty all alone, or with Marshamallow. I usually use 2-3% Torrone and add 1-2 fruit or nut flavors, just like the actual candy. Mandarin-walnut torrone is one of my favorite vapes. I can puff on that for hours! Other combos I've liked, all with FA flavorings: Black Cherry-Pistachio, Honey Almond (go super light on the honey), Cherry Almond, Nut Mix, Hazelnut-Orange. Mango torrone, oh yeah! If you like hard torrone candy, you can make that flavor by adding a little of any caramel flavor that tastes burnt to you (not FA's).

Walnut: 3-4%. Natural flavor of English walnuts, no bitterness, not a black walnut. Great in bakery and candy mixes, great addition to dry tobaccos, perfect partner for Maple Syrup, Orange/Mandarin. Come to think of it, I have not disliked this in any recipe I've put it in, even though I'm not a huge fan of real walnuts. If you have a fudge-brownie you like, you gotta try it with some of this - mmm!

more to come, but it'll be a few days...

 

[ukeman]

Holy Cow HIC, thats awesome of you to provide such a list!

and thanks OP for the tip on PV…. Nikhil was one of my first juice vendors when he opened up his site; even before when he was doing it for ecf'ers on the side.

I've just gotten my first tastes of a few FA flavors and am very impressed…. will go to HIC's list now, but first will say about:

FA Lychee… very close to spot on, which is about all i can say for the other Lychee i like (CA)… TFA is too tart imo. Neither is as good as a couple of vendor ejuices i love; Bamskilicious Lychee, and Activape Li-of-Chi…. but as close so far.

FA Mango… again very pleasing.
Both CA and FA Mango are sweet enough (HS too!) . By themselves very good but CA has more of that real skin of the mango flavor (authentic)… so i add about 10% of a Cap mango premixed to the FA mix.
btw HS Mango is good too.

FA Passion Fruit… a real wow! again very pleasing… first I've tried and surprised how good it is right off the bat.

FA Guava; like a couple others I've tried, are intriguing but hard to pin down…
after some steeping it gets better but not convinced yet.

What i've found with all 4 is that none are "bad" or unpleasant And i am sticking with fruit flavors which i'm told and have found to be true; they don't need much steeping.

My Lychee is my ADV and actually these don't need additives… although sometimes i will add a sweetener and/or some cream.

 

[Huckleberried]

Just found out about this site. Kinda excited that it is in Louisville where I live. Does anyone know if he has a storefront that you could buy flavorings on site?

Cit-E-Cig on Lagrange carries some of his juices. I order from him & pick up there. It's next to Joe's Older than Dirt restaurant. He's my only juice vendor since about August. Tiny shop, nice selection & great people.


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[ukeman]

lots of flavors there Pure Vapes for sampling, i couldn't find HIC's recommended Vanilla Classic , or Mandarin though… might be worth getting a bigger bottle elsewhere

 

[HeadInClouds]

email them and ask! There was one I wanted that wasn't listed, and when I asked about it, turned out he did have some.

 

[Barbara21]

HeadInClouds - Your detailed flavor reviews are a godsend. You are my hero!

 

[ukeman]

thanks again HIC. Nikhil wrote back and said he would send the ones i asked about - Van. Classic, and Mandarin - Free! since they were behind a day or two in shipping… yes he did have them and like before, when i first got some of his great cookie juices, a couple years ago…. top of the line service.

email them and ask! There was one I wanted that wasn't listed, and when I asked about it, turned out he did have some.

 

[wllmc]

got my order in and messed around a little. the ones i got around to trying were the peach, that one is awesome between 2-4 % Id just get it lol. the mango i thought was good but super strong. I tried it at 2% and it took my breath away . 1 % was strong for me also but better once I added that beautiful freash cream. tried the apple pie your review is spot on. I can see it being useful for sure but i didnt say mmmmmm apple pie either. then i poured them all together added more nic and vg and was good enough for me to start thinking about how to make it just right. mixed the strawberry also but by then i was tired up trying stuff and just wanted to vape thanks for the heads up. lots of new stuff to try and biiger bottles to buy now

 

[HeadInClouds]

..peach, that one is awesome between 2-4 %... mango ... freash cream. tried the apple pie your review is spot on. I can see it being useful for sure but i didnt say mmmmmm apple pie either. then i poured them all together ..

So you made a peach-mango-apple-cream pie. That actually sounds pretty good! Since you like vaping fruit more than I do, it'd be great if you'd do some descriptions of those here as you try them. Most of the flavors I have left to write about are fruits, and I'm really stuck on other flavors right now. mmm...Irish Creamy-coffee-stuff..

 

[HeadInClouds]

Just one today, but it's a tasty one:

Nut Mix: 3%. This is not quite as potent as Hazelnut, but it's still quite strong. It's a bit sweeter than Hazelnut, especially if you exhale sharply. The slower you exhale, the drier it tastes. Try and you'll see what I mean. I taste hazelnut (actually, more like filbert, but that's nit-picking) and walnut, and just maybe a tiny hint of pecan. A blend of FA Hazelnut and FA Walnut is similar to Nut Mix. If you really like nut flavors as I do, don't hesitate to just get 'em all. I like Nut Mix as a single flavor; it reminds me a bit of nutty tobacco - just a vaguely, because this is not a tobacco flavor. It blends very well with tobaccos, though, and many other flavors! It's easier to mix with than plain Hazelnut and more interesting than plain Walnut. I use it in candy bar recipes with different combinations of butterscotch, caramel, cocoa, chocolate, nougat, a little fresh cream. It's awesome in Torrone, very authentic Italian candy flavor. I love plain Nut Mix with just a dab of Honey (careful - that's a strong flavor) or hint of Maple Syrup to satisfy my sweet tooth. I put tiny amounts in cookie and coffee recipes and Tiramisu. A little added to TFA's Peanut Butter it reminds me of a nut butter from Whole Foods. If you like nuts, you'll use this often. If you dislike hazelnuts, skip it.

I wrote about not especially liking FA Cappuccino. I'm currently vaping it with Irish Cream plus a tiny bit of Espresso to boost the coffee flavor, and this is good. I'll give Cappuccino another chance and try some new recipes. Hey, I'll bet Nut Mix would be good in here...

 

[we2rcool]

Just one today, but it's a tasty one:

Nut Mix: 3%. This is not quite as potent as Hazelnut, but it's still quite strong. It's a bit sweeter than Hazelnut, especially if you exhale sharply. The slower you exhale, the drier it tastes. Try and you'll see what I mean. I taste hazelnut (actually, more like filbert, but that's nit-picking) and walnut, and just maybe a tiny hint of pecan. A blend of FA Hazelnut and FA Walnut is similar to Nut Mix. If you really like nut flavors as I do, don't hesitate to just get 'em all. I like Nut Mix as a single flavor; it reminds me a bit of nutty tobacco - just a vaguely, because this is not a tobacco flavor. It blends very well with tobaccos, though, and many other flavors! It's easier to mix with than plain Hazelnut and more interesting than plain Walnut. I use it in candy bar recipes with different combinations of butterscotch, caramel, cocoa, chocolate, nougat, a little fresh cream. It's awesome in Torrone, very authentic Italian candy flavor. I love plain Nut Mix with just a dab of Honey (careful - that's a strong flavor) or hint of Maple Syrup to satisfy my sweet tooth. I put tiny amounts in cookie and coffee recipes and Tiramisu. A little added to TFA's Peanut Butter it reminds me of a nut butter from Whole Foods. If you like nuts, you'll use this often. If you dislike hazelnuts, skip it.

I wrote about not especially liking FA Cappuccino. I'm currently vaping it with Irish Cream plus a tiny bit of Espresso to boost the coffee flavor, and this is good. I'll give Cappuccino another chance and try some new recipes. Hey, I'll bet Nut Mix would be good in here...

Oooh, ooh, OOOH...you just gave me a GREAT idea. Nut Mix FA and Patchouli Vanilla NN...that's gotta be a winner. I mixed ithe Patchouli Vanilla last night with 1% Oakwood and haven't tested it yet. But when I was goin' over my list of possibilities, I totally missed Nut Mix. That's going on the list pronto! (thanks for the memory jog!)

 

[wllmc]

lol i could never describe anything like you bug I'll give er a shot lol... going to try and do some more samples tonight if i get some time. i have been enjoying the fruits lately. almost my whole FA order. I was so stuck on custard vapes for so long the fruits are a nice change of pace.

So you made a peach-mango-apple-cream pie. That actually sounds pretty good! Since you like vaping fruit more than I do, it'd be great if you'd do some descriptions of those here as you try them. Most of the flavors I have left to write about are fruits, and I'm really stuck on other flavors right now. mmm...Irish Creamy-coffee-stuff..

 

[wllmc]

ok looks like im just going to keep this thread going lol. I tried the strawberry tonight . i mixed that at 2 %. it was a little weak on flavor so going to give it another day or so , it was weird for me tho. to me it taste so much like a real strawberry i wasnt sure i liked it. ha . taste like you went out to the garden and picked a strawberry and ate it right there, didnt wash it or anything. could taste the green leaves on it , skin and everything. the more i vaped it the more i liked it. dont think i could personally vape it all day but i can see it with alot of things. when i try it again ill just jump right to 4% on it probably. the only other strawberry Ive tried is caps sweet strawberry and for real fresh strawberry this blows caps away. then i didnt really feel like tasting and dripping and adjusting tonight so i just went straight or 4% watermelon 3% raspberry and 2% fresh cream. put it rice for about 5 mins shook the heck out of it and wow !!!!!! this is good. I cant say exactly how they taste individual but you can definitely spot the differences. not overly sweet. the watermelon taste like a fresh watermelon with the seeds . the raspberry is very good also. cant wait to try them alone now. you should really try this mix sometime. FA has definitely impressing me so far with how spot on the fruit flavors have been. was expecting the same super sweet , candy , cough drop flavors. the mango relaxed some and its spot on mango, the peach was amazing. just wish that apple pie hit the mark as apple pie.


edit .....i have to say also that I got the idea from hoosier for watermelon and raspberry the other day from one of his comments on another post where someone was asking about watermelon . was feeling lazy and remembered that. but so anyways if you see this thanks .

 

[Hoosier]

... so anyways if you see this thanks .

Glad you liked it.

 

[downInTn]

I mixed up 5ml of the strawberry at 8%, brain fart, was shooting for 4% but added .4 instead of .2 plus a few drops of Fresh Cream. Flavor is kinda light, maybe too much at 8% ??? It's very nice natural strawberry. I may try diluting it some, if I don't vape it all first, it is good!

 

[downInTn]

Tiramisu: 2-3% if you like strong coffee flavor, or a drop here and there for a good shot of coffee, chocolate, and cake. This rightfully gets rave reviews. It's flavorful and I usually use it 1% or so as an ingredient in coffee-ish and bakery recipes. It's not a mild flavor in any way.

+1 This is really good by itself.