So, I saw Flavorah (website) is a new DIY flavoring sponsor here on these forums as well as offering a great deal on reddit, and after inquiring with them about a bunch of stuff, I placed an order. Here's my experience (if you happened to see my reddit post, this is the same content, by and large):
I quizzed the crap out of them first, and requested a couple substitutions, which they generously offered to do (despite my taking advantage of their already stellar buy-one-get-one-free deal). Their flavors are superconcentrated, recommended at 2-5% on average, and specifically designed for vaping. The price is really fair, so why not try them out while they offer such a deal, I thought. They also post recommended percentages, flavor specific gravity (weights per mL), and notes about diketone content for each flavor on their website. Serious props to them for that!
I spent $35 on a 7-flavor multipack of 15mL bottles, and got another 7 flavors for free be entering "reddit+NameOfFreeMultipack" in the order comments.... or at least, that's what I thought I ordered. Rather than just doing the substitutions I asked for, they decided to hook me the fuck up instead. Expecting a smallish package of 14 15mL bottles, when I turned up at my apartment's mailroom, I got a suspiciously heavy box. I opened it up, and my jaw dropped: this is what was inside! Yeah, that's 43 fucking bottles of super-concentrated flavor joy! I don't even know what to say. They sent me their entire 21-flavor line, times two (plus an extra Vanilla Custard, because I requested a substitution to get more in my original puny 14-flavor order). That's right, they fucking TRIPLED my order. Damn... A couple bottles did leak slightly in my package, but as you can see, they're all bagged individually by flavor, so nothing made a mess or contaminated anything, and I can't imagine it's their fault because all the lids on the bottle were on tightly and secured with tamper-evident caps, so I'm not even sure where those few drops leaked from. EDIT: I contacted Brendan (@Shoreline here on VU) to let him know he might want to consider revising his bottles, and despite me explicitly stating I was NOT asking for replacements, he insists on replacing the bottles that leaked, and got them shipped out TODAY somehow. This guy is on fucking point, people.
Now, on to the flavors themselves. First thing I do with my flavors when I get them, is obviously the smell test. I plan to write up a full review, but let me just say this now: These all smell fucking excellent. There's not a single one that smells 'off', overtly chemical, or alcoholic to me, like some TFA flavors do, which is particularly surprising because of the super-concentrated nature of these babies. Even the tobaccos, which I initially tried to substitute out, smell like they could be good. The Vanilla Custard in particular, smells outrageously good, and I've already done a few mixes with that, and a couple others. As @Botboy141 said, their Pink Guava is a dead ringer for a fantastic tart grapefruit, which is similar in some ways to unsweetened guava, but I've never had a grapefruit-type flavor this good before.
I'd be remiss if I didn't leave you with at least a recipe to convince you to try this out, so here's a little something to try out when you get your Flavorah flavors (and yes, you can just order the VC individually if you want):
Flavanilla Custard Crumble:
Thank you so much Brendan, this was an amazing, unexpected surprise, and I'll consider it a lovely belated DIY birthday present, since my bday was just last week! Some more information, and a good Q&A with Brendan of Flavorah, can be found here in the Flavorah VU thread.
I quizzed the crap out of them first, and requested a couple substitutions, which they generously offered to do (despite my taking advantage of their already stellar buy-one-get-one-free deal). Their flavors are superconcentrated, recommended at 2-5% on average, and specifically designed for vaping. The price is really fair, so why not try them out while they offer such a deal, I thought. They also post recommended percentages, flavor specific gravity (weights per mL), and notes about diketone content for each flavor on their website. Serious props to them for that!
I spent $35 on a 7-flavor multipack of 15mL bottles, and got another 7 flavors for free be entering "reddit+NameOfFreeMultipack" in the order comments.... or at least, that's what I thought I ordered. Rather than just doing the substitutions I asked for, they decided to hook me the fuck up instead. Expecting a smallish package of 14 15mL bottles, when I turned up at my apartment's mailroom, I got a suspiciously heavy box. I opened it up, and my jaw dropped: this is what was inside! Yeah, that's 43 fucking bottles of super-concentrated flavor joy! I don't even know what to say. They sent me their entire 21-flavor line, times two (plus an extra Vanilla Custard, because I requested a substitution to get more in my original puny 14-flavor order). That's right, they fucking TRIPLED my order. Damn... A couple bottles did leak slightly in my package, but as you can see, they're all bagged individually by flavor, so nothing made a mess or contaminated anything, and I can't imagine it's their fault because all the lids on the bottle were on tightly and secured with tamper-evident caps, so I'm not even sure where those few drops leaked from. EDIT: I contacted Brendan (@Shoreline here on VU) to let him know he might want to consider revising his bottles, and despite me explicitly stating I was NOT asking for replacements, he insists on replacing the bottles that leaked, and got them shipped out TODAY somehow. This guy is on fucking point, people.
Now, on to the flavors themselves. First thing I do with my flavors when I get them, is obviously the smell test. I plan to write up a full review, but let me just say this now: These all smell fucking excellent. There's not a single one that smells 'off', overtly chemical, or alcoholic to me, like some TFA flavors do, which is particularly surprising because of the super-concentrated nature of these babies. Even the tobaccos, which I initially tried to substitute out, smell like they could be good. The Vanilla Custard in particular, smells outrageously good, and I've already done a few mixes with that, and a couple others. As @Botboy141 said, their Pink Guava is a dead ringer for a fantastic tart grapefruit, which is similar in some ways to unsweetened guava, but I've never had a grapefruit-type flavor this good before.
I'd be remiss if I didn't leave you with at least a recipe to convince you to try this out, so here's a little something to try out when you get your Flavorah flavors (and yes, you can just order the VC individually if you want):
Flavanilla Custard Crumble:
- Flavorah (FLV) Vanilla Custard - 5-6%
- TFA Cinnamon Sugar Cookie - 4%
- TFA Dulce de Leche - 1%
- TFA Vanilla Swirl - 2%
- TFA Graham Cracker Clear - 1%
Thank you so much Brendan, this was an amazing, unexpected surprise, and I'll consider it a lovely belated DIY birthday present, since my bday was just last week! Some more information, and a good Q&A with Brendan of Flavorah, can be found here in the Flavorah VU thread.
