DIY Tobacco Recipes

[GSM500]

I love tobaccos, it's pretty much what I vape everyday and what has kept me off the stinkies. I do enjoy the occasional fruity or bakery or custardy vape, but they just don't give me the satisfaction a good tobacco gives me for daily use.

That being said - and anyone who mixes tobaccos knows this - DIY tobacco is a deep and dark rabbit hole that is all too easy to get lost in. There are so many different tobaccos to try, both artificial and NETs, and just going by their names / descriptions can be pointless as they will often taste nothing like you've imagined. Some will be raved about by others and taste horrible to you. You might take a chance on a relatively unknown or disliked flavour, and it's actually exactly what you're looking for. And then there's the waiting... for steeping... for weeks... only to find out that your mix did not turn out the way you hoped.

So when a tobacco mix does come together, and I can vape it for an entire day without getting put off or bored, it really is a joyous occasion for me.

Golden Nugget

https://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/3190434/Golden+Nugget

FA Glory and FLV Milk & Honey go so well together, dark nuttiness and dark sweetness just works for me
AP and Hazelnut are there to give the nuttiness a slight boost, Hazelnut adds a hint of creaminess and helps with mouthfeel
Desert Ship helps add a bit of spice which I love in my tobaccos
DNB is essential to add a touch of ashiness

Acetyl Pyrazine 5% (TPA) - 0.5%
Desert Ship (FA) - 0.5%
Glory (FA) - 3%
Hazelnut (FW) - 0.25%
Milk and Honey (Flavorah) - 1%
Tobacco, DNB (Dirty Neutral Base) (INAWERA) - 0.5%

Sodryho

https://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/3171388/Sodryho

This one came together when I realised my mixes were getting a bit too complicated and I decided to take a step back and go back to basics with one or two flavours to achieve what I was looking for
Soho is great if you're looking for a caramel tobacco but with a stronger tobacco than RY4s provide (this is one of FA's weakest flavours, so don't let the % scare you)
Desert Ship adds spice, needs to be a bit stronger here to compete with Soho
DNB for ashiness

Desert Ship (FA) - 1.5%
Soho (FA) - 10%
Tobacco, DNB (Dirty Neutral Base) (INAWERA) - 0.5%

Both steeped for a month.

I have a few more tobaccos that are close to something I'm proud of sharing, hopefully I'll be able to share them soon.

Let me know if you give them a try!

Amazing contribution, thanks for sharing. I vape tobacco's all day and, like you, I find them to be the ultimate satisfaction.

Kudos on the use of Hazelnut (FW) and Milk & Honey (FLV), Unfortunately Desert Ship (FA) tastes like burnt green peppers to me, so not my favourite flavour to use. I hope to share a bunch of my recipes here soon.

Just out of curiosty, Have you tried some of the Inawera, Flavorah and Hangsen tobacco's?

 

[Wesley]

Amazing contribution, thanks for sharing. I vape tobacco's all day and, like you, I find them to be the ultimate satisfaction.

Kudos on the use of Hazelnut (FW) and Milk & Honey (FLV), Unfortunately Desert Ship (FA) tastes like burnt green peppers to me, so not my favourite flavour to use. I hope to share a bunch of my recipes here soon.

Just out of curiosty, Have you tried some of the Inawera, Flavorah and Hangsen tobacco's?

Ah man, I love Desert Ship, for me it tastes like a wonderful combination of foreign spices.

I have tried INW Black for Pipe, this is probably my favourite tobacco of all. Dark, smokey, ashy, with the slightest hint of wild blueberries to create some background interest. Pairs amazingly with custards or berries. I tried their Arabic and Flue Cured tobacco which tasted like nothing to me. You must get their DNB concentrate if you don't already have it, this changed my tobacco mixing life!

Flavourah - these are strange ones - they tasted great for a week or so then disappeared, so I chucked them. After doing some research, apparently they do fade and then come back again so I need to give them another chance sometime:

Red Burley - the best of their lot, dark and dry and earthy, not sweet or spicy, I'll be trying this one out again
Kentucky Blend - brighter than Red Burley and a bit spicy, will also be trying this again
Lovage (additive) - great for adding moistness and earthiness to a mix, works well with darker tobaccos IMO
Native - I don't even remember what this tasted like

Hangsen - I think I got a bad batch or I completely messed up the percentages, because they all tasted the same to me. Mostly tasteless with something which might be loosely defined as tobacco-tasting in the background:

Eastern
Cuba
Gold and Silver
Indian
Bold

 

[GSM500]

Ah man, I love Desert Ship, for me it tastes like a wonderful combination of foreign spices.

I have tried INW Black for Pipe, this is probably my favourite tobacco of all. Dark, smokey, ashy, with the slightest hint of wild blueberries to create some background interest. Pairs amazingly with custards or berries. I tried their Arabic and Flue Cured tobacco which tasted like nothing to me. You must get their DNB concentrate if you don't already have it, this changed my tobacco mixing life!

Flavourah - these are strange ones - they tasted great for a week or so then disappeared, so I chucked them. After doing some research, apparently they do fade and then come back again so I need to give them another chance sometime:

Red Burley - the best of their lot, dark and dry and earthy, not sweet or spicy, I'll be trying this one out again
Kentucky Blend - brighter than Red Burley and a bit spicy, will also be trying this again
Lovage (additive) - great for adding moistness and earthiness to a mix, works well with darker tobaccos IMO
Native - I don't even remember what this tasted like

Hangsen - I think I got a bad batch or I completely messed up the percentages, because they all tasted the same to me. Mostly tasteless with something which might be loosely defined as tobacco-tasting in the background:

Eastern
Cuba
Gold and Silver
Indian
Bold

If you like Black for Pipe, you should try Dark Tobacco, also by Inawera. This will be right up your street.

Our tastes obviously differ as I have DNB but don't use it as it's really not my cup of tea.

My favourite Flavorah Tobacco's are Cured, Kentucky Blend, Native and Red Burley. Native is dark with a bit of a cigar type flavour to it and yes, they do seem to have a boomerang effect on the steep, give them two weeks.

The Hangsen tobacco's that I have tried are pretty good but you need to use them at a pretty high percentage. I like their Deluxe Tobacco, Indian Tobacco and Magic Mix to name a few. You really need to use these around 5% and up for them to start standing out.

I look forward to seeing your future mixes. Keep it up!

 

[Wesley]

@GSM500 and all the other tobacco heads - I've been thinking about creating a cinnamon tobacco using FLV Rich Cinnamon. I want it to be fairly dry and earthy. Which tobacco do you all think would pair well with a cinnamon? And what else would you add for some background interest? I'm thinking a bit of cookie / biscuit, maybe coconut...

Would like to hear your thoughts!

 

[GSM500]

@GSM500 and all the other tobacco heads - I've been thinking about creating a cinnamon tobacco using FLV Rich Cinnamon. I want it to be fairly dry and earthy. Which tobacco do you all think would pair well with a cinnamon? And what else would you add for some background interest? I'm thinking a bit of cookie / biscuit, maybe coconut...

Would like to hear your thoughts!

I made a sweet tobacco recipe sometime ago. You can try Tabs which I feel is best as an MTL. I do have a DL version of the recipe too.

 

[Wesley]

I made a sweet tobacco recipe sometime ago. You can try Tabs which I feel is best as an MTL. I do have a DL version of the recipe too.

I saw that but it looks a bit too sweet for me, not a fan of RY4. Also don't have any of those tobaccos. Or the cream or the coconut or the vanilla.

But I think I can use it as a guideline, I'm quite enjoying Stixx Mixx Kentucky Virginian so I'm thinking of this:

SM Kentucky Virginian - 4%
FLV Rich Cinnamon - 0.25%
FA Coconut - 1% (also helps with mouthfeel)
INW DNB - 0.5%

I already have like 30 testers of other mixes waiting for me and here I am busy creating another - I love/hate DIY.

 

[vicTor]

If you like Black for Pipe, you should try Dark Tobacco, also by Inawera. This will be right up your street.

Our tastes obviously differ as I have DNB but don't use it as it's really not my cup of tea.

My favourite Flavorah Tobacco's are Cured, Kentucky Blend, Native and Red Burley. Native is dark with a bit of a cigar type flavour to it and yes, they do seem to have a boomerang effect on the steep, give them two weeks.

The Hangsen tobacco's that I have tried are pretty good but you need to use them at a pretty high percentage. I like their Deluxe Tobacco, Indian Tobacco and Magic Mix to name a few. You really need to use these around 5% and up for them to start standing out.

I look forward to seeing your future mixes. Keep it up!

the Kentucky Blend is awesome !

 

[Wesley]

I tasted an amazing commercial tobacco juice about 5 years ago called Vanilla Sky Tobacco by Hurricane Vapor, which I've been trying without luck to replicate since then. I never did find a tobacco concentrate that came close until recently - TFA Western. I adore the leathery dryness of this tobacco and the taste that seems to linger forever on my buds after a drag.

This recipe is inspired by that juice from 5 years ago.

Coco Jane

https://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/3241823/Coco+Jane

Acetyl Pyrazine 5% (TPA) - 0.5%
Holy Vanilla (DIYFS) - 0.75%
Coconut (FA) - 0.75%
Sweet Coconut (FLV) - 1%
Tobacco, DNB (Dirty Neutral Base) (INW) - 0.5%
Western (TPA) - 3.5%

Steeped for a month.

The coconuts and vanilla are subtle and are there to support the tobacco with a lightly creamy base and some fluff. The sweet coconut provides sweetness on the exhale. I like my Western very strong so you may want to start it off at 2.5-3%.

 

[Rude Rudi]

A+B
A light & smooth tobacco kissed with vanilla & caramel.

This is a deceptively simple analogue killer, designed to provide a tobacco sub to new converts & veterans alike.

SM A+ Blend is a superbly blended, medium bodied blend of familiar tobaccos which most ex smokers will be able to relate to. This is the perfect transitional tobacco vape = "light, smooth, slightly sweet & nutty" and sure to satisfy any bacco lover. The first drag reminds one of the full aromas which fills the nostrils upon opening a new pack of analogues = fresh, sweet and slightly nutty tobacco...

HS Caramel toffee adds a splendid sweet and creamy caramel without distraction & enhances the innate natural sweetness of the tobacco blend.
A touch of Shisha Vanilla completes our masterpiece by masterfully doing what it does best = provide the best possible vanilla flavor...

Give this baby 7 days to reach its potential and enjoy!

A+B
6% (SM) A+ Blend
1.5% (HS) Caramel Toffee
1.5% (INW) Shisha Vanilla

 

[Silver]

I love tobaccos, it's pretty much what I vape everyday and what has kept me off the stinkies. I do enjoy the occasional fruity or bakery or custardy vape, but they just don't give me the satisfaction a good tobacco gives me for daily use.

That being said - and anyone who mixes tobaccos knows this - DIY tobacco is a deep and dark rabbit hole that is all too easy to get lost in. There are so many different tobaccos to try, both artificial and NETs, and just going by their names / descriptions can be pointless as they will often taste nothing like you've imagined. Some will be raved about by others and taste horrible to you. You might take a chance on a relatively unknown or disliked flavour, and it's actually exactly what you're looking for. And then there's the waiting... for steeping... for weeks... only to find out that your mix did not turn out the way you hoped.

So when a tobacco mix does come together, and I can vape it for an entire day without getting put off or bored, it really is a joyous occasion for me.

Golden Nugget

https://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/3234512/Golden Nugget

FA Glory and FLV Milk & Honey go so well together, dark nuttiness and dark sweetness just works for me
AP and Hazelnut are there to give the nuttiness a slight boost, Hazelnut adds a hint of creaminess and helps with mouthfeel
Desert Ship helps add a bit of spice which I love in my tobaccos
DNB is essential to add a touch of ashiness

Acetyl Pyrazine 5% (TPA) - 0.5%
Desert Ship (FA) - 0.5%
Glory (FA) - 3%
Hazelnut (FW) - 0.25%
Milk and Honey (Flavorah) - 1%
Tobacco, DNB (Dirty Neutral Base) (INAWERA) - 0.5%

Sodryho

https://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/3234644/Sodryho

This one came together when I realised my mixes were getting a bit too complicated and I decided to take a step back and go back to basics with one or two flavours to achieve what I was looking for
Soho is great if you're looking for a caramel tobacco but with a stronger tobacco than RY4s provide (this is one of FA's weakest flavours, so don't let the % scare you)
Desert Ship adds spice, needs to be a bit stronger here to compete with Soho
DNB for ashiness

Desert Ship (FA) - 1.5%
Soho (FA) - 10%
Tobacco, DNB (Dirty Neutral Base) (INAWERA) - 0.5%

Both steeped for a month.

I have a few more tobaccos that are close to something I'm proud of sharing, hopefully I'll be able to share them soon.

Let me know if you give them a try!

Thank you for the recipies @Wesley !!
These sound amazing. Need to try them out sometime!

 

[Silver]

Thanks @Rude Rudi - A+B sounds great too
More concentrates on the to buy list!!!

 

[Wesley]

A+B
A light & smooth tobacco kissed with vanilla & caramel.

This is a deceptively simple analogue killer, designed to provide a tobacco sub to new converts & veterans alike.

SM A+ Blend is a superbly blended, medium bodied blend of familiar tobaccos which most ex smokers will be able to relate to. This is the perfect transitional tobacco vape = "light, smooth, slightly sweet & nutty" and sure to satisfy any bacco lover. The first drag reminds one of the full aromas which fills the nostrils upon opening a new pack of analogues = fresh, sweet and slightly nutty tobacco...

HS Caramel toffee adds a splendid sweet and creamy caramel without distraction & enhances the innate natural sweetness of the tobacco blend.
A touch of Shisha Vanilla completes our masterpiece by masterfully doing what it does best = provide the best possible vanilla flavor...

Give this baby 7 days to reach its potential and enjoy!

A+B
6% (SM) A+ Blend
1.5% (HS) Caramel Toffee
1.5% (INW) Shisha Vanilla

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Still need to get my hands on the A+ Blend, but that percentage at that price

Which other SMs have you tried and would say are worth the price?

I love their Dark Fire (Latakia) and it's taken over my number 1 spot from INW Black for Pipe, and it can be used at low percentages which make it easier to forget about the price I paid!

SM Black Cavendish on the other hand - tastes good and authentic but so weak even at 6-8% that I can't justify rebuying it at that price.

 

[Halfdaft]

I’m looking for a recipe that’s similar to vgods Cubano, I’m in no way new to mixing, though I am new to mixing tobaccos, any help is appreciated

 

[GSM500]

I’m looking for a recipe that’s similar to vgods Cubano, I’m in no way new to mixing, though I am new to mixing tobaccos, any help is appreciated

Unfortunately I have not tried the Vgods Cubano.
Is it in anyway similar to Twisp Cubano?

 

[Halfdaft]

Unfortunately I have not tried the Vgods Cubano.
Is it in anyway similar to Twisp Cubano?

I’ll have to grab a bottle to confirm.

I saw @Christos complimenting a juice and mentioning you, is that a diy recipe or a commercial juice?

 

[Rude Rudi]

Still need to get my hands on the A+ Blend, but that percentage at that price

Which other SMs have you tried and would say are worth the price?

I love their Dark Fire (Latakia) and it's taken over my number 1 spot from INW Black for Pipe, and it can be used at low percentages which make it easier to forget about the price I paid!

SM Black Cavendish on the other hand - tastes good and authentic but so weak even at 6-8% that I can't justify rebuying it at that price.

I have tested all of the SM tobaccos and honestly like em all!!! Have a look at a rundown of them in our review show where we talk about a few of our favourites:

 

[GSM500]

I’ll have to grab a bottle to confirm.

I saw @Christos complimenting a juice and mentioning you, is that a diy recipe or a commercial juice?

The juice that @Christos mentioned is an upcoming commercial release. A couple of others may join it.

The Cubano by Twisp is a strong Aniseed type Tobacco.

 

[RenaldoRheeder]

The juice that @Christos mentioned is an upcoming commercial release. A couple of others may join it.

The Cubano by Twisp is a strong Aniseed type Tobacco.

@Halfdaft Customs, this is the one - I posted somewhere else about it as well. Excellent tobacco by the master - hoping that it will hit the shelves soon

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[shaun2707]

Gooooood Morning Tobacco-Hive mind! Has anybody got close to a VCT clone? Vanilla Custard Tobacco with a hint of toasted Almond?

So for us who have been looking to get close to VCT in the DIY world, look no further.

Mixed up a quick 150ml with the One Shot this evening after picking it up from Blck down here in Cape Town.

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[Steve Claassen]

@shaun2707 I just received my one shot today. What would the steep time be on this? It's my first time trying tobacco e juice

 

[shaun2707]

@shaun2707 I just received my one shot today. What would the steep time be on this? It's my first time trying tobacco e juice

Lekker man....

Tobacco's and Custards generally are not scared of a long steep (30 days +) but you will most likely get away with 2 weeks. Will say though that if you can hold out, the longer the better!

 

[Steve Claassen]

Lekker man....

Tobacco's and Custards generally are not scared of a long steep (30 days +) but you will most likely get away with 2 weeks. Will say though that if you can hold out, the longer the better!

Thank you Shaun. I will try to be patient.

 

[Wesley]

I've always fancied the concept of an RY tobacco, but every commercial RY juice or concentrate I've tried has been too much vanilla / caramel and not enough tobacco - and if the tobacco was prominent it was not one that I liked the taste of.

So I decided to create my own with one of my favourite tobaccoes, Stixx Mixx's Dark Fire (Latakia):

RY0.75

A dark, dirty, wet, smokey, tobacco-forward RY with only hints of vanilla / caramel / nut.

https://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/3275266/RY0.75

Acetyl Pyrazine 5% (TPA) - 0.5%
Almond (Mandorla) (FA) - 1%
Caramel (Caramello) (FA) - 1%
Dark Fire (Stixx Mixx) - 1.75%
Holy Vanilla (DIYFS) - 0.75%
Lovage Root (Flavorah) - 0.25%
Tobacco, DNB (Dirty Neutral Base) (INAWERA) - 0.5%

Steeped for a month.

SM's Dark Fire is for the hardcore tobacco-heads, this tastes like tobacco leaves burning on a braai (sounds horrible but is actually delicious). It has replaced INW Black for Pipe as my dark and smokey go-to, it is less sweet which I prefer.

Holy Vanilla is my favourite vanilla for adding to tobaccos, it is smooth and tasty without being too creamy, it adds just the right amount of creaminess for me.

Caramel is caramel and FA's is the best of the lot for me, and here it imparts a slight sweetness without too much caramel flavour affecting the tobacco taste.

FA's Almond helps tie everything together while adding a bit of sweet nuttiness, again not too much to overtake the main tobacco note.

AP and DNB just doing their things.

FLV Lovage is an interesting additive for tobaccos and in my opinion works best with darker, earthier tobaccos, to moisten or 'wet' them and deepen their earthiness. I have not yet tried it with brighter tobaccos but I feel that it would not work as well with them - although I am open to others' experiences with it.

 

[GregF]

I've always fancied the concept of an RY tobacco, but every commercial RY juice or concentrate I've tried has been too much vanilla / caramel and not enough tobacco - and if the tobacco was prominent it was not one that I liked the taste of.

So I decided to create my own with one of my favourite tobaccoes, Stixx Mixx's Dark Fire (Latakia):

RY0.75

A dark, dirty, wet, smokey, tobacco-forward RY with only hints of vanilla / caramel / nut.

https://e-liquid-recipes.com/recipe/3275266/RY0.75

Acetyl Pyrazine 5% (TPA) - 0.5%
Almond (Mandorla) (FA) - 1%
Caramel (Caramello) (FA) - 1%
Dark Fire (Stixx Mixx) - 1.75%
Holy Vanilla (DIYFS) - 0.75%
Lovage Root (Flavorah) - 0.25%
Tobacco, DNB (Dirty Neutral Base) (INAWERA) - 0.5%

Steeped for a month.

SM's Dark Fire is for the hardcore tobacco-heads, this tastes like tobacco leaves burning on a braai (sounds horrible but is actually delicious). It has replaced INW Black for Pipe as my dark and smokey go-to, it is less sweet which I prefer.

Holy Vanilla is my favourite vanilla for adding to tobaccos, it is smooth and tasty without being too creamy, it adds just the right amount of creaminess for me.

Caramel is caramel and FA's is the best of the lot for me, and here it imparts a slight sweetness without too much caramel flavour affecting the tobacco taste.

FA's Almond helps tie everything together while adding a bit of sweet nuttiness, again not too much to overtake the main tobacco note.

AP and DNB just doing their things.

FLV Lovage is an interesting additive for tobaccos and in my opinion works best with darker, earthier tobaccos, to moisten or 'wet' them and deepen their earthiness. I have not yet tried it with brighter tobaccos but I feel that it would not work as well with them - although I am open to others' experiences with it.

Ok been out of it for a while but you got my attention

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[Wesley]

Ok been out of it for a while but you got my attention

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Just do it mate!