Fellow DIYer, let's talk about Vanilla.

submitted over 8 years ago by DeathsDemise

Hello DIY_ejuice, i been mixing for about 6 months now and never going back to buying "premium" 25$/30ml juices.

At the start i copied custard/cakery recipes from e-liquid-recipes and it was a good starting point but i want to start making my own creation.

The recipes i got were old classics and well known recipe, most of them made up from TFA and CAP flavoring. I mostly want to make complex vanilla flavor, with custard or cake notes.

With many new flavor makers that came out in 2016, i want to know what's your favorite Vanilla, cakery, custards and the like from the newer products. I'm familiar with Cap V1/V2 and TFA Cust but i wanted to know what you guys have tried in the Vanilla realm.

Going to pass a big order soon, and i'd like to get as many 15mls to do test runs with and want to know what's hot and what's not worth bothering with.

Thanks and mix on!

Comments

8 points

by chewymidgetover 8 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

This is a little off topic but have you tried /u/Botboy141's Vicious Vanilla? It might help point you in the right direction.

It's really rich with flavor and sweet. It was just a tad too sweet for me to be an ADV but the savory sweetness is addictive.

To answer your question FLV Cupcake Batter is probably one of my favorite "Vanillas" of the past year that I've tried. It's not really the most vanilla flavor out there but, to me, it gives off some vanilla notes along with it's batter flavor.

7 points

by VAPORMARKover 8 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

This might be old news to you, but INW Shisha Vanilla is special good!

3 points

by RedDread1973over 8 years ago

I second that. I have tried every Vanilla except Holy Vanilla (due to shipping costs) and Shisha Vanilla is very good.

2 points

by JohnLaCuentaover 8 years ago

Chefsflavours has Holy Vanilla in stock.

2 points

by futiledevicesover 8 years agoMixologist

Shisha Vanill and Shisha Strawberry are both delicious.

1 points

by Tamachickenover 8 years agoMixologist

Beats Holy Vanilla for me. It has a softer profile in some manner. Difficult to explain.

6 points

by goldfish18over 8 years agoWinner of the 1st DIYorDIE World Mixing Championship

DIYFS Holy Vanilla is my favorite vanilla by far. In fact, it's so good that I'm so diligent when using it because I don't want any to go to waste. It's probably the only flavor that I'd be absolutely upset if I ran out of it. I'm sure /u/tranceinate could convince you to pick this up better than I ever could.

Here and here are some reviews of it.

5 points

by skiddlzninjaover 8 years agoThat one moderator. You know, the honey guy.

It's really the only answer.

5 points

by HashSlingingSlashurover 8 years ago

I finally got this yesterday. It's the truth. By far the best vanilla I've had and I don't even know if I want a different one. It's great standalone or mixed. Diyflavorshack for the win.

Picked up 6 other flavors from them will be doing reviews soon.

4 points

by HocusKrokusover 8 years agoFrugivore

Holy Vanilla caused me to not care about anything else for like 3 months. I start getting the shakes when my supply drops under 60ml.

2 points

by Rundonkeyover 8 years ago

Recipe please?

5 points

by HocusKrokusover 8 years agoFrugivore

I love it just standalone at 2.5%-3%. I can post some recipes later if folks want them once I'm at my computer

2 points

by Boondocover 8 years ago

you know, i used to think wizardlabs had a stupid volume and pricing structure. then i met DIYFS.

1 points

by HashSlingingSlashurover 8 years ago

Definitely could be improved ... If you only grab holy vanilla that alone is worthwhile

5 points

by coop34over 8 years ago

I mostly want to make complex vanilla flavor, with custard

https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY_eJuice/comments/3yzu1e/vicious_vanilla_happy_new_year_everyone/

I leave out the Catalan and Cinnamon, and bump the Swirl up to 4%. Scratches that vanilla itch.

Edit: oops, just saw that /u/chewymidget already suggested VV. Oh well, I'll leave the link anyway...

4 points

by thedirtyprojectorover 8 years agoMixologist

Add a touch of FA Oba Oba to your vanilla mix (like 1%). It does wonders.

2 points

by JohnLaCuentaover 8 years ago

Interesting. I've never done anything with it, my bottle is like 2+ years old. Hopefully it's still good to go, might give it a shot.

2 points

by thedirtyprojectorover 8 years agoMixologist

It does magic to yogurts too. Adds silkiness

3 points

by HocusKrokusover 8 years agoFrugivore

These are some of my favorites.

1 points

by HocusKrokusover 8 years agoFrugivore

/u/Rundonkey /u/Chrononaught

1 points

by Chrononaughtover 8 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Thank you sir!

1 points

by Rundonkeyover 8 years ago

Thanks

2 points

by cjinctover 8 years ago

My faves are INW Shisha Vanilla and FW Madagascar Vanilla

2 points

by Tiptup300over 8 years ago

CAP French Vanilla V2, way way way better then V1. Steeps quicker. Has a more real taste, doesn't taste butyric in the slightest.

Made the mistake of being peer pressured into replacing my V2 with V1 without having any V2 at all and I was stuck with some rough juices for a bit. Had to make an emergency order.

1 points

by Boondocover 8 years ago

I'm liking Inw custard so far. Very creamy/eggy sort if custard. Currently steeping something with it.

1 points

by chewymidgetover 8 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

How is it different from Cap's?

1 points

by Boondocover 8 years ago

to me, cap vc1 has a kind of soft floating lemonness to it. sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. INW is just like straight custard with vanilla notes.

1 points

by chewymidgetover 8 years agoProud Sidebar Reader!

Is it more concentrated I would assume?

I've been thinking about picking some up.

1 points

by JohnLaCuentaover 8 years ago

To me INW is more "white" while CAP is more "yellow" tasting, more goopy, INW isn't like that. It's real nice and mixes well with CAP Yellow Cake I've found.

1 points

by JohnLaCuentaover 8 years ago

The FlavorMonks custards are really interesting, complex vanilla flavors by themselves.