Anyone made anything close to The Rochford Project’s Black Vine? its a gorgeous mix of blackcurrant, grape and mixed berries. Taste wise there is a creamy note to it that pulls these flavours together and there might be a bit of an apple in there and is so moreish. If I could make anything even close to this I would over the moon. There is probably other flavours in there conspiring to make this ridiculously tasty juice but I lack the palette to pick them out… anyone?
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I havent tried rochforf project but if you like blackcurrant/berry flavours you could try this -
This is a fantastic recipe, one of my favourite mixes.
Its very flavourful, nice & juicy/saturated, full bodied vape, very “commercial like” recipe. I cant get enough of this stuff i have been vaping thus since last year every day & its still not boring me, its in my squonk now as im typing this,lol. Definitely one worth trying if you like this kind of profile (dark berry type flavours) & i would bet that you could use these ingredients & maybe tweak it some/add in any missing notes/swap out 1/2 flavours & make your own clone of the RP eliquid you like? If its blackcurrant & dark berrys i would guess they have used INW & FS blackcurrantS + FLV boysenberry? These are the way to go for a blackcurrant/berry mix, then maybe INW grapes + FA fuji apple, maybe a touch of FA pear for some added juicyness? It definitely sounds interesting & if they werent so expensive i would buy it & take a stab at cloning it, sounds right up my alley.
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Unfortunately because the Rockford Project isn’t available in the US I’ve never been able to try any of their e-liquids. I have done blind remix of at least one of their e-liquids Notus Eurus, but without actually trying Black Vine there isn’t much to go by.
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Wow, that sounds amazing!
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Huzzah! That sounds exactly like hawk sauce without the menthol. Probably replace menthol/ice and sour stuff with your favorite vanilla/cream base.
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Let’s see what their juice label says:
The Black Vine
Blackcurrant, Grape & mixed fruits
A complex mixture of blackcurrant and grape with a unique blend of mixed fruits.
Ahh, that’s helpful and not vague at all. /S
or something like this.
Black Vine–Inspired
Profile: Blackcurrant, grape, mixed berries, slight cream body, hint of apple brightness.
VG/PG: 70/30
| Ingredient | % | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Blackcurrant (FA or CAP) | 2.5% | Deep tart body, the soul of the mix |
| Grape (TPA or INW) | 2.0% | Sweet grape syrup tone, rounds the blackcurrant |
| Blackberry (FW) | 1.5% | Dark berry depth; carries the sweet-tart line |
| Raspberry (FW) | 1.5% | Bright berry top-note, mimics mixed berries |
| Apple (Double Apple TPA or Fuji FA) | 0.5% | Crispness to lift the fruits |
| Vanilla Swirl (TPA) | 1.0% | Subtle creaminess without dairy heaviness |
| Marshmallow (optional, TPA) | 0.5% | Softens edges and adds a silky body |
| Koolada 10% (TPA) | 0.2% | Barely perceptible chill, just a breath of coolness |
The Grape, I’ve gotten alot of good use out of Grape Juice TPA as well, so that could be a grape contender.
and hey! welcome to the community!
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Welcome and glad you joined.
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Wow, they sound like great suggestions, gives me something to go on and try. Thanks everyone, and thank you for the welcome, this will be my first foray into mixing my own e-juice. I started vaping around ten months ago, in that time I have come from pods to stock sub ohm tanks and finally to RTA’s, RDA’s and RBA’s. I have mastered making my own coils, starting with aliens and then to Fraliens, I even built my own coil making apparatus! (This new obsession is driving the Mrs insane! lol) Juice making seems like the next logical step and saving money by mixing my own is definitely on the agenda. I have already been saving money by making my own coils and buying and adding my own 72mg Nic to my juices and it’s great to be able to customise the strength of my nic which I have settled on 4mg.
Black vine is my favourite juice and would love to make bigger batches of something similar, I understand the creator of this juice has spent years perfecting his juices so I don’t expect to recreate this on a first try but I am hopeful of something close, even if it’s a little different but just as moreish and enjoyable that would be a win for me, just want my own ADV! Thanks everyone.
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Thank you so much, this sounds like it would be something close. Everything except koolada, doesn’t seem like there is even a hint of that in there. The grape in it does seem like it would be a grape juice flavouring so I’ll use that me thinks. When I’ve sourced the ingredients, mixed, steeped and vaped it I’ll be sure to stop by with my verdict. Thank again.
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Here’s a blind remix of the Black Vine going by the review of Vaping with Vic using all Capella. More of a natural black currant/blackberry with Concord grape (stevia), mixed berries and sweet cream. A fairly simple recipe but seems to cover the bases.
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The profiles of the Rockford Project seem fairly straight forward this one fits the description perfectly and after about a week the espresso settles down and blends nicely into the vanilla creams while allowing the caramel to settle in the front.
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Dang, it’s interesting you mention pear because there may well be something like that in there, I only say that because of an apple and pear juice I used to vape and I feel it has that going on somewhere in the background, if it is in there it’s definitely only a hint, it’s definitely more complex than just a few flavours thats for sure.
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FA pear is a fantastic flavour, probably one of my most used actually.
But if you do like that dark berry type profile i highly recommend trying the recipe i posted, i think this may get you close judging by the sounds of the descriptions on RP black vine i have read, i would say try that, then make some adjustments as you see fit, but i think all you would really need to do to get close is -
Swap the lemon gummy + strawberry gummy for maybe 1% FA fuji + 1% FA pear? Then add in INW grapes at around 2% to start with, you can adjust % after if when you try it something doesnt quite stand out as much as needed? I think this would get you extremely close, you could also take out the blackcurrant gummy & increase FA blackcurrant to 1.5%, maybe add 0.5% INW raspberry for some extra berry top notes
But i think you would really like the original recipe i posted as it is though, its really good, lile mouthwatering & very moreish, it vapes just like a commercial juice. Dont let the ws23 deter you it doesnt “ice” the recipe it just lifts the whole thing giving it some added juicyness & vibrancy, very flavoirful recipe.
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Thank you so much for the advice, think I know what direction I’m going to take this now based on what you and DarkJester89 have said and from the reviews I have watched, but also my own experience with it. Have ordered a bunch of ingredients and necessary items, I have a feeling there are some other back notes that are present that some reviewers think they can detect but I am not going to include initially, going to see where I am at with my initial mix for me to better tell what might be missing. That being said if I’m happy with it then I might stop there, but knowing me I’ll want to keep striving and tweaking.
One thing is for sure is that this juice is one of those complex juice’s that has been masterfully blended and is not like 90% of the crap that’s out there, and I must remember that I need to learn to walk before I can run!
I will be sure to share my recipe if I think it’s decent. I will have to experiment with ws23 in low concentrations, certainly makes sense with what you’re saying and I doubt I would be able to tell if the actual product had any in it to begin with unless I had tasted it without it, if indeed it did have some in it. It’s incredible how these ingredients all conspire together, especially in the low concentrations they exist in but none the less are necessary.
I can see that with the flavourings suggested it seems that no one company has all the best flavourings, like for instance I’d be better off using one company for blackcurrant but another for blackberry, seems like a mine field but then I guess that’s the benefit of being part of a forum with experienced folks. Thanks again for your help.
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