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What is going on with my flavorah flavors?
submitted over 9 years ago by BigJimbalaya

I picked up cupcake batter and milk and honey to see what all this flavorah hype is about. I've mixed these at various percentages, wicks, coil builds, rdas... the milk and honey tastes like cap boston cream pie and the cupcake batter has the tiniest hint of cake batter but at 3% or above it tastes awful. I know flavors need to steep but this is bad. any suggestions? bad batch? It's just over priced hype?

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by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

I can shake & vape 5% Cupcake Batter all day. It's friggin beautiful. As it steeps it becomes a little less battery, slightly more cakey, & the caramel/maple nuance comes out more. Its creamy & rich & cakey & caramelly & dense/heavy heaven. You're the first that seems to absolutely hate it. Sorry.

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by BigJimbalayaover 9 years ago

That description is definitely not in the bottle I got because that sounds delicious.

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by elephantrainbowsover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

My notes single flavor match trance's. I've gotten a few flv flavors that leaked from bcv and they tasted like shit and were readily replaced with better tasting non leakers. Then again, some people get black pepper from tfa vbic. I can't stand flv strawberry but some people here vape it solo above 6%. Just part of the flavor game.

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by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

It's extremely delicious. I'm about to pick up another 4 ounce wholesale bottle of it.

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by BigJimbalayaover 9 years ago

This is why feel like something is wrong with what I got. It's not even a flavor that's meh. It's either no flavor or awful.

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by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

=\ can you elaborate on awful?

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by BigJimbalayaover 9 years ago

Like not even a flavor. It's a dull, dry, stale taste. It's hard to explain. There isn't a distinct potent profile that resembles any flavor. One thing tho is that the tip part was stuck in the cap when I opened it. Idk if this would have had anything to do with it. It wasn't leaking and was in a sealed plastic bag too.

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by whitaker2472over 9 years ago

I really like the cupcake batter. Havent tried the milk and honey so can't comment on that. Taste is too subjective to say everyone will like it tho. This would probably be better in new mixer thread.

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by larryfishermansover 9 years ago

I can barely taste FLV Boysenberry. I tested as stand alone at 2% and 4%, shaken well, steeped for 8 days, 0mg, 70%vg.. only a light taste.

FLV Vanilla Custard i can't taste at all. Tested at 3.5%, well shaken, steeped for 5 days, 0mg, 70%vg, no taste at all. Have mixed another at 6% i will try in a few days which has been sitting for 2 weeks.

Other flavors I've tried are great though.. Wild Melon, Coconut, Chocolate Deutsch, Cream, Tropical Punch, Mocha and Cantaloupe. All good flavor at between 1-3 %.

Blueberry is ok used in combination with other Blueberry's.

Cured Tobacco tastes to me like a nice cigar that you've had in your sock for a week. Found it quite mild at 4% with some nice flavors to it just not a fan of the sock taste.

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by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

Yes where did you order from? You should definitely be tasting boysenberry at 2%, & it should be strong af at 4%.

You should be able to taste custard between 3-6% standalone, even though it is a light flavour, & blueberry is amazing by itself at 1.5-3%

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by elephantrainbowsover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Did you buy cranberry yet? That @ 2% with tfa key lime @ 2% WIOOOOO

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by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

It's in my $130 wholesale cart, still. My bills & spending habits are dwindling down for the first time in months this week, so maybe in a week or two I'll finally make that fucking order.

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by larryfishermansover 9 years ago

15 ml bottles From GremlinDiy, i don't think they get re-bottled at Gremlin so can rule a mixing error out there. Would be interested in finding out if it's my taste not picking up these flavors or if it's a bad batch, might order another Boysenberry and compare.

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by odoyal63over 9 years ago

I ordered my boysenberry straight from FLV and I can kind of taste it for the first one or two rips and then gone. I've tried at 2,4,5% is so sad everything else I have from them is wonderful.

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by BigJimbalayaover 9 years ago

Where did you order yours from?

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by larryfishermansover 9 years ago

GremlinDiy.

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by contactclosureover 9 years ago

I agree about Vanilla Custard, I can't taste it at 6%. Boysenberry is strong to me though, stands out in a mix at 2 or 3%.

Cured tobacco... At 0.2% it tastes like fresh tobacco smells. At 0.4% it'll overpower anything in its path but I've never got an off flavor from mine. I'm starting to wonder about consistency in yet another manufacturer. Oh wait, never mind, taste is subjective. 😒

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by The_Perrycoxover 9 years agoMentholatier

I've not found a Flavorah flavor that I -didn't- like. Their Cream is the bee's knees

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by vapingrammyover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

I didn't love the Tropical Punch or Lemon Grass. That's 2 that will just sit there.

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by commi_furiousover 9 years ago

My perfect mix is watermelon(TFA, CAP) 5% with about .7% lemongrass. It gives it a good rind and I add Dragonfruit to reduce the harshness.

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by vapingrammyover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

I'll have to try that because I didn't have any ideas about how to use lemongrass. Thanks.

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by Burritoclockover 9 years ago

Did you shake them well? I know milk and honey is a flavor that people are mixed on. I see it get love and hate.

Cupcake batter is delicious but may not be for everyone. I haven't tasted it by itself yet but it was delicious mixed with some blueberry.

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by BigJimbalayaover 9 years ago

someone else mentioned shaking so i tried it again making sure to shake them good, same thing. im actually vaping 4% cupcake batter %3 FW blueberry as im typing this to see if its better mixed and it tastes like complete ass.

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by tha_vaporsover 9 years agoOne of "The Damned"

That mix is delicious to me, it's possible the flavor is just not your cup of tea. There are plenty of flavors that others love that I can not stomach. Haven't used milk and honey so I can not comment on that one.

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by Paleone123over 9 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Steep for a week, try it again, report your findings. I've not tried FLV Cupcake Batter but it sounds like a flavor with heavy volatiles, probably requires some steeping.

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by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

I max vg shake & vape 5%, it doesn't need a steep but definitely changes over a week's course.

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by TheCatHimselfover 9 years agoPâtissier

If FLV Cupcake Batter is anything like their vanilla custard, it needs about two weeks to taste right.

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by tranceinateover 9 years agoIn a good mood for now - don't piss me off.

Nothing like custard, both taste right as a max vg shake & vape to me. Custard doesn't change much, batter changes a little bit more.

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by stevedave2020over 9 years ago

I have bought Tropical Punch and Peanut Butter from BCV recently, both in original packaging and both very good. I don't have experience with FLV cupcake batter so I'm not sure. I would assume it's the original packaging? I'd reach out to BCV and see what they have to say, and maybe let FLV know if it's that bad.

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by avtomat5150over 9 years ago

I am having the exact same problem with cupcake batter. It has essentially zero flavor to it. I've tried it as low as 2% up to 10% and I just barely get a hint of cake batter at higher percentages, nothing at lower. I was thinking I was crazy until I saw this. I ordered from BCV. Bottle was not leaking (coconut was, though).

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by dreadymarkover 9 years ago

Same here. First ever reddit post, long time lurker. I thought it was just my taste buds but I'm not getting any flavor from those two either. Curious what's up...

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by EYEMNOBODYover 9 years ago

Ratios can get weird depending on what flavors you're mixing and how long they steep. I've had to bump up their cured tobacco to 2.5% (and the ratio is still increasing) in most of my tobacco mixes because it ends up getting dominated by flavors like chocolate and orange citris (whose ratios I've dropped significantly) after my mixes have had a chance to steep.

I always order directly from their website and haven't had any weirdness other than a couple bottles leak in shipping on my first order (at least a year ago) but that led me to become a fan of their customer service. I'd reach out to them directly.

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