Passion Fruit Surprise

Heabob · Apr 29, 2016

Justly named cause this one Surprised me by how good it is.

FA Passion Fruit 3%
INW Shisha Vanilla 1%
HS Cream 0.5%
FA Nonna's Cake 0.5%

Only needs a couple days time to settle in IMO.
Sorry but I don't think any of the regular subs would taste the same but who knows...

Edit: BTW this kind of faded out some after a week so it was actually better when fresher...

Daintanee · Apr 29, 2016

Always a flavor short. I'm loving what Nonna can add at small %'s like this.Got everything but the Inw vanilla. What does One Vanilla taste like to you?

Heabob · Apr 29, 2016

Forgot the "Shisha" part in the Vanilla, so I edited the OP.

Heabob · Apr 29, 2016

Daintanee said:
What does One Vanilla taste like to you?

Is that a new flavor?

Daintanee · Apr 29, 2016

Oh crud. Stupid spellchecker. Sorry man. Inw vanilla? What kind of taste to you get from it?

soulshine · Apr 29, 2016

You guys are really determined to get me to buy some Inw aren't you? LOL Seems like all I hear about lately is how good the Shisha line is. Guess I'll have to take off my FA blinders for a few minutes and try this stuff. Grrrrrrr..LOL

Heabob · Apr 29, 2016

Daintanee said:
Oh crud. Stupid spellchecker. Sorry man. Inw vanilla? What kind of taste to you get from it?

First time using it as a major player in anything but it's a unique tasting vanilla and reminds me somewhat of VZ-SC Vanilla Sponge Cake.
Or a Vanilla Pudding/Pound Cake, maybe why it goes so nice with Nonna's.

I used Nonna's in a Strawberry Cake at 3% and it killed the Shisha Strawberry taste.
Doubled the Strawberry but could still taste the Nonna's quite heavy.
So it would seem 1-2% in a mix might be my limit, but probably just use 1% max from now on.

Daintanee · Apr 29, 2016

Heabob said:
First time using it as a major player in anything but it's a unique tasting vanilla and reminds me somewhat of VZ-SC Vanilla Sponge Cake.
Or a Vanilla Pudding, maybe why it goes so nice with Nonna's.

I used Nonna's in a Strawberry Cake at 3% and it killed the Shisha Strawberry taste.
Doubled the Strawberry but could still taste the Nonna's quite heavy.
So it would seem 1-2% in a mix might be my limit, but probably just use 1% max from now on.

TY. Yes, I agree on you with Nonna's Cake and %'s. Honestly in most things .5% is just right. I think .75% is my limit.

soulshine said:
You guys are really determined to get me to buy some Inw aren't you? LOL Seems like all I hear about lately is how good the Shisha line is. Guess I'll have to take off my FA blinders for a few minutes and try this stuff. Grrrrrrr..LOL

They made me do it too. I don't think it's the shisha line, but their raspberry is the best. Also picked up strawberry, rhubarb, & lemon cake. I love vanilla, so...guess what's next?

Heabob · Apr 29, 2016

Daintanee said:
Also picked up strawberry, rhubarb, & lemon cake. I love vanilla, so...guess what's next?

I'm kind of a Vanilla nut myself, and you should also try some DIYFS French Vanilla if you haven't already, it's another one of my favorites now.
And the Shisha Strawberry, and the Lemon Cake, and the ...

lirruping · Apr 29, 2016

Heabob said:
and the ...

lol there you go through the looking glass again

I have all the "old" flavors now--or mostly all the ones I used to want. I still want them, of course, but now there's all the NEW flavors and it
j u s t n e v e r e n d s !!! :sneaka:

lirruping · Apr 29, 2016

Wait... is vaping DIY a metaphor for life?

(someone, quick, slap me before I become "philosophical"... hehe)

Daintanee · Apr 29, 2016

Good luck, but since you insist....

Neunerball · Apr 29, 2016

I'll give it a try with one of the FA vanillas. What does the HS Cream taste like, 'cause I'll have to replace it as well?

Liquidlunch · Apr 30, 2016

How is FA passion fruit is it a good average or great fruit flavour?

Was. On my radar but got knocked off!

Thanks for sharing

Heabob · Apr 30, 2016

Liquidlunch said:
How is FA passion fruit is it a good average or great fruit flavour?

Was. On my radar but got knocked off!

Thanks for sharing

One of the best FA Fruits, but then again, I don't care for Forest Fruit by comparison either.
It's just a different kind of fruit but it's not sour or weird tasting.
Probably why I like FA Blackcurrant & Pomegranate too, just different types of fruits.

Heabob · Apr 30, 2016

Neunerball said:
I'll give it a try with one of the FA vanillas. What does the HS Cream taste like, 'cause I'll have to replace it as well?

Vanilla Classic might work, or even 1% CAP/TFA Vanilla Custard might be closer in flavor profile, just because INW has it's own built in kind of "pudding taste" I think.
Hard to describe that Cream but it's sweeter and creamier than most others, but definitely has it's very own individual taste.
I'd probably use 1% TFA Dairy Milk if I didn't have any HS Cream, or 1% Sweet Cream might be OK as the Hangsen is pretty strong.
Even at 0.5% I'm still getting some taste from it, although it might be described as that "typical Hangsen aftertaste", that others have.

Passion Fruit is supposed to be the star of the show anyway, and the idea with the vanilla & cream was to soften & sweeten the fruit a bit.
But I was surprised because the combination of these 2 particular flavors seemed to do more than was intended originally, purely by accident.

Neunerball · Apr 30, 2016

Heabob said:
Vanilla Classic might work, or even 1% CAP/TFA Vanilla Custard might be closer in flavor profile, just because INW has it's own built in kind of "pudding taste" I think.
Hard to describe that Cream but it's sweeter and creamier than most others, but definitely has it's very own individual taste.
I'd probably use 1% TFA Dairy Milk if I didn't have any HS Cream, or 1% Sweet Cream might be OK as the Hangsen is pretty strong.
Even at 0.5% I'm still getting some taste from it, although it might be described as that "typical Hangsen aftertaste", that others have.

Passion Fruit is supposed to be the star of the show anyway, and the idea with the vanilla & cream was to soften & sweeten the fruit a bit.
But I was surprised because the combination of these 2 particular flavors seemed to do more than was intended originally, purely by accident.

Thank you for the information!

nabibrian · Apr 30, 2016

love your feedback, information and advice...
Thanks for sharing this recipe!

arth1981 · May 3, 2016

Subbed in 1% sweet cream and cap passion fruit 3% and this is still really good. How does FA passion fruit taste compared to Capella?

Heabob · May 3, 2016

arth1981 said:
Subbed in 1% sweet cream and cap passion fruit 3% and this is still really good. How does FA passion fruit taste compared to Capella?

Never tried the CAP version, but it's good to know it will work too, thanks for the info.

arth1981 · May 4, 2016

I mean, it's working for me but I'm wondering if I shouldn't throw in a FA passion fruit on my next flavor order.

Heabob · May 4, 2016

arth1981 said:
I mean, it's working for me but I'm wondering if I shouldn't throw in a FA passion fruit on my next flavor order.

It may or may not be due to subbing other flavors IDK.
But FA Passion Fruit is a pretty decent flavor IMO.
Might be just because its different than all the other typical fruits normally used.

Daintanee · May 4, 2016

Well this looks so good. But I don't have that vanilla. Hmmm, perhaps tfa vanilla bean ice cream or combo with fw yellow cake? That's the best of possible subs with my collection. I don't find FA vanilla particularly sweet nor pudding like. Have all 3 FA vanillas, fw Madagascar vanilla, tfa vanilla swirl, tfa vbic, NN patchouli vanilla (in case you are wondering it is just a sweeter vanilla, but not quite as sweet as fw. Nothing unique imho worth you investing in, sad to say) I also have nf zabagloine....Well, I'm gonna try something. Any advice welcome. Will mix up w/o vanilla for now.

Heabob · May 4, 2016

Daintanee said:
fw Madagascar vanilla

I'd try it with that one first, same amount

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Passion Fruit Surprise

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