Thanks very much mate. 
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I hope they get these right. There are some great flavor profiles in there I would vape solo. Please it is nealry 2024, get some alien technology in this stuff.
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Letâs LIGHT this candle !!!
Thanks again out to Bryson over at Flavorah for sending these out to be reviewed.
Apple Raz (Flavorah) 1% (10-24-23) â FIRST ONE on deck, from the NEW series from Flavorah. This one really popped for me, and at only 1%. It was similar to a Blue Raz, combined with Red Delicious Apples. Tasty, peppy, and it had a nice âPopâ to it, with an almost fizzy quality. The apple profile was very well done, and tasted very natural, and while very âcrispâ it lacked some of the tartness of a Granny Smith, leading me to my Red Delicious classification. This didnât mean it was lacking tartness as the Raspberry (aka Razz) was a Blue Raspberry style ârazzâ and it brought with it, a good helping of tartness. This was smartly done, as possibly pairing a overly tart green apple with the razz might have been a touch TOO much tarty. It was an interesting and tasty pairing with just enough smooth AND tart to keep it interesting, without too much of either. The pairing of the Apples and Razz was also done very well, and they were about perfectly even, which added to the complexity, AND, would allow for even MORE uses. At 1% it was very good, but it felt like it might just benefit from a push to 1.25-1.5%. No off-notes, and sweetness was a few ticks below mid-level. Coming from the ânot fruitâ guy, this one was a keeper. A very smartly done pairing of a Red Delicious Apple, and a Blue Razz(berry). Just enough of each, without too much of either. With no nit-picks, and a fairly unique pairing/profile going to leave this one high at 9.5/10.
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Crispy Donut (Flavorah) 1% (10-26-23) â Iâll try to keep this short, but I have to at least mention the fact that I am VERY picky about what I call a donut, and even PICKIER about what I call a âGreat Donutâ. Most times theyâre just variations of a cakey bakery, sometimes with saturating greasy notes, and other times barely ANY donut, and mostly frosting. Enter Flavorahâs Crispy Donut. Now I never really got what the âcrispyâ was supposed to be, but I GOT the Donut, and I liked it. No Playdoh like I always got from Capellaâs, and no off-notes, after three testers. What was unique for me about this, was that there was a VERY good, and pretty unique pairing of a light bakery, with some yeast, and just a touch of deep fried. The combination, AND ratios were what was important to my tastes. Just enough of all, but not too much of any one of them.
Iâve had almost straight up greasy donuts before, which were overbearing. Many have cinnamon-ish elements, which while fine, but many times, you just want a neutral, cinnamon-less donut, thatâs accurate. This one might just be the MOST accurate one Iâve had yet. I did catch some slight glazed notes, but never full on glazed, which honestly, just allowed the kick ass DONUT to come through even better. At 1% it was damned good, and although not lacking, it was SOO tasty, I did want to crank it up to 1.5-1.75 JUST to see what happened. Thatâll be later, as Iâve got a lot to get through. All in, this was a VERY good, cinnmon-LESS, donut which combined bakery elements, some light yeast, and just enough fried, all in ONE package. It wasnât perfect, but DAMN it was close for me. 9.9/10. Big Bottle Approved.
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PB Cream (Flavorah) 1% (10-28-23) â This one actually took some time to figure out, or better, to figure out how to EXPLAIN it. This was not your regular Creamy Peanut Butter, and thatâs what I had expected. It was actually rather complex, and it had an almost earthy overtone, that at first I thought might have been a take-off, but the more I ran through the testers, it seemed like it was part of a natural crunchy peanut on TOP of a creamy PB. Yes, yes, I know, and it was hard to nail down. Creamy, somewhat sweet, and def. portrayed a natural PB, BUT, there was that ânoteâ, and it was really like you crushed up some fresh roasted peanuts, and threw them on the top. Crunchy was my main take-away on the overtone, and creamy and smooth were my take-aways on the body and undertones. Sweetness was a few ticks below mid-level, and it was actually pretty full at 1%, with maybe some wiggle room (higher or lower). Itâs because I could taste both the creamy PB and the crunchy nuts that I pushed it into the âcomplexâ category. Iâll be very curious to hear other thoughts on this one, and it was a keeper, and a very unique one at that, as I canât think of another PB that was like it. In total, a very good creamy PB, with freshly crushed peanuts on the top. I prefer chunky PB, so it was hard to not like this one. Easily a 9.3/10.
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Rock & Road (Flavorah) 1% (10-29-23) â I suspect this one was named to avoid any issues with the âRocky Road Ice Creamâ ?? Who knows, but it was either going to be the candy, OR, the Ice Cream. It turns out there is/was quite a controversy about exactly who, and when the OG Rocky Road Candy was invented. Assuming this is/was the âIce creamâ version, there are many types, but all have at least Chocolate Ice Cream, and Marshmallows. This one had them, and they were delicious !!! The chocolate ice cream, IMHO, was one of the best out there, and it just tasted about as close as Iâve tasted yet. Not a vanilla Ice cream with chocolate topping, but a choco ice cream. Smooth, creamy, and you guessed it, chocolate-y. Iâm not sure how Flavorah did it, but I could pick out actual marshmallow notes, which surprisingly werenât buried by the choco notes. Now the rest stayed a bit fuzzy. Were there walnuts, maybe even a light coconut ?? Very hard to tell. At times I almost thought I got both, BUT, (and if so), they were so far down in the mix, it was hard to really tell.
With THAT little mystery still outstanding, I can tell you as a whole, it worked, and it worked well, and it was obvious that a lot of time went into this one. IRL I canât say that Iâve ever eaten RRIC, but this almost makes me want to. Plenty strong at 1%, and it could easily survive up to 1.5% if not a bit more, but it was plenty full at this testing weight. Sweetness was about mid-level, which was fine for a desert flavor. No off-notes, and no nit-picks to be found. If you like RRIC, I think you should pick this up. Deliciously placing this choco gem high @ 9.7/10.
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RWB Popsicle Blast (Flavorah) 1% (10-29-23) â Ok, ok, Fidalgo has let the cat out of the bag on this one (meow), and you probably know by now, this was SPOT ON. Iâm going to call it by itâs rightful name, and that is a RocketPop, as thatâs what we grew up with. If youâve ever had one, and loved it, then you NEED TO get this flavor. It is, as Fidalgo put it, âi was Amazed how spot on this was.â, as spot on, as you could get. Iâm only barely into the first tester, and I can already tell. The Cherry, Lime (with a hint of Lemon), and Blue Raspberry are exactly as how they taste IN the rocket pop. Sweetness was a few ticks above mid level, and there (hehe) were NO off-notes. I wonât drag this review on, but they ONLY things you are missing with THIS flavor, are the âSticksâ and the âDripsâ. Hats off to the Flavorah team on this one, and YES, Iâm releasing the Kraken !!! 10/10. NO other scoring is appropriate here.
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Saturn Peach (Flavorah) 1% (10-29-23) â Saturn Peach, Donut Peach, Flat Peach ??. YES, thatâs right. Some flavors take some time to break in before you can evaluate them, but NOT this one. It was a winner from the first taste. To agree with Fidalgo, I could see EVERY peach lover picking this one up, AND in a BIG bottle. Where to begin. This Peach was a new one for me, and I donât think I have any other Peaches like it on my racks. At first I thought it was like a Honey Peach, but that was not close enough. It was like a peach, that was devoid of the darker red and orange notes, and just the brighter white, and light yellow notes. It had an almost Honey-like quality to it, almost like a syrup, but not quite fully there. It seemed to have far less of an acidic punch than a normal yellow peach, but in exchange for that, it had a almost silky sweetness from beginning to end.
Now, it was NOT a white peach, just for clarification, and there was NO dryness, or any off-notes for that matter. As I grew increasingly mesmerized by how damned good it was, I struggled to think of a peach recipe where this one would NOT work. Iâll get back to you on that. Because it was devoid of most of the lower (red/orange/darker yellow) notes, it wasnât a full spectrum peach, like you would expect with a typical yellow, and I didnât pick up on any of the more typical âapricotâ undertones. At 1% it was flat out great, but I may push it up 0.50% just to see what happens. As it stood, it was a brighter, lighter peach (but not light on flavor), that exuded an almost velvety smooth, syrupy sweetness, but without being overly sweet, or cloying.
With ALL of the flavors I have tested, I can only think of a very small handful wherein I have had back to back 10/10âs, but I think it just happened again. Realizing I just âReleased the Krakenâ on the last flavor, I guess weâll have to âLeave the Kraken OUTâ for this one as well. 10/10.
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As always love reading the reviews @SessionDrummer. This release seems to have a high percentage of good ones. One thing I always look forward to hearing about is if the flavor has any sticky mouthfeel or texture other than flavored âairâ. Do any of these so far have any particular mouthfeels to mention or textures etc? I will be getting some regardless but just curious.
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Love to hear it @lukeloop. At first I thought you were asking about a specific âstickyâ mouthfeel, then I re-read, and you were asking in general. Thus far, the Crispy Donut had some bakery elements, with some light grainy-ness, but not in large supply. The PB Cream, while creamy, almost played second fiddle to the fresh cracked nuts on the top, which had an almost crunchy-ness to it. The Rock & Road had an almost silky-ness to the smooth creamy chocolate ice cream. And, with the JUST tested Saturn Peach, it did have an almost âstickyâ smooth sweetness to it.
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I must admit to only being intrigued by one of them: Tart Blast - the rest are all crowd-pleasers outside of, and down the road from, my wheelhouse.
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I am a bit disappointed to hear that some of the more complex flavors are not stand alone flavors, you would think by now this would be the aim or at least close to being able to be vaped as single flavors. However, I hear they have good saturation at least. I wonât be touching snow cone if it has butyric acid in it.
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Well, there are huge gaps in the range and, sadly, this latest release panders to one side of the market: I repeatedly get asked to make Flavorah only tobacco blends and have to remind them that Pucker is their only attempt to assist a huge part of the market.
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Snow Cream (Flavorah) 1% (10-31-23) â OK, after TWO 10/10âs, something had to give, right ? Well it did. Errrr, kinda. You guys decide. I spent a little extra time with this one as it was a little mysterious. Why ?? Well here is how itâs billed from the MFGâŚ
You might not know what this flavor is but it is one you will be thankful for. A blend of vanilla, sweetened condensed milk, and no butyric off-notes. This will be an incredibly versatile/flexible flavor to add to your arsenal that is between an ice cream and a sweet cream style profile.
OK, sounds good, BUT, at even 1%, I WAS getting some BA notes (Butyric Acid). A quick check of the SDS revealed, guess what ?? BA !!! Now, Iâm not BA sensitive, BUT some people are, and Iâm reporting it, as I find it. The BA was present even at 1%, but not in high quantities, and FLV did a good job of trying to mask it with the Vanilla profile. It presented as a fairly dense/rich cream, but with a lighter cream, like a whipped cream, on the top. There was a consistent Vanilla undertone throughout, that was fairly light, but present. Both the BA notes, and Vanilla notes were light, leaving plenty of uses for this one, and the two aforementioned notes could easily be concealed if needed. Because the underlying cream was fairly rich, it DID have an accompanying thick mouthfeel. Creamy, fairly rich, and thick with a light Vanilla note, AND, some BA. Sweetness was a few ticks below mid-level, and my biggest (and only) nit-pick would BE, the BA notes. Your personal level of BS sens. will dictate more than my words will. I never really got any Condensed Milk, but the âTwo Creams for the price of oneâ stayed consistent throughout my tests. All in, a very creamy rich âtwo-ferâ with a denser rich cream base, and a lighter, almost whipped cream on top, spritzed with a light Vanilla. Iâll have to kick this down a bit, mostly for the whole BA thing, and leaving it solidly at a 7.1/10.
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Well @lukeloop the taste IS up to the individual, BUT, if you want MY opinion, so far a couple COULD be run Solo. With the most recent two, Saturn Peach, and RWB Popsicle Blast in particular. The Donut, may be the BEST Iâve tested, and could be run solo as well, BUT, thatâs up to the individual. NOW âŚ
I JUST posted the review, AND, despite it specifically being billed as, âWith no BA notesâ, I DID get BA notes from it, and at 1%. NOW, theyâre light, AND, Flavorah did a good job of trying to mask it with the Vanilla, but itâs still there.
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Iâm not a FLV only mixer like SmokyBlue was, but their offerings are pretty broad. Iâm not a huge bacco vaper, so I canât speak to their tobaccos, or additives therein. The latest release, actually seems to be fairly broad. Fruits, Creams, and Deserts.
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Just wanted to say thank you for the flavor reviews @SessionDrummer !
Itâs such a big help when itâs time for me to put in an order. I know I am not actively posting like I used to but I am still watching and floating around.
Finally got creamsicle flv coming in. Last time they didnât have in stock so I finally get to continue the hunt for and almost orange crush creamsicle vape. I should know if it hits the mark by late December.
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I can agree to that, although Iâd agree with others on the nature of the choices: Only one, Saturn Peach, could be classed as an unrefined single flavour. But, you know me and my love of layering many concentrates to make my deranged creations.
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