Random DIY mixing and More

Blitzdonlife

Ultra Member
ECF Veteran
Apr 24, 2012
2,370
14,928
Central Texas
I look at tobacco flavors like any other flavors, close but no cigar. There's no perfect sub for Virginia bright, or Kentucky red, much less other.varieties, close approximations are the best we can get. I am grateful for the variety we have today in vapable flavorings, NET or otherwise.

We try to recreate the things we like/love, the best we can really achieve is a facsimile, and that's ok. Paying homage to the creator of what we love is a tribute, one that they.worked hard for, and deserve. It may not be tobacco, but it's interesting, and for that I'll discard the label and give it a try regardless usually.
 

hittman

ECF Guru
Supporting Member
ECF Veteran
Verified Member
Contest Winner!
  • Jul 13, 2009
    61,624
    180,030
    Somewhere between here and there
    How would you compare the two (both are on "my list")?

    The Flv is more of a straight caramel good at 2-3%. The Wf is more of a creamy caramel. I used it at 1% in my recipes. It was plenty strong as a supporting flavor in those.
     

    FranC

    Long time vaper.
    Supporting Member
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
  • Oct 1, 2010
    195,594
    646,092
    New Hampshire
    I look at tobacco flavors like any other flavors, close but no cigar. There's no perfect sub for Virginia bright, or Kentucky red, much less other.varieties, close approximations are the best we can get. I am grateful for the variety we have today in vapable flavorings, NET or otherwise.

    We try to recreate the things we like/love, the best we can really achieve is a facsimile, and that's ok. Paying homage to the creator of what we love is a tribute, one that they.worked hard for, and deserve. It may not be tobacco, but it's interesting, and for that I'll discard the label and give it a try regardless usually.
    I’m in no way saying the vendor tobacco flavors are bad. There are several I mixed with often. My taste buds rebeled like they do to often and I can’t vape them anymore. Grateful I can still vape the NETs.
     

    newyork13

    Vaping Master
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
    Nov 9, 2013
    4,410
    21,205
    western Massachusetts
    I’ve tried four different coils on the ares 2 and still am not getting very good flavor. I even watched Phil build it on his review. Either I’ll use this with my menthol where flavor doesn’t matter or more likely it’ll go into storage. I’m glad I didn’t get this one for review.
    That's too bad. I'll need to see if I saved whatever review (not Phil) it was which said how good the flavor was, since I was considering getting one.
     

    stols001

    Moved On
    ECF Veteran
    May 30, 2017
    29,338
    108,119
    It's a Purilum one shot called "Toasted coconut mango sherbert." Here's a link. I'm not suggesting you get it from NZ obviously but I am lazy and this is the first link that popped up.

    Toasted Coconut Mango Sherbet-PUR

    It's fine on its own honestly, but it's kind of also a fun one shot in that you can add stuff to it to make it taste very different (I do kinda find it a tiny bit anemic on its own.) I have toasted coconut (DO NOT ask manufacture) and so I've added that before I have bumped up the mango.

    My favorite so far is adding the ice cream and sweet cream (CAP) not that much but it's kinda my favorite.

    I am gonna need to order more I just ran out but there we go with the no address really again. I am going to have to do something. I am TIRED TOO. LOL. What a day. We seem to be getting places I'm just not sure EXACTLY where.

    Anna
     

    stols001

    Moved On
    ECF Veteran
    May 30, 2017
    29,338
    108,119
    My taste buds rebeled like they do to often and I can’t vape them anymore.

    @FranC 's taste buds die off and re-sprout every 6 months or so, only apparently she has some genetic mutation that causes her to develop someone else's "mouth" so to speak (maybe her ancestors) and like every 6 months she has to mix new stuff.

    It's tragic. It's also kind of interesting, I mean I get in the habit of eating the same foods OVER and OVER and OVER. Like, I JUST discovered that "really cheap cake that you buy in boxes wrapped in plastic for like 2 bucks a box and it was called "Birthday Cake."

    It tastes more like birthday cake than any REAL birthday cake I have EVER had and it is the BOMB. I have eaten it for desert like every night for maybe.... about a month? It's not getting old, in fact for my next birthday I just want a box of it (there are 8 "Slices") and the husband can shove 47 BIRTHDAY CANDLES (that is getting SO old ,47 that is just horrifying) but the ability to eat 98 slices of Birthday Cake by Sara Lee or whomever makes it will mollify me. Slightly. I bet I will TRY to eat all 8 in a sitting, that's something I might do. I might get other boxes for other people but SHARING is like, well if I'm 47 I MAY WELL need like 8 slices to just CONSOLE me. LOL.

    I guarantee I will still be eating it maybe not 8 slices every night "one" seems to do the trick but you know, my birthday reminds me of mortality so that is a GOOD time to stock up on calories is how *I* see it.

    Still in Juniors 1. I can't EAT MORE than I am eating. Got a hold of my doc and solved ONE possible problem maybe. Gotta call Walmart.

    My doc sounded a little too happy that like, my house sold like, "This chick is REALLY leaving." Heh. Whelp, I found my BEST doc of all time and he's in Maryland. It's like a 3.5 hour trip but that might be worth it to me like, I rely heavily on my psychiatrist to NOT be a JERK and to be understanding or things go very, very wrong.

    I would also enjoy telling him the story of how I met his dad, dude, and some of our antics. Well IDK about antics but his dad was the kind of doc NO MATTER what was happening-- exiting the burn unit after magically thinking a pregnancy safe med that gave you Steven's Johnson Syndrome but you were like nuts (also) obviously (SJS ain't no joke) and then having to decide to get a neural tube baby abortion because they were like, "Sorry chica, we know you are knocked up but you get Depakote and well skin grafts and we don't care so much about your fetus, since you are nuts to engage in actions that could have KILLED you, just feeling suicidal generally, etc-- getting FIRED UNJUSTLY and illegally and losing all your benefits-- no matter WHAT happened, he would make you feel better. Just by being himself. He was like one of the nicest human beings of all time. I miss him dearly he was like a grandfather to me.

    LOL my husband was like, "Honey I know you love him that much but so does HE and that is a problem man, sometimes he can't say no to you and he really SHOULD have."

    I had to admit it was true, but I can't possibly imagine his son is like exactly as awesome as his dad I mean..... He's probably GOOD though. I am QUITE sure he's not a jerk. I mean, unless he was like adopted but his pic looks nice.

    IDK that is a far drive. OH I need to not stress. Maybe it's med time. Probably.

    Anna
     

    DLKnives

    Retired Knifemaker
    ECF Veteran
  • Apr 25, 2019
    3,038
    18,683
    Las Vegas
    I used this Drag S all day yesterday after charging it the night before and at the end of the day the battery was at 50% and the 4.5ml pod was half full. I don't know why I only used 2 ml of juice (usually used 5ml with the Aegis Pod) but the 2500mh battery in this thing is a beast! I was charging the Aegis Pod twice a day with its 800mh battery so this is nice not worrying about it or finding it suddenly dead. Still vaping in rba mode at 32 watts.
     

    PapawBrett

    Retired
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
    Jul 16, 2012
    8,761
    66,518
    Monroe NC
    I look at tobacco flavors like any other flavors, close but no cigar. There's no perfect sub for Virginia bright, or Kentucky red, much less other.varieties, close approximations are the best we can get. I am grateful for the variety we have today in vapable flavorings, NET or otherwise.

    Sorry, but I respectfully disagree. You cannot replace the texture of inhaling the smoke from combustable materials like tobacco, but I happen to believe I can recreate the actual flavor of tobaccos through extraction.
    It might just be steam coming off of the coils in my vaping gear, but it does contain the actual flavor of Virginias, Burleys, Perique, Orientals, etc. And maybe even the occasional Maduro or a touch of Latakia.
     
    Last edited:

    f1vefour

    Vaping Master
    ECF Veteran
    Dec 3, 2013
    6,212
    13,535
    Emerald Coast
    I think you can get a bit of essence but not the full tobacco flavor, at least that's been my experience and I've vaped a lot of nets and extracted my own as well.

    But there are so many possibilities no one can say definitively that you can't since they haven't tried them all.
     

    dc99

    Vaping Master
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
    Aug 17, 2014
    3,086
    9,572
    earth
    Oh well... might just pass on that because I really want to make an order from BCF. I'm not really into (TFA) RY4 double either... might just stick to mixing my own caramel/vanilla (but better ones) Any suggestions for those?
    FA is good, WF creamy caramel, FLV cream, PUR condensed milk (which is really a thick sweet cream), OSDIY lucky shot are some of my fav tob mixers. As far as RY4's go I like JF better than most.
     

    barkfunklerbunk

    Ultra Member
    ECF Veteran
    Sep 13, 2014
    2,385
    15,522
    Planet Earth
    Not a good start to the day when the bathroom faucet handle explodes and water starts spraying everywhere. Good thing I installed new water supply lines last year with shutoff valves. I'm having a case of the mondays the last couple days, but I didn't order any case of Mondays!
    l10cenwzsjty.jpg
     
    • Optimistic
    Reactions: FranC

    FranC

    Long time vaper.
    Supporting Member
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
  • Oct 1, 2010
    195,594
    646,092
    New Hampshire
    Not a good start to the day when the bathroom faucet handle explodes and water starts spraying everywhere. Good thing I installed new water supply lines last year with shutoff valves. I'm having a case of the mondays the last couple days, but I didn't order any case of Mondays!
    View attachment 899087
    That’s awful but be thankful for the shutoff valve.
     

    chanelvaps

    ECF Guru
    ECF Veteran
    Verified Member
    Oct 3, 2013
    16,031
    85,308
    Burbank CAlifornia
    Flv caramel is pretty good. I don’t know if it would fit what you’re looking for but I like WF caramel butter and have used it in coffee and tobacco recipes.
    I just started a love affair with Flavorah Caramel. I am wondering where it has been all my life :wub:
     

    Users who are viewing this thread