Like when you tread in dog muck, i get everywhere mate!
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Welcome mate. I like your sense of humour 
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Creme Anglaise (CSC) 2%
My favorite so far is Creme Anglaise.
Like a vanilla sauce, not fat like a pudding or custard. milky and light with a spicy vanilla. I have 60 different vanilla flavors at home but the Creme Anglaise is really unique.
If you know the Vanilla Tobacco from Vampire Vape you will find this vanilla there.
9.5/10
Mango (CSC) 2%
Not a bad mango, a little above average. (There are really many bad mangosā¦)
No overripe Malaysia Mango, I would compare it to the FA Costa Rica Mango with a touch more peel / tart which makes the flavor again much more authentic. I think I will mix this flavor again with 4%.
8.0/10
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@SessionDrummer
Was just over on Chefās website and they have quite a bit more of the SCās than whatās covered in this thread. Did they only ship you certain flavorsā¦or they shipped the whole line and you havenāt gotten around to the others?
I ask because I was hoping to see some info on their Strawberry and Strawberry milkshake. Regardless, I and others am (are?) grateful for the reviews and the time you put in brother!
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@TorturedZen thanks a lot, it always means a lot to hear that. I canāt remember, I think Leah just shipped out like 20 of them, but I can hit her back, and see whatās what. I TOO love some SB Milkshake.
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I noticed that a few on my shopping list havenāt been covered yet. Iāll add my thoughts on Absinthe, Rhubarb and Tobacco Fire Cured in early August (ordering 23rd July). Iāve also added Coconut Macaroons, Biscuit (Speculoos),Mojito, Vanilla Ice Cream and Oat after your SFTs. So if I get shouted at for ordering over 100 concentrates, itās clearly your fault. 
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Hehe, although on a personal level, Iād LOVE to take credit for that, but alas, I cannot.
Iād be curious to hear your thoughts on all of them, especially the ones I reviewed for comparison.
Iāve contacted Leah, to see how things are going over at Chefs.
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Wait, I just checked with the wife, and she stated, āYESā, it is my fault.
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I decided to get them this month as I need to go to Chefās for Perique Black and a few other essentials. So added the Chefās that jumped out as suiting my autumn/winter palate.
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Absinthe (CSC) 0.5%/1.5% (12th August)
From the scent and knuckle test alone it is clear that this absinthe has put fennel front and centre in the blend. After that, the anise and earthy wormwood battle eachother for attention amidst a battlefield of a creamy mouthfeel. To finish, it has a tart grassy and fibrous stalks air to the aftertaste with a warming youād expect from a strong spirit.
Overall this is a decent herbal concentrate but, how does it stack up against other absinthes?
Well, it is the driest of the pack with Absinthe 2 (TPA), Absinthe (FW) and Absinthe (DV) (in descending order) all being sweeter. It also lacks the depth of herbs and bitters that the DV has in spades.
Personally, Iād use it between 0.45 - 1% to add depth to fruit and herbal blends.
8/10 as a herbal or to complement other absinthes. Not suitable as a standalone absinthe
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Rhubarb (CSC) 0.5%/1.5% (12th August)
Well 1.5% was a bad idea: I was hit by a poor chemical mess that was akin to mixing acetone with stevia and Mary Jane (TPA).
So, now at 0.5%:
This is a candied rhubarb much like half of the British rhubarb and custard boiled sweets. Though it does add a bitter tartness as an end note. With a strong pie crust or custard it may work well but will need a long steep at 2-3 weeks.
Iāll give this a longer steep to see if that ester flavouring characteristic fades or not over a month.
As is, 3/10 as a typical synthetic tasting rhubarb.
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It is a damn good concentrate and well balanced. It just feels a tad more like a rich creme caramel than a brulee to me: just lacking that tiny touch a burnt caramel to make it a brulee.
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@SquirrelSmash I hate it when that happens, and itās happened to me a lot. I appreciate your candor, AND, your re-testing at a lower rate.
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Ahhhhh, thatās why I deducted !!!
Nicely done.
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Awesome notes, SD! Your notes encouraged me to get serious about my own SFTs. hope itās okay for me to post here to announce that Iām actually in the process of reviewing the ENTIRE Chefās SC line along with the Noted crew for a special YouTube review show!
The episode will be airing live on Monday, September 6th at 7pm PST/ 10pm EST, under the DIYorDie YT channel.
Apologies for the shameless self promo plug, but it will be my first guest appearance on the show + Iām nervous! I go by āhesheretteā on YT/ elsewhere 
Iāve been busting my butt doing SFTs to hopefully give back to the amazing DIY community thatās helped me so much. I didnāt realize what I was volunteering for but once I found out I decided to just go for it 
Iāll be back sometime soon with a quick rundown of some reviews for the thread as well.
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Youāll enjoy most of them. Though, the mints are a bit samey and the tobaccos donāt impress.
I think I only disagree with @SessionDrummer on Oats. Personally I find that it has an overpowering unnatural note: A bit like chemical processing. I assumed that it was just a UK vs. US palate difference.
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