Here’s a great one @McDuckie, from @SthrnMixer …
Grapefruit Gummy Candy (SC) (WF) 3.5% (9-5-23) – OK, could the addition of Gummy Candy SAVE the previously tested Grapefruit ?? Hehe, it appears NOT to be the case. Now, although I still wasn’t getting a lot of “gummy”, the additional “candy” elements did seem to wake up the slumbering GF just a bit. Not much, but a bit. The wispy thin GF was a little stronger and pronounced with this one, BUT, only up to a point. I did a test, and directly compared “testing” to “tasting” and it actually tasted (finger test) much better and somewhat stronger than testing, so it’s starting to seem like whatever compounds were used for the GF, just didn’t translate as well when atomized, as compared to just tasting it. Basically this review is identical to the previously tested GF, with slightly more GF, and some good sweetened candy elements thrown in. As far as how MUCH better, I can only go with a + 0.5 bump on this one, and again, generously leaving this one at a 4.5/10.
Honeyberry (SC) (WF) 3.5% (9-7-23) – Having never heard of or eaten a Honeyberry, I had to do a least a little prelim research. Now what was interesting, was I was getting an interesting profile, that I didn’t see mentioned anywhere. What was it ?? I was actually getting some nice HONEYSUCKLE from this one. Honeyberry, Honeysuckle, get it ?? OK, it was more than just that, but I was DEF. getting some honeysuckle in there. The other two main elements I got were very fresh, and light blueberries, and maybe some blackberries mixed in. Now I’m (pretty close to) the Blueberry and Blackberry, but it will get you in the ballpark. Despite not hearing anything about Honeysuckle, all the way till the third tester, I just kept getting it. This was a SUPER unique flavor, and a profile that I’ve never had before.
Now if you guys have been following me for years, you’ve heard me say, “No florals, medicinals, etc.” when describing flavors, as typically those are NOT good. With this flavor, I did actually get some LIGHT florals, which were NOT off-putting, or intrusive in any way, and actually just WORKED. Go figure, right ?? Because I really just kept getting the two main elements, i.e. Honeysuckle, and Blueberry, I couldn’t tell which was adding the florals, but it/they were light, and worked to just fully accent the entire flavor. All in, this was an interestingly fresh new flavor for me, and I liked it. At 3.5% it was full, and slightly light at the same time, if that makes sense, and beyond the aforementioned flavors (not the BAD florals), there were no off-notes. It was a few ticks below mid-level sweet, and (like sometimes happens), I completely blew through the 3 testers before I knew it. Coming from the Custard/Bakery/Cream Guy, I was surprised by how much I liked this one, and will be leaving it VERY high, at a 9.8/10.
Sure sounds like a winner to me
Ice Cream (Dark Chocolate) (SC) (WF) 3.5% (9-8-23) – TWO things hit me RIGHT away, as soon as I loaded this into the first tester. The first was, the Chocolate here, was VERY good, and the second was the “Ice Cream” was rather missing. Diving in, the Chocolate did have some of the typical “darker” notes, BUT, it seemed more centered around a Medium Dark Milk Chocolate. At times, it almost reminded me of MF’s Dark Chocolate tempered with maybe a Bavarian Cream, and possibly another light creamery. This was because there were some dark choco notes in there, but it was like they were sprinkled on top of an otherwise delicious MC.
Moving onto the Ice Cream, I did get a very nice mouthfeel, and creamy/creamery element, which clearly worked to take the rough edges off of the Choco, remove any bitterness, and added to the richness of the flavor, but it just never really took hold of the Ice Cream full on. Now while most people’s sense of an “Ice Cream” will vary, I just didn’t really get it here. No off-notes, no dry-ness, or bitterness from the Chocolate, and NO Band Aids !!! You guys know what I’m referring to, hehe. At 3.5% it was spot on for strength, and was just at mid-level sweet, and it was a damned fine flavor. I think in summary, I would call it more of a medium dark milk chocolate, with some great sprinkles of dark chocolate, layered into a smooth creamery base. I rather struggled how to rate this, because it WAS listed AS an Ice Cream, and I will be marking it down in that regard, BUT, it was damned delicious, none the less. As a creamy Milk/Dark Chocolate blend I would have rated it VERY high, but with the fairly missing “Ice Cream”, I’ll have to leave it at a 8.9/10. Even though I’m rating this below a 9.0, I actually HIGHLY recommend picking this one up, as it was very good, just needed a little push in the Ice Cream department.
I found the perfect use for that WF Chocolate Ice cream.
Rocky Road Ice Cream
Butterscotch Ripple (FW) 2.00
Chocolate Mousse (VTA) 1.75
Ice Cream (Dark Chocolate) ( SC) (WF) 3.00
Marshmallow (Gooey) (SC) (WF) 1.25
Peanut Butter (DX) (TPA) 0.75
Sweetness (Flavorah) 0.25
Vanilla Ice Cream (LB) 4.00
Give it a week or two steep for best flavor.
I’ve never vaped a honey suckle, but now want to. Can you recommend one? Because maybe that’s what I was tasting.
I got a dark-ish raspberry or almost a floral forest berry , but not a bad floral. A bit tangy, and maybe a note of citrus/orange, not upfront but on the backend .This one lingered on my pallet which was very nice. I really liked this one. I did mine at 4%.
I basically said the same about dark chocolate ice cream. Very nice tasting chocolate cream, almost like bittersweet but not in a bad way. Silky smooth. I don’t do chocolate vapes a lot, but I enjoyed this and finished the tester.
Tpa Honeysuckle…Its not super stro g so you have to use highet than most florals, its also a very soft floral .
@Lynda_Marie I think I BARELY use it, and I think I only have one, which is TPA’s, so I’m not the Honeysuckle authority.
Agreed.
Ice Cream (Toffee) (SC) (WF) 3.5% (9-9-23) – When I had previously tested this one, it never really took hold for me, and after it’s release, it was kind of about the same. I continued to not really ever get a full on Toffee from it. There were HINTS of it in there, and unmistakably so, but really only on the perimeter. The ice cream as well, never really showed itself, and although there was SOME mouthfeel, and creamy-ness, it just didn’t present as an ice cream. Now the flavor WAS indeed tasty, but as far as having FULL ON Toffee or Ice Cream, I didn’t really get them. As far as off-notes, there was a slight sourness to the finish, but only slight. When smelling it, the “toffee” had some similarities to TPA’s Graham Cracker Clear. All in, this one while being fairly tasty, never fully worked for a Toffee or Ice Cream. I’m rating this slightly higher than my Alpha rating and leaving it at a 5.0/10. Fairly tasty, but I just didn’t feel like it worked…
Lemon Gummy Candy (SC) (WF) 3.5% (9-10-23) – Much like the other “gummy” candies here, I didn’t get much, if any “gummy” from this one, SO, perhaps I’m gummy blind, hehe. The Lemon in this one was pretty good, and it favored a more candied (duh) approach. It was similar to FE’s Lemon with some Lemonade thrown in for comparison. Candied, but still somewhat fresh tasting, and sweetness was about mid-level, and there were some nice tart and sour notes rolling around on the finish. I was getting a good “candy” effect, but just not the gummy part, and that could be my perception/tastes. No off-notes, but at times I almost felt like the “candy” might have been diluting the Lemon just a bit. I did fight the urge to add some FE Lemon or even some MF Lemon JUST to see if it could be spiked up. All in, a pretty good Lemon Candy flavor, just not real gummy for me. Placing it squarely at an 8.0/10.
I’m starting to think I’m becoming lemon mute. I only got a whisper of lemon and am so bummed out at 4%, but I think I’m the only one that thought the lemon was light. Is there such thing as lemon mute I wonder?
It’s NOT just you @Lynda_Marie, I got it too. I noticed it during the Alpha testing, and it continued through to the production flavors, for me at least, and/or as well. I’m on the Lime Gummy Candy now, and just like before, it is very light, and as I mentioned in the LGC review, part of me thought that the “gummy” or “candy” might be muting some of the citrus. Maybe it’s just US, but maybe not.
I almost questioned the gummy or candy part being the cause, because the lime was nearly the same. I’ll be interested to see if someone else chimes in on this!
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Yes I was also very disappointed in most of the new Gummy flavors from WF. Especially the Grapefruit and Lime which are two of my favorite fruit flavors. I’ve been playing with both with a few different other gummy flavors (Cap 27 Bears, WF Sour Gummy Candy, FW Gummy Bear) to ramp up the gummy feel but the fruit flavors still need a major boost.
Lime Gummy Candy (SC) (WF) 3.5% (9-12-23) – Testing this on the heels of the LGC, this one was very similar, but with a Lime. The lime was not overly natural but candied (DUH), and had some hints of zest to it. Now, again with the “gummy” for me, I just wasn’t really getting any, and it seemed like either it, or the candy notes, were reducing the Lime somewhat. When finger testing it was much stronger, and actually better, but when atomizing, or at least at my testing weight of 3.5% it was much weaker than expected. I don’t know if this candy/gummy profile is pushing or pulling against the primary flavor. Sweetness was at about mid-level, and of what I did get, it was a good candied lime, I just wish there was more of it. I didn’t get any off-notes, and that’s never a bad thing. I will wait to see if other reviewers find this, and the Lemon GC as relaxed. It was curious to compare finger testing, vs. atomized, with finger testing being pretty superior. All in, for my tastes, a good Candied Lime, but no gummy, and fairly relaxed. It tasted like it had less impact than the Lemon GC, so I’ll rate this one below it at a 7.0/10.
Mango Gummy Candy (SC) (WF) 3.5% (9-12-23) – This being the 5th gummy candy in this series, I was looking for the breakout flavor that really let me have some of the gummy. This one DID have MORE of the gummy-ness than I had gotten from the previous flavors, but only some, but that’s a start. The Mango centered around the mid-body notes, and didn’t have many punchy high notes. Sweetness was actually below mid-level, and it presented as “somewhat” candied. It was fairly full at 3.5%, and didn’t feel like it needed to be stronger. NOW, as far as the off-notes, I DID get one here. It was very much like some “hints of plastic”. Not a full ON plastic, but, it WAS there, throughout my tests. Once I tasted it, it was hard to UN-taste it. It was light enough that it wasn’t overpowering, or overbearing, BUT, it never left, and was somewhat distracting. Because of that, and the only somewhat candied candy-ness of this one, I will have to mark it down somewhat. I had considered a lower rating initially, but finally settled on a 5.0/10.
@SessionDrummer I just want to say that I think it’s nice of you to post how you set up your SC, just in case there are folks who want to do the same or are new to building. Nice touch