It's hard to give any advice without having tried Rubicon short of what you're not going to want to hear, which is try all the mangos and see which one tastes the most like Rubicon. Not sure I can think of one for which "syrupy" really applies, maybe INW Shisha Mango?

I do. If I don't have a concrete flavor review, I simply don't buy the concentrate (for the most part). His knowledge and presence is invaluable.

WTF happened to him? Has he just disappeared?

It's the best of times and the worst of times but, yeah, I can dig it too.

For myself, I've been mixing 25mg/ml for a Sourin Air that I only use at the office. But that's coming from sub-ohm vaping 3mg for a long time and recently stepping down to 2.75mg. For someone going from smoking to a Juul to a refillable pod device you might want to try 35 to 50mg/ml.

By the way, a couple of weeks ago I would have gladly recommended the Sourin Air (or for a woman Sourin Drop - not saying a man can't use a Drop, but to me it looks too girly like something a lady might keep in her makeup bag and I just can't). But lately, I've had some really bad luck with getting pods that are duds - they're burning up after being filled up just once, and I've verified it's not the juice's fault, and that I'm not alone in having this issue. If the pods were cheaper I might not mind so much but the local vape shop wants $5 each for them. Ridiculous.

So I'm in the market for a new pod system. It's probably incredibly stupid to expect better results out of a Smok product than literally any other company, but I think I might risk wasting $30 and pick up the new Smok Badge pod thingy. Edit: a word

Exciting! Let me try to answer...

> 1. I'll need an LLC

Yes! Good on you, easy to set up depending on your state but do it anyway. Should only cost you around $50 and time filling out the form. If you want to go pro, set up a business checking account and keep the businesses money separate from yours.

> 2. I'll need some sort of liability insurance

Probably not to start out with, see major gotchas in #3 below...

> 3. I'll need to contact my state FDA rep to see what is required for an e-liquid lab.

Ok so here's where things get sticky. I'd honestly advocate (I'm sure some will disagree) that you "fly under the radar" and sell to shops direct without involving the FDA. My last venture into the deeming rules left me very confused and I think to be 100% compliant with the current law you'd need a lawyer and a lot of money.

I would develop a simple contract for shops to sign which covers you from an age enforcement perspective, or just sell shops 0mg juice and let them nic it up ... and you are covered.

I feel like if you're just providing basically flavored VG/PG in bottles you're no different from a vendor at any farmers market all over the country.

Best of luck! Obviously I have thought about this... DM me if you want to go further with advice.

The FDA thing is a serious problem.

Your best bet is selling premixed flavor concentrates. Shops that want to sell liquid they make... well, they can run afoul of the authorities, but since you're only selling a flavoring mix you should be immune. Remember 0mg juices are still considered a tobacco product and hence subject to all the rules. Really, most shops should've figured out the right strength of unflavored juice for a 120ml bottle to be filled with 100ml of unflavored at such that adding 20ml of a flavor shot would result in the better-selling strengths, and just get the unflavored okayed. Then they could sell the flavor shots independently, and not have to get them okayed the way every flavor juice at every strength had to be registered.

The honest answer if you are in the US is you can't unless you want to do so illegally. You missed your chance by quite a while.

check this thread out

bilberry and FW blueberry in the trinity both have some fucking wicked offnotes early on. Bilberry always gives me a musty sock vibe until like 7-8 days after and FW blueberry is just sort of astringent until like 4 days after mixing.

to be honest I think those 3 are likely the best but nowadays who knows. So many companies came out of the woodwork. If you really want something strong, look out for MF Blueberry. Something lighter and brighter, maybe FLV. Check Purilum, Liquid Barn, DIYFS, etc. for their offerings too.

I like FLV Blueberry and FLV Boysenberry together a lot. I use them together in a [blueberry oatmeal cookie recipe] (https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/57253#violoats_beauregarde_by_kindground). They stand up to the bakeries well. I imagine they'd stand up to the pineapple.

Cap Silverline Blueberry Extra is rapidly becoming my go-to Blueberry.

It's possible you could run into problems with all of your supplies but the only way to find out is to test them. More than likely your nic should be fine for much longer than that, considering it was stored properly. The PG/VG, if sealed tightly, shouldn't have absorbed much, if any, moisture/odor from the air. But at least some of the flavors will have lost some potency.

I'd suggest testing everything individually, as if you were just starting out, in order to rule out any potential problems. Once you've figured out that your bases and nic by themselves aren't harsh or funky tasting, you'll be able to try out the flavors to see how much (if any) potency they've lost.

I've only tried it in one recipe I'm really familiar with, in order to gauge how it affected the mix. At around 1 drop per 10ml it was already starting to mute out the subtleties. But it was pretty damn sweet...

Positive that doesn't count as a consensus but I've heard that about it from others too. Still have a lot so I plan to test it more before tossing it (or setting it somewhere and forgetting it exists)