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Türkmentol
submitted over 7 years ago by boo909

Right I'm pretty new at this but I've finally come up with one on my own that has become my ADV (surprisingly, since I have never been a huge fan of menthol cigarettes) and I like it enough to not be embarrassed sharing. Yes it's extremely simple but I don't think that's such a bad thing for a beginner:

INA Turkish Tobacco 3%

FA Arctic Winter Menthol 1%

INA Dirty Neutral Base 0.5%

Made with a 70/30 VPG/PG base.

Notes

It's a slightly sweet not too strong menthol, that I find quite moreish. The INA Turkish goes extremely well with the Arctic Winter. Works as a SnV. I haven't really been making it long enough to see how it steeps yet.

Possible modifications

*The menthol is not too overpowering, so if you want more of that it could be upped to 2%, I'm in two minds whether I like the 1% or 2% menthol version best. (as I said I haven't steeped it yet so not sure how the FA Menthol reacts, it may get stronger). Saying that, I prefer my flavors on the lighter side so if you prefer a stronger mix I think it could maybe stand another 1% on the Turkish too.

*I may try upping the DNB to counteract some of the sweetness.

*I think this would also work quite well as a base to build something a little more complex, maybe adding some Black for Pipe or some INA Absolute Cuban Cigar, which I will try eventually but I'm quite liking the simplicity of it at the moment.

Anyway, hope you enjoy it.

Edit: As it's sat for a bit the menthol does seem to be becoming stronger so I'd probably stick with 1%.

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by imNAchogrlover 7 years ago

Congratulations on your first shared recipe. Looks fairly well thought out so well done 👏🏻👏🏻...;)

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by boo909over 7 years ago

Thanks very much :) There is a version 2 of this which I'm currently steeping as it's a little more complex.

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by pm_me_your_ratchetsover 7 years ago

Why not try 1.5% for menthol?

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by boo909over 7 years ago

That would probably work, but I'm quite liking the 1%, it's not to overpowering at that level, I've actually dialed it down a little more for the version 2 but I may end up adding more again.

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by pm_me_your_ratchetsover 7 years ago

keep us updated. this looks interesting

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by boo909over 7 years ago

Just posted the much more complex mix this inspired, if you're interested it's here

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