Congratulations @IggyZ, and yes, that is important.
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Agreed, same here. I always feel the need to RE-dislaimer that before I test anything cool, because, I am NOT the cooling/cooled/cool expert.
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I just went to order it and its gone already, lol.
@IggyZ The Coolcumber does contain coolant.
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@SessionDrummer, he was right about the potency of Coolcumber. To test for coolant i put 1 drop in a shot glass of water, im still burping cucumber an hour laterā¦
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Thank you, Just went on BCF and cannot see any of these 12 new flavors on their page as of Aug 19.
Wish I could get the 15 ml bottles of Flavorah direct but I donāt have a business, frown.
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Coolcumber (Flavorah) 0.25% (8-20-25) ā FIRST one on deck from this newly released series from Flavorah. Thanks out to @Bryson from Flavorah in warning me that my initial 1.0% might be TOO high for this Ultra Concentrated, and I re-mixed/steeped down to 0.25%. I might JUST be the right skeptic to test this one, as I rarely cucumber, and I do NOT like cooling, and this one had BOTH.
Well, I can tell you Bryson was right, and even down at 0.25% it was VERY full, and tasted very good. Not weak, watery, or in any way diminished. The cucumber profile on this one was VERY good, hyper accurate, and almost approaching Medicine Flower territory. Clean, crisp, and very natural tasting, and with a mix of both the fleshy body, and the darker skin. No seeds, but frankly, that was about the only thing you didnāt get. What was interesting was it had a certain fullness to it, almost a richness which gave it some weight and was unexpected.
The cooling profile was actually done very well, and it was layered in expertly, so as to ACCENT the fresh cucumber, without overpowering it, or overshadowing it. It was hard to tell but I think I WAS getting a light mint from the cooling, but it was very light in the mix overall. Wow, color me impressed, as I did NOT think I would like this one. 3 testers later, hehe, I was wrong. Fresh, juicy, full bodied (flesh and skin), accurate were my big take-aways on the cuke, and just perfectly accented by the cooling, with a light mint touch. At times I wondered if there might be just a hint of a light vanilla cream in there giving it some body and a slight smoothness, but I couldnāt decide. At 0.25% it was great, and sweetness was about 3 ticks south of mid-level.
I went into this thinking Iād surely find some issues, complaints, or wishes, but I just kept coming up short. Flavorah really nailed both profiles with this one, and I couldnāt find anything to nit-pick. Coolcumber is exactly what you got with this one, and I teetered back and forth on the rating and finally gave in, and released the Kraken. 10/10.
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Definitely a āIn Your Faceā cucumber!
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I think how they paired the two profiles really helped set it off. Plenty of juicy cuke, but accented by the cooling, w./ light mint hints. I was afraid it was going to be more of an arctic freeze, but I was wrong.
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Fruit Fusion (Flavorah) 1% (8-22-25) ā This flavor was fairly hard to nail down, or at least fully. The two things that were easily identifiable were a distinct grape, and some subtle cooling. Yes, cooling again, BUT, it was very light, but present throughout. The other profiles were fairly shrouded, but I seemed to get a hint of red apple, maybe even a red currant in there as well. Clearly it was a medley even if all of the individual elements couldnāt be identified. It presented as natural and candied early on, but the finish tasted more candy grape-ish than anything else.
At 1% it was full but not what I would call strong, and maybe a 6.9/10 on the strength scale, so it could be pushed maybe another 0.5% without issue. The sweetness was interesting, as it tasted fairly sweet, but only just on the initial onrush, and later on it tapered off. Very interesting. Iād rate it just above mid-level sweet. While I really just donāt like cooling agents, the cooling present was light enough to just be known, with a slight cooling effect, and in no way heavy handed. No overt off-notes or complaints. All in, a fairly candied grape mashup, with maybe some red apple, red currant, and a light cooling was what you got. Not a superstar, but still a good, and interesting flavor. Finalizing it at a 8.5/10.
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Garden Mint (Flavorah) 1% (8-23-25) ā I could tell this one wasnāt just a mint when mixing it up, and was curious to see how it was different. There was an initial somewhat light onrush of fresh mint, but it quickly morphed into a mint with a light citrus note, and it finished with almost a light tea undertone. Wow. ALL in a mint flavor ?? Yes. The citrus note was hard to nail down as the āexpectedā profile was Lemon but I didnāt really get a lemon from it, so Iāll leave it as a ācitrusā. The light tea note that I got on the finish was very interesting, and finished it out, and made the entire flavor more complex.
At 1% it was spot on strength wise, and sweetness was just below mid-level. The mint itself tasted more like a mint/spearmint combo, which worked really well here. For a āmintā flavor it had more weight than expected which added to the complexity. Very nicely done, and with the citrus and light tea-ish element I could see this working out great in a lot of teas, and drink mixes. No off-notes or complaints, so leaving it very high @ a 9.85/10. Nicely done, and in an interesting way.
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Huckleberry (Flavorah) 1% (8-24-25) ā When looking around for Huckleberry flavors, they appear to be almost as mystical as the real thing, as there are only 4 really viable choices on ELR (realistically), and even then, only one stands out. Apparently not only are they almost impossible to grow, but even harder to capture in the flavor. Beyond the ONE I tested from VSO (10.1/10), there just havenāt been any real contenders. Well, hehe, the times have changed, and Flavorah really nailed it with this one.
The FLV Team did a great job with this one, and it really captured the dark berry elements which did straddle a blueberry, and raspberry. The aforementioned just really captures it perfectly, and the sweet, tart, and sourness of this one were perfect. Perfectly balanced. The darker, somewhat smoother elements of a blueberry, perfectly spliced in with the sharper, tart-ier notes from a raspberry. Wow because at some point, Iāll have to move onto the other flavors in this series hehe. For the most part, it was like nothing else on my racks, and thatās saying something.
Sweetness was just below mid level, and (repeating) was perfectly ratioād against the tartness. If you are a berry lover, this one IS for you. At 1% it was perfectly strong, and at a 9.5/10 on the strength scale, and I gave up trying to find faults after the first tank. Iām not overly sensitive to florals, and did not pick up on any here. No issues, no complaints, no wants, none. As was the case with the Coolcumber, Iām going to drop the hammer, and release the Kraken again with this one, 10/10. If you like, want, or need a Huckleberry, put this one in your cart.
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better pick up MF , if you 10.1 VSO then you will 11 MF
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Lemon Lime Soda (Flavorah) 1%/2% (8-24-25) ā As soon as this one settled (broke in), I could tell 1% was not going to be enough, as it was a weaker flavor compared to most that Iāve tested in this series already. Boosted it to 2% and it took better shape. I never fully got the āsodaā profile from it, but I did get a VERY natural Lemon, and lime, that were sweetened. Actually the FIRST thought I had, was a mixture of simple syrup, with fresh lemon, and lime juice. The citrus elements were very realistic with a nice tart kick, and zesty-ness that help sell the flavor, and keep it in the natural camp.
Even doubled (from my initial 1% testing weight) it still wasnāt a strong flavor, and registered at about a 6/10 on the strength scale, so it might be possible to go even higher. Sweetness was a few ticks above mid-level, but it wasnāt cloyingly sweet, and perhaps it was the citrus that helped offset it a bit. As a simple syrup with fresh lemon and lime juice Iād have rated it fairly high at a 9/10, but as a soda, I had to knock it down a bit. No off-notes, bitterness, or squirrely-ness even at 2%, so I decided to leave it at a still high 8.6/10, with the only take-offs for relative strenght/saturation, and not much āsodaā. High marks given for the natural-ness of the lemon and lime, and tart, zesty kick however.
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Ligero Leaf (Flavorah) 1%/2% (8-26-25) ā I have to admit, every time I TRY and review a bacco flavor, I feel like, Iām NOT the guy. I do, but not being a big baccoāer, and never NETāer, I can only do so much, so HERE goes. I donāt know a Ligero, from a from a Seco, or a Voldao, but this was a Ligero Leaf which is from the top of the top of the tobacco plant, with some of the stronger, spicier notes. This flavor seemed to capture a fair amount of that. I started it out at 1%, and felt it needed a little boost, and upped it to 2%. It got stronger, but not linearly, so the top shelf might be at the 1.5%-ish region.
While fairly sweet, it was NOT an RY4. Sweetness was about 2 ticks above mid level, and overall it favored a mid, to mid dark tobacco leaf. It had a nice little spicy kick to it, and tasted pretty damned natural to me. There was a little smokyness to it, and an almost ashy note on the finish, which worked very well with the dark/er notes, and spicy kick. Testing fairly few tobaccos I couldnāt compare it really, but needless to say, it was impressive, and even doubled at 2%, which fairly strong, it was still not an overpowering flavor. About the only complaint would have been a slight dryness on the finish, but in many ways, it helped to accent the ashy note, so whether or not that is/was a con for you, is, well, up to you. All in, an interestingly dark, darker tobacco, very natural, with a nice light spicy edge, finished off with a subtle ashy-ness. Rating via my limited bacco experience, and leaving it high at a 9/10.
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