My favorite recipe of the year has to be Melon Glazed Donut by /u/Steve-TC.
It was such a weird idea to put CAP Cantaloupe in a Donut recipe but it works so fucking well! What I like most about it is that it's not only great on its own – what makes it a "best of 2021" candidate for me is the fact that the donut base, while it might look very common and old school, simply delivers. I know so many people that started mixing in 2021 and used this base to create their own donut recipes. White Choc Banana Donut, Apple Cinnamon Donut, Raspberry Glazed Donut, Blueberry Vanilla Donut and even Steve´s own adaption The Ultimate Strawberry Donut – they all used the MGD base and were happy with the results which really brings joy to my heart! This is what DIY is all about. Simple, inspiring recipes like this one have such a big value in motivating new mixers to finally stay away from commercial e-liquid. I love it! Thank you Steve!

Melon Glazed Donut

|Co.|Flavor|%| |:-|:-|:-| |CAP|Cantaloupe|4.5| |FA|Cookie|2.5| |FA|Meringue|2| |CAP|Vanilla Custard|1.3| |FA|Zeppola|2|

One more for the road, as it also deserves a nomination.

Even Nick Can Make Custard - I know Nick is very new to reddit, so I sadly forgot his username. But it’s most likely u/renickulous

• VT Banana Custard 1.5%
• FA Cream Fresh 1%
• INW Custard 0.75%
• FA Custard Premium 1.5%
• CAP Vanilla Custard 1%

I totally agree with the picked name for this recipe. Nick sure as hell can make a custard. And I sure as hell enjoy vaping it too. The banana, the creamy mouthfeel, the eggyness. Everything just fits so perfectly together, that my taste buds just scream for more of this. I did as you did, Nick, and let it steep for just a day. Was I sceptical? Sure! Was my sceptics put to rest? YES! It’s so damn enjoyable after such a short steep, that I can’t contain myself. Good well goddamn done.

I’m gonna nominate Alphonse by u/wolfwheeler because hit every spot for me!

• FA Butterscotch 1.75%
• FLV Milk & Honey 0.5%
• SSA Milk and Caramel Cream 0.75%
• VT Pudding Base 1.5%
• FW Sweetener 0.75%
• FLV Vanilla Pudding 2.5%

This is high quality thick delicious vanilla and caramel pudding. The mouthfeel is spot on and I love how every single component in this recipe works together, as if they were all meant to be. The FA Butterscotch in general really shows how amazing it is and I believe that this recipe is a good showcase of how great FA Butterscotch really is. My mind is definitely being drawn towards a good pudding based commercial juice, but only a fracture of the cost.

I'm going to nominate Hans Hajime by u/SpiderJRusalem because I usually cannot vape anything that isn't candy/fruit but Hans is just too good to avoid.

• WF Croissant SC - 2%
• TPA Dx Peanut Butter - 5%
• FLV Jammy Berry - 0.5%
• SSA Peanut Butter - 0.5%
• OOO Powdered Sugar - 1%
• VT Raspberry Jam - 3%
• FLV Starch Base - 0.5%
• FW Sweetener - 0.75%

I have to nominate Cocoliconut Cream Pie by u/SpiderJRusalem! before this recipe, I was just another ignorant asshole dead set on never ever touching a black liquorice vape, as I'm not a fan of it IRL (being tricked into eating the hardcore dutch stuff as a kid a few times traumatized my tastebuds). This recipe singlehandedly opened that door for me + nudged me into buying 30mls of CAP, FA + WF black liquorices. I left an incredibly detailed review on the recipe page, but the main jist is that it's a totally approachable, deliciously creamy + accurate recipe to what it claims to be. I bought large sizes of all the flavors needed to mix this after I tried a sample from the mixer. I'm obsessed.

• JF Biscuit 0.75%
• TPA Cheesecake (graham Crust) 1.5%
• WF Coconut Custard SC 2.5%
• WF Cookie Butter SC 0.25%
• VT Dessicated Coconut 1.5%
• FLV Marshmallow Vanilla 0.5%
• WF Salmiak Liquorice (Salty) 3%
• FLV Sweet Coconut 0.75%
• WF Whipped Cream (Fresh) 1.5%

I‘d like to nominate u/wolfwheeler for being the man who finally put the egg yolk back into the custard!

Shunsui Kyōraku

| Co. | Flavor | % |
|-----|---------------------—————-----|-----|
| FA | Bourbon (Vanilla Bourbon) | 1 |
| FA | Custard Premium | 2.5 |
| WF | Egg Yolk SC | 0.3 |
| SSA | Ice Cream Vanilla | 1.5 |
| PUR | Simply Cake | 2 |
| CNV | Vanilla Pudding | 1.5 |

This is it! Imagine a custard like the one that grandma would make on cold winter days. It’s rich and thick, eggy and creamy, simply delicious. Besides this being the custard I have been longing for, I believe that u/wolfwheeler really deserves this „achievement award“ because he has developed a series of wonderful dessert recipes, thinking outside the box and utilizing flavors such as WF Salmiak Liqourice (salty), VT Fig, DV Absinthe and FA Longan Fresh to name a few, stirring away from the mainstream. Not only have his recipes brought joy to my tastebuds during this hard pandemic year we have endured, but also moments of happiness and bliss. To be fair though, his recipes have also put a dent in my wallet because I‘m always missing one flavor. Thank you u/wolfwheeler.

Nominating this fantastic recipe by /u/glasschalice468

Pabulum

Want a little donut with your icing? Mostly a fruity red glaze with a hint of donut hiding underneath, this recipe will satisfy the most stubborn of sweet tooth.

| % | Vendor | Flavor | |---|--------|--------| |1|INW|Dragon Fruit - Pitaya| |3|TPA|Frosted Donut| |1|WF|Glazed Donut SC| |0.75|INW|Shisha Strawberry| |1|FA|Zeppola|

I'm going to have to go ahead and nominate Satoru Gojo by u/Wolfwheeler.

https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/223808#satoru_gojo_by_wolfwheeler

This is an excellent recipe with some pretty brilliant flavor bending. Not only is it accurate, but how Wolf built this recipe is impressive.

Co. | Flavor | % ---|---|---- VT | Avocado Cream | 1.25% SC | Black Tea | 2% FA | Milk | 0.75% WF | Plum (Purple) | 1.25% FW | Sweetener | 0.75% WF | Vanilla Cream Extra SC | 1.5% FLV | Yam | 1%

I personally love Tipsy Pear from u/Failyx.

It was developed for MTL but I like it DL as much as I do it MTL. I think the use of the FLV Pearesto with the boozy notes of VT Light Rum and VT Russian Vodka make this recipe unique.

Sorry for the formatting, this is always a challenge for me!

FLV | Pearesto | 2 %

MB | Shape Up Pear | 3.5 %

FA | Jamaica Special (Rhum) | 0.5 %

VT | Light Rum | 3 %

VT | Russian Vodka | 1 %

FLV | Sour Apple | 1 %

Looks like 2021 was the year of the wolf.

I am going to nominate u/wolfwheeler's:

GOURD IS DEAD

The Pumpkin Spiced Old-Fashioned

VT & FLV Bourbon to give the deep, oaky flavors. VT Golden Syrup as the cooked-sugar syrup. FLV Back Bar Bitter & VT Chocolate Mousse to recreate a bitters I use at my bar called Xocolatl Mole Bitters FLV Pumpkin Spice because.

| % | Vendor | Flavor | |---|--------|--------| |0.5|FLV|Back Bar Bitters| |2|VT|Bourbon| |1|FLV|Bourbon| |0.75|VT|Chocolate Mousse| |0.5|VT|Golden Syrup| |1.25|FLV|Pumpkin Spice| |0.5|FW|Sweetener|

This recipe is hands down the best thing I tried in 2021. I am not sure how to describe the experience which is kind of unique. i'll keep it short: The way that the pumpkin spice gave off the pumpkin feeling without the actual pumpkin, the wonderful balance of the boozes, and the chocolate bitters is actually, truly a wonderful sensory experience. I found myself shaking my head after every pull in awe of what I was tasting and how well it all played together, how unique the combination was and how wonderfully the recipe was put together. Also, kinda got some extra points for a great name.

For all the unlucky which can not tolerate PG I tried a surprisingly nice VG only recipe. Using only RF VG flavors.

Raspberry SteveCake by u/cloudJR.

I am not biased by the name😉 , but I was impressed by the fact how much flavor I could taste with VG only.

RF | Cheesecake | 3 %

RF | Cream | 1.5 %

RF | Graham Cracker | 0.5 %

RF | Marshmallow | 0.5 %

RF | Raspberry | 3.5 %

RF | Strawberry | 1.5 %

If there would be a category for best PG free recipe I am sure this would be the winner.

And if he’s winning, I am sure he would be keen on the PG free Flavorah flavors…

"N I C E "3,2,1" by /u/Sensory_Overload

Vendor | Flavor | % :-|:-|-: INW | Biscuit | 1 FW | Graham Cracker | 2 FA | Vanilla Cookie | 3

This is just a WOW! simple recipe. It's not my ADV, yet, but I've mixed a few bottles of this now.

I never made any alterations: it's good the way it is. Some people suggest adding 1% FW Sweetener, but I'm not a sweetener kind of guy.

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