Makes sense…Hate that there is a possibility of 3 different names. Anyone who buys from Apex had to know about Sterling from Diyvs to enter properly
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Sterling makes the most sense based on whats already entered .I just have to remember sterling instead of Silver
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Well, it’s a slippery slope for sure @fidalgo_vapes. I didn’t want to re-live the “Merge and Purge”, but one could SUGGEST, hehe, that they get/got merged into the most popular/used ones with little consequence. I didn’t see much at all in regards to Apex.
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Thanks Session! I should have just scrolled up 
Had the pup to urgent care today…yay for 2025 so far. Sounds like an interesting custard!
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The Brand name is Silver Cloud, manufacturer is Apex Flavors.
Re-bottled by Diyvaporsuppy as Sterling Cloud
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Hope the pup is ok Lynda 
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Well, giardia test came back negative. I need to get a fecal sample… he scared the shit out of us night before last. Exploding at “both ends”, could not hold down water and puppies can go downhill fast with dehydration. Bland diet, antibiotics and anti nausea meds. If it’s not parasites, he must have eaten something he shouldn’t have outside at the farm. Thanks for asking.
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Sorry about the stresser @Lynda_Marie but glad it was just a scare.
@D.Sims getting slammed currently, trying to knock down those last two Gremberry Farms’s, and then I can get into your shipment.
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At your leasure SD. No worries bro! 
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Chocolate (Sterling Cloud)
Chocolate Type, Natural Flavor Blend (Silver Cloud Flavors)
Distributed by Apex Flavors Inc
Sku 045-571
“Chocolate Type, Natural Flavor Blend has a rich, dark chocolate flavor. It can be used in a wide range of baking and other applications requiring a water soluble flavor. Bake and freeze-proof, we recommend using one teaspoon, or 0.50% by weight of the dry ingredients in your baking mix”
Chocolate Type, Natural Flavor Blend contains propylene glycol, water, ethyl alcohol and natural flavor. This extract is sugar and gluten-free.
Tested at 3 and 5%:
Chocolate is a little light at 3%, creamy and sweet but kinda thin / watery imo.
Much better / fuller at 5%, I wouldn’t call this a straight up “rich” dark chocolate, but more a creamy milk chocolate dusted with cocoa powder
rating 6/10
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YASSSSSS!!! Another soul on the job!
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Bavarian Cream (Sterling Cloud) 3.5% (1-5-25) – FIRST ONE in this series ON DECK, thanks out to the generosity of @D.Sims. Wow, as far as this one, I love it when I try a new flavor, and no direct comparisons come to mind. That’s what happened with this one, AND, in a good way. To start, it was one of the “cleaner” BC’s I’ve tried, without most of the darker, sometimes burnt notes that I’ve gotten from some BC’s. I think my first two thoughts were, “Very clean, and creamy smooth”. Very fresh, and accurate vanilla, with some egg yolk, sweetener, and cream is what this one was. Now I said egg yolks, but it wasn’t overly “eggy”, which may sound like a contradiction, but sure enough, I got some yolks, but without the overly heavy handed eggy-ness. The creamy smooth-ness was very front and center, and it didn’t taste like a pure cream, but maybe more of a milk/cream combo, which again, is accurate for an authentic BC. Sweetness was just below mid-level, and there were no off-notes to complain about. Strength wise, it was very full at 3.5%, and being a slightly lighter flavor, felt like about an 8/10 on the strength scale.
As stated before, Sterling Cloud seems to REALLY know their Vanillas, and this was evident here with the Vanilla Bean like start, followed by the present but not overbearing egg yolks, and they rode on a super smooth milk/cream carrier. Very good, and even harder to put down. About my only want, would have been a little more saturation, but only a little, so marking down ever so slightly for that, and leaving this FIRST ONE in this series very high at a 9.8/10.
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Birthday Cake (Sterling Flavors) 3.5% (1-5-25) – This one was an interesting one to test. In the bottle it smelled very close to a Cake Batter, and some of that continued when testing. It wasn’t a white cake like I’d expected, but there were some cake elements in there. I also got some good almost brown sugar, and at times, almost a molasses note, which was light. VERY interesting cake for sure. The flavor was actually very good, but not sure if it was a Birthday Cake. It had a good mouthfeel, a very smooth (creamy assuming) aspect to it. Sweetness was about mid-level, and the off-notes on this one will be hard(er) to quantify. For my tastes, brown sugar, cake batter, and sometimes molasses are not what I typically would think of in a BDay Cake. All of the notes worked together surprisingly, and it was more of a darker (not chocolate) cake, with brown sugar and cake batter mixed in. At 3.5% it was plenty strong, and it actually did taste good, but just didn’t sell me on the BDay Cake. Marking it down soley for that, and leaving it at a 6.7/10. Still worth picking up, but as more of a cake/bakery base/mixer as opposed to the main driver.
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Lemon Lime Seven Type (Sterling Cloud) 3.5% (1-6-25) – With a name like this one’s, there was no confusing what Sterling billed it as. And they were right LOL. Yes, It was very close to a Sprite, 7up pairing. Simply put, that was it, just missing the fizz that is. The lemon lime aspects were nicely paired up, and tasted very natrual, with some almost citrus oil (tasting) that lingered after the vape. Mixed in with that was more of a soda like sweetened carrier that the LL rode on. For a seemingly simple flavor, it was fairly complex, in so much that it wandered around a bit, and at time I got more of one profile, then another after that. Sweetness was just about mid level, and it worked with this soda-ish-like flavor. At 3.5% it was very good, and no real off-notes, but at times, I did taste something close to a golden syrup on the finish, but I’m not going to count that as an off-note, because it worked.
What was interesting, and why I compared it to a Sprite/7up combo (beyond the naming LOL), was 7up has more of a bite to it, and Sprite has a smoother, sweeter note, and it really tasted like Sterling got both aspect/nuances in there. It you are in need for a fresh, zippy lemon lime soda-like flavor, this one will do it for you. Rating it very high at a 9.5/10.
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A slight variation
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I need to try the Sterling at 5pct …Also love the Condensed Milk idea. Have tried the Purilium or RF SC Condensed Milks?
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No sorry the FA is the only l one I have. I have tried both the Pur and RF in the past, both are excellent choices.
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Sugar Cookie (Sterling Cloud) 3.5% (1-9-25) – I spent some EXTRA time with this one, as it had some mystery to it. When I first started testing it, and it was breaking in, it took on an almost Maple Cookie-like profile. Being a NOT huge fan of Maple, that was a point of contention for me, hehe, BUT, after it broke in fully (as some flavors do), it settled into more of a traditional Sugar Cookie, BUT, sometimes still with Maple accents. Below the somtimes there Maple, there was a nice sugar cookie with some nice vanilla accents (Sterling Cloud’s forte). I didn’t get a lot of grains from it, and overall it was very smooth. At 3.5% it was very full, and I didn’t get any off-notes with the exception of the “sometimes maple”. Sweetness was just below mid-level. All in, it was a good sugar cookie, sans any grains, and it would probably work better paired up with CAP’s Sugar Cookie, for a fuller SC experience. Not bad, but just needed some help. It felt good at 8.0/10.
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Vanilla Custard (Natural) (Sterling Cloud) 3.5% (1-10-25) – Having tested the not natural VC not too long ago, and now testing this one, I can say they were almost identical.
Sterling Cloud Natural/Artificial VC Review
Vanilla Custard (Sterling Cloud) 2.5% (9-2-24) – LAST one on deck in this series. Right out of the gate, I could tell this one was VERY similar to the just tested Vanilla Cream Cookie Filling. This was more of a light pudding custard, as opposed to a heavier, denser, eggy custard, so that may decide if this is right for your needs already. My personal tastes have started to lean more towards some egg in my custards, but not overly eggy, so keep that in mind regarding my ratings. Continuing what @STR8V8PING commented, it does appear as if Vanillas are indeed one of Sterling Cloud’s strong suits. The vanilla was rich and front and center, and leaned towards a Madagascar. Along with that were some delicious pudding notes, but not a full on pudding. Mouthfeel was above average, but not what I would call heavy, or dense.
At 2.5% it was damned good, and full, with no need to increase the strength. There was a very interesting almost vanilla icing note on the finish. Even without any heavy egg notes, I could see this one getting a LOT of use. No off-notes, complaints, or issues after 3 testers, and it was hard to put down. Sweetness was about a tick above mid-level, which tasted good for this flavor. In summary, it was a very good Vanilla Custard, sans any eggy-ness, paired with a great Vanilla Pudding, that finished with a light and wispy Vanilla Icing. Yeah, it was good, and that about summed it up. Scoring proved to be tricky, as I really have grown fond of having SOME egg/eggy-ness in my custards, and this one had none, yet, it was damned delicious, and hard to put down. I’ll leave it at this, if you crave eggy custards, it would be a 6.5/10, but if you preferred less eggy, and more pudding like custards, it would be much higher at a 9.7/10. Pick YOUR preference, and reference that score. Even being sans eggy-ness, I’m going to be using this one a lot.
It was still very similar to Sterling’s Vanilla Cream Cookie Filling, and had little to no egg notes, and was more pudding like, with the vanilla cookie cream cookie filling accent. Without directly comparing this one, and the artificial/natural one side by side, I think this one actually had a little LESS saturation and impact. Not much, but still noticible. I also did test this one 1% higher from 2.5% to 3.5%, so not a direct A/B comparison. No off-notes, and again, basically identical to their other VC, but with just a bit less saturation. Just like the other VC, I’ll double rate this one for you guys, and leave it at a 9/10 for you “puddling” custards vapers, and 6/10 for the eggy custard-ers out there. Just a little lower than the previously tested one.
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