Chefs Super Concentrates Single Flavor Tests by SessionDrummer -- Testing Now!

[Psycho_316]

Yeah been watching for 2 weeks both are out. I want to recreate biscoff ice cream. You should try mixing those two together. If they nailed a biscoff it truly will be epic and a adv. hopefully one day i can try it out​:joy:

[errrkah]

I LOVED the Tobacco Gold, RY Castle + Tobacco Toasted Pop flavors, however they were not anywhere near NET-feeling or “heavy tobaccos”. Tobacco RY4, Traditional + Fire Cured were alright to my tastes. I am super new to tobaccos in DIY so I don’t have much valuable experience haha. Chef’s also added 2-3 new tobaccos in mid-late August that I didn’t get in time for the Noted review (Blend, Burley + maybe 1 more I can’t recall).

Tobacco American Mild was the only tobacco I tried that was actually very gross! My fiancé, a Chicagoan, said the room note smells just like Malort (which is nowhere near a good thing lol).

The full line is getting reviewed live on Mon 09/06 at 7pm PST on the DIY or Die YouTube. There will be 4 people (including me) who all tried the Chef’s line at all sorts of different %s so it should be pretty informative. Hope to see you guys there, say hi in the chat if you pop in :
https://www.youtube.com/c/DIYorDIEvaping

[errrkah]

@fidalgo_vapes hey I’m so sorry i wasn’t in the Noted chat (too nervous/ focused lol) but YES, I was the guest on Noted tonight! I go by hesh/ hesherette on other DIY places (ELR is my oldest DIY-related account). thank you for the compliments on the Notes, I really appreciate that + so glad you caught the episode I see you in the Noted chats often!

[Mikser]

Great show @errrkah and lots of useful info. Well done!

[fidalgo_vapes]

Lol…I heard Erica then Hesh and got confused lmao…I came in late ( last minute school shopping ) Great Notes and Ty . Great Job on show , I need to research most of it lol

[Lucas_James_Holden]

@errrkah I watched the show last night and I was really impressed with how much time and effort you had put into testing those flavours, you really were an asset to the show and I hope to see you more often on there. Excellent job, well done.

[ladycrooks]

Omg I love this!

[Lucas_James_Holden]

Not a review but just a few words about what I have experienced so far with a couple of these flavours.
I tried the Vanilla Ice Cream at 1.5% but I kept noticing a bitter note especially at the tail end of the exhale, there was also a caramel like note and although the flavour was creamy it seemed a bit dry and muted to me. On the other hand I am now trying the CSC Coconut Macaroon at 1.5% and I’m really liking this one a lot, this one is far more flavourful and tastes almost like a whole recipe/one shot affair rather than a single flavour. It’s nicely balanced between a good coconut and a biscuity/bakery type flavour without any spices which is what it’s supposed to taste like, it is smooth and quite creamy too. I will be getting a larger bottle of this one for sure.
Edit. That bitter note that I had with the Vanilla Ice Cream single flavour test is easily covered up when mixed with other flavours and the end result is a very good vanilla ice cream with a nice full and creamy flavour.

[Rocky02852]

Does anyone know what happened to the Peanut Butter CSC ?

I wanted to order it to mix @lukeloop’s
“The Snickering”…

[fidalgo_vapes]

I believe its discontinued… Hesherette just said goodbye to a couple Chefs flavors in chat on noted

[Lucas_James_Holden]

@fidalgo_vapes

I believe its discontinued

Well that didn’t last long, I noticed a couple of the CSC flavours have disappeared from the website and good ones too. They haven’t been out five minutes and they are already discontinuing them,

[lukeloop]

If people make requests for it we might get it back, you cant rely on others doing it though we all have to do it

[Lucas_James_Holden]

I totally agree with you @lukeloop, we did that with the Molinberry Classic Belgian Waffle and succeeded.

[Mikser]

@lukeloop

If people make requests for it we might get it back, you cant rely on others doing it though we all have to do it

Exactly. I asked about Peach Apricot (missing in their offer; top3 flavor overall last year for me) and their (always fabulous) support said ‘their directors are considering bringing back’ (my speculation, ‘popular’ and well sold flavors will stay, others might be removed; probably because it makes sense for them price wise to only buy large quantities).

[Mikser]

Soma flavors are back and some new CSC were added:

Due to customer requests we brought back CSC Oat, Peanut Butter, Peach Apricot, Vanilla Ice Cream and Milk Chocolate.
While we were on it, we thought we might as well give you some new flavours to get your mixing creativity flowing!

[SessionDrummer]

@Mikser well that is GREAT NEWS. I know I loved the PB, Oat (10/10), and the VIC (10/10) !!!

@SessionDrummer

Oats (CSC) 1.5% (6-20-21) – I think it’s safe to say I was COMPLETELY unprepared for this flavor. Not a lot of oats out there, because it’s HARD to get right. I assumed this would be some general bakery with grains, passed off as a “kinda close” flavor. Boy was I wrong. FULL on, OATS !!! No puffed wheat, not corn, not AP, OATS !!! It made me immediately think of Quaker Oats, no questions, no hesitations. Below mid level sweet, and the best part, it wasn’t FLAVORED. Blank slate, spot on oats. That’s it, that’s all. Was delicious at 1.5%, and man, the opportunities to use this one will be endless, and you could tweak to your hearts content. This, ladies and gentlemen is an impressive flavor, and I’m glad I added this one to the list. If you want some spot on oats, nicely sweetened, this is the one you should get. Full stop. 10/10.

@SessionDrummer

Peanut Butter (CSC) 1.5% (6-22-21) – Good Peanut Butters are out there, but they can be hard to find. Typically PBs fall into two categories, Dry and Salty, or Creamy and Sweet. Chef’s seems to have figured out how to MERGE the two !!! Yes, an almost perfect combination of a creamy, sweet, salty, peanut butter with some dryness which added to the complexity. At 1.5% it was full, present, and delicious, with nothing out of place. It was about mid-level sweet, and leaned slightly towards the creamy sweet, but only slightly. No bitterness could be found, and there was a certain earthy-ness that kept it grounded. Soup to Nuts might just be applicable here, as this one covered a lot of bases, and checked most of the boxes. I think it could be best summed up like a Creamy Jif peanut butter paired with crunchy salted nuts. With it’s authenticity, complexity, and dual personalities I could see many uses for this one. Easily 9.75/10.

@SessionDrummer

Vanilla Ice Cream (CSC) 1.5% (6-24-21) – 2nd to last on deck in this huge series of Chef’s new SC’s. My initial reaction to this was, “This might be the BEST Vanilla Ice Cream” I have ever tried. 10ml later, that hasn’t changed, and that’s kind of a big deal. At 1.5% this one was a real show stopper, which had all the notes needed to convince you of it’s namesake. Missing were some of the commonly found dairy notes in some flavors, that were dairy, but not really Ice Cream. Chefs did a really bang up job on this one. Incredible mouthfeel for an ice cream, and while not “buttery” like another well known VIC, it didn’t need it, you didn’t miss it, and actually you didn’t even WANT it. I’m still trying to wrap my head around this one, but needless to say, all the players were here, creamy, rich, present, but not overbearing vanilla, and loads of mouthfeel. A few ticks above mid sweet, and no pepper, no off notes, no nonsense present. For a great, clean vanilla ice cream that truly captured all aspects of a VIC, this one should be on your rack. For anyone else, it should be on YOUR rack too !!! I would rate it at 10.1/10, but I promised I’d never do that again. Easily, 10/10.

[Lucas_James_Holden]

That’s great news as I was missing the Oats and Peanut Butter, I also like the sounds of the other two. Thank you.

[SessionDrummer]

Round II is IN the mail. I’ll re-assess and see if there’s room to fit them in on this thread, or possibly start a new Chefs SC Round II thread.

[Gazza7]

I’ll be very interested to read your thoughts, particularly on the strawberry jam.
I’ve not bought any of Chefs SCs yet but have definitely toyed with the idea.

[Lucas_James_Holden]

Plus one with the Strawberry Jam as I’ve only very recently received it but haven’t had the chance to try it out yet, so much to do but so little time. There are a few more though that I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts about @SessionDrummer.