What are you making today.

[Rin13]

I have not. I like to like it steep before trying it. I almost never try them immediately. I use high VG too so it takes even longer than most. The latest version I made tasted good but not enough fizziness. If I'm not able to replicate it by New Years, I think I'm going to treat myself to some Compass by Lazarous Vintage. It has the same tingle effect on the exhale.

How was this one or have you tasted it yet?

 

[JD1]

I'm experimenting with heavy vg base mixes and so far results have been good. Base is 7% pg, 83% vg, 10% water, ~6mg.

Inawera Vanilla for Pipe 3%

Shake and vape it's very good with a nice cedar note on the exhale. Steeping will help the tobacco come forward a little and It'll be even better.

 

[Rin13]

Ok... So I just tried my Heist clone with the Cinnamon in there and I think I have a winner... The only thing is that even at one drop, it did alter the flavor. In this case, that actually was a good thing as it now tastes more like the authentic than without the Cinnamon. However, I'm not sure if it plays well with others. lol

 

[JD1]

Great. Glad to hear that you're gaining on it.
Does it have the fizz you were after, and do you think I could sub another manufacturer for the Capella flavors? Also what is naCL, and do you use it in any other mixes besides this one?

 

[Boletus]

NaCl is the chemistry symbol for salt. Na = sodium and Cl = chorine/chloride.

 

[JD1]

NaCl is the chemistry symbol for salt. Na = sodium and Cl = chorine/chloride.

Ahha, I think I've seen some threads on it now that you've told me what it is.

 

[Rin13]

Yes. It made the flavor closer to the original and does have a similar exhale sensation as Heist. The reason I may need to increase the Cinnamon is because it's not as strong as Heist's but I'm going to let it steep. It had only been like 5 days and I made it a high VG.
As for substituting the cinnamon flavor... It should be ok. The person who mentioned Cinnamon never specified a brand or flavor. Just said Cinnamon. I chose this one because it was available on the site I was purchasing other items from. (I try to order all from one place instead of having to pay 3 different shipping costs) I did a little research on the flavor (Cinnamon Spice from TFA) and it sounded right. It's my understanding that you're better with a natural cinnamon flavor opposed to the candy version but I could be wrong. The only thing about Capella is that it's typically weaker/less concentrated so you may need to use more to get an effect.
As for naCL it's supposed to have an effect on the "mouth feel"... giving it body/thickness... and I thought it would help with the effect. It's also said to make certain flavors "pop"... You have to use the kind that can be inhaled though. It's the same stuff they use for inhalers. (NOT the stuff for eyes!!)

Great. Glad to hear that you're gaining on it.
Does it have the fizz you were after, and do you think I could sub another manufacturer for the Capella flavors? Also what is naCL, and do you use it in any other mixes besides this one?

 

[Cowboy192]

What am I making today?

Nothing as my diy kit and a bunch of flavourings are a Christmas present, so they were taken off me and wrapped as soon as they arrived,

But I do have a couple receipts lined up for a (hopefully) nice rich custard, a cinnamon Danish and custard, a Nutella and a caramel waffle with butterscotch cream

 

[Soignee]

Hey Rin. I noticed you named the 2nd one Milkstone but it's not laid out like a milkstone I'm used to seeing (online..etc) do you mix it and then use it as 1 flavor in other mixes add I have learned that's what a milkstone generally is?

I'd like to see a recipe that includes the "stone" and then a recipe using said "stone" - not saying from you but just saying ya know?

So, I've been playing with the 'milkstone' thing for a couple of months now. It sort of simplifies custard recipes as you only have to add whatever custard you are using and then the MS flavor. I'm on this version right now and I'm using it at 2-4% in the mix.

CAP Fr Vanilla 25%
FA Vienna Cream 20%
CAP Marshmallow 15%
INA Coconut 8%
FA Fresh Cream 10%
TFA Vanilla Swirl 10%
FA Vanilla Tahity 6%
FA Vanilla Classic 6%

This isn't the original recipe that I've seen by any means, I have taken that one and adapted with flavors that I know work well in custards and added Vanilla to punch up the Vanilla factor. INA Coconut is pretty strong, I used it at 10% in the original mix I had and it overpowered. If you were working with TFA you might be able to go higher. I think the Coconut works like the Marshmallow a bit for mouth feel more so than for flavor.

So I have mixed a custard with:
CAP VC version 1 10%
"Milkstone (v2 above) 3%
Sweetener 1%

It was good but not great. Might need a bit more Marshmallow and I'm moving to a much higher pg ratio to make steeping more efficient. But I remember your response to a post asking about flavor compounding and this is sort of where I'm at now with that experiment! I'm still working on it

 

[Rin13]

I'm really digging custard vapes right now. I like the idea of mixing the Milkstone with custard. I think that's what I'll do to try to salvage what I mixed already as a completed juice. I'll add custard and I'm thinking blueberry. (need something different than Strawberry as I already have several versions of that)

About to mix some more stuff. Been ridiculous lately...
White Gummy Bear
5% Juicy Peach (TFA)
1% Fuji (FA)
1% Golden Pineapple (CAP)
1% E.M.
1 drop Lemon (Cap)

Tropical Dragon Cream V.2
4% Mango (CAP)
2% Ripe Banana (TFA)
2% Golden Pineapple (CAP)
3% Dragon Fruit (TFA)
1% Sweet Cream (TFA)
2% Fresh Cream (FA)

Pink Starburst
5% Sweet Strawberry (CAP)
1% Sweet Cream (TFA)
1% Tart and Sour (Lorann)
2% Vanillan
1% Vanilla Bourbon (FA)

 

[Kable]

I'm calling it Off Road.

In 30 mLs of 50/50 @ 3mg/mL:
20 drops Rocky Road (FW)
20 drops Marshmallow (FA)
15 drops Chocolate Fudge Brownie (Cap)
15 drops Chocolate Glazed Doughnut (Cap)
15 drops Caramel (Cap)
15 drops Vienna Cream (FA)
15 drops Whipped Cream (FA)

 

[Kable]

Amaretto Cookie

In 30mL of 50/50 @ 2mg/mL
20 drops Dulce de Leche (Signature)
15 drops Cookie (FA)
12 drops Amaretto (Cap)
8 drops Toasted Almond (Cap)


Black Gold

In 30mL 50/50 @ 4mg/mL:
30 drops Black Mile (Flavors Express)
15 drops Dulce de Leche (Signature)
12 drops Cookie (FA)
10 drops Marshmallow (FA)

 

[Rin13]

Made these the other day, was too long to post before. All of these are inspired from recipes I've found online.

Concrete Blonde
5% Vanilla Custard v2 (CAP)
2% Strawberry Ripe (TFA)
1% Horchata (CAP)

Sweet Vanilla Cream
3% Bavarian Cream (TFA)
3% New York Cheesecake (TFA)
1% Horchata (CAP)
3% Strawberry Ripe (TFA)
2% Sweet Cream (TFA)
3% Vanilla Custard v2 (CAP)

Oatmeal Cookie
2% Irish Cream (FA)
2% Caramel (FA)
1% Absinthe (TFA)
2% Cinnamon Spice (TFA)
1% Sweetener

Derailed
2% Cookie (FA)
1% Banana (FA)
1% Cinnamon Spice (TFA)
1% Sweetener (TFA)
1% Vienna Cream (FA)

Gorilla
1% Coconut (FA)
5% Cigar (Hangsen)
1% Cinnamon Spice (TFA)
3 drops Banana Ripe
1% Butterscotch (FA)
3% Graham Cracker Clear (TFA)

The Picard (Earl Grey)
2% Black Tea (FA)
1% Bergamot (FA)
7% Black tea extract (I made)

 

[Rin13]

12-13 I made....

Cherry Sin Cream
2% Sweet Cream (TFA)
2% Black Cherry (FA)
2% Bavarian Cream (TFA)
2% Vanilla Swirl (TFA)
1% Cherry (FA)
1 drop naCL

12-16

Like a Somebooty (extra points if you know where I got the name)
2% Custard (FA)
2% Dulce de Leche (TFA)
2% French Vanilla (TFA)
2% Butterscotch (FA)
1% Vanilla Swirl (TFA)
1% Vienna Cream (FA)

Bowden's Mate Clone Attempt 1 (my actual 'recipe')
1% Peppermint (FA)
2% Cocoa (FA)
1% Vanilla Bourbon (FA)
1% French Vanilla (TFA)
1% Marshmallow (FA)

 

[MonicaRae]

Okay so this morning I made a few juices. I'm not sure if I already posted this one but it's one of my fav's --

Blackberry Cake-ish. (if I did post it chances are it's probably different since I play with it all the time!)

Blackberry TFA 5%
Vanilla Swirl TFA 4%
Yellow Cake FW 4%
Sweet Cream FW 2%
Butter Cream FW 2%

And these were 2 experiments --

Blueberry Whipped -

Blueberry Extra TFA 4%
Whipped Cream TFA 6% (we'll see how this goes lol)
Sweetener 2%

Blueberry Milk

Blueberry Extra TFA 4%
Dairy/Milk TFA 6%
Sweetener TFA 2%

That's it for now. I haven't tried the last 2 yet - we'll see how they are. It's funny but I usually don't go so simple - I kind of dived into mixing head first 5 or 6 months ago and never looked back. The last 2 with only 2 flavors (minus the sweetener) are the only mixes I've ever done with only 2 flavors.

I really wanted to get an idea of the dairy/milk - I guess the best way would've been to mix it alone but ehh that didn't sound so good to me lol....

 

[JD1]

Amaretto Cookie

In 30mL of 50/50 @ 2mg/mL
20 drops Dulce de Leche (Signature)
15 drops Cookie (FA)
12 drops Amaretto (Cap)
8 drops Toasted Almond (Cap) ..............)

Who makes the Signature Dulce de Leche? I'm looking for a good Dulce de Leche flavor, and recommendations have been TFA so far.

 

[Kable]

Who makes the Signature Dulce de Leche? I'm looking for a good Dulce de Leche flavor, and recommendations have been TFA so far.

I got it from ecigexpress. The brand is listed as Signature. It smells just like the TFA DDL I have, but I'm congested and I haven't really compared them in a mix side-by-side, so that may not be a reliable assessment. The TFA version I have (from wizard labs) is in a vial and I was opting to use the Signature version with a dropper capped bottle rather than clean a syringe. It's good and it works for my purposes is what I will say without a more rigorous comparison between the two brands.

 

[catsitter]

I'm told Signature is TPA, FWIW...

 

[Kable]

I'm told Signature is TPA, FWIW...

I thought that might be the case as I had a feeling it was a re-branding, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[BlueridgeDog]

Been Experimenting today with small 10ml batches:

5% TFA Vanilla Cup Cake
10% TFA Raspberry Sweet
5% TFA Bavarian Cream

-I think I overshot on the Raspberry...it is muted. I will try 5/5/5

5% TFA Vanilla Cup Cake
4% TFA Cappuccino

-Nice, but will drop the Cappuccino to 2 and re-roll probably with some sweetner.

5% TFA Vanilla Cup Cake
10% TFA Watermellon

-hmmm nice. I added a few drops of TFA sour and it is really nice. I wish I could get the raspberry to pop out like the watermellon.