Yeah i can see them now, thats awesome, you really didnt have to change it though you already do enough as it is without me adding to the workload 
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Appreciate it though & all the work you put in in general 
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Not at all @RicklePick-Eddie1z, I wish I’d done that, when you first mentioned it !!!
You’re very welcome, my pleasure.
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I know you’re not a big fan of minty flavorings, but i’m excited to see what you have to say about the xs spearmint! Have you gotten to the newest fj ultimate mints by chance? Much love Session!
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XS Alpine Strawberry (CAP) 1.25% (8-9-26) – With the XS line being stronger than the normal CAP flavors, I gave these some extra steep time, just to let them settle out. This one had a surprise in store for me, as it actually had some jam, and light butter notes in it ? Yes, I changed out the cotton JUST to make sure. The expected bright top end, almost sparkly notes were present, along with, some unexpected jammy undertones, and I’d swear I got just a hint of buttery richness in there. It actually tasted more like a juicy strawberry jam, with nice Alpine highlights. Overall it was very red, WITH the brighter Alpine notes on top.
While not as super concentrates as FLV’s, this one was spot on strength wise @ 1.25% and was about a 9.5/10 on the strength scale. Sweetness was just at about mid-level, and no real off-notes or complaints. NOW, with that said, it was NOT a pure Alpine SB, BUT, having those notes paired with some nice red jammy notes, really worked well. Your uses may vary because of the included jam notes. I think a better name would have been Alpine Strawberry Jam. Can’t really deduct FOR the jam, so be advised, it’s IN there. Tasted very good, authentic, and with the darker, jammier notes on the bottom, and the brighter Alpine notes on the top, it widened the spectrum it covered. All in, it felt good at a 9/10.
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XS Golden Pineapple (CAP) 1.25% (8-22-26) – Having used CAPs Golden Pineapple forever, and never testing it, made getting into the XS version a nice bonus for me. At first taste, and throughout the testing, it stayed pretty consistent, and was a sweetened wide spectrum pineapple. Meaning, it had some of the bright top notes, more of the middle body notes, and actually some of the lower, darker notes, which presented as almost “baked”. It shouldn’t be a secret that VTA kind of hooked me on their Sugarloaf Pineapple, which is much brighter, and more focused on the high end bright notes. This one I think will have more uses, as it covered more of the full pineapple. At 1.25% it was strong, but felt like it might need just a pinch more, so maybe 1.55%'ish. Having the mid and some darker notes in this one really added depth, complexity, and opened up it’s uses.
Sweetness was about mid-level, and after 3 tanks, I gave up trying to find any complaints, or off-notes. At the tested weight of 1.25% it felt like about a 6.5/10 on the strength scale. Smooth, sweet, and with almost hints of canned pineapple chunks in syrup, BUT, not a syrup’d pineapple hehe, just hints. A great full spectrum pineapple with some bright/high end notes, more of the mid/darker notes, with hints of even darker, almost baked pineapple notes near the bottom. All in, it covered all of the bases, and felt great at an 8.5/10.
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XS Fresh Watermelon (CAP) 1.25% (8-22-26) – Having tested both CAP’s Juicy Watermelon, and Succulent Watermelon, I was curious to see where this XS variant sat. It was different than the aforementioned, and has a lot of freshness to it. It was an interesting take on a watermelon with an almost “syrup’d” profile to it. It had both natural and some lighter artificial notes, which I put at about a 70% natural, and 30% artificial. It was not candied, but literally had a syrup undertone. Sweetness was a tick or two above mid-level which played to the undertones.
At 1.25% it was plenty strong and at about a 8.5/10 on the strength scale, and zero off-notes or complaints. About the only slight negative was that the syrup undertones, may have diminished some of the juicy aspects. Not dry by any means though. As far as the body/flesh notes, it was centered more around the juicy red, but with some lighter white, and a hint of rind, so it had the WM pretty well covered. Because it didn’t fully present as a natural, that might change your usage, but even as it stood, it was a good full package watermelon. Fairly sweet, plenty of red, white, with a touch of rind, and with a 70/30 natural/artificial ratio is what you got with this one. And yes, hehe, it was fairly fresh as well. Leaving it high at a 9.3/10.
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I’m keen to give that chocolate Dubai a go, but none of the new flavours are on their DAAP list
Does anyone know how regularly it is updated?
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this sounds like the perfect watermelon for a wm lemonade. maybe pair it with wf yellow watermelon. One of my favorite wm lemonade mixes I have done uses pur wm with wf yellow wm. banger! hopefully we will be able to access these here in the states.
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I emailed Capella. Chocolate Dubai does contain acetoin and they are working on getting the new flavours updated on to the list.
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I can’t find this anywhere except nomz (& 10ml only.) It’s not listed on Capella’s site either and not renamed that I could see. OOO has also discontinued Selai Kaya, so I guess I’ll soon be back to the drawing board on a couple of recipes 
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They haven’t updated their site with the new flavours I believe…
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BACK into these, sorry about the Slackin …
XS Italian Lemon Sicily (CAP) 1.25% (10-11-26) – My first thought on this one, was, “Thank God, a NOT over-sweetened Lemon Flavor” LOL. Honestly, that was it. OK, beyond that, this one proved to a rather interestingly complex Lemon. I didn’t know exactly what to expect from an Italian Lemon Sicily, and I couldn’t begin to tell you if it was a Limone di Siracusa, or a Femminello, but I can tell you it was good. It DID actually taste quite a bit different from a US lemon. In keeping with a Sicilian Lemon it was sharp, and was fairly acidic. This in no way was off-putting, and it really helped push it out of the “Yeah, it’s just another Lemon” category. Sweetness was unexpectedly quite a bit lower than mid-level, and it worked just fine.
It was bright, but without ANY artificial notes, and not as many bright sparkly high end notes. It wasn’t without punch, but it seemed more centered around the mid-bright, and mid-body notes. Very natural tasting, fresh, and punchy. It had undertone hints of a white grapefruit, very below the surface that helped sell it. Some rind/zest, and a smidge of lemon citrus oil, ALL baked in there. At 1.25% after an above average steep time, it felt like I could probably push this one up to 1.75%. Fresh, natural, fairly acidic, with nice zest/citrus oil accents is what this one was, and I hate to say it, but it was unlike any Lemon I had on my racks, and that’s saying something. All in, a very unique Lemon profile that could push/pull any existing lemon recipe into a new and unique direction. Very unexpected, and good. Solidly a 9.7/10.
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XS Lemon Carioca (CAP) 1.25% (10-11-26) – Was looking forward to testing this on the heels of the XS Italian Lemon Sicily for a direct comparison. My first thoughts on this were, “Holly Hell” !!! Cooling !!! Now you guys KNOW, I don’t do cooling, right ?? OK, while this one was breaking in, I literally got nothing BUT cooling. I could have called it “Review Done”, but glad I didn’t. After it broke in, it started to take shape. Now, with the cooling, either after I got used to it (I don’t do cooling), or it broke in, the net cooling effect was about a 2/10, so VERY manageable, even for me, and NO clue why it came out of the gate like a box of dry ice. OK, I had never heard of Carioca, but it appears to simply mean from Rio de Janiero, Brazil. This one was very similar to the previously tested XS Italian Lemon Sicily, but with differences. There was COOLING, hehe, it had higher levels of sweetness, and it seemed more centered around the Lemon Zest, and Citrus oil exclusively.
With that said, it wasn’t bitter, which was odd, as that was expected. The sweetener presented as almost a lighter golden syrup, which when tempered with the lemon zest/citrus oil worked very well. Sweetness was just above mid-level. Very fresh, and natural, and had a fair amount of “zip” to it. Basically this one had great zest and citrus oil notes, tempered by a golden syrup-like sweetener, and some cooling. Even though I cannot use cooling agents, this amount of cooling in this flavor was a non-issue for me after it broke in. Rating it higher, for uniqueness. Yet another flavor that isn’t matched by anything on my racks. 9.1/10.
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XS Luscious Peach (CAP) 1.25% (10-11-26) – I picked up 3 main profiles on this one initially, and they carried through till the end of the test. A juicy yellow peach, somewhat dry white peach, and cooling. Yes, cooling. The cooling itself felt fairly minor, but it seemed to detract from the peach flavors a bit, and it had a somewhat dry/bitter finish. At 1.25% it was nicely strong, and both peach profiles were good, and very natural. Sadly they were tainted a bit by the finish. Not entirely sure the cooling agent(s) worked out as well in this flavor, as the few others I tested previously. Marking down, for the distracting (somewhat) cooling, and the dryness, and slightly bitter finish. Leaving it solidly at a 7/10.
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Great reviews as always!
Did either of the lemon flavours have visible oil in the bottle?
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Do you remember Buko Pandan by Vape Kitchen?
Flavor Profile of Pandan: Sweet, milky, and grassy with distinct notes of vanilla, almond, and a subtle nuttiness.
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@RandomlyAssigned thank you very much AND, that’s a NEGATIVE. I’m always hesitant to use the terms “citrus oil” when reviewing, for fear that ^^^^ might be implied. No, no oils, no separation, nadda, zip, zero. It was merely the “taste” similarity only.
Great question !!!
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YES I do @muth. And to think, I almost didn’t pick those up for reviewing. GLAD I did, as they were some of the most interesting, and unique finished ejuice that I ever reviewed.
“SessionDrummer” …
Buko Pandan is a Filipino dessert salad typically served during the holidays. We mix sweet coconut milk, condensed milk and pandan jelly in this interpretation.
OK, right out of the gate, this one, was a creamy brick, RIGHT to the FACE !!! OMG on the thick levels of creaminess in this one. Immediately reminded me of the Hangsen creams, i.e. Italian, Ice Cream, Cream, etc. After the mega, super rich creaminess, the coconut falls into second place with some condensed milk, and ends with a nice somewhat sweet finish. Now from the description, I was looking for the jelly in this one, as it would have been a nice punch through all of the creamy coconut, but I couldn’t find it. Doesn’t mean this is a fail, but it’s a super rich, creamy coconut, and a lil’ bit of jelly would have helped to clear the palate up just a smidge. What’s interesting is finger testing, I think I AM getting some jelly, but just can’t find it, vaping it. Let’s re-fill, and re-check this one. Hmmmm, maybe just a smidge it anything, as an overall high note, but it’s fighting for it’s life with the decadent, heavy creams, and coconut. As a mix, it’s quite delishious, heavy, creamy, and full, just missing that little jelly punch. Solid @ 8/10.
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