Hot Seat Sunday - modivin

submitted almost 6 years ago by modivinMissing One Flavor

The thread that's Still Going™! This is an AMA thread with a twist – the 'victim' gets to name who is next up in the rotation.

There are some rules:

Try picking someone who hasn't gone yet
It has to be someone who actively posts here
No dead people (i.e. notcharlesmanson isn't eligible)
Preferably a name that people recognize, 'regular poster' means someone who is a) alive and b) has posted in the last three months
Complete the FAQ before posting

If you do the hot seat, you can add up to three names to the list of people who are potential victims.

Possible: /u/AlfredPudding, /u/odiedoodah, /u/Apexified, /u/enyawreklaw, /u/folkart2000, /u/shyndo,

Already Done: /u/juthinc, /u/isuamadog, /u/humanpuck, /u/eyemakepizza, /u/ID10-T, /u/vApe_Escape, /u/mlNikon, /u/EdibleMalfunction, /u/Foment_Life, /u/Kittybit8, /u/Vishousness, /u/staybert, u/TeslaDelMar/, u/UnappreciatedRobot

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

How'd you get your handle?

Back in the day, I was looking for a handle for Rocketmail (yes I'm old) and after finding out all the cool names were taken, I turned to my favorite pen & paper RPG for inspiration. It went exactly like this.

How long have you been mixing for?

I've started mixing my own juice about a month after I started vaping in 2015, after finding out how much cheaper it is compared to commercial juice. I've "seriously" taken up mixing last year, when I started non-profit mixing for a group of friends.

Current flavor or profile obsession?

Custards, caramels and nuts are my oasis. The DAAPer, the better.

Most/Least disappointing flavors that was/not as expected?

I get my flavors based on specific recipes so I've pretty much managed to steer away from the disappointing ones. Some flavors that were not as expected but still great, are:

FLV Milk & Honey FLV Beer Nuts VT Devon Cream

Mixing Milestone?

I have yet to mix anything worth mentioning, so I'm going to say my biggest milestone was managing to go from practically zero to 300+ flavors in 6 months and managing to organize them in a way that allows me find the flavor I need in less than a minute. Yay...

Recipes you admire/love?

I have mixed over 60 recipes since I started my mixing group. Some of my favorites were:

There are countless more I want to try. There are currently more than 90 recipes on my 2do list.

White whale?

A decent chestnut flavored juice. Please come up with one. I'll love you forever.

How would you describe your mixing style?

I pick 10 recipes each month. I mix about 250-300ml of each one. I steep them for 15-20 days, bottle them in 25ml bottles and send 10x25ml shortfills to the people in my group.

Advice for new mixers?

My advice for new mixers is this

Comments

6 points

by TeslaDelMaralmost 6 years agoI Survived Grack

Can you go into some detail about how you organize your flavors? I am interested!

6 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

I don't have space for racks so I need to use drawers. Finding a flavor in a sea of black caps you can only view from above got old *very* fast.

I used small polka dot stickers to number my flavor bottles and added a "Location" entry in the desktop mixing app I use (great app, I strongly recommend it).

I can refer to the location code (Drawer No, Sticker Color and Flavor No.) and quickly find the bottle.

My drawers look something like this.

3 points

by TeslaDelMaralmost 6 years agoI Survived Grack

Those little dot labels are perfect! Now, if only I could write that small... Thanks for filling me in!

4 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

I got fat sausage fingers. If I can do it, anyone can!

6 points

by Kittybit8almost 6 years agoI found my thrill on ID10-T’s hill

Are you secretly a businessman from Hong Kong?

2 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

No, simple synonymity. I'm not an american scuba diver either.

2 points

by juthincalmost 6 years agoI improved Grack and all I got was this lousy flair

No, he's secretly middle management in a cabal of russian hackers.

5 points

by ID10-Talmost 6 years agoWinner: Best Recipe of 2019 - Counter Punch

What are you putting on my Grecian itinerary?

5 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

Foooood. Unless you care much about ancient ruins 🙃

Also show you how we "go for coffee".

1 points

by ID10-Talmost 6 years agoWinner: Best Recipe of 2019 - Counter Punch

The quote marks there are mildly alarming.

2 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

That's because we can go for coffee for like 6 hours 🤷‍♂️

5 points

by xGRANITExalmost 6 years agoSilky

Thanks for the shout out!

Buttermilk Pie is still my ADV and most proud creation.

1 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

Yeap! One of the best for sure. Well done!

4 points

by UnappreciatedRobotalmost 6 years agoI have no idea what I'm doing

If you could only have buy from 3 flavor companies (TFA, CAP, INW, FLV, RF, etc.) which 3 would you choose?

7 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

FLV, VT, CAP

2 points

by kuri_sanToualmost 6 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

I like this answer

3 points

by UnappreciatedRobotalmost 6 years agoI have no idea what I'm doing

What is the most disappointing recipe you've tried?

4 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

I have to say Cracker Jack.

Edit: omg almost forgot Grack Juice.

0 points

by juthincalmost 6 years agoI improved Grack and all I got was this lousy flair

So have you tried GIGI yet?

1 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

I don't think I'm going to, sorry 😳

3 points

by isuamadogalmost 6 years agoRenaissance Mixer

Why do fools fall in love?

5 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

To reproduce and outnumber us.

2 points

by isuamadogalmost 6 years agoRenaissance Mixer

I like that ‘us’ but I’m not sure the shoe fits... sadly.

3 points

by isuamadogalmost 6 years agoRenaissance Mixer

What do you think of the politics of vaping in the US and the world?

6 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

Money driven, knee jerk reactions. Personally I think they are at least half a decade too late. Vaping has proliferated enough by now and it's not going away that easily.

Having said that, I really hate being persecuted for not wanting to die.

1 points

by juthincalmost 6 years agoI improved Grack and all I got was this lousy flair

s/die/give my life savings to BigPharma to keep me from dying until the money runs out. (The actual reason for the persecution.)

1 points

by substitute-botalmost 6 years ago

Money driven, knee jerk reactions. Personally I think they are at least half a decade too late. Vaping has proliferated enough by now and it's not going away that easily.

Having said that, I really hate being persecuted for not wanting to give my life savings to BigPharma to keep me from dying until the money runs out. (The actual reason for the persecution.).

^^This ^^was ^^posted ^^by ^^a ^^bot. ^^Source

3 points

by EdibleMalfunctionalmost 6 years agoI found my thrill on Blueberry Hill

I'm about to make Greek Pizza. How much feta do I need to use?

5 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

About as much Parmesan as you would need to make Italian Gyro.

3 points

by kuri_sanToualmost 6 years agoDiketones, Schmiketones

I always ask this in the hot seat, so how many flavors do you actually have?

3 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

Around 370 currently

2 points

by isuamadogalmost 6 years agoRenaissance Mixer

Wot’s ... uh the deal?

3 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

70/30, take it or walk.

2 points

by isuamadogalmost 6 years agoRenaissance Mixer

Have you ever made any modifications to a recipe that were either successful or not?

2 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

I have made substitutions a couple of times due to short order deliveries that left me without a flavor for a batch recipe. It never worked out great.

There are a couple of recipes I'm thinking of adapting though. Soon.

2 points

by isuamadogalmost 6 years agoRenaissance Mixer

Vaping comes with a fair amount of hype, is there a flavor (or flavors) that you feel didnt deserve the hype it got?

1 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

All berry flavors 😅

3 points

by isuamadogalmost 6 years agoRenaissance Mixer

Wow, really? It’s like that?

2 points

by Foment_lifealmost 6 years agoSeto Kaiba

How do you decide what recipes you want to mix for your group?

3 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

I keep my eyes peeled in the discord server for suggested recipes and keep a running list of them. Every month I go over my list and try to pick a balanced selection to satisfy a wide variety of tastes.

I usually end up with something like 2-3 dessert/bakeries, 2-3 fruit, 2 tobacco, 2 "other".

I also try to include one in each batch that is somewhat out of the box. Examples include I Kheer U by humanpuck, 007 Cola by AlfredPudding, GTKK 2019 by ID10-T and A Good Book by LonesomeRhodesTN.

1 points

by ID10-Talmost 6 years agoWinner: Best Recipe of 2019 - Counter Punch

Did they like the GTKK? It's the only thing I've put out all year that I'm truly very proud of so just say yes so I won't be crushed.

2 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

I loved it. I gave up on trying to get feedback from the other people.

My all time Dave favorite though is still If You Like Piña Coladas.

2 points

by leachim6almost 6 years agoMentholatier

What's your favorite hardware setup (mod+atty) for flavor? What about your daily driver (if different)

1 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

Surprisingly to some, I only use one setup for everything, that consists of a DNA mod and a "flavor" RDA.

My current setup is a Lost Vape Mirage DNA75C with a Citadel Ulton Clone. Soon to be replaced with a custom DNA75C mod and an Asmodus C4.

2 points

by Foment_lifealmost 6 years agoSeto Kaiba

Are there any profiles you actively avoid?

2 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

I dislike everything tobacco, sour/lemons do not go well with me and berries are meh at best. I also keep far away from menthol/mint and all kinds of cooling.

1 points

by juthincalmost 6 years agoI improved Grack and all I got was this lousy flair

You're like the anti-me. Odd.

1 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

It can happen even to the best of us.

1 points

by merze1almost 6 years agoCookie Crusader

Maybe you like this one. It's still WIP, but vapeable. Any feedback appreciated

1 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

Thank you. I've never actually seen FA Chestnut for sale but I might try it if I decide to order from FA directly at some point.

1 points

by merze1almost 6 years agoCookie Crusader

I bought mine at one of their flagship stores (in Berlin)

1 points

by modivinalmost 6 years agoMissing One Flavor

There are no FA stores where I live unfortunately.