I have RF (SC) grapefruit that I haven’t used yet. Think I will 2 mixes, one with pg and another with just the grapefruit. Just found your post here, may raise the basil a touch.Please post how that turns out. Pink Guava is such a strong flavor, and FLV Basil is delicate. I love it with pineapple and think it would go well with strawberries which aren't really my thing in a vape.
I use TFA-Smooth, the same as @dc99 described:
In my experience:
It is good for softening sharp/harsh notes. It can also be useful for taming(muting?) high notes and allowing background notes to come through better. Comparing it to FA-MTS vape Wizard is pretty solid (though I don't know if it uses the same taste bud receptor "novocain" principle).
It has no sweetness of its own; but it can allow preexisting sweetness to stand out more, as it dampens the sharp notes.
I used it a fair amount, during my early days of mixing, when my flavor stash was more limited. But, as my stash grew, I found that I could get similar/better results by using a different concentrate, and/or adjusting flavor percentages.
More recently; I find less use for it. It can still be useful, as a band-aid of sorts, to resurrect/redeem a "less than ideal" experiment. It is less of a go-to ingredient; and more of a last-resort rescue ingredient.
I do still like to have it available in my stash. As, it can give a second chance to disappointing concentrate; or help make a concentrate more versatile.
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Thank goodness I don't cause I can't vape cherry.I guess I'm odd, I get no cherry from pomegranate at all.
I don’t do cherry period.Thank goodness I don't cause I can't vape cherry.
I don’t get cherry when I vape it. But, it’s mixed with other flavors. I was curious, so I tasted the actual flavoring.Thank goodness I don't cause I can't vape cherry.
Me tooI don’t do cherry period.
So how did the drive home go? Head bangin to Molly Hatchett?I don’t get cherry when I vape it. But, it’s mixed with other flavors. I was curious, so I tasted the actual flavoring.
A nice mix of classic southern rock. I enjoyed the drive anywaySo how did the drive home go? Head bangin to Molly Hatchett?
Cherry reminds me of cough drops or kool-ade, neither which I like. Pomegranate tastes like pomegranate. I figured “red” as a flavor description wasn’t adequateI don’t do cherry period.
I would not say "the same." Maybe somewhat similar... in that it mutes ("smooths") harsh edges. But, because it is not a common ingredient already found in some concentrates, it is a lot more controllable. It also doesn't seem to be the coil gunker that EM can be.Does it have the same muting effects as EM?