Is it a natural banana? I can tolerate natural banana and prefer it. Anything on the candied/runt spectrum icks me.
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Zero candy in that Nomz banana. It’s my top banana flavor. Even their banana candy is pretty authentic tasting.
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I get runtyness from all bananas not that i hate it. The nomz to me is less runt but not like full natural banana. More like the banana you get in a italian ice where its not runty but still a bit artificial creamy tasting. I think thats the best you can really hope for in a banana vape though
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I appreciate your opinions and it helps but it only shows that we all taste differently and I can’t get away without buying it myself and testing. Sometimes I wonder why I even ask. Sorry, I’m in a foul mood right now.
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Its a great banana so you should def try it
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Cherry Maraschino (SSA) 1% (10-28-24) – Having had stellar luck with SSA’s Ripe Cherry, I thought this one, would be RIGHT up the same alley. Now it was, but KINDA. It did present as a really good Mara Cherry, BUT, it tasted like it was tempered with another cherry type, maybe a cherry compote, but not 100% sure. At 1% it was perfectly strong, and sweetness was just below mid-level, with no overt squirrely notes. Continued testing proved to make it very hard to accurately nail down the “other” cherry element, so I’ll probably have to leave it at a compote. Now, the ratio between the Mara cherry and “compote” was close to 65% Maraschino Cherry and 35% Cherry Compote if that helps explain it better. Not bad, not bad at all, just not a 100% Maraschino to my tastes. There was a very nice light fizzyness, almost fermented kick on the finish that I wouldn’t normally expect from a Mara, and that may have been from the “other” elelement, but not sure. All in, a very good cherry, just not a 100% Maraschino. I decided to leave it still fairly high, at a 7.0/10.
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Cocoa Milk (SSA) 1% (10-28-24) – Holy Mother of Cocoa Onrush !!! OK, hehe, wow. During the FIRST test with this one, I was struck by how deliciously, I was hit with the initial onrush of Cocoa. Very tasty, accurate, and rich. That was followed by more of a creamy-ish, almost milky finish. Maybe whole milk might be a better description of the milk element, but it was still somewhat creamy, and rich. The Cocoa hit you right away, and was very accurate, and in NO way could be confused with ANY other chocolate type, it was 100% cocoa.
The pairing of the Cocoa and creamy milk was very well done, and it wasn’t mashed up, but clearly delivered a One, Two punch assualt, and it was delicious. At 1% it was spot on strong, with no need to increase. Sweetness was actually a few ticks below mid-level, and I could detect NO off-notes. Sobucky’s rendering of a dried cocoa powder was really impressive. Now it wasn’t dry, and maybe that magic came from the smart pairing with the creamy milk. At 65 watts, it didn’t scorch at all, or have any bitterness to speak of, and I actually had a very hard time finding nit-picks. I guess if I had to REALLY dig deep in the nit-pick bag, I might want just a hint more milky milky-ness, but even that my friends, was barely worth mentioning. All in, if you are a Cocoa lover, you’re going to love this one. I can’t go lower than 9.9/10 on this one.
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Two things come to mind while still finishing up the delicious, rich Cocoa Milk. Is it the same as MB’s Cocoa Milk ?? I don’t know, I’ve never tried or tested MB’s version.
How would the Cocoa Milk do in a S’mores ?? !!!
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This sounds like it would make a great Egg Cream. Now where do I find a Seltzer? 
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@SessionDrummer are you covering the entire new flavor pack here? I’m filling up my cart and waiting to hear more, hehe.
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I’m doing the entire recently released pack, AND, the Creme de la Creme which I haven’t tested yet.
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How’s that Meringue, Lemony coming along? 
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Did SSA make a plain Meringue?
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@muth if they came out with a meringue, I haven’t seen it. The Meringue Lemony is in the queue.
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Hey @SessionDrummer I was just reading your BCF review of Marshmallow (SSA). You released the Kraken on it and compared it to other strong brands but you left out Marshmallow Vanilla (OOO). You don’t think it’s a contender here? 
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They have a Natural Meringue which i assume is their normal
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Thx, I didn’t see it at BCF, though.
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@muth, although I still use OOO’s MMV a lot, I never got around to solo’ing it. And yes, the SSA MM was that good.
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Cherry Mascarpone (SSA) 1% (10-29-24) – While not being 100% sold on the Mara Cherry, this one smelled REALLY good in the bottle. The completely delicious, RED cherry hit me right on the front end. Bright, red, slightly sweet, and dare I say, more Mara, THAN the previously tested Mara cherry. It had a nice tarty finish to it, that 100% helped sell it. Below the delicious cherry it was a little more mysterious. It was a somewhat creamy carrier or undertone. It did present as a mascarpone cream, but it did play second fiddle to the cherry, so it was fairly hard to quantify. Even though it was not a 50/50 split it’s effect on the overall tone and flavor was obvious. Some mouthfeel, but not overly so, and I feel like after the third tester, I would have liked a little more of it. The split tasted pretty close to 60% cherry, and 40% mascarpone cream if that helps. After finishing the last tester, for my tastes, I preferred this cherry over the Maraschino Cherry previously tested. A nice combination, and it was very full at 1%, with no off-notes, medicinals, or soaps sometimes found in cherries. Very tasty, great cherry, just needed a little more mascarpone. I decided to leave it at a high 8.0/10.
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