This pear is actually a fairly good pear, but the percentage isnt yiur standard INW strength. 3pct is more suitable. I think it really hard for manufacturers to nail a real juicy sweet pear. Overall i like this one and think 1pct range is too low
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This peach is NOT a solo peach , it reminds me a vit of red raspberry FLV , meaning it enhances and fills in the gaps of another peach and does that well.
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I definitely can see that making sense. Sometimes it’s hard to tell with INW. Nomz is so much better.
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2% 70/30
This is a generic peach flavor. Earthy, not real juicy, no nectar/fleshy notes, it’s not bad. It’s definitely a tart peach and I’m getting some skin on the inhale . Not ripe. It’s ok, not my favorite, but it’s not bad. This might be useful in bakery’s, mixed with darker fruits.
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Yeah, that sums it up pretty good. Def. more of a supporting player IMO.
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Raspberry (Malina) (INW) 0.75% / 1.5% (6-29-25) – This has been one of my all time favorite Raspberries for years, and was only topped (on my shelves) by the fabled Medicine Flower Wild Raspberry. This flavor smells much stronger in the bottle than it is after a steep. Still strong, but not as strong as many people think. I actually cut it in half down to 0.75% just to see how it fared, then back up to 1.5%. There’s a reason why it’s been in 44,666 recipes on ELR !!! For the uninitiated, there are (for the most part) 3 Inawera lines. The regular (like this flavor), WG (Wera Garden) - Pro Series, and Shisha - Blends, can be used solo (per INW). Malina just means Raspberry in Polish.
This presents as a very rich, somewhat dark, accurate and natural Raspberry. There are some very light candy notes, but overall, it’s a full on, seeds included Raspberry. It can EASILY handle all of the RB freight in mixes, but pairs rather magically with TPA Sweet Raspberry. At 1.5% it was damned delicious, and about a 8.75/10 on the strength scale. Slightly tart, nicely sweetened, and full bodied. It is a very distrinctive flavor, and most times you can tell when it’s been used. Unless you used it much too high, there are no florals. Deep, rich, somewhat dark, but accurate and natural, with just a hint of tart are my main take-aways on this one, and no, hehe, I had no complaints, off-notes, or issues. Because I rated MF’s Wild Raspberry at a 10/10, I left this one JUST below the “Release the Kraken” at a very respectable 9.9/10. Your tastes may vary, but this one IS a Raspberry Powerhouse.
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Not my favorite Raspberry, I personally always got a strong floral note from all of the INW berries. I always wanted to try Wayne’s Raspberry macaron (Rhoendite?) but could never get past the smell of it.
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That one of the only things about certain flavors that I hate. The smell!! I had my nose repaired many years ago (when I still smoked so I never knew how bad they smelled) and after surgery I swear I could smell everything (my daughter likes to say that I can smell mosquito farts 
) of course once I could smell cigarettes I had to quit that’s when I started vaping.
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I love the smell and taste of this raspberry but over a half of a percent I get too much floral and unless I’m looking for floral (which I never am lol) 1/2 % is my limit for an accent to a fresh strawberry.
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Pairing the malina, 1-2 drops per 30ml, with ssa premium raspberry 1-1.3% works well for me. Also adding 1 drop malina with FA or MF violet is a good starting point for floral lovers. TPA honeysuckle 2-3% makes for a nice sweetener and keeps the malina in line.
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This raspberry for me is a .25 pct range ,pushing it higher start to go floral. Like most Raspberry it is still thin and needs help or it is a great helper. Never been one of my faves because of the floral
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Probably my #1 raspberry besides wild raspberry MF! I’m hoarding a stash because I thought there was talk of discontinuation.
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Now that I posted the RB Malina review, I started looking around at some of the many reviews. It’s an old flavor, and lots of reviews. Many said either best RB out there, or something of the like. Some people thought it was very strong, others not so much. I didn’t see a lot of florals mentioned, except for exceeding the ceiling. It’s interesting because I’m normally pretty floral sensitive, and once I taste them, I can’t UN-taste them, and I’ve had more than a few flavors that were like that.
Yeah, I can see that working well.
I’m trying to decipher why it pairs so good with TPA’s RB Sweet.
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Shisha Apple (INW) 1.5% / 2.5% (7-3-25) – First Shisha for this nearing July 4th weekend !!! I started this one out at 1.5%, but it tasted somewhat weak, so I moved it up to 2.5% which although higher for some INW’s, seemed to work better. If Shisha’s truly were “blends”, then this one fit the bill. It was clearly a mashup, of a Red Delicious Apple, but with Granny Smith undertones. These two main notes were easier to smell in the bottle, than testing, but were always there. The Red Apple notes were very authentic, and juicy, and there was some nice “skin” in there too boot. The “green”, or Granny Smith notes were a little lower in the mix, and seemed to add just more of a tart, slightly sour punch to the overall flavor. It stayed fairly in the Red Apple camp throughout the test, so I’m calling that the dominant note. At 1.5% it was weaker, which surprised me for an INW flavor, and at 2.5% it took on much better shape, fuller, with more nuances/notes present, that were not, at the lower weight. Sweetness was below mid-level, and I think that added to the fresh(er) taste of it.
Fairly natural, very good lower sweetness levels, that was primarily a Red Delicious Apple, with some green Granny Smith notes tossed in. Depending on which one of the two (or both) that you need/ed, this might or might not work out in your mixes. Not baked, cooked, or caramelized. It was an interesting pairing with the juicy, smooth, sweetness of a Red, tempered with the tarty, slightly sour Green. I don’t apple much, but this one is/was a keeper, and leaving it high at a 9.0/10, with no off-notes, and my only “complaint” would be the somewhat “relaxed” saturation. Although, increasing the weight did help out somewhat in that regard.
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Shisha Mango (INW) 1.5% (7-4-25) – Happy J4th, and let’s hit this Shisha Mango in celebration. For reference, my current “go-to” Mango, is hands down, FE/SC’s Mango. This flavor had TWO real components. The initial on-rush and middle, and the finish. The initial on-rush was a bright, punchy, orange-ish Mango-ish flavor. Pretty impressive, but somewhat vague. Mango-ish, but not truly Mango. The finish however shifted into more of a green-ish, mango skin which had a peculiar dry-ness, sometimes slightly “plastic-y” overtone. I mean, we’re not talking “shower curtains” here, and it was light, but always present, on the finish. At 1.5% it was rich, and full, and sweetness was just below mid-level.
It wasn’t a terrible Mango, and the more I tested, the more I felt it would be much better as a mixer, than the top/driving note. The finish is was pulled it sideways, not the initial, or middle notes. Orange, juicy, punchy, and mango-ish was really the closest I could come to describing it. TBH, even WITH the slightly dry, skewed finish note, I did actually like the “green-ness” it added to the mix, and some skin. It was pretty unique in so far as your typical Mango flavor, but I always came back to thinking it would need to be paired with another Mango or two to work best. Off-notes as noted above, the green, slightly dry, sometimes plastic-y finish. Overall, I did like it, and the green hint on the finish kept it very unique. I struggled a bit to lock in the knock down in the ratings for just the finish, and I finally decided on a 8.0/10.
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Shisha Raspberry (INW) 1.5%/2.5% (7-5-25) – Because I finally solo’d the INW RB Malina recently, I’ll be able to directly compare/contrast the two. I started this one @ 1.5%, but clearly it was weaker than the Malina, so I pushed it up to 2.5%, and it was quite a bit better. This one had SOME of the Malina in it, but I’m going to say only about 25%, the remaining 75% seemed centered around an almost smooth Raspberry Candy. Personally, I love the Malina, and find it bright, punchy, and full, so for my tastes, this one’s softer candied main note had less impact and saturation comparatively. For some who find the Malina too aggressive, this one might be a better choice. Not near as aggressive, and with fewer brighter, punchy notes. It really did seem more centered around a smoother, candied RB, along with some lighter jammed notes. It still had some punch to it, but the candied center, kept them in check.
At 1.5% (my final testing weight for the Malina), it was present, but tasted light and lacking, and bumping to 2.5% worked much better. Sweetness was about a tick above mid-level, and with the candy, and slight jammy notes, it worked. Because I personally never got any florals from the Malina, it was no surprise, I got none here either. A good flavor, and will work in a lot of places, just without the punch, and impact of the Malina. As always, YOUR tastes will decide which is better for you. I did rate this one below the Malina, but again, that’s personal taste. No off-notes, or complaints, and finally decided to leave it at a 8.85/10.
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Tiramisu (INW) 1%/2% (7-5-25) – I started this one at 1%, but clearly it was a weaker flavor, and I doubled it to 2%, and then it started to take shape much better. I probably could have went even higher. While def. one of the weaker INW flavors, it was good right out of the gate. I picked up on 4 major notes including: Coffee w./ light espresso, Cocoa, Cream, and a good vanilla cake element. That’s it in a nutshell. On the front end, the coffee leaned fairly heavily to coffee, with light hints of espresso, and it was not as strong as most other Tiras I’ve tested, and honestly, I would have liked more, and more of the epsresso than coffee. The cream and cake were fairly well balanced, and worked good together to smooth and richen the overall profile. I struggled for a bit trying to decide if the chocolate was a choco, or a cocoa, but I finally determined it was a cocoa. As stated, at 1% it was not very full, and doubling to 2% fixed that up, and I suspect I could have easily gone to 3% or higher, as this was just not as strong as many of my other INW flavors. Not bad, just something to keep in mind.
No off-notes or complaints, other than the weaker than expected coffee/espresso notes, which were quite good and convincing. The cocoa was just present enough to reveal itself, but in no way overpowering. The cream(s) were fairly present, and did give it a smooth overall taste/feel. The vanilla cake element was a surprise, and I don’t remember trying another Tira with as good of a cake element. It was a few ticks below mid-level sweet, which is always welcomed. About my only fix would be to boost up the coffee/epresso notes, and I would lean more towards the espresso, and with a little acidity, to help it punch through just a bit more. All in, it was tasty, just needed a little caffinated punch. I finalized it at a 9.0/10 with the only markdowns for the softer coffee/espresso elements.
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I really liked the Tiramisu @ 4% with a 2-3 week steep. I did get a very light alcohol note, almost like a sweet Marsala wine blended with the coffee. All together it was good definitely something that can be built upon.
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Once I get done with the rest of the INW’s, and get the new Flavor Jungle’s done, I may have to revisit it at 4%. I think I like more of a slightly acidic, espresso to set it off a bit more. How is/are the coffee/espresso notes @ 4% @McDuckie ?
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