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Post by domesticextremist on Jun 5, 2012 9:55:18 GMT
I just read the reviews for the flavours I bought. For all, some say very strong use sparingly and others say weak use loads.
Go figure lol
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Post by lardarse on Jun 6, 2012 11:06:21 GMT
I had a playaround with the Cuban Supreme yesterday and ended up with a mix that wasn't too bad, 7% Cuban and 2% m-type, it was cigarish and left me with the dryish feeling in my mouth that smoking a cigar leaves. I did think I'd overdone the m-type as it's potent stuff so I left it steeping 24 hours and have just tested it, still the hint of cigar dryness but taste wise.....it's gone. Tried it in a 306/stardust/imist, same in all 3, pretty much tasteless.
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Post by domesticextremist on Jun 6, 2012 13:41:17 GMT
Maybe it wasn't too well mixed when you first tried it?
I'm still groping my way around this and have only just got a half decent 7 leaves mix.
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Post by lardarse on Jun 6, 2012 19:37:01 GMT
My base mix was pretty gloopy, I've a feeling I overdid the thinning with vodka and that's what muted it
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Post by domesticextremist on Jun 7, 2012 11:44:32 GMT
So far I've had good results with Farts Ultimate 7 leaves and Turk & USA blend, though both needed about 20% to taste nice. The mango seems disappointingly weak and I'm still adding flavourant to get something vapeable.
The TPA Green Tea was also weak, not sure how musch went in (loads) but above a certain amount it doesn't seem to vapourise too well.
When I've got my recipe development strategy taped, I'll begin a new thread.
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Post by jiggsbro on Jun 7, 2012 16:37:14 GMT
To be fair, green tea is a fairly weak flavour anyway. I've found 5% is plenty with Plum and Black Walnut, but those are quite strong/distinct flavours. Did you steep the Green Tea? It may be one of those flavours that takes a while to come through.
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Post by domesticextremist on Jun 7, 2012 16:44:19 GMT
True - green tea isn't strong tasting (I should have got black). It has steeped a few days - I'll give it another go soon and see if it tastes of anything, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Post by lardarse on Jun 7, 2012 18:18:00 GMT
My second attempt has been a lot better. After reading too much flavour can be as bad as too little I made a small mix yesterday of 40 drops. 39 drops of 36mg 50/50 pg/vg (97.5%) and 1 drop of PA DK Tobacco Flavour (2.5%). A quick taste test and not too bad, 24 hours later and a nice mild taste, so nice I've dripped the lot in a 306.
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Post by domesticextremist on Jun 7, 2012 20:32:05 GMT
I'm guessing it depends on both the flavour and the individual palate. Just made up some raspberry at 7% and it's bang on.
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