Favorite Flavors by Flavor West

[ellejewell]

Hey all, I have been considering trying some more flavor west flavors. Most of the ones I purchased i am not a huge fan of so I was hoping some of you could post what flavor you think tastes great by them. I realize flavor is subjective but I can usually tell a flavor is good if multiple people recommend it.
Thanks

Oh and their butterscotch is very good so i know I like that one

 

[jleeper]

I'm really liking Pink Lemonade and Toffee Dream Cream the best out of my last order.

 

[john333]

I don't have any of their flavors. I did notice they have a Yogurt Concentrate and was wondering how good it is and what would be the difference between that the TFA Greek Yogurt.

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

Here's my listed of tested and would re-order flavors, all great to me!

Butter pecan (Don't ultrasonic steep, that makes the flavor go bad quickly, turns into a metallic like burnt taste, tested several times to be sure)

Cinnamon Roll & Caramel Cinnamon Roll (Maybe only available at their other stores DIYJuice.com or Vaperrenu, can't remember if it's at FW main site or not?)

Apple Pie (Light on apple, but great starter and stand alone cinnamon pastry flavor)
Cucumber Mint
Absinthe and Black Licorice
Vanilla Mint
Creamy Nut Delight
Spearmint
Vanilla Bean
Doublemint Gum
Graham Cracker
Candy Cane
Creme De Menthe
Whipped Cream
Blood Orange
Extreme Ice
Maraschino Cherry (Strong - start @ 5% )
Red Vines Licorice
Lemonade
Watermelon (Strong - start @ 3-5%, 7% and above needs a few weeks to loose it's floral/body spray-like accent, it's a great flavor though, you just have to learn best to use it for your tastes)
Vanilla Butternut = Awesome!
Rainbow Sherbet - Has a bite, start 8-10%
Root Beer
Blueberry
Caramel Candy
Toasted Almond - Strong, start 5-8%, it's very sweet and gets sweeter with age

 

[ellejewell]

Here's my listed of tested and would re-order flavors, all great to me!

Butter pecan (Don't ultrasonic steep, that makes the flavor go bad quickly, turns into a metallic like burnt taste, tested several times to be sure)

Cinnamon Roll & Caramel Cinnamon Roll (Maybe only available at their other stores DIYJuice.com or Vaperrenu, can't remember if it's at FW main site or not?)

Apple Pie (Light on apple, but great starter and stand alone cinnamon pastry flavor)
Cucumber Mint
Absinthe and Black Licorice
Vanilla Mint
Creamy Nut Delight
Spearmint
Vanilla Bean
Doublemint Gum
Graham Cracker
Candy Cane
Creme De Menthe
Whipped Cream
Blood Orange
Extreme Ice
Maraschino Cherry (Strong - start @ 5% )
Red Vines Licorice
Lemonade
Watermelon (Strong - start @ 3-5%, 7% and above needs a few weeks to loose it's floral/body spray-like accent, it's a great flavor though, you just have to learn best to use it for your tastes)
Vanilla Butternut = Awesome!
Rainbow Sherbet - Has a bite, start 8-10%
Root Beer
Blueberry
Caramel Candy
Toasted Almond - Strong, start 5-8%, it's very sweet and gets sweeter with age

Thanks for the extensive list! I've heard great things about their caramel candy. Do you know how it compares to TFA caramel candy? Their graham cracker, sweet cream, marshmallow and wild cherry are pretty good. Actually, I've liked most of the flavors from them except for Nutella. I just can't seem to make anything vapeable with that one. It sort of tastes like a coffee liquor to me.

 

[KattMamma]

I use their Yellow Cake in a few recipes and it is yummy - has a very rich flavor. I only buy from a few vendors (to keep shipping costs down) and was disappointed recently when I was unable to get it because it was sold out. Tried several other cake flavors and nothing comes close.

If I can't get it on my next round of orders, I may have to search and add another vendor to my list just because I love that one flavor so much!

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

Thanks for the extensive list! I've heard great things about their caramel candy. Do you know how it compares to TFA caramel candy? Their graham cracker, sweet cream, marshmallow and wild cherry are pretty good. Actually, I've liked most of the flavors from them except for Nutella. I just can't seem to make anything vapeable with that one. It sort of tastes like a coffee liquor to me.

You're welcome! For me, TFA's caramel candy was terrible for mixing. Even at 12% the flavor was very light, after 2-3 weeks steep it's a little more noticeable but still very light/faint. I could only see it being used as a blender in a mix, not as a main caramel flavor. FW's on the other hand is very bold, strong aroma and intense taste, can be used lightly to blend or 10-12%+ for a main caramel note.

Who's graham cracker, sweet cream, marshmallow and wild cherry were you referring to, TFA or FW? FW's wild cherry isn't too bad, but not nearly as good as the maraschino, and nothing like other brands cherries I prefer (Inawera) when I need a cherry. I do enjoy both brands sweet cream, they have very different tastes though and can't really be used interchangeably. TFA's graham cracker is a bust for me, very similar to the TFA caramel candy notes I mentioned above, very weak flavor even at high percentages, only a blender for me.

* Note, while I class those as flavors as "a blender" what I really mean is I've never used them as a blender, because the flavors are so weak/uninteresting I've never felt the desire to blend with them, so I only meant they "could be" used as a blender for light "brown/pastry/tobacco" type mixes

 

[ellejewell]

You're welcome! For me, TFA's caramel candy was terrible for mixing. Even at 12% the flavor was very light, after 2-3 weeks steep it's a little more noticeable but still very light/faint. I could only see it being used as a blender in a mix, not as a main caramel flavor. FW's on the other hand is very bold, strong aroma and intense taste, can be used lightly to blend or 10-12%+ for a main caramel note.

Who's graham cracker, sweet cream, marshmallow and wild cherry were you referring to, TFA or FW? FW's wild cherry isn't too bad, but not nearly as good as the maraschino, and nothing like other brands cherries I prefer (Inawera) when I need a cherry. I do enjoy both brands sweet cream, they have very different tastes though and can't really be used interchangeably. TFA's graham cracker is a bust for me, very similar to the TFA caramel candy notes I mentioned above, very weak flavor even at high percentages, only a blender for me.

* Note, while I class those as flavors as "a blender" what I really mean is I've never used them as a blender, because the flavors are so weak/uninteresting I've never felt the desire to blend with them, so I only meant they "could be" used as a blender for light "brown/pastry/tobacco" type mixes

I was referring to FW for the flavors I mentioned. Their graham cracker is pretty strong I use it at 1% and it is very dry tasting to me. I haven't tried TFA's so I can't compare. The wild cherry isn't bad, but it needs a bit of airing out, I don't want to have too many vendors to choose from so i will give the marichino cherry a try. I also havent tried TFA's sweet cream or cheesecake, but I very much like FW. I can smell the cheese in the cheesecake and the sweet cream although not sweet has a slightly sour tartness that I think goes excellent with strawberry and other tart fruits.

 

[Mowgli]

Flavor West's owner told me that all the flavors are designed to work at the same percentages. YMMV
I use 12.5% in 70/30, 16% in 50/50 & 18% in 40/60 (VG/PG)

I found that some flavors are better for puffing than lung hitting and vice versa.
75%/25% Toffee Dream Cream/Peanut Butter is awesome
Banana is ok for puffing but amazing in a Subtank
Same with Creamberry

My all time FW favorites:

Butterscotch
Cinnamon Roll
Strawberry, Blueberry, Grape
Coconut Cream Pie
Creamberry
Banana
Unicorn Vomit
Beetle Juice

honorable mention:

Graham Cracker
Peanut Butter
Cheesecake
Capn Crunch
Pralines N Cream
Strawberry/Kiwi

Out of over 50 FW flavors that I've tried


You'd probably like Mt. Baker Vapor flavors since you like FW
They started out with FW exclusively and kept the same %s when they added additional suppliers

my MBV flavoring favorites (not offered by FW):

Blue Moo (wholesale only)
Hawk Sauce
Moo Juice
Sticky Bun
Banana Cream Pie
their Caramel Apple was very good last time I tried it over a year ago

Right now I'm vaping (in 3 subtank minis WFO):
MBV Blue Moo (would be my ADV if I could only have 1)
Coconut Cream Pie
Capn Crunch

 

[GaryInTexas]

Seeing this thread and it being summer now reminded to break out one of my favorites, pink lemonade. Man that is some good stuff. It's nice to go back and enjoy a flavor I haven't had in several months.

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

I was referring to FW for the flavors I mentioned. Their graham cracker is pretty strong I use it at 1% and it is very dry tasting to me. I haven't tried TFA's so I can't compare. The wild cherry isn't bad, but it needs a bit of airing out, I don't want to have too many vendors to choose from so i will give the marichino cherry a try. I also havent tried TFA's sweet cream or cheesecake, but I very much like FW. I can smell the cheese in the cheesecake and the sweet cream although not sweet has a slightly sour tartness that I think goes excellent with strawberry and other tart fruits.

I agree, that graham from FW is strong, I use it stand alone at 5% and sometimes 10% if I really want a kick For me FW cheesecake is bland/flavorless, TFA's plain and w/ graham both are good for me, but the w/ graham crust one is better. TFA's sweet cream is good too, it's not as "thick" feeling as FW's, and is more forgiving, the FW one is much stronger once you go past 5%

Seeing this thread and it being summer now reminded to break out one of my favorites, pink lemonade. Man that is some good stuff. It's nice to go back and enjoy a flavor I haven't had in several months.

How does the Pink do mixing with VG? I love the regular version, but even at 50/50 10% it still stays cloudy for a good week usually Is the pink the same way?

 

[GaryInTexas]

How does the Pink do mixing with VG? I love the regular version, but even at 50/50 10% it still stays cloudy for a good week usually Is the pink the same way?

I've always mixed mine at 12% with 65/35 pg/vg and mine is crystal clear except for the slight pink tint from the flavoring. No cloudiness on mine.

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

I've always mixed mine at 12% with 65/35 pg/vg and mine is crystal clear except for the slight pink tint from the flavoring. No cloudiness on mine.

Thanks Gary! Then it's either not similar to the regular lemonade in that regard, or the 15% more PG helps it mix better (I've only tested 50/50 or higher VG, always mixing all the PG items up before adding in VG).

I'll have to try the pink one on my next order, thanks!

 

[GaryInTexas]

I know you already know that this is a tank cracker and I keep that juice in glass bottles and only use it in glass tanks. I believe it's probably the same lemonade as the regular with just adding some cranberry (I think) to it so it shouldn't act any different.

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

Oh yeah, already know, but thanks for mentioning in case other new users or lurkers aren't aware. I was wondering what the "pink" would be, I was thinking maybe strawberry or raspberry.

If you ever test a 50/50 mix with the pink let me know if it's cloudy or not. If you do a 50/50 test and it doesn't cloud, then maybe there's less lemon in that version due to having to add the pink flavoring aspects?

If it does then we'll know it's probably just be the higher PG you use, I'll test 65PG next time I make the regular too (Maybe in a week) and I'll update here for anyone interested

 

[GaryInTexas]

Oh yeah, already know, but thanks for mentioning in case other new users or lurkers aren't aware. I was wondering what the "pink" would be, I was thinking maybe strawberry or raspberry.

If you ever test a 50/50 mix with the pink let me know if it's cloudy or not. If you do a 50/50 test and it doesn't cloud, then maybe there's less lemon in that version due to having to add the pink flavoring aspects?

If it does then we'll know it's probably just be the higher PG you use, I'll test 65PG next time I make the regular too (Maybe in a week) and I'll update here for anyone interested

You got my curiosity up so I went ahead and made a 5ml test batch. This is 50/50 18mg with 12% flavor. Shaken thoroughly and let it sit about 1 hour for air bubbles to clear. No cloudiness.

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

Ohh nice, thanks! I'll make a test batch too now (65PG) so we'll be even

brb

* Made 10ml at 65PG/35VG 5mg 12% - Slightly cloudy, nothing near as opaque as a 50/50 mix, I'm sure this will clear in a day or two (Normally at least a week or more, or a few hot water baths to clear it sooner at 50/50) Hot water clears it right away, but once it cools it's super clouds again until a week or so usually (@ 12% 50/50).

I'll update with image in an hour, don't think it'll be clear then but probably will tomorrow

** Update - one hour later -
Not nearly as bad, but I still think this will take at least 1-2 days to clear

I'll have to try the pink soon, been planning to anyway. This doesn't bother me, but I know some might be concerned about it. It does clear up, after a while, depending on the amount of VG in the mix.

And no for anyone thinking water, there is no water in my VG, I've seen this happen with several brands of VG for this flavoring, and I've known others to mention it too. And I do know what water does to these types of flavors (lemon oils, anise, etc), makes it super white and cloudy, very different.

 

[capthook]

I've only tried 6 FW flavors. TFA and CAP works for me elsewhere.
The 2 of note:
Butter Pecan: the flavor I've been missing/looking for - me likey.
Wild Cherry: not bad. I tire of the flavor fairly quickly though.

 

[Oregon Linda]

My two all time favorites from FW are Hazelnut and Vanilla Butternut. I vape those 2 all the time (not mixed together - separately). I can't seem to find a tobacco flavor from them that I like, though.

 

[Mowgli]

@linda - One of my friends vapes FW Hazelnut almost exclusively.
My wife and some of her friends love FW East Coast Tobacco.
It's all she's vaped in about 2 years (besides taking my rig for a stroll sometimes that PITA)