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Has anyone tried cloning Five Pawns?
submitted over 11 years ago by nondescriptpenguin

I really love their Gambit juice and it would be an all day vape easily if not for the sticker price. I don't necessarily want to 100% clone it, but something close would be so awesome.

Edit: I should also mention that I purchased the following TFA flavors in an attempt to create it myself: ##  Apple Pie

Bavarian Cream

Butterscotch

Caramel

Cinnamon Danish

French Vanilla

Green Apple

Pie Crust

Whipped Cream ##  I guess if nothing else I'll let you guys know.

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by rompinvapeover 11 years ago

Try this:

10% TFA Apple Pie

5% TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

2% TFA Caramel

1.5% TFA Cotton Candy

That is my inspired by Gambit juice.

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by [deleted]over 11 years ago

I'm sure any difference from the original would be easily compensated by a 90 cent per mL price differential.

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by [deleted]over 11 years ago

I age my juice in fish and set them out to sea for 3 years, when it comes back I harvest it and you get the greatest $1 per ml juice known to man.

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by SpeedballaOneover 11 years ago

5 Prawns !!!

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by [deleted]over 11 years ago

I can't tell if I am more shocked at the sheer pretentiousness of "high end" juice makers or at the people who actually buy into the narrative. Nevertheless, the more dumbasses that buy their stuff, the cheaper our DIY will be. Quick, set this sub to private and make a new one called "JUICERS TAKE MY MONEY!"

3 points
 
by simpleone234over 11 years agoMixologist

I was going to add Vanilla Bean Ice Cream to your list of flavors to get but this guy has a pretty close replica if I were to give it a shot myself. I know for sure there is apple pie and vanilla bean ice cream. The cotton candy may or may not be in there. It may have whipped cream in it, hard to say. It's a tough juice to crack.

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by nondescriptpenguinover 11 years ago

Can I sub the Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with French Vanilla? If at all possible, I think I'd like to avoid the Acetyl Propionyl.

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by simpleone234over 11 years agoMixologist

Probably not. The French Vanilla is a powerful smelling vanilla. The ice cream is much more mellow. Maybe try Vanilla Swirl(it's the Vanilla Custard without the harmful custard chemicals.)

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by nondescriptpenguinover 11 years ago

Very nice, how would you say it compares?

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by rompinvapeover 11 years ago

Like mentioned above...at $27.50 vs. $3.... I can hardly tell the difference. But seriously, I think it comes really close as far as my taste buds can tell.

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by intogover 11 years ago

I didn't have Apple Pie so I substituted with this:

7% TFA Apple 3% TFA Apple Tart

I heat steeped it over night and it's really not bad... taste like Apple Crisp!

Thanks for the recipe!

2 points
 
by nondescriptpenguinover 11 years ago

Finally got all my flavors in after never getting my original order and getting it from WL instead. This tastes remarkably close. It's not quite gambit, but it's definitely worth the price per ml. Thank you!! Have some gold.

edit: typo

3 points
 
by [deleted]over 11 years ago

Add vanilla into everything. Some vendors use tfa others use Fa,La and a mix. Some vendors use some niche no one else uses or its a local blend to give them that distinct flavor. I make my own and for strawberry I use an Amish brand called Old Hickory, I have no idea the chances of anyone else using it.

2 points
 
by Dragonsriteover 11 years ago

You make your own vanilla flavoring? Is your method covered in the DIY Extractions link in the sidebar?

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by [deleted]over 11 years ago

no, but imo 5pawn adds vanilla to allot of stuff.

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by davidk48over 11 years ago

I haven't made this juice in quite some time, but I remember being inspired by Gambit:

12% Capella's Apple Pie

4% TFA Caramel Candy

4% TFA Whipped Cream

I've never used TFA Apple Pie so I have no idea how it would taste if you subbed for the Capella's.

3 points
 
by the0ckid82over 11 years ago

Heres what ive found to be my best attempt at it which has been so close i no longer feel the need to buy gambit

6% TFA Apple Pie

6% TFA French Vanilla

4% TFA Graham Crackers Clear

4% TFA Butterscotch

2 points
 
by quikclik22over 11 years ago

Kinda funny, I was just googling around for that yesterday. Came up with nothing

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by jimmyjamjeffover 11 years ago

Mine is 5% mbv caramel apple 3% tfa sweet cream 3% tfa pie crust 3% tfa vanilla I don't exactly remember how it stacks up against gambit, I think maybe a bit too appley. I like it though.

2 points
 
by MRMiller96over 11 years ago

I'm fairly sure it has pie crust flavoring, I'm surprised no one mentioned it before. The pie crust flavor was really strong to me. I didn't taste much apple though, so I'm not sure about the apple pie or caramel apple flavoring, caramel maybe.

I'm thinking vanilla bean ice cream (for the vanilla and cream flavor), pie crust (gives it the cinnimon/nutmeg flavor that is so prominent in Gambit), caramel (pulls the pie crust and vanilla/cream flavors together; makes them cohesive), and cotton candy for sweetness. This is probably as close as I could get without spending a ton on different flavors to mix and hours of testing.

2 points
 
by jimmyjamjeffover 11 years ago

The first part of the gambit description on their website is apple.

2 points
 
by Osusannaover 11 years ago

I know it's not DIY but another really good apple pie flavor is Dabble Dooyah by Mr. Good Vape. It's sooooo good!

1 points
 
by nondescriptpenguinover 11 years ago

Tried this one, I think a lot of folks like it for the sweetener they put in it, but I found it way too strong. It's enjoyable though, still have some left and I've been vaping it from time to time.

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by theBigDaddioover 11 years agoMixologist

Good luck, I really do not know how far you will get with TFA. I love the gambit as well. have steeped real cinnamon stick. They have a pretty distinct flavor in all their liquids I'll be interested if you get anywhere close.

We have tried to copy Bowdens Mate as well. We used 3 or 4 different peppermints and none of them were right. I think they have all their own custom flavors from who knows where.

2 points
 
by nondescriptpenguinover 11 years ago

Yeah, it'll be a real trick coming close for sure. I read on their website that they source all of their flavorings themselves from base ingredients. But I'm still optimistic that I can get the same ballpark flavor from it without it completely sucking... We shall see.

1 points
 
by theBigDaddioover 11 years agoMixologist

Yea we came pretty close or at least we were happy with the Mate that we made. I believe their peppermint is more natural than what we used, but I like a candy style peppermint anyway!

1 points
 
by hsrobover 11 years ago

Would you mind posting your Bowden's Mate clone recipe please? I'd love to try it out, even if it's not perfect.

2 points
 
by MRMiller96over 11 years ago

The flavor I picked up on most in all of the flavors I tried was nutmeg.

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by 88silberover 11 years ago

5p uses mostly in house made flavor concentrates, hence the price tag, so any clone isn't going to come even remotely close.

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