Roger that.
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I initially tested @4% as per the review of Tiramisu by Chachi Vapes. I never used it any lower as I felt that was the sweet spot. If used any higher and I felt it started becoming muddled. I felt that the coffee/espresso was perfect @4% for what it’s meant to taste like, as coffee is supposed to be a side note to highlight the cookie/cake in a tiramisu. Of course the one negative point I found was the lack of more custard ( it was nice and creamy) and the lack of a mascarpone/cream cheese note. Though now that I know that I can’t taste buturic acid very well, that may be why I couldn’t detect it.
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Two Apples (INW) 1.5%/2.5% (7-6-25) – What an INTERESTING flavor to test. I had assumed it would be a simple Red Delicious, Green Apple pairing, but it was actually quite a bit different than that. I stated this one lower at 1.5% and it tasted like a muted Red Apple, BUT, when I doubled it, it came alive !!! NOW, I had all kinds of nuances and notes that were totally missing at the lower weight. The main two notes were a Red Delicious, and a Golden Delicious. Sprinkled in, were hints of Green Apple, some light Apple Cider, AND (as if those weren’t enough), at times I got a light Candied Apple note. Wow, wow, wow. Smelling it on the bottle wasn’t very close, as it smelled more like a Granny Smith.
I’m not sure if I’ve had a flavor change as much as this one did by doubling. You might be able to take it up to 3%, but 2.5% seemed very good. Plenty of skin, juiciness, and tart. Sweetness was a few ticks below mid-level, and the complexity of this one could not be ovestated. A very natural, and perky flavor with just enough bite. It some Fuji-like overtones, but it stayed squarely in the Red, and Golden camp throughout. Not baked, jammed, or candied. I could see tons of uses for this one, where a natural, juicy apple was required. 3 testers later, I couldn’t not find anything to complain about, despite looking. All in, a very complex, layered apple combo, that centered around Red, and Golden apples, with nice cider, skin, and slight candied apple undertones that kept you guessing. Hard to nit-pick this one. Not the strongest, so don’t be afraid to boost it up a bit, because THEN, it opens up !!! Handily a 9.9/10. Just almost perfect. Maybe it should have been called “Two Apples, and THEN some …”.
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I could see that.
Hehe, if I could ONLY read other reviews before reviewing LOL. I can’t, it screws me up. I often times, will read afterwards though.
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White Grapefruit (INW) 0.75%/1.5% (7-7-25) – This is the flavor that I set out to buy for a client project, which expanded into picking up all of these flavors in this review series. I started this one out at 0.75%, which presented as fair, with mostly zest, so I doubled it to 1.5%, and it improved. This one smelled hyper accurate in the bottle, and a LOT of that transferred while testing, but not all. In a nutshell, it was very clean, accurate, and tasty, but I was getting mostly low(er) end notes, and zest, even at the higher percentage. A lot of the fruit “body” notes seemed to be missing. Even with that, it was still, a very realistic grapefruit. It was “sweetened”, but I def. would not call it a “sweet” flavor. It was a fair amount below mid-level sweet.
No off-notes per se, but it did have an odd, almost “cotton-ball” like finish, which I know sounds odd, but that was the first thought that popped into mind. I would have preferred some more (or any LOL) of the juicy, fleshy body notes, which would be about my only complaint. Clearly making a GF flavor isn’t easy, or there’d be a lot more of them, and with that in mind, I’d still rec this one, as there aren’t many “even close” ones out there. Very natural, not as tart as I would have liked to help sell it better, and great zest notes. It felt good at an 8.75/10, and I still recommend buying it, if you need a good grapefruit.
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I really like to use this flavor in the .25pct range it has a great zest to it and pairs well with other grapefruits, definitely not the main note and doesnt have the fruit body that other grapefruits may give you. Never have went as high as 1pct didnt feel a need to.
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I had REALLY high hopes for it, as it smelled 100% like a grapefruit, in the bottle, BUT, didn’t all translate. Great zest though for sure. I was hoping that by cranking it up, two things would happen. Either I’d get the fleshy body, or it would top out. Sadly, neither happened.
I’m about 80% of the way to completing a Grapefruit/Watermelon for a client, and this one will be in there, just not the full driver I was hoping for. I tried to be fair in the review, and I still do rec getting it, as there are just very few, good grapefruit flavors out there.
Strangely enough my current fav, although not white is …
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Good Grapefruit, i still prefer MF though…Also FLV Pink Guava at .5 to 1pct leans more toward a Grapefruit…INW White Grapefruit is a must if you want a well rounded grapefruit but ya it has to be paired with other/others…
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