Setup: Goon LP, 25g SS316L twisted and claptoned w/ 38g spaced 5 wraps @0.19 ohms, 112w power, cotton half wicks.
Testing: Flavorah Strawberry Cream @1%, steeped for 35 days.
Flavor Description: Mostly gross strawberry with a subtle creamy background. This is not very much like a strawberry cream candy like the Flavorah blurb states; in fact, this would need a lot of help to get there. I think it would be easier to replicate that profile without this concentrate than to shape this concentrate into it. if you do want to try that approach I would use this very low as an accent. I get some of the same off-flavors that were present in the other FLV strawberries I reviewed (shoes/medicine), but not as potent. the long steep seems to have done nothing to diminish the off-flavors, which is unfortunate because this flavor is really good in every other aspect. judging by the mixed reviews on the other FLV strawberries I tried, I would venture to say that these off-flavors will not be tasted by everyone so YMMV.
Off-flavors: strawberry shoes, cough syrup.
Throat Hit: none.
Uses & Pairings: this is a strawberry cream, so strawberries and cream is an obvious choice. this might work in a strawberry banana recipe or a strawberry milkshake/ice cream/etc. provided the off-flavors don't scare you away. 1% seems strong enough as a standalone but I would start even lower in a mix lest the dreaded shoe taste shows up for you.
Notes: I've been very busy with finals and research papers lately so I haven't dropped a review in some time. this is the last of the FLV strawberry flavors that /u/concreteriver sent me for testing (thanks again) and I will be back to reviewing the LNW line soon!
Second Opinions: I didn't find any so here's the FLV Description: Like the strawberry cream hard candy. This strawberry cream benefits from additions of both strawberry and cream if you are trying to pull it in a particular direction, but can stand alone if you have the candy strawberry note in mind.
I don't see the point of this flavor; it doesn't do anything well. The cream is almost nonexistent and the strawberry just doesn't taste good.
The best approach to this type of flavor profile has always been to buy all the flavors separately. Every S&C concentrate I've tried has sucked ass.
I couldn't agree more. It strikes me as odd that four of the five strawberry Flavors from FLV are basically useless (im a huge fan of Alpine Strawberry even though it's an odd and expensive one). They are a company that caters directly to vapers, yet they swing and miss four times on one of the most popular profiles. I hope they will think about reformulating these concentrates.