WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED
It seems that my palette has finally settled on about 20 different concentrates and my days of testing and experimenting are over. So, with that being said, I will be passing along a collection of over 200 flavors (10mL - 120mL) very soon. There's way too many to list but I'll post pics later if requested. Some of the flavors are upwards of 18mo old but they've been kept on shelves in a closet since being purchased. Avg room temp is 73 degrees.
https://imgur.com/a/EL5b0DB
To make things fair, I’ll put everyone’s name into a Spin-the-Wheel app and record the drawing. I’m probably gonna have to split it 2, maybe 3 ways so I can stick with flat rate shipping via USPS. I’m sending the acrylic shelves as well. I’ll do the drawing tomorrow.
Got em all sorted by size. Threw away some that had changed colors or were less than half full. Most are well over half full. I have no clue how I’m gonna sort em...
https://imgur.com/a/sOC360X
Gonna split it 3 ways. Each person chosen will receive 20-25 60mL bottles, 20 20mL bottles, and around 30 10-15mL bottles of various concentrates.
https://imgur.com/a/55rt5Op
I am very much interested to learn which 20 you plan to keep! I would be happy to get some of your 200 flavors, but learning from someone experienced is invaluable.
- FW Green Goblin
- JF Sweet Strawberry
- TPA Honeydue
- CAP Vanilla Custard v1
- FW Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
- TPA Papaya
- CAP SL 27 Bears
- FW Menthol
- INW Cactus
- WS-23
- CAP Sweet Guava
- INW Pineapple
- INW Peach
- INW Dragonfruit
- TPA Dragonfruit
- CAP Dragonfruit
- TPA Key Lime
- FA Passionfruit
- FA Meringue
- FE Green Tea
- INW Shisha Vanilla
- FLV Sweet Cream
- TPA Strawberry Ripe
- CAP Sweet Tangerine
- FLV Sweetness
- FLV Wild Melon
- FA Fuji
- CAP Sugar Cookie
- FLV Rich Cinnamon
- Vanillin
- TPA Green Apple
- TPA RY4 Double
- FW Jungle Juice
A little more than 20 but this is pretty much all I’ve vaped since this time last year
For the most part, these are all flavors that either taste exactly like what the bottle says or work extremely well as additives. And due the potency of the typical concentrate on this list, they tend to work well as standalone flavors or can easily be paired with another flavor on the list.
I always forget to add cactus to my stash. You can describe it all you like I'll never understand what it's like to I vape it.
Waiting for the video to process, but the winners are u/jasone414 u/InappropriateTA and u/NishiDake
The drawing: https://imgur.com/a/T5Jh8rz
Wow that's awesome! How much do you need for shipping? Can I send it via PayPal?
I’m gonna cover shipping. Unfortunately, I’m not sure if USPS has a flat rate box big enough for 60+ juices AND an acrylic shelf
Well that is extremely gracious of you. I will send you a PM with my address. And please let me know if the shipping ends up getting out of hand. I have been thinking about getting one of those shelves anyway. And I would also like to thank you for your service.
Woo hoo! Thanks so much for doing this awesome deed! 😁 I'm super stoked! I'm happy to cover shipping, just let me know! 👍🏽
I’m still pretty new at DIY (experimenting when I can) - out of curiosity, which flavours did you settle on?
Any easy fruity recipes I can shamelessly ask about?
I’ve been getting the same small order repeatedly to make the Prickly Victory recipe, plus trying out a new flavour or two each month, but not finding much that I like. Looking for inspiration!
If you like Prickly Victory, try adding 0.75% FA Passionfruit to it. That's a tip from one of the OG mixers, NotCharlesManson. He recommended adding it to improve any tropical fruit mix. I use it often.
That sounds interesting - thank you!
Building a shopping list since pay day is coming, will add that flavour to it :)
This might be blasphemy, but I like adding it to Counter Punch as well.
This is my favorite easy fruity recipe Black Lotus. If you're not familiar with the flavors: the Boysenberry is a tasty candy berry flavor, the Coconut Candy is sweet and creamy, and the Pink Guava is funky as hell, but in a good way, actually more like a pink grapefruit flavor and it's very strong so be careful not to overdo it with that one. WS-23 is completely optional, I don't use it. Also, it says SNV but I usually give it like 2-3 days for the Pink Guava to calm down a little bit. And if you're interested in reading more about these flavors, I think that there are reviews, or at least flavor notes, on all of them in the about section.
Hello again! Quick question in case you might know - trying to locate that TPA Coconut Candy in the UK, but not having much luck.
I usually order from make my vape and always managed to find what I need until now! Are there any others that might stock it?
Edit: TPA is also TFA it seems?!
Yes, that is correct. It is referred to by different initials on ATF and ELR. I believe that the company was originally The Perfumer's Assistant. But then they came out with another division The Flavor Assistant. TFA sometimes gets confused with FA, as well so it can be quite confusing. I'm in the US, but when I need flavors from the UK, I have ordered from Chefsflavors and Nomnomz.
Shit son
Yeah man, it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while but kept putting off since tackling that closet wasn’t really a priority. But due to COVID19, I’ve had time to get through the majority of my high priority house projects and I’m ready to go ahead and throw a headless media server in this closet.
That's awesome of you! I got to do something similar with some hardware recently and it's a great feeling for sure.
I just started mixing and am still waiting on my first testers to finish steeping. Picked up an LB starter kit just to get my feet wet because all the research around choosing first flavors was getting overwhelming and I needed to do something to get going. I'm hopeful, but still feeling overwhelmed. 😅 I'd love to be considered for some curated flavors!
Got the LB kit did you? Yeah you'll definitely need others, then.
Ha, yeah! I got stuck on the fence with information overload and figured with base liquid and the scale, even if only some of what I made was vapeable it would pay for itself and bring the intimidation factor down.
I've been reading up a ton in the meantime, building a shopping list, learning about stones and percentages and enhancer tricks, etc. I feel pretty good going forward now that I've mixed a few testers up and seen how it all works.
The Lava Cake is decent and I managed to make a chocolate mint that was vapeable off the shake, so that gives me a little confidence!
I’ll throw my name in for consideration, but I ask that I be at the bottom of the list.
I got a fair number of flavor concentrates from another very generous user on here, but it’s a pretty diverse mix and I’m like 1-2 flavors away from some recipes I’m interested in so anything to round out the collection would be appreciated.
You were one of the winners. Would you like me to redraw?
Oh wow.
Well I’m not one to turn down something free. Not to be presumptuous or look a gift horse in the mouth, but are you doing random grab bags for the winners? Or are you bundling flavors by preference?
Do you happen to have any INW Waffle in that selection?
Na I’ve been at this for 4 years and every time I ran across a vendor that was selling it, it was sold out.
That is very kind of you. Thank you. Only keeping 20 concentrates? Thats it? I am really interested in hearing about the recipes you make with just that.
Are you at all interested in breaking it up at all or do you just want to get rid of the whole thing at once?
I’d prefer to get it all gone n one fell swoop since the vast majority of the flavors are unique and I plan to cover shipping fees
Awesome man! I'm still in the experimenting phase. How long did it take you to find your palette?
It’s very generous! Do you have a recipe or two you seem to vape more than others? I’m sure you’ve got a lot of firsthand experience trying things out here.
I may have won a mixing competition here or there.
ID10-T’s “1,2,3” series basically started my journey into simple but good recipes and has a lot to do with why I no longer have the need for 200+ flavors. Get good concentrates that work as foreground and background flavors and they’re easy to play with.
My current “1,2,3” recipe is
- 3% FLV Mango
- 2% INW Peach
- 1% FLV Sweetness (best sweetener period. Doesn’t gunk coils)
- 1 drop INW Cactus per 10mL for mouthfeel
It works well for me because it’s two of my favorite fruits. They harmonize well. The cactus makes the inhale a bit less dry and makes the exhale “wet”. The sweetness rounds out some of the harsher notes associated with pushing FLV Mango to a higher percentage. But it’s needed at 3% because it gets drowned out by the peach at 2%.
Thanks for the reply! I’ll definitely be trying this one out. Peach and Mango are not flavors I’ve worked with so far. They’ll definitely be in my next order. Are you generally a fan of sweetener in a mix or does this one just call for it?
No problem. Personally, I don’t think any mix should “need” sweetener. I could have used other things such as more cactus, a different peach like TPA Juicy Peach, added an extra mango like FE to round out the FLV Mango, or dropped the level of the peach and added FA apricot to help boost peach notes.
But then things start to get more complex than they need to be to achieve the same or similar results. I’m not mixing to sell or put up on a forum/website anymore. I mix for my palate and mine only and it makes things so much easier.
Oh i would be overjoyed. Im panning on doing diy when my eliquid runs low. Im a phroots person. Sorrry parts of my skreen don work anymore. Need a phone 2 sigh
Giving it to reddit goons? Or did I perceive that wrong