{NEWB} Please, I ordered my first pack of flavors, do I need something else?

[foxtrot_uniform]

• The Perfumers Apprentice / Black Honey
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Cantaloupe
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Creme de Menthe
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Hazelnut
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Key Lime
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Mojito / Мохито
• Totally Wicked / Passion Fruit
• Totally Wicked / Singapore Sling
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Bavarian Cream
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Cheesecake

What else would you strongly reccomend as supporting / correlating notes from TPA ? It is easy to choose something for a top note, but supporters are problem for me.

Personally I like fresh, not sweet flavors. If you have something you would strongly recommend , please share.

Thanks!!​

 

[Larry J]

Go through the recipes section of this or other forums. Find something that sounds good and has at least one or two of the flavors you already have, then see what else you'll need to order to complete the recipe. It's always best to decide what you want to mix BEFORE ordering.

 

[freemind]

Everyone has different tastes. In reality, your list is pretty short and will grow over time according to your preferences.

As Larry suggested, look over recipes and experiment on your own. Starting out, you likely won't make top shelf stuff, but it will be vapable. You'll learn over time what you like, and what is awesome to you.

You may also want to dabble with other brands of flavorings. You'll find for example, blending two different company's strawberry, will make a better flavor than just using one.

I use mostly FA and TPA, but also use CAP, FE, and seedman.

 

[Foggz]

I would check out a custard or two / maybe some vanilla / def grab some TFA Graham cracker clear, FA cookie, or INW Biscuit (just a bit of either of those will 'pick' up your high note flavors) - I'd spend a bit of time here going over recipes as Larry and freemind both suggested.

if you know this already sorry:

TPA = The Perfumers Apprentice AKA The Flavor Apprentice AKA "TFA" <-- these are all the same company (bottles can be labeled 'Fa' FYI)
FA = FlavourArt (bottles labeled 'FA' - this can be confusing with the above.. just a heads up)
CAP = Cappella
FE = Flavors Express EcigExpress house brand
INW = Inawera

Good luck and learning - Welcome to VU, lots of help here

 

[foxtrot_uniform]

cheers friends

 

[freemind]

I would check out a custard or two / maybe some vanilla / def grab some TFA Graham cracker clear, FA cookie, or INW Biscuit (just a bit of either of those will 'pick' up your high note flavors) - I'd spend a bit of time here going over recipes as Larry and freemind both suggested.

if you know this already sorry:

TPA = The Perfumers Apprentice AKA The Flavor Apprentice AKA "TFA" <-- these are all the same company (bottles can be labeled 'Fa' FYI)
FA = FlavourArt (bottles labeled 'FA' - this can be confusing with the above.. just a heads up)
CAP = Cappella
FE = Flavors Express EcigExpress house brand
INW = Inawera

Good luck and learning - Welcome to VU, lots of help here

While you are at it, don't forget Signature is ecigexpress's brand for TFA.

 

[Heabob]

What else would you strongly reccomend as supporting / correlating notes from TPA ? It is easy to choose something for a top note, but supporters are problem for me.

Basic support/add on flavors

TFA/TPA Dairy Milk is nice for creamy fruit types & also good for adding to Ice Cream.
TFA/CAP Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, good base for Ice Cream.
TFA Vanilla Swirl (Creamy Vanilla)
TFA/CAP Sweet Cream (Dairy Milk seems better for me)
TFA Cheesecake Graham
TFA Brown Sugar
INW Shisha Vanilla (one of the best Vanillas IMO)
INW Biscuit for cookies & works great added to most anything
FA Marshmallow (adds a hint of sweetness and body to most anything)
FA Coconut (adds some buttery effect when used in small amounts 0.5%)
CAP Vanilla Custard v1 (best one for custard vapes)
CAP NY Cheesecake

If you like fruits...
TFA Blueberry Wild
FE(Flavors Express) Blackberry from ECX
TFA Orange Cream(A bit like Orange Creamsicles)
or CAP Sweet Tangerine(not really that sweet IMO)
Some like TFA Strawberry Ripe, (but I prefer INW Shisha Strawberry way better).
INW Waffle + FA Maple Syrup with Blueberry Wild for Blueberry Waffles.
FA Fuji Apple
FA Lemon Sicily
INW Lemon Cake
INW Peach + INW Mango (better than most others IMO)

Probably missed a few.


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[Foggz]

Basic support/add on flavors
TFA/TPA Dairy Milk is nice for creamy fruit types & also good for adding to Ice Cream.
TFA/CAP Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, good base for Ice Cream.
TFA Vanilla Swirl (Creamy Vanilla)
TFA/CAP Sweet Cream (Dairy Milk seems better for me)
TFA Cheesecake Graham
TFA Brown Sugar
INW Shisha Vanilla (one of the best Vanillas IMO)
INW Biscuit for cookies & works great added to most anything
FA Marshmallow (adds a hint of sweetness and body to most anything)
FA Coconut (adds some buttery effect when used in small amounts 0.5%)
CAP Vanilla Custard v1 (best one for custard vapes)
CAP NY Cheesecake
If you like fruits...
TFA Blueberry Wild
FE(Flavors Express) Blackberry from ECX
TFA Orange Cream(A bit like Orange Creamsicles)
or CAP Sweet Tangerine(not really that sweet IMO)
Some like TFA Strawberry Ripe, (but I prefer INW Shisha Strawberry way better).
INW Waffle + FA Maple Syrup with Blueberry Wild for Blueberry Waffles.
FA Fuji Apple
FA Lemon Sicily
INW Lemon Cake
INW Peach + INW Mango (better than most others IMO)
Probably missed a few.

And Heabob for the win!! I knew you would show up here ! damn nice list !

 

[Huckleberried]

I'd add Brown Sugar, drop the Cheesecake, get Cheesecake Graham Crust instead.

 

[SailCat]

@Huckleberried! How nice to see you! It warms the cockles, don't ya know, of my heart, so to speak.

Regarding your swap, it's a good one although to my humble tasty buds, Cheesecake Graham Crust is the flavor of GC crust used for cheesecake, not the cheesy part. Brown Sugar is a DIY staple.

Since I don't care for cheesecake, your post is golden.

 

[Huckleberried]

@Huckleberried! How nice to see you! It warms the cockles, don't ya know, of my heart, so to speak.

Regarding your swap, it's a good one although to my humble tasty buds, Cheesecake Graham Crust is the flavor of GC crust used for cheesecake, not the cheesy part. Brown Sugar is a DIY staple.

Since I don't care for cheesecake, your post is golden.

 

[Heabob]

drop the Cheesecake

Yes the regular TFA Cheesecake is

 

[Ms. Trixy]

I just received a huge delivery of concentrates today. I was thinking that I had to swap to bottles but realized it's all food flavorings. They can stay in their hard, white plastic containers. Right? The clear smaller bottles also? Concentrate only.

 

[Heabob]

I just received a huge delivery of concentrates today. I was thinking that I had to swap to bottles but realized it's all food flavorings. They can stay in their hard, white plastic containers. Right? The clear smaller bottles also? Concentrate only.

I leave all mine in the plastic drip tip bottles.
Some that came in glass I transferred over to the plastic ones just cause there easier to dispense without having to use a syringe to pull it out.

 

[Ms. Trixy]

I leave all mine in the plastic drip tip bottles.
Some that came in glass I transferred over to the plastic ones just cause there easier to dispense without having to use a syringe to pull it out.

I have a ton of dripper bottles. That's good to know. Many of them have no dropper.

 

[uniman4]

What i am doing is fine the 7-8 most popular and fairly easy recipes on e recipes site.

Then, just order what I need from that list.

Keep growing from there.

I don't think just ordering "what you think are good flavors to have" is probably the best way to do it.

Figure out the recipes you want to make first, then order from there.

 

[AndriaD]

• The Perfumers Apprentice / Black Honey
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Cantaloupe
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Creme de Menthe
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Hazelnut
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Key Lime
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Mojito / Мохито
• Totally Wicked / Passion Fruit
• Totally Wicked / Singapore Sling
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Bavarian Cream
• The Perfumers Apprentice / Cheesecake

What else would you strongly reccomend as supporting / correlating notes from TPA ? It is easy to choose something for a top note, but supporters are problem for me.

Personally I like fresh, not sweet flavors. If you have something you would strongly recommend , please share.

Thanks!!​

For supporting flavors, I find it very difficult to do without TFA Vanilla Swirl (custard but no diketones), TFA DX Bavarian Cream, and Capella's Sweet Cream (no diketones, very authentic!), and of course, TFA Sweetener, because you might be surprised; most TFA flavors are not terribly sweet in their own right, they're building blocks, not entire edifices.

Andria

 

[foxtrot_uniform]

yeah, after unpacking this batch, I've faced with " and now what ? " I waisted 100ml of vg and 30ml of pg just mixing everything. Every mix was awful ( surprise ). Then, I did just single flavor mixes just to feel how it works , but didn't enjoy any result. But, for me it was a good experience. During this trial I figured out that I want to mix using scales, not pipets, I found that at least 30% of this flavors I won't use at all, maybe one time out of 10. Now I ordered some Marshmallow, Mango (love it ),Lychee ,Hot Cinnamon Candy and Kiwi. I still gonna do some trial testing , just because it is fun. I have no idea which recipe I want, that's why I don't bother myself messing arround with em. Lately I will know for sure, that ,say, I like Kiwi and Mango, and that is gonna be my base for recipe . All tips above are very helpful, and I will look over each one when I'm ready. Cheers!!

 

[Heabob]

I like Kiwi and Mango

If you like Mango I think you'd like the Peach too.
(These will all work stand alone or with some Cream/Vanilla/Marshmallow/Biscuit/etc. added).

INW Mango & CAP Sweet Mango (favorites)
INW Peach & FA White Peach & CAP Peaches and Cream (favorites)
(mix both together for a Mango Peach)

FA Fuji Apple & INW Shisha Strawberry (best I've found so far)
CAP Sweet Tangerine (favorite)

INW & FA are usually 2%, and CAP is 4-5% for starting points.