@Lynda_Marie at first I didn’t pick up on it. Actually, at first, it was a WEAK flavor, BUT, it had to break in (as some flavors do), and then, once the jam started to “jam”, I kept getting this almost luscious undertone. I wouldn’t call it a overt, slamming butter, but it’s in there.
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Vanilla (SC) (Nomz) 1.5% (3-17-24) – I have to admit to being quite interested in this one. “Vanilla ?? What KIND of Vanilla ??”. Well it’s a Frenchie !!! A French Vanilla variant to be exact. But it wasn’t named that, so what’s up ?? Well, it was tempered by something, and it took me a while to figure it out, but I DID. It tasted like a French Vanilla tempered by candy (small) marshmallows. There you go. Took you a few seconds to read it, but FAR longer for me to figure it out. Now, this was NOT a Vanilla Marshmallow, but literally a Vanilla with small type marshmallows jammed in. Overall it was an interesting flavor, and the MM worked to soften up the vanilla quite a bit, which may, or may not work for your Vanilla needs. Most times on the finish, I could even pick up on the powdered coating ON the mini marshmallows. As a mixer, or baser, I could see a lot of uses for this one, but as the primary driver in a Vanilla mix, not so sure. There was a note near the middle, and finish that reminded me of CAP’s Vanillas, and whether or not that’s an “off” note or not is up to the individual, and I didn’t count it as one. Sweetness was somewhat high, and was a few ticks above mid level sweet, which I either attributed to, or added credence to the mini-marshmallows. No off-notes, with the exception of the aforementioned “CAP Vanilla” thing, and it was full at 1.5%. I could see a lot of uses for this, as it did double duty as a Frenchie and a Mini Marshmallow at the same time. I am going to kick it down a few, because the inclusion OF the mini MM’s did somewhat detract from the pure(r) Vanilla notes, softened the flavor overall, and probably was to blame for the hightened sweeteness. Tasty, but leaving it at a 6.9/10.
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I so wanted to like this! I tasted thst darn off note and now I can’t untaste it! I called it plastic-y like, but was unsure of what it was
- creamy French vanilla, great vanilla taste, but not a lot of body, slight creamy texture. I’m getting a plastic type off note on the back end, though-not hit you in the face plastic, but it’s there. Most likely use below 2 as an additive.
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I think I know the note you’re talking about @Lynda_Marie, and I get it from many CAP vanillas. Did you get any MM from the Vanilla ?
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Raspberry (Wild) (SC) (Nomz) 1.5% (3-17-24) – Sadly for ALL Wild Raspberries, they have a high bar to meet, so all WRB’s I test, I can’t NOT compare them. This one presented as a “different” raspberry, and while tasty, I wasn’t 100% sold on the “Wild”. Now while I can’t fully quantify exactly what makes a Wild a wild, I can always tell if it’s “In There”. This one presented almost like a candied Raspberry, with some interesting accents, and it took me QUITE a while to figure it out, but I did (again). I think the paired profile was similar to that of a grape. It was VERY hard to tell when riding around with the Raspberry, but it seemed more purple than green, but maybe a hint of green grape in there as well. NOW, this was not a straight mashup of a grape and raspberry, but the grape was almost slid in, underneath (undertone) below the more dominant Raspberry. The raspberry stayed fairly candied, and partially artificial throughout my tests, and that damned interesting grape-y undertone never left. It tried to stay hidden below the RB, but once I tasted it, (you know), I couldn’t UN-taste it.
Now, overall the flavor WAS very good, and it was nicely full at 1.5%, and was just below mid-level sweet. No off-notes, florals, soaps, or perfumes, and about the ONLY thing I wasn’t 100% sure of, was the grape-y undertones, and/or if that sold the “Wildness”. In the end, I couldn’t decide, so I decided to take-off just a bit as to my tastes, it was a grape, and although a VERY tasty flavor, didn’t sell me on the “wild”. All in, a fairly candied Red (guessing) Raspberry, tempered by a super interesting grape undertone, which when combined, yielded a very interesting flavor. Even without selling me entirely on the wild, it still was too good to go below a 9.0/10.
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@SessionDrummer Very interesting, I too thought it was a bit candied but I did not detect grape, that little “imp” lingering in the background, to me and I stress me, I thought it more of an almost slightly underripe pear with a bit of the skin which in turn kinda made it almost a wild raspberry. Here in West Virginia depending on what region you pick them, our wild raspberries taste slightly but noticeably different. Where I live, the raspberries are fairly sweet and delicious and carry a little delightfully “tart greenish” start and finish with a really fresh red sweetness. Just two hours south of me the raspberries are quite smaller but incredibly sweet from start to finish. Mix those together for a great pie! 
I really liked this raspberry by Nomz and ordered a couple more bottles 
sorry for disrupting your thread…
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@TimWV hehe, that’s a good way to describe it.
Interesting …
Wow, I only wish I had such bushes growing around here.
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Come on down around mid July and I’ll take you to Hinton (near Beckly) and we’ll pick buckets full! 
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I just got some sort of creaminess from the vanilla, but I did get vanilla in the marshmallow.
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Hibiscus (SC) (Nomz) 1.5% (3-18-24) – Wow, this one was a PUNCHY lil’ one. I have to check, but I’m pretty sure I have all of ONE Hibiscus flavor on my racks (well, TWO now), and that’s saying something, so keep that in mind. This one DID hit me with some Florals right out of the gate, BUT, in the case of this flavor, that wasn’t off-putting, or a negative. It was a VERY strangely interesting flavor, and it seemed to revolve around two main notes. The first was a light, sweet floral that was bright, and very light on the palate, and the second was a darker, almost tart berry-ish note, that was similar to a pomegranate mashed up with a cranberry. And THERE you go, hehe. Trying to explain these notes was actually a challenge, or at least making them make SENSE was a challenge. Together, the light floral along with the dark/er tart berry-ish tones was QUITE an interesting combination. I think it was a little dark(er) and tarty-er than the only other one I’ve ever tested. Now the light florals may or may not be for everyone’s tastes, but in this case, they really seemed to play well off of the darker, tart notes. No off-notes with the exception of the light florals for some people, and at 1.5% it was really good. Because it wasn’t in my normal wheelhouse I’d have to think about some good uses for this one, but as it stood, it was a VERY unique one, and am going to place it high, as it seemed to do what it needed to do, and it did it well. Light florals, sweetened, and with a darker, tart berry low end. Leaving this one high @ a 9.6/10.
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Kiwi (SC) (Nomz) 1.5% (3-19-24) – I love Kiwis, and I knew something was "different’ with this one, when mixing it up. First off, I didn’t get a lot of Kiwi from it. There was some in there, but it was NOT the dominant note. What WAS, was actually a pretty good Honeydew Melon. YES, honeydew, with maybe another “green”-ish flavor mixed in, but unsure exactly what it was. Hehe, WAIT a minute, I think it might have been a Cucumber ?? OMG, what IS this flavor ?? OK, ok, it was BARELY a Kiwi, let’s get that out of the way (again), BUT, hehe, it was rather a very interesting, and GOOD flavor. I’m going to have to bang it pretty hard in the score area, BUT, if you are interested in a Kiwi, Honeydew Melon Cucumber mashup, you may wan to pick this up, because, it was strangely addictive, and dammit, it tasted good. OK, at 1.5% it was very present, no “off-notes” (please see above) per se, and sweetness was a few ticks below mid level. While I cannot recommend this as a Kiwi flavor, as a cool Honeydew/Cucumber (with a hint of Kiwi), I can ABSOLUTELY recommend it. Wow, this one WAS a surprise. I did actually blow through all 3 testers, so it was actually pretty good, refreshing, and actually, very natural tasting. Just not a Kiwi. Marking this one down solely for the Lack-O-Kiwi, and leaving it at a low 4.5/10.
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As a typical rule, I never read any other reviews for flavors before I post my own. It can VERY easily change or “color” my opinion. Sometimes, if I get a really screwball result I’ll check my equipment, re-wick, re-mix, even re-coil, and re-test, and if that doesn’t work, sometimes I’ll reach out to see if anyone else had the same issues.
After I posted the Kiwi review on my primary sites, I did check ELR to see if someone, anyone had a similar take, and LOW and behold. One person did, and thank God, hehe.
25% unripe Kiwi,
50% unripe honeydew melon
25% cucumber peel…not what i look for in a kiwi…
Nuggi (@MettehjsI) I don’t know you, but you NAILED it on this flavor. Glad it wasn’t just me.
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Papaya (SC) (Nomz) 1.5% (3-20-24) – My first thought on this one was, “Is this a Papaya Custard” !!! Wow, didn’t see this one coming. This one was tasty, and CREAMY !!! I am now finishing the third tester, and I’m still stuck on that first thought. At 1.5% it was very rich, full, and (repeating), creamy. It was soo creamy, that I’d swear that it was paired with an almost vanilla custard. Now I didn’t get overt eggy-ness like you would from a stiff VC, but dammit, it sure almost tasted like it. The Papaya had a sprinkling of bright, top notes, but was far more centered on the mid to almost mid-dark notes of the Papaya. The bright, orange, fleshy notes hit you up front, and then for the remainder from the middle to the finish there it slid into a deep orange, rich and creamy-ness, that really almost rivaled some good VC’s. I’ve had somewhat creamy Papayas before, but nothing like this one. Wow.
The Papaya notes were fairly accurate, rich, and natural tasting, and unless you can call a cream, cream, creamy-ness an off-note, I couldn’t detect any. Sweetness was below mid-level, and there was a nice little tarty punch at the VERY end, that added some zing to the finish. I have never had a Papaya like this one before, and the only hard part on scoring this one, was to determine if the creamy, almost VC like main carrier note overshadowed the Papaya or not. It was really hard to judge this, and judge it for ALL of you, BUT, in the end, I decided that it did not, and finalized this one very high. Accurate, natural, and the creamiest Papayas I have ever tested, and so much so, that I wanted to call it a Papaya Custard. If you like Papayas, Custards, or Vanilla Custards, you SHOULD run out and get this one. About the only people this might not appeal to would be those in need of a “light and bright” only Papaya. I’ll take some more of this one, and will leave it very high at a 9.85/10.
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Has anyone gotten the Supercharged Nomz Lemon Custard? I’m wondering if it is any better than the OG Chefs Lemon Custard. I want to mix a lemon or lime pudding/curd type of recipe.
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I liked it. It’s on par with the raspberry custard. The lemon is mellowed quite a bit. I liked all the custard’s. All of them lingered on my pallet. Dense, but mellow fruit. I don’t have the OG to compare it too though.
These are my quick notes
Lemon Custard SC Nomz 2%
thick custard, not a ton of egg, but buttery custard. The lemon is on the mellow. Great mouthfeel, thick, nice lemon, no off notes, nothing out of place, well blended. <
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Thanks Lynda that sounds good I guess the lemon needs to be boosted with a good lemon flavor. I tried the MF Lemon a few years ago but probably tried it way too high. I think I’ll get another bottle and try adding .25%.
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Hehe @McDuckie, MF’s Lemon is an Ultra Ultra, and as you have probably surmised, can easily be used down to the 0.25-0.50% range.
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Thanks SD I had a bottle of MF Lemon a few years ago and because I didn’t know it was alcohol based I SFT it at 2% 
it just about dissolved my tastebuds. So I used it to make a tray of expensive glycerin soap. Oops LOL
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