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/Apexified , u/enyawreklaw , u/shyndo , u/NaCHeF , u/kuri_sanTou , u/QueenBuzyBee , u/Nstewart , u/Zany1337 , u/glasschalice, u/failyx, u/anawfulwizard

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 , u/modivin , u/Max-Savage , u/FieldGreens , u/T-a-r-a-x , u/wolfwheeler , u/SpiderJRusalem , u/hesherette , u/mixman0g, u/SteveTC, u/eyeMsam89 u/StardustCoyote, u/duncanyoyo1

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

How'd you get your handle?

Well it's a really long story that doesn't have anything to do with vaping or DIY. It started in 2006, when I had joined a PSP hacking forum, and it's stuck ever since. Back then I was pretty big into yo-yo's if you can believe it. I practiced quite a lot and had aspirations of becoming a professional ( how weird right ).

How long have you been mixing for?

I started mixing in 2014 when I was working for a vape shop. We manufactured liquid for shops around the country. Unforunately I was an underling and had no real say in what was done with the recipes I created. Often I would theory craft a recipe, mix it up and come in to work a few days later to see my "beta" recipe on the shelfs for sale. It was frustrating because I knew I could do better with some time to develop the mix further. I suffered through, not being allowed to order whatever flavor I wanted and having to work within the narrow bounds I was given. Eventually I left the vape shop, and that was when I decided to further my mixing. I started ordering flavors and just going a bit crazy. Now I have just over 500 flavors and finally feel like I am in a good spot in my mixing journey.

MTL or DTL?

95% MTL for me. I vape a lot on my Kayfun Lites ( 2019 and 2021 ), as well as some other MTL RTAs like the Taifun GT One. Lately, as with many others, I have been enjoying the billet/boro scene, which I generally run as restricted direct lung.

Current flavor or profile obsession?

Tobaccos! I love them ( well, a lot of them anyway ), I feel like tobacco mixes, real ones not your normal "tobacco" mixes that are so low on the tobacco you question if there is any in there, but real heavy tobaccos are among the hardest to nail down.

This mix of mine is something I vape every day, in fact it's about 75% of what I vape these days.

Cubanamella

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| % | Vendor | Flavor | |---|--------|--------| |1|FA|Carmel (caramel)| |4|FLV|Cured Tobacco| |1|TPA|Dx Bavarian Cream| |2|INW|Shisha Vanilla| |0.5|FW|Sweetener|

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

FLV Smooth Vanilla, probably. I absolutely love vanillas, it's a profile/note that I always welcome in almost any mix. But this particular flavor does not sit well with me. I tried so hard to like it, but even doing a 10% dilution and using that at 0.1% was too much for me. It was overpowering, melting plastic cherry shower curtain with no hint of vanilla or any smoothness. It was sharp, and acrid. In fact I liked it so little, I paid more than what the bottle cost to ship it to u/kuri_sanTou.

The least disappointing flavor is probably Chefs Super Concentrates RY Castle. I didn't expect too much from this flavor, but man is it amazing. Unfortunately I am hesitant to recommend it since Chefs seems to not care at all about these flavors continuing to exist ( E.g. they discontinued CSC Oat, Peanut Butter and Peach Apricot because they "weren't popular" ), so please email them and ask about why they stopped carring Oat and those other flavors. They say if there is enough demand they may come back. Which would be amazing, but really, I'm pissed they dicsontinued them to begin with. Oat was sold out quickly, so quickly in fact most of the mixers I know weren't even able to get any. But yet it's not popular? That's some grade A BS right there.

Mixing Milestone?

One of the biggest milestones for me was probably joining the community of mixers and realizing that I still had so much to learn. It was very humbling. Today I try to stay humble, and further my knowledge every day.

Recipes you admire/love?

This question is a bit hard for me, since I really only vape my own recipes often. I still try a lot of others' mixes, but 99% of the time they are not something I can vape all the time or even more than a few mls of. I'm just too picky, so the only mixer who can really create for my taste is me.

That said I will still give a shout out to some mixes that I thought were well crafted and tasty. ( Even if they aren't something I can vape all the time )

Hans Hajime

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

New York Groove🗽

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| % | Vendor | Flavor | |---|--------|--------| |2.4|FW|Butterscotch Ripple| |1|FA|Catalan Cream| |3.25|PUR|Country Apple| |2|WF|Cream Puff SC| |2.5|PUR|Simply Cake| |0.5|CAP|Super Sweet| |1.5|FA|Vanilla Cookie|

Pucker Up Blue Raz Candy

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| % | Vendor | Flavor | |---|--------|--------| |5|OSD|Blue Raspberry Slush| |2.5|FLV|Blue Raz| |0.5|INW|Raspberry| |1|FLV|Sour Apple| |1|WF|Sour Ball Candy SC| |1|WF|Sour Blue Raspberry Candy|

Ruyan Butter

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| % | Vendor | Flavor | |---|--------|--------| |3|INW|555 Gold| |3|FW|Butterscotch Ripple| |1|FA|Custard Premium| |2|SSA|Ice Cream Vanilla| |0.5|CAP|Super Sweet| |2|WF|Vanilla Ruyan Custard|

Shishigami

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| % | Vendor | Flavor | |---|--------|--------| |2|FW|Kiwi| |1.5|FA|Kiwi| |0.5|FA|Milk| |0.5|FLV|Pink Guava| |1.25|WF|Vanilla Cream Extra SC| |3|FLV|Yakima Hops|

White whale?

A Butterschotch Custard. Back in the day there was a commercial liquid called 24/7 ( then renamed 365 ), which was a butterscotch custard and was just sublime. The butterscotch was a thick heavy butterscotch syrup folded into a thick warm custard. I've been trying and trying to create something with that same balance and strength, but so far, after over 40 revisions I feel like I am no closer then when I started this endeavor a couple years ago.

You'd think it would be simple, and yes, there are plenty of butterscotch custard recipes out there but so far none of them that I have tried have hit the mark for me. Thus I continue on, searching for the right combination of butterscotch and custard notes.

How would you describe your mixing style?

Calculated. But also sporadic. I generally spend more time than I should working on the balance of my mixes. And I would say my biggest weakness is how long it takes me to complete a recipe. I feel like nothing is ever really done, like I could always improve the mix in some way, so it's always difficult for me to say "yes, this is done" and release it out into the wild.

Advice for new mixers?

Don't get overwhelmed by trying to learn everything at once. That's a sure way to burn yourself out. Take it slow, and relax. Mixing isn't any harder than putting some stuff in a bottle. It's the easiest difficult thing you can do.

Start with some recipes that are recognized by the community, especially from respected mixers. That's one of the best ways to guarantee success. Start with a known decent mix, that way, so long as you aren't adverse to any flavorings in the mix, you at least have something vapable to start your journey with.

Don't feel like you have to create your own recipes. There's nothing wrong with just mixing other peoples recipes.

All that said, I am off to bed for now, I'll check up on this thread in a few hours.