Thanks for the welcome, Jeremy. Well, my favorites are probably pretty run of the mill, being new to mixing. I'm still on my initial 11 flavorings. I put myself on a self imposed 'vape budget', so I don't go berserk. After reading all the mouth watering posts, and recipes on this thread, it's going to be hard to stay on budget this month..lol. But here goes:
I've got 4 Hangsen flavors that I really enjoy as stand alone mixes. Desert Ship (present fav), No 5, Highway, & Tab. All at 5%.
When I started vaping, I was bouncing from juice to juice (pre-mixed) in the local shops. I always kept a bottle of RY4 on hand, to 'adjust' the commercial mixes a little. I chose RY4 simply because it was mentioned in so many forums, recipes, threads, and discussions. I kept reading where it was a good 'addition' to tobacco flavors, at times. So, I used it to improve the pre-mixed stuff I was trying. Sometimes it worked, and sometimes it didn't. Being a little familiar with it, I got a few RY4's with my initial flavor order.
Hangsen RY4, TFA RY4 Asian, and TFA RY4 Double.
Using those, I could add a small percentage to my 4 stand alone Hangsen mixes, to give them a slightly different personality. I found that I really enjoyed the No 5 or the Tab, with about 2% RY4 Double added. I added those to my regulars collection.
I also got 3 flavors that were just too potent (at my 5% test strength) for my liking.
TFA Black Fire, TFA Black Honey, and Hangsen Arabic. Yikes, those were powerful flavors, by themselves. I put those 5% test batches on the back shelf, figuring I might end up just ditching them. I have to confess, sometimes I'm the anti-mixologist cave man. I'll be filling my 2 mil, Nautilus Mini, and get almost to the top, and say what the hell, and I'll just grab one of the 5% test bottles of the potent flavors, and just add a drop or two, to the tank. I found that adding just 1 or 2 drops of 5% Arabic, to 2 ml of 5% Desert Ship, gave it a whole new twist, that I rather like. I know that goes against the grain of proper mixing methods, accurate measurements, detailed notes, etc, but sometimes it's fun to just wing it. Part of the learning process, I guess.
My last flavor is TFA Caramel Candy. Not knowing what my initial flavors would taste like, I figured I'd have something around in case a little sweetening was needed.
My list for next month is Hangsen Red USA, Tobacco, Deluxe, Turkish, RY1, and Indian. I think I may also add one of the TA's and a bottle of AP to the order. I want to do more reading on those two enhancers, before I order.
I'm new, I'm learning, and I'm not afraid to try summadis, and summadat. My sometimes backward methods have kept me off cigarettes completely, for 3 months and counting, and I was a pack & a half a day smoker for 45 years. I don't feel like I quit smoking, I feel like I enhanced it!
Thanks to all, for having me. Pardon the long post.
