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vaper1960

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Try the VT Dark Chocolate
I was going to try that (and I like dark straightforward chocolate) but reviews said it was too dark/dry and needs some creme or something. BTW, going to make a very small order (it's all I can do for now) Need chocolate (I will take a chance on your suggestion) a simple cream (don't want sweet so vanilla swirl is out) and a simple yellow cake. Any suggestions appreciated.
These are all for recipes mentioned recently on this thread. Also getting WF flapper pie.
 

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    I was going to try that (and I like dark straightforward chocolate) but reviews said it was too dark/dry and needs some creme or something. BTW, going to make a very small order (it's all I can do for now) Need chocolate (I will take a chance on your suggestion) a simple cream (don't want sweet so vanilla swirl is out) and a simple yellow cake. Any suggestions appreciated.
    These are all for recipes mentioned recently on this thread. Also getting WF flapper pie.
    The VT Dark Chocolate is a very accurate dark chocolate taste IMO. I’d go with a simple cream like FA fresh cream. I use that quite a bit.
     

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    Egg nog goes with nothing,I want you to think back to the last time you were sitting around drinking egg nog and going, "Dang I need some Hershey's syrup in this!"

    Then again, some food flavors that do work well together as food are not so good vaped, e.g. bacon and eggs ;)

    So chocolate egg nog might hit, well, someone's "spot."

    Although some flavors will never hit my RTAs! :lol:

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    I got my Gremlin stuff a couple of sales back. Quite a few flavors but the teas were the only new ones. The teas are just not as good as I thought they would be. Not sure why I even thought they'd be good cause I was wrong.
     

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    Good morning. I'm back at work today and very much don't feel like being here. I just need to get back into the routine after having so much time off.
    Me either. But we only have two days and then another weekend! But there is a part of me that's glad to be back to work. I think it's just such a huge part of me that it kinda feels good to be back in my routine.

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    I got my Gremlin stuff a couple of sales back. Quite a few flavors but the teas were the only new ones. The teas are just not as good as I thought they would be. Not sure why I even thought they'd be good cause I was wrong.

    I bought the two teas also. I haven't tried them yet. I might just let them steep for a couple weeks and see how they are. I've never tried a tea vape so don't really know what to expect.
     

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    I bought the two teas also. I haven't tried them yet. I might just let them steep for a couple weeks and see how they are. I've never tried a tea vape so don't really know what to expect.
    Hope you have better luck than me. I'll play with adding more fruit to them sometime. Done with them for now
     

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    I'm vaping some of my berry stuff. I have a Honduran Raspberry and a Honduran Berry Mix. They're nothing more than a take on my Honduran Melon. With these two berry recipes, I'm going with 8% Honduran Ligero (Stixx) plus 4% Berry flavoring plus 0.2% sweetener. The first uses 2% Raspberry (FA) plus 2% Raspberry (FW). The second recipe uses 4% Berry Mix (TPA). Still a bit early in my testing but my initial take is this Honduran Ligero continues to work very well with fruit flavors. The Ligero does not interfere with the fruit flavor at all. I can see where these Honduran Ligero mixes work well if you need a break from the heaviness of a bakery base but still want the tempered flavor of the fruit. This is turning out to be less of an exercise on finding a recipe as it is in finding an alternative flavor base. In this case, a NET. Your choice of fruit is up to you.

    As for these two fruit flavors, the berries pop out to be sure. I can't say I'm a big berry fan (the fruit itself) but they are vaping pretty good. The Raspberry is probably a bit more on the candied side than I like but I can certainly play around with the flavors to dial it in. I really need to do some SFTs. But I like this one and look forward to tweaking it. The 4% level is also pretty close to correct for me as well. Could maybe be a touch lighter. The Berry Mix recipe I'm not as fond of because that particular berry flavor just doesn't click as well for me. Still, not bad though. I think the Berry Mix (TFA) has raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry in it. The blueberry definitely darkens it down.

    So if you have Honduran Ligero (Stixx) it may be worth your time to mix some of your favorite fruits with it. Y'all have a leg up on me because most of you have worked with berries and other fruit flavors and you already know what you like. I'm not nearly that far along. But this is certainly a nice base to work from. I can see a lemon/lime combination working well with this one too.

    I'll post these recipes when I'm done tweaking them.
     

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    I'm vaping some of my berry stuff. I have a Honduran Raspberry and a Honduran Berry Mix. They're nothing more than a take on my Honduran Melon. With these two berry recipes, I'm going with 8% Honduran Ligero (Stixx) plus 4% Berry flavoring plus 0.2% sweetener. The first uses 2% Raspberry (FA) plus 2% Raspberry (FW). The second recipe uses 4% Berry Mix (TPA). Still a bit early in my testing but my initial take is this Honduran Ligero continues to work very well with fruit flavors. The Ligero does not interfere with the fruit flavor at all. I can see where these Honduran Ligero mixes work well if you need a break from the heaviness of a bakery base but still want the tempered flavor of the fruit. This is turning out to be less of an exercise on finding a recipe as it is in finding an alternative flavor base. In this case, a NET. Your choice of fruit is up to you.

    As for these two fruit flavors, the berries pop out to be sure. I can't say I'm a big berry fan (the fruit itself) but they are vaping pretty good. The Raspberry is probably a bit more on the candied side than I like but I can certainly play around with the flavors to dial it in. I really need to do some SFTs. But I like this one and look forward to tweaking it. The 4% level is also pretty close to correct for me as well. Could maybe be a touch lighter. The Berry Mix recipe I'm not as fond of because that particular berry flavor just doesn't click as well for me. Still, not bad though. I think the Berry Mix (TFA) has raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry in it. The blueberry definitely darkens it down.

    So if you have Honduran Ligero (Stixx) it may be worth your time to mix some of your favorite fruits with it. Y'all have a leg up on me because most of you have worked with berries and other fruit flavors and you already know what you like. I'm not nearly that far along. But this is certainly a nice base to work from. I can see a lemon/lime combination working well with this one too.

    I'll post these recipes when I'm done tweaking them.
    Yes,please do. I will have to get it on a next mix list.
     

    vaper1960

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    I definitely like to add other things to fruits. I've tried vanilla custard (not too much!) cake and recently Pur Cookie (like a shortbread cookie... not too sweet) Have also tried tobaccos. One other thought... Butter Mint goes great with fruits (I've tried berry mix, lemon and honeydew melon)
     

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    Just noticed the other responses... Double Chocolate Clear (is that TFA?) sounds good. Either way, i will add a bit of cream anyway.

    just my two cents - mix Double Chocolate Clear (TFA) 2 to 1 with Milk Chocolate (TFA).
     

    vaper1960

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    Have you ever dry burned a coil....
    I assume you mean "drop-in" coils (that's why I'm loving RTAs... just need a quick re-wick)
    I did use my mod for semi-high wattage RTA, switched to my little MTL (normally run 14 watts) and forget to lower the setting...
    wondered why the coil was frying (yuck!)
     

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    just my two cents - mix Double Chocolate Clear (TFA) 2 to 1 with Milk Chocolate (TFA).
    I'll match your 2 cents. The DCC can tend to be a bit too tootsie roll on the exhale. The milk chocolate tempers that a little. The 2:1 ratio is about right.
     

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