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#This week's flavor is... KIWI!!!
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|Flavor Facts - Kiwi| |---| |FOTW - Kiwi 1| |Noted - Kiwi on YouTube| |Noted - Kiwi on DIYorDie| |Kiwi Recipes on ATF| |Kiwi Recipes on ELR|
A Compilation of Flavor Facts can be found here
|Flavor|Company|Review|ATF|ELR| |---|---|---|---|---| |Kiwi|Capella|by ConcreteRiver|On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi Strawberry (Stevia)|Capella| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Decadent Vapours|by ConcreteRiver|On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Flavor Express| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi Strawberry|Flavor Express| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Flavor Revolution| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Flavor West| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi (Natural)|Flavor West| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Strawberry Kiwi|Flavor West| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Flavorah|by ConcreteRiver|On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Flavormonks| - - - | - - - |On ELR| |Kiwi|FlavourArt|by CheebaSteeba|On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Hangsen| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Inawera| - - - | - - - |On ELR| |Strawberry Kiwi|LorAnn| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Medicine Flower| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|One on One| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi Natural|One on One| - - - | - - - |On ELR| |Strawberry Kiwi|One on One| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Purilum|by mysticrosell|On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|Real Flavors| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Strawberry Kiwi|Real Flavors|by RamboUnchained|On ATF|On ELR| |Strawberry Kiwi Taffy|Real Flavors| - - - |On ATF|On ELR| |Kiwi|The Flavor Apprentice| - - - | - - - |On ELR| |Kiwi Double|The Flavor Apprentice|by wh1skeyk1ng|On ATF|On ELR| |Strawberry Kiwi|The Flavor Apprentice| - - - | - - - |On ELR| |Kiwi|Vape Train|by ConcreteRiver|On ATF|On ELR|
So.... I don't think I've ever gone down on a chick from NZ, so not sure what a Kiwi should taste like. Maybe there's some experts on the subject here?
I like Fa for a tart more realistic kiwi and Fw for a candy kiwi. Kiwi double is the only other one I have and the other 2 are much better so I never use it.
I've been using Kiwi Double where I needed candy and FA Kiwi where I wanted juicy realism.
If I swap to FW Kiwi, should I use it as 1:1? I'll have to test it myself regardless but as a starting point I am curious!
KILLER KIWI:
FA Kiwi 3% this brings a fresh kiwi to the party that will stand up well with the other concentrates in this mix
TFA Kiwi double: 2% Up that kiwi hit and add a bit of juiciness to the mix, this will make the kiwi taste more realistic
FA Cream Fresh: 3% Cream dis boy up and work out some of the dryness in FA kiwi
TFA Dragonfruit: 1% this adds serious juiciness to the mix again helping the kiwi flavour taste more realistic
CAP Super Sweet: 0.5% Kiwi is a sweet fruit, this is optional but it will elevate your flavour and make the mix really pop on those coils
some additions you can add to this juice for a bit of variation:
TFA Strawberry ripe 3%
CAP Strawberry Sweet 1%
Strawberry and kiwi love each other, the strawberries also get the same benefits from TFA dragonfruit and FA cream fresh as the kiwis do
CAP Golden pineapple 3%
FLV Mango .75%
CAP Hibiscus 1%
Pineapple, mango, kiwi and dragonfruit make great friends as well, if you're a big fan of tropical juices this will be right up your alley
INW Grape 1%
FA Grape Concord 2%
CAP Hibiscus 1%
The floral aspect of FA grape concord and CAP Hibiscus and the intense grape flavour of INW grape stands out from the juicy kiwi in the mix, this tastes a lot more candied but is still a nice mix
Nice! I really like the look of that Pineapple/Mango/Hibiscus addition
I'm highly allergic to kiwi so I avoid everything that has the name on it, even if its artificial flavoring (who knows, right). I once was gifted a juice with a flavor im allergic to (nuts) and the manufacturer specifically told me to avoid it.
Has anyone with the same allergy ever dared to try it?
I'm mildly allergic, it's not life threatening or anything.
IIRC correctly it's an enzymatic allergy, and I don't believe those enzymes are present in the flavorings we use. Plus, heat denatures those enzymes.
I've had some juices with kiwi to no ill effect, but YMMV
No “kiwi go again on my own/ goin down the only road I’ve ever known” or does that date me?
One of the very first mixes I tried from atf was coop’s kiwi cheesecake. I wasn’t a big fan then but it did open my eyes to how few flavors could be used to make a profile. I may have to revisit and try the bourbon version this time. I’m finding that bakeries may not exactly be my thing so maybe some more fruit mixes with it.
It’s finally tiny ostrich week! I’m ready to find out if I need anything other than FA and FW.
Spoiler alert: you don’t
Excited for this one as I’ve just got a bottle of FW Kiwi in today. I’ve been using FA and TFA for awhile now. I like them all!
I find Kiwi is nice with strawberry and watermelon. Surprisingly mango too, as I have found out recently but only go in lightly with the kiwi.
Still working on getting my ratios right and what vg/pg ratio works best but FA Kiwi + FA Fuji is damn tasty. Initial tart kiwi bite with a juicy apple finish.
Think my last attempt was:
2% FA Kiwi
3% FA Fuji
65/35 vg/pg. Needs 1-2 days to steep for flavor to blend.
I also attempted a Green Apple Kiwi version which is OK:
10.5% Express Apple Orchard
1% FA Kiwi
0.5% FA Fuji
0.2% TFA Sour
60/40 vg/pg and a day or two steeping for flavors to blend. Comes out more juicy-sweet than tart than I'd like. But not bad either.
Think I'll work on a Kiwi+Strawberry mix next with TFA Ripe Strawberry and FA Red Touch. Any advice or constructive criticism would be appreciated =]
FA Kiwi and FA Red Touch taste great together but will need something to make them juicy and less dry. I’d try FA Pear or a TINY amount of INW cactus fro that
I could see the pear doing that but what does the cactus do and how little is a tiny amount?
Curious. I've a 10ml of Cap Kiwi that's been sitting unopened since I bought it a few months ago. Don't really see many recipes that call for it and not sure what to do with it. If anyone has suggestions, I'm more than willing to use it, just haven't really thought about it since it went in the box of flavors.