I'll start out by saying I am brand new to DIY, and this is my very first post here. Started about two weeks ago, but I jumped in headfirst and bought about 60 flavors right away. I did read the sidebar, and I know recipes are supposed to be posted in the designated thread, but I felt this was a significant enough discovery to warrant its own post. If it's against the rules, I apologize. But moving on...
One flavor that I knew I wanted to clone long before I started DIY is Jungle by Bombies. I know it receives mixed reviews, as its super fragrant, but its probably an all time top five flavor for me. I scrubbed the internet for hours trying to find someone who has attempted a clone, but it appears there are none. Because of this, I figured I would put it on low priority until I got more comfortable with DIY and felt I could make a recipe from scratch.
Fast forward to two days ago: I was mixing a Space Jam Andromeda clone that utilized TFA Pomegranate, and it immediately dawned on me that this is 100%, absolutely, positively a main ingredient in the actual Jungle recipe. It appears to supply most of that unique fragrance that I love Jungle for. With this information, I decided to try my hand at designing a recipe all on my own. Not to jerk myself off here, but I think I did an outstanding job. The recipe below is still my very first attempt with no edits, as I'm still waiting for it to steep a bit longer before making any changes. If anyone else is a big Jungle fan, please try this and give me your opinions/any changes you feel are necessary. I originally thought about adding a tiny amount of Lychee-FLV or Cactus-INW or both, but decided it might be too much for a first attempt. I'm really excited about how close this came to the real thing, and I would love to hear some positive criticism. Thanks for reading :)
Jangle:
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5% Pomegranate TFA (try 4 if you plan to steep at least a few days)
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3% Orange cream TFA (might lower to 2)
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2% Mango TFA (may raise to 3)
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1.5% Pink Guava FLV
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1% Dragonfruit
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0.5% Bergamot FA
20/80 pg/vg; 3mg nic
Bergamot was a brilliant touch. I'd also try something like 0.5% Holy Vanilla or INW Vanilla Shisha. The only notes I get from Jungle are pomegranate and liquid bubble gum (children's Amoxacilin) -- which is essentially Bergamot/Citrus/Vanillin.
Thank you! I currently have vanillin and FA vanilla tahity, do you think 0.5% vanillin would do the trick?
Is your Vanillin a 10% concentrate? If so, 0.5% would probably be a nice touch. But I'd try 0.3% (1d/10ml) at first and increase if it's not popping. Your Dragonfruit, Orange Cream, and Pink Guava are probably filling in your citrus notes admirably.
I've been doing some more research on making this clone, and I stumbled upon JF Pomegranate Orange. This immediately caught my eye, mostly because its by "jungle" flavors. But anyway, I then found this review of the flavor in which he/she says there is a strong pink bubblegum note, just like you were talking about. Just thought I'd share, because this seems almost too perfect not to work. I'm about to order a bottle and test it out.
Thanks for this, i also had a very similar experience. I love Jungle and i haven't vaped it in a while but when i Smelled TFA Pomegranate i knew that had to be one of the main ingredients due to the very distinct Jungle aroma. I tried to piece the other flavours using the description that they have on their site but it was too difficult for me.
I'll definitely give this ago!