Question on Bickfords Flavors

[BrenYngOne]

Hi All, I'm going to start creating my own juice flavors and I have a question on Bickfords flavorings, What is the difference between flavorings oil based vs water based,........ and oils......which do you get for mixing??? I'm so excited they have Grande marnier! YUM

 

[Elle]

no oils- only go for water soluble

 

[Mary Kay]

I got some Loranns from a local party/cake supply store. I had my hand almost to the last cheesecake flavor when an employee snatched it up and said on her cell phone, "yes one cheesecake left and a blueberry!" I almost tackled her.
Anyway get water soluble, no oil based. However I am not sure but am guessing if it's in the water soluble section it's o.k.? Bickford also has P.G listed unded misc.
It was pointed out on one thread here or another that Bickfords is a tiny bit weaker then Loranns.
I made coffee flavored half and half with capacino and a touch of cream. I beefed up my watermelon and tried pralines and cream..nope. But mixed with peanut butter..ok. Peanut butter tastes similar to 555. Have to get that flavor to add to it to make it perfect!

 

[ShimmyPrincess]

I got some Loranns from a local party/cake supply store. I had my hand almost to the last cheesecake flavor when an employee snatched it up and said on her cell phone, "yes one cheesecake left and a blueberry!" I almost tackled her.
Anyway get water soluble, no oil based. However I am not sure but am guessing if it's in the water soluble section it's o.k.? Bickford also has P.G listed unded misc.
It was pointed out on one thread here or another that Bickfords is a tiny bit weaker then Loranns.
I made coffee flavored half and half with capacino and a touch of cream. I beefed up my watermelon and tried pralines and cream..nope. But mixed with peanut butter..ok. Peanut butter tastes similar to 555. Have to get that flavor to add to it to make it perfect!

I was excited to try cheesecake, it's VERY weak took almost half a bottle to flavor 5 ml for me...peanutbutter is a gross flavor IMO, tried to make a chocolate/PB - gross, just gross

Loranns is stronger than bickford and ditto, no oil

 

[Mary Kay]

I think it's funny how we each have such different tastes. But what is life without our differences. peanut butter is good! I am going to try it with choc.
Now cream on the other hand is sour milk!

 

[PakAdayX50]

Bickford flavors (water based) are great alone. No mix, no nic. A friend who gave up his pipe 20 years ago is now using an e-pipe with straight Bickford and loving it. I am mixing with East Mall 36 and slowly decreasing nic content. I look forward to overcoming the addiction and continuing the vape -- at $3.00 per 1/2 oz!! That's pennies a day.

 

[feathersncream]

Dumb question so you just use it as it is right out of the bottle if you want 0 nic?

 

[Mary Kay]

I haven't used Bickford, but I guess you could just use it out of the bottle. But to tell the truth I think it would be too watery and slide right down into the battery.I don't think the battery on a pipe is stacked in perfect alignment with the atty as in a e-cig. Not sure. Why not add some glycerin or V.G. if you don't want to bother with ordering P.G.. That thickens it up a bit and still doesn't break the bank.
I got some more Lorann's today. The banana creme is wonderful! I have pear from one the suppliers and the taste is almost the same. the pear is a bit crisper, and the banana sweeter. Marshmallow is sweet and good, but kind of faint. The same for cotton candy. The peppermint is very very strong..I added 1 drop to 20 drops of PG and 10 drops of Glycerin. I can smell across the room! But It is GOOD!
I have several more to try.
I meant to add that i forgot to add nic. I didn't notice!

 

[BrenYngOne]

thanks for the info,.. OH NO the grand mariner and graham cracker flavors were the ones I was dying to try from Bickford....... ALAS they are only in the oil soluble flavorings.

I am a little confused as Lorann's is listed as candy oils.????

 

[bmacva]

Bren, I found this thread on the forum. Looks like Bickford is a winner for many people. Now you guys have me wanting flavors. Thanks a lot. I may have to vape the rest of my life!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo.../1045-bickford-flavor-list-complete-list.html

 

[BrenYngOne]

Wow thanks so much bmacva! I missed that post.......that answers my question right on the nose!

 

[PakAdayX50]

Primary ingredient of Bickford flavors is PROPYLENE GLYCOL. PG + "natural flavors." In fact, some of them require a bit of water to keep from being too thick. But yes, they vape straight out of the Bickford bottle.

 

[louann5840]

I ordered some Lorann's...6 flavors, I can't wait to get them.

 

[Mary Kay]

Another Tampa Girl heard from! When we "do" lunch it will be a full table!
Welcome LouAnn, have a blast with your new flavors!

 

[louann5840]

Oh, you're in Tampa!! Cool!! I would love to do lunch. You say when and I'll be there. I'm near Town N Country. So that means "Jester's" party store that you mentioned is in Tampa. Gonna look that up. Must have immediate gratification!! LOL.

 

[Mary Kay]

There a few of us Tampa girls on this forum, as soon as I can make it home I will post an invite to meet somewhere north of the stadium.
The jester's I was talking about is in Kissimmee. But there is a large party store on Dale Mabry, I can never remember the name..it's near Cypress I think.
I am in St, Cloud..next to Kissimmee. But I am from Tampa and my kids are there. I belong to a Women's group there and try to make it home for meetings and charity events. For the last year I have had my mom with us and can't travel often.

 

[Cori]

On the topic of flavors, I have a noob question. My son loves Red Bull flavor liquid. I've been to several sites looking at flavors for mixing our own stuff, getting a kit this week to get started. Anyway I don't see Red Bull listed as a flavoring. Soooo, how does one go about making Red Bull?

 

[Mary Kay]

Cori, I am pretty good at doing searchs..but doing a recipe search for Red Bull defeted me! The only help I can give is that I read somewhere that one person said Red Bull tasted like lorann's bubblegum. but you know how taste is..one peron tastes bubblegum and another tastes skunk.

 

[Cori]

Thanks so much Mary..perhaps I can sell him on bubblegum. Any mixing tips you guys want to share with me would be appreciated. Thanks