You’re very welcome @Sejuiced_By_Mel. So far, with the few that I have tested, they appear to be fairly strong, so start LOW when mixing them up, and increase the strength if needed.
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You are right, like usual, lol. Tell your wife that you were right.
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Blueberry (Duomei) 0.5%/1.0% (1-5-23) – Wow, this one was good, and different that most, if not all of my current BB rotation. I tested it at both 0.5%, and increased to 1.0% and both worked perfectly, with about a 25% increase in flavor when doubling, so 1.0% may be near the top of the usable range on this one. Very natural tasting, and even after three testers, I couldn’t think of a close match, so that’s great, breaking new ground. The word of the day with this one was “smooth”. It wasn’t recessed, but not overtly forward during the testing. No candy here, but more of an almost baked blueberry. It wasn’t a bright, super juicy BB, but seemed to excel in more of the mid, to mid-lower notes of a great blueberry. Duomei saw fit to add just enough of the tart-ish high end notes, to keep it interesting. No musky-ness, and nothing out of place with this one, at either testing weight. It was very usable at both weights, and just below mid-level sweet. Despite looking, I was unable to find any faults with this, with only minor takeoffs for the relaxed nature. If I had to change it, I would have made it a SMIDGE more forward. As it stood, a damned fine, natural blueberry the was incredibly smooth, excelling in the low and mid notes, with just enough tarty high end notes. Easily a 9.2/10.
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Caramel (Duomei) 0.4%/0.8%/1.0% (1-5-23) – In a few words, “Get this one” !!! Wow. This Caramel, wowwed RIGHT out of the gate, and didn’t stop. This one was SO good @ 0.4%, I had to see, if it improved by doubling to 0.8%, and then, up to 1.0%, and it DID. Rich, creamy, buttery, and just hands down, delicious. Having quite a few caramels in use, and to compare to, it’s safe to say this one, has NO equal(s) or direct comparisons on my racks, and that’s saying something. What made this super unique, was the almost equal pairing of milky/creamy notes, and smooth buttery notes. Just perfectly paired, where neither took the lead, and each fully supported the overall Caramel-ly effect. For an “artificial” flavor, this might be one of, if not the best “natural” tasting Caramel’s I’ve tried. Across all three testing weights, it was rich, present, and was hard to put down, hehe. It increased when doubling, and when finalizing at 1.0%, and had literally NO off-putting notes, or any signs of topping out. It was just above mid-level sweet which worked perfectly, and I’m fighting the urge to order a jumbo bottle, before it’s OOS @ diyliquid.com.au. Without belaboring the point, if you are looking to order a few (or more), this one SHOULD be on your list. The buttery/milky/creamy-ness of this one, could simply NOT be overstated. Rich, delicious, and can be solo’d all day long (trust me, I did). With it’s unique status, lack of any off notes, and velvety smooth creamy, buttery-ness, I could think of ZERO issues with this one. Handily a 10/10.
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The caramel is one I’ll be trying going by that description. Hopefully it will still be in stock when I can order.
Thanks @SessionDrummer and I’m looking forward to your opinions on the couple that I have bought. Another week or so before I’ll be trying them but I had a sniff earlier and they smell good.
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@muth as I mentioned above in the “disclaimer”, I had placed the order, credit card was charged, and all was fine, and then the owner hit me up AFTER the fact, and ended up waiving the charges, so I didn’t pay shipping, and can’t remember exactly what they were. I CAN tell you, that the AUS>USD conversion was fair, and the shipping was also fair enough, that I didn’t bat an eye when placing the order.
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I think you covered much of it in your reply. I only mentioned it because I’d hate to see anybody ill-prepared if it ever came down to a point/counterpoint situation. Knowledge is power.
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Considering how new and low I am on the Vaper’s Totem pole, this is high praise coming from you. Thank you for your encouraging words.
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Chocolate (Duomei) 0.4%/0.8% (1-5-23) – Here are the MOST common questions I get about testing chocolates, as there are some BAD choco’s out there. Is it: Dry, Bandaids, Tootsie Roll, Dark/Coil Gunking ?? Most of the BAD ones, have one or more of the aforementioned. Luckily for you AND me, this one had NONE of them. Wait, Bandaids ?? Yes, think of the Inawera Milk Chocolate (New Version). As with others, I tested this at 0.4%, then doubled to 0.8%. At both weights it tasted good, with no off notes, or anything offensive. It increased in strength when doubling, but wasn’t linear (i.e. stronger, but not twice as strong). It presented as a fairly natural tasting chocolate, without any artificial-ness screaming through. The chocolate itself, was almost a mid, to mid dark chocolate blend, which was good, because it left it RIGHT in the middle of the light (milk chocolate), and dark (dark chocolate) spectrum. It was very full and present at both weights, but not what I would call creamy or rich. No overt creamery notes, but still a nice full on chocolate. Sweetness was a few ticks below mid-level, which would allow you to sweeten if needed. Continued testing honestly didn’t really reveal any shortcomings, or artificial notes, so it was an impressive showing, simply because it tasted like a true, accurate chocolate. As an admitted S’mores junkie I WILL inject this into a few of my mixes to see, but solo’d it was pretty good. I tested it at 65 watts, and did try cranking the watts up, and I got NO scorching, so it didn’t appear to be temp sensitive, and being fairly clear, I didn’t get any excess coil gunking. If you are a choco lover, and placing a Duomei order, throw this one in your cart as well. Impressive as an artificial choco that didn’t taste artificial. 9.4/10.
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I wanted to buy some of these and still might. My biggest concern is weather they will be csrried again . Going direct is impossible due to min order amount being wayyyy out of my bll game. If @Liquid_DIY picks them up and is planning to continue stocking these Im 100pct in. These flaves seem right up my alley
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I am really stunned that these are as Natural as your saying . Most Artificial flavors dont have that quality about them .
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Well there’s TWO ways to look at it @fidalgo_vapes IMO.
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I would never put a recipe into production/sales using the Duomei’s because of what you mentioned, possible future sourcing issues.
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Buying whatever flavors you want, WHILE you can, just for your own tests, recipes, etc.
Agreed, and agreed again. Now this may NOT apply to all of them, and I can only speak to the ones I’ve tested thus far. So far, the chocolate I had expected to at least have SOME bandaids, or tootsie rolls, but it had neither. I couldn’t mark it down for a lack of creamy-ness, as it wasn’t really billed as a Milk Chocolate, and although it may not reach to the pillar of MF’s Dark Choco, it was an impressive showing none the less.
I’ve already tested one 2/10, so they’re not ALL winners, and I’m sure they’ll be some more duds in the bunch.
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In reference to the whole “Artificial” or “Natural” tastes with these. Let’s be honest, they don’t taste AS natural, or saturated as Medicine Flower flavors do, BUT, in the tests thus far, in the absence of the typical artificial tells/traits, they have, or do lean to the natural. We’ll see how the rest fare.
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You might consider yourself low on the vaper totem pole but I don’t believe in that way of thinking. Everyone’s opinions count and are valuable to the community.
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If I remember correctly @muth has been on a never ending quest for a Caramel, and this one, made me think of her.
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Oh yes! Which one was that? You’ve tested their caramel ALREADY? Did I miss that? Gawd, I hope my holy grail caramel doesn’t have to be sourced from AU.
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But I am low on the totem pole, LOL. I have to poke fun at myself because I really do ask 1 million plus 1 questions. I’m really fine with teasing. XOXO to you and Nikkii.
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