Welcome back everyone. I've made it back on time again, 3 in a row now. That's what we call a winning streak. This week we're coming back around to the tobacco recipes: Coco-Bacco by our own u/Foment_Life. It's an adventure, so I hope you've all brought your commodore hats.

Here's the link: Coco-Bacco

And here's the recipe:

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|Flavor|Amount| |:-|:-| |FLV Connecticut Shade|0.2%| |FLV Horchata|2%| |FLV Red Burley|1%| |FLV Smooth Vanilla|0.25%| |FLV Sweet Coconut|1.25%| |FLV Tatanka Tobacco|1.25%|

Review Time

I tried this recipe wayyyy back when I first started mixing and had no idea what it was that I liked or was even looking for in a recipe. It was recommended by u/isuamadog so I gave it a shot and got a lot more than I was bargaining for. A coconut vanilla tobacco? I'd gather the list of people actually looking for that specific profile is pretty small, but alas, here we are.

This is an all Flavorah ride, and you'll probably need to buy at least one flavor to mix it, but that shouldn't discourage you at all. Yea, it's spendy, as FLV runs about $5.20 for a 10ml full price on BCF, but the price of admission is worth it. What you get is a rollercoaster ride of flavors, with highs and lows, but nothing out of line. It's got vanilla and spice for the fall/winter and coconut for the summer. I'm calling it a three season vape, but you can go year round without a doubt.

Let's dig in a bit. For anyone unaware, FLV Connecticut Shade is straight cigar wrapper. It's useful, but even the tiniest bit too much, and it can destroy an entire recipe. The usage you're seeing here is pretty much all I can tolerate and that seems to be the same for most people. If you're going higher than this, you should really make sure you know what you're doing. The combination of FLV Red Burley and FLV Tatanka provides a substantial yet mellow tobacco base with a nice ashy undertone. FLV Horchata is really a savvy veteran choice here to pair with the FLV Sweet Coconut. As opposed to just being a straight coconut flavor, the Horchata turns it into a sweet creamy coconut flavor, almost like coconut milk instead of coconut meat. That Horchata also brings a nice spice element, with some notes of nutmeg and allspice reminiscent of a good eggnog. Finally there's FLV Smooth Vanilla. It's a little bit of a polarizing flavor, with some saying it tastes like cherry. Personally I don't get that at all, but if you do, you'd probably have to find something else to fill in here, as it serves as to blend the rest together and I'm not sure it would be as cohesive without it.

What can we learn from this recipe?

I believe u/ID10-T describes this as tasting like a chewing tobacco in his review on ATF. Personally I don't know where that's coming from, but it shows how different people taste things in totally different ways. I love how well thought out this recipe is, and how far out of the box it is. In concept, it's a simple recipe: Coconut mixed with tobacco. But it's the flavor choices that show how far you can push that concept, and sometimes one choice can make or break it. Here, to me, it's the Horchata. It brings so much to the party, and maybe none so important as that spice note. It really takes the recipe to that next level that most people are looking for when they create a recipe. This is a favorite of mine, and I hope some of you give it a try. I'd love to get some discussion going in these threads. Until next week, stay well.