Jungle Flavors Single Flavor / One Shot Tests Reviewed by SessionDrummer

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Ultimate Sweet Strawberry (Flavor Jungle) 4% (6-11-24) – Yes, another Strawberry to compete in the already crowded field of Strawberries. Do you need it ?? Should you pick it up ?? Read on. It took 3 testers before I could finally figure out exactly what was going on with this flavor. in a word, it was good, AND, dare I say, somewhat unique. I could have given you guys the “One Tank” review, but wanted to drive a little deeper on this one. It seemed to straddle almost THREE different SB’s. I got a fresh, natural, tart SB, some candied SB, and some delicious SB jam on the finish. Yeah, hehe, it was actually all that. The natural, and candied were more present during the initial onrush, and from the middle on, it landed into the SB jam. A pretty interesting flavor, and how it shifted from beginning to end. The exact ratios of the three profiles I got were somewhat unclear, but roughly I’d say about 30% natural, 20% candied, and 50% jammed.

Why i felt this one is/was unique was that it DID straddle all three profiles, which would open up it’s uses quite a bit, as opposed to having to run for THIS SB, or THAT SB. The only thing I couldn’t tell while SFT’ing it, was how present the Jam notes would be in mixes, which COULD be an issue, IF you didn’t want any jammie jam notes… The jammy-ness was very good, and with just enough tart punch to really sell it. I tested at FJ’s upper recommended limit, and it was damned fine at 4%. Sweetness was about mid-level, and after three testers, I couldn’t find any nit-picks or complaints. All it, it was an interesting approach to a SB medley, with natural, candied, and jammed SB’s all in one. Our tastes are NOT all the same, but personally, I LOVE SB Jams, so no flavor could be TOO jammie for me, so please keep that in mind regarding my scoring. I decided to place it very high for originality, the three different profiles, and of course, the lovely jam elements. Leaving it very high at a 9.8/10.

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Peach Cobbler (One Shot) (Flavor Jungle) 12% (6-15-24) – This one smelled great in the bottle, and most of that was present when testing. My two main take-aways were “bakery” and a “light peach”. The peach almost got lost at times in the mix, so it could have been a little stronger. The “cobbler” notes felt like they were about 65% of the way there, but could use just a little push to the finish line. At times it presented as more of a general/generic pastry/bakery, BUT, with some great biscuit like nuances. Between the light peach, and bakery notes was a creamy-ish center note which acted like a carrier for the peach, and a smoother for the cobbler if that makes sense. 4 testers into this one, I was still unable to fully flesh out and identify the peach because it was fairly light in the mix. The small bits I did get tasted juicy, and yellow, BUT, it was fairly overpowered in the mix, with the cobbler/bakery taking the lead. At the suggested weight of 12% it was very full, and sweetness was just about mid-level sweet. No off-notes, and only my aforementioned nit-picks to complain about. All it, it felt like it really needed a peach boost, and in total, it felt about 65-70% of the way there. Leaving it at a 6.9/10.

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Key Lime Pie (One Shot) (Flavor Jungle) 9%/12%/16% (6-16-24) – If you looked at the pics, you might have wondered why I picked THIS one up in a 120ml jug. @Ken_O_Where tipped me off that he had picked some up, and although sweet, was pretty damned good, so 120ml it was. I run THREE percentages, because the label on the bottle stated 16%, the MFG website stated 9%, but I found 11-12% to be the sweet spot. With all of that said, this was a VERY good Key Lime Pie.

I believe Ken said he went “graham cracker blind” after a while, but it stayed present till the end for me, so your graham cracker mileage may vary. The graham (crust) was just about perfect, and similar to CAP’s LMP graham cracker. Crusty, without any cinnamon to muck it up. The filling in this one was ALMOST the star of the show, as it was very accurate, creamy, tangy, and with almost the perfect amount of lime. It was like there was a lime IN the filling, and another that kicked in, during the finish. Sweetness was above mid-level, maybe a few ticks, and it could stand to be lowered a bit, BUT, it wasn’t cloying, or a deal breaker. I blew through NUMEROUS testers before I finally sat to write this (yeah, it’s pretty addictive), and I could find NO off-notes, or anything out of place. About all I had were two “wants”. A little more key lime, and a little less sweetness, but THAT, was IT. While very well balanced and blended, I was pretty sure I got some meringue from it as well (hint), and it worked. All in, a VERY good KLP, with a great, accurate graham crust (that didn’t fade for me), a delicious creamy filling, with some punchy key limes. Taking off only for the above average sweetener, and leaving this one very high at a 9.85/10.

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Raspberry Cheesecake (One Shot) (Flavor Jungle) 12% (6-20-24) – This one smelled GREAT in the bottle, and was kinda “ehhhh” when testing. It’s hard to explain but when smelling it, the fairly creamy cheesecake was there, and the raspberry was present, but when testing it, it reduced into a rather bland-ish, creamy mix with SOME raspberry in there. Somewhat blurred if that makes sense. The cheesecake seemed centered most around itself, and I didn’t get much crust from it, and raspberry I could pick out was fairly recessed, and hard to fully identify. The cheesecake seemed like a creamy, NY style, and the raspberry was similar to INW’s Malina for comparison. All in, it was an “Ok” showing, but in no way, a showstopper. Because it was centered around the creamy cheesecake, I would probably crust it up a bit, and def. spike up the raspberry with, well, something just like INW Mainla !!! No off-notes, or BA that I could detect, and it was moderately present at the advised 12%, and sweetness was just below mid-level. I finally settled on a score of 6.2/10 for this one.

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That’s a shame, I likely would have scooped this one up, if they had ‘nailed it’.

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@whthek if you ever do decide to try it, let me know what YOU think. You never know …

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Space Monkey (One Shot) (Flavor Jungle) 17.5% (6-23-24) – From the MFG …

A delicious blend of cream, bananas, vanilla, and brown sugar. For a bakery One Shot, the taste and convenience is out of this world

This one presented to me like a pretty good banana cream. There may have been some slight vanilla notes floating around in there, but they were somewhat light(er). I did get some hints of brown sugar as well, so their billing it pretty spot on. The banana(s) tasted almost over-ripe, and had a “taffy” twinge to them, as well as a slight funk. Not a bad funk, but the curling notes you get from over-ripened nanas as opposed to the green ones. Creamy-ness was actually very good, smooth, rich, and was seamlessly blended into the nanas. At the spec’d 17.5% it was rich, full, and tasty, and sweetness was just above mid-level. No complaints or off-notes with the exception of the slight “funkyness” from the nanas, but even that was somewhat minor. All in, a pretty good “Banana Cream” from FJ. With my PERSONAL preference leaning much more towards a “greener” banana, (and yours may be different), decided to leave this one at a 8.5/10.

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Cherry Limeade (One Shot) (Flavor Jungle) 14% (6-24-24) – Every time I’ve ever tried to make a Cherry Limeade, I’ve always struggled to get the right RATIOS. Not sure why, but I think it’s safe to say that FJ nailed the ratios with this one. It tasted almost exactly (no carbonation), like an actual, you guess it, Cherry Limeade. The spot on pairing of the two main elements (Cherry, Lime) were done soo good that it was hard for me to completely isolate the Cherry. I think a juicy, red, maraschino would be accurate. The Lime actually tasted very natural, and in keeping WITH the actual drink, the Lime almost coated your palate, just a bit, and lingered after the finish. I don’t know which cherry/cherries they used, but they did a great job, as there were no medicinal, or ugly florals to be found. No off-notes in the entire mix either. Sweetness was somewhat high, and a few ticks above mid-level, which while helping it pop a little, may have been bordering on too sweet, BUT, that’s a matter of personal preference, and in no way a deal killer for me. No fizz, no carbonation, and (thank God), NO COOLING !!! All in, it was an impressive, accurate, natural tasting CL, with about my only two wants being maybe a slight increase in the cherry, and a slight reduction in sweetness, but that’s about it. Not bad, not bad at all. Leaving this one very high, at a 9.7/10.

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Hi SD,
I know you’ve got a lot going on, but I just received samples of Ultimate Cake Batter and Ultimate White Chocolate Mint from Flavor Jungle. Did you ever get a chance to put together that Cake Batter/Lucky Shot/Biscuit recipe you had mentioned? I happen to have all of those. It was clearly your inspiration, but would you mind if I gave it a “shot?” (See what I did there…!) I also noticed you just ordered LB White Chocolate Peppermint - love to see what comes of that too.

Hope all is well with you.

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Ehhhh, TBH, I mixed up an initial Cake Batter/Lucky Shot/Biscuit, and it was just ok, but I never got back to it LOL.

I still think it has promise, just didn’t have the time to get back to it yet. The LB WCP I’m not sure what I had planned for that yet, hehe, but we’ll see. How are things with you ?

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JF C. Batter, Lucky Shot, Biscuit Test

Ingredient%
Biscuit (INAWERA)1.00
Lucky Shot (OSDIY)2.00
Ultimate Cake Batter (Flavor Jungle)3.00

Flavor total: 6%

Remember to rate it at e-liquid-recipes.com!
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Jungle Flavor Ultimates and One Shots 2-11-25
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Single Flavors:

Ultimate Pink Burst (Jungle Flavors) 3%

Ultimate Yellow Cake (Jungle Flavors) 3% (2-22-25) – Finally getting some time to get around to these 2 new Ultimates, and 2 new One Shots. I don’t think ANY YC can be tested without mentioning the OG, Flavor West YC, along with it’s use of sugars which has tempered it’s uses. This one actually worked to capture most of the actual elements in a YC pretty nicely, and (assuming no sugar(s)), might just push it up into the “You should probably get this one” camp. With YC’s being fairly basic with flour, eggs, vanilla, milk, sugar, and baking soda, it’s surprising that there aren’t more good YC’s out there. This one actually had most of the big elements in JUST the right proportion. I personally like it when I can get an almost baking soda-ish profile from cakes, as it just makes them even more realistic, and I did get one from this one. Some weight to the bakery, just some heft or grainy-ness, but not a lot, but just enough to add some weight to it.

Although there were no burnt edges, or darkened notes, it did portray a “cooked” cake, with no batter-y-ness, which was nice, and the vanilla, while present, actually wasn’t the top note, which again, helped keep it authentic. Overall it was a fairly “smooth” yellow cake, and really did taste close to the real thing, and after 3 tanks I really couldn’t flesh out any nit-picks, or “woulda, shoulda, coulda”'s. At 3% it was about a 7/10 on the strength scale, and felt like it could use just a bit more as a solo, and there were no off-notes to be had. Sweetness was just below mid-level, and it suited the flavor nicely. JUST rich enough to be in the cake-y camp without being too thick or dense. All in, a very good showing from Flavor Jungle, and for my tastes, the little baking soda-ish kick really sealed the deal. Leaving this one very high with the only “want” being just a bit more, but that surely could have been resolved by adding a little more. Ultimately, pretty damned spot on, and a 9.75/10.

One Shots:

Cookies and Cream (Jungle Flavors) 12%
Sweet Apple Crumble (Jungle Flavors) 10%

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Ultimate Yellow Cake (Jungle Flavors) 3% (2-22-25) – Finally getting some time to get around to these 2 new Ultimates, and 2 new One Shots. I don’t think ANY YC can be tested without mentioning the OG, Flavor West YC, along with it’s use of sugars which has tempered it’s uses. This one actually worked to capture most of the actual elements in a YC pretty nicely, and (assuming no sugar(s)), might just push it up into the “You should probably get this one” camp. With YC’s being fairly basic with flour, eggs, vanilla, milk, sugar, and baking soda, it’s surprising that there aren’t more good YC’s out there. This one actually had most of the big elements in JUST the right proportion. I personally like it when I can get an almost baking soda-ish profile from cakes, as it just makes them even more realistic, and I did get one from this one. Some weight to the bakery, just some heft or grainy-ness, but not a lot, but just enough to add some weight to it.

Although there were no burnt edges, or darkened notes, it did portray a “cooked” cake, with no batter-y-ness, which was nice, and the vanilla, while present, actually wasn’t the top note, which again, helped keep it authentic. Overall it was a fairly “smooth” yellow cake, and really did taste close to the real thing, and after 3 tanks I really couldn’t flesh out any nit-picks, or “woulda, shoulda, coulda”'s. At 3% it was about a 7/10 on the strength scale, and felt like it could use just a bit more as a solo, and there were no off-notes to be had. Sweetness was just below mid-level, and it suited the flavor nicely. JUST rich enough to be in the cake-y camp without being too thick or dense. All in, a very good showing from Flavor Jungle, and for my tastes, the little baking soda-ish kick really sealed the deal. Leaving this one very high with the only “want” being just a bit more, but that surely could have been resolved by adding a little more. Ultimately, pretty damned spot on, and a 9.75/10.

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