Top 10 essential must have e-liquid flavour concentrates for every DIY Vaper.
Welcome to our latest Guides and Information Blog! In this blog post, we will explore the top 10 essential e-liquid flavour concentrates that every vaper should have in their collection.
When it comes to mixing e-liquids, the flavour possibilities are endless. Top brands like Capella, Flavor West and The Flavor Apprentice offer countless options and there’s a huge array of recipes available online, many of which you can find on the Make My Vape website. But even with all these choices, having a handful of essential concentrates puts you in a great position. These core flavours usually form the base of any mix. Most recipes include staples like Menthol, Vanilla Custard, Strawberry or Tobacco, which you can then build on with other flavours to create a unique e-liquid flavour. A strong base selection allows you to craft hundreds of recipes with ease.
For example, if you’re aiming to create a rich Strawberries and Cream flavour, a concentrate like Capella Vanilla Custard can be a key ingredient even though Custard is not in the recipe title. Vanilla Custard is prominent in many recipes because it adds a sweet, creamy depth that ties the mix together. Or, if you’ve finished a fruit mix and it tastes great on its own, adding a touch of an ice concentrate can give it an extra refreshing boost, enhancing the overall flavour.
If you love experimenting with a variety of e-liquid flavours here is our top 10 e-liquid flavour concentrates to help you boost your mixing game and have an armoury of the most essential flavour.
Vanilla Custard
Vanilla Custard is the ultimate dessert base flavour, perfect for endless e-liquid recipes. When mixed and steeped correctly, it can taste incredible on its own or be used as part of a complex dessert blend or even paired with fruity flavours. Its versatility is endless. You can combine it with fruits, such as strawberry for the ultimate strawberry custard or even use to create the classic beloved RY4 (Caramel Tobacco) and much more. Below is a list of our top selling custard e-liquid flavours that we recommend including in your selection of concentrates.
Vanilla Custard - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
A sweet, buttery custard flavour with the delicious hint of vanilla. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base.
Vanilla Custard V2 - Capella
True to taste, Capella's Vanilla Custard V2 is both authentic and creamy and tastes just like home made custard! This flavour concentrate can be mixed on its own at 15-20%.
Vanilla Custard V1 - Capella
Bringing the traditional, authentic and creamy taste of home made custard, Vanilla Custard V1 tastes great on its own when mixed at 10-15%. This concentrate also blends well with different flavours.
Custard FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
A go-to custard flavour concentrate that is deliciously sweet and creamy, with notes of orange zest. It can be mixed on its own at 5%, but goes well with fruit and cake flavour concentrates. Try it out today!
Vanilla Custard Supreme - Pope and Brewer's Gourmet Flavours
Sweet and buttery custard flavour just like traditional home made custard, made exclusively in the UK for Make My Vape. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Recommended Mix: 15-20%
Menthol
Menthol is a beloved flavour for a lot of vapers and is known for its refreshing, minty, icy cool sensation. Menthol is the ultimate base flavour for anyone looking to create a flavour that is cool and icy, along as a stand alone flavour. Menthol can be combined with a huge array of fruit flavours, even desserts and tobacco menthols! Below are a list of Menthol based concentrates that we recommend you have:
Extreme Ice - Flavor West (FW)
One of most popular flavours here at Make My Vape. Extreme Ice is a very strong, icy menthol flavour, great on its own mixed at 5% if you like a strong cool minty taste.
Menthol - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
A sweet minty taste originating straight from the aromatic peppermint leaves itself, leaving a cool sensation in the throat. Great by itself mixed between 0-5%
Menthol Arctic (Arctic Winter) FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
If you're a fan of cool vapes, then Menthol Arctic (Arctic Winter) FA is one to try. This flavour concentrate is extremely cooling and has a refreshing throat hit. It can be mixed alone at 2-5%.
Menthol Cool - The Flavour Concentrate Company
A cool rush of flavour, this minty fresh concentrate will leave you believing you're on a Winter getaway down the slopes. This can be vaped alone but works just as well when mixed with other flavours. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base.
Menthol - The Flavour Concentrate Company
The best menthol concentrate on the market. Add a cool tang to your juices - this concentrate will mix with no problem with any other concentrate. Crystals may begin to form at very low temperatures - just put it somewhere warm for a while and give it a shake if this happens.
Menthol (STRONG) Flavour Concentrate - Pope and Brewers
Like the name suggests, Menthol (STRONG) is a bold, powerful and cool Menthol flavour. This Flavour concentrate is PG based.
Koolada - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
A cooling effect without the minty taste. Make your vape juice how you like it by mixing your own today! This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Recommended Mix: 10%.
A flavourless base to enhance the cool effect for a very icy exhale. Can be mixed on its own between 0-5% but we recommend pairing this with any flavour you wish to give it a refreshing taste!
Super Cool ICE - Flavour Enhancer Cooling Agent - Make My Vape
Super cool ice is Make My Vapes own branded cooling agent. Specially designed to add that extra level of cool (cold) to your E-liquid mixing, whilst also being coil friendly!It is recommended to use only a small amount as this product packs a punch. Steep time 1-2 days. Mix as low as 0.5%- 1%. Do not vape by itself. Only to be added as a DIY E-liquid mix
Strawberry
Strawberry is one of the most popular versatile flavours in DIY e-liquid mixing. It is delicious as a standalone flavour and also as the backbone to endless fruit based recipes. Strawberry works flawlessly in blends with fruits, adding sweetness and depth, while also pairing beautiful with desserts, custard and beverage flavours. Strawberry can also bring the brightness tobacco recipes or into beverage/candy mixes. A 100% must needed flavour to include into your selection of concentrates, below are the flavours we recommend for a straight strawberry flavour.
Strawberry (ripe) - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
Your favourite summer fruit providing its usual sweet, full flavoured experience. An extremely fresh and natural flavour. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Make your vape juice how you like it by mixing your own today!
Sweet Strawberry - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
Sweet Strawberry captures the juicy, ripe flavour of freshly picked strawberries with a perfect balance of sweetness. This e-liquid offers a smooth, fruity vape that’s ideal on its own or as a vibrant addition to any fruit blend.
Wild Strawberry - The Flavour Concentrate Company
The sweet and juicy taste of your favourite fruit. An extremely fresh and natural flavour made exclusively in the UK for Make My Vape. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base.
Sweet Strawberry RF - Capella Flavors (CAP)
This is a candy style strawberry, rather than an "authentic" fruit flavour.
Strawberry Sweet - The Flavour Concentrate Company (TFCC)
A soft and sweet burst of natural strawberry flavour, made exclusively in the UK for Make My Vape. Strong enough to vape by itself but also enhances any other flavours it is mixed with. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base.
Strawberry ~ Red Touch FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
A bright and scrumptiously naturally sweet strawberry flavour. The redder the touch the sweeter the strawberry. Recommended Mix: 2-5%
Strawberry Juicy - The Flavour Concentrate Company
The most delicious, ripe and juicy Strawberry concentrate you can find... so true to taste and so versatile! This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Make your vape juice how you like it by mixing your own today. Try mixing it at 5%.
Strawberry Fields Flavour Concentrate by MMV TNT
Strawberry Fields Flavour concentrate by MMV TNT. Imagine picking fresh ripe strawberries in the summer months. This flavour concentrates is packed with large, bold, fresh strawberries. Recommended mix ratio: 20% - 30%.
Strawberry (STRONG) Flavour Concentrate - The Flavour Concentrate Company
Strawberry (STRONG) is a bold, powerful fresh Strawberry flavour.
Indo Strawberry #1 is the first of two Strawberry flavour concentrates from Capella. MIx at 15% on its own.
Indo Strawberry #2 is the second of two Strawberry flavour concentrates from Capella. Recommended Mix: 15%
Tobacco
Tobacco e-liquid flavour concentrates have been a staple since the very beginning of DIY e-liquid mixing with many of users wanting to replicate the taste of tobacco. Tobacco flavours have also been extremely popular with vapers mixing caramel and creams, to create their own unique version of RY4. Tobacco is also a fantastic flavour that pairs perfectly with richer flavours, like coffee, custard and nutty flavours. You will in some complex mixes, tobacco can be used as a base flavour. Also tobacco menthol is popular flavour. Below is a list of recommended tobacco flavours.
Tobacco - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
Missing the tobacco taste of your old cigarettes? This flavour concentrate will be the closest you'll get to it due to it's natural & authentic taste of genuine tobacco. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Recommended Mix: 5-10%.
Tobacco Gold Leaf - The Flavour Concentrate Company
Still not over that tobacco taste from smoking? This flavour concentrate will transport you right back to the natural & authentic taste of genuine tobacco. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Recommended Mix: 10-15%
Tobacco Classic Virginia - The Flavour Concentrate Company (TFCC)
Missing the tobacco taste of your old cigarettes? This flavour concentrate will be the closest you'll get to it due to its natural & authentic taste of genuine tobacco. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base.
Smooth Tobacco - The Flavour Concentrate Company
Looking for the perfect tobacco vape? This is the best tobacco flavour we have come across, made exclusively in the UK for Make My Vape. Smooth yet flavoursome. Recommended Mix: 10-15%.
RY4 Type - The Flavor Apprentice
A different version of the popular RY4 Double by The Flavor Apprentice, with a slight floral note. Why not give it a try? Recommended Mix: 5-10%.
RY4 Double - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
An e-liquid that incorporates Tobacco, Caramel and Vanilla, providing a smokey, yet creamy flavour making a great flavour concentrate. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base.
SoHo FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
If you're a fan of classic tobacco flavours, SoHo FA is definitely the one for you. Enjoy this deep, dark and elegant Italian tobacco concentrate. Recommended Mix: 3-5%.
RY4 Legend FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
If you're a fan of classic tobacco flavours with a twist, then RY4 Legend FA is one for you. This flavour concentrate is a warm classic, with delightful caramel undertones. This tastes great when mixed on its own at 3-5%.
Virginia FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
If you're a fan of traditional tobacco flavours, Virginia FA is certainly one to try. This flavour concentrate is both smooth and aromatic and provides a relaxing vape. Try it out today! Recommended Mix: 2-5%.
Oakwood FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
If you're a classic vaper and enjoy tobacco flavoured liquids, make sure you try out Oakwood FA. This flavour concentrate is great for bringing out earthy tones within tobaccos. Recommended Mix: 2-5%.
Golden Rollie FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
Golden Rollie was created for those seeking the flavour of a hand rolled Virginia tobacco. Blended with three 'industry standard' tobacco flavours. Try steeping it for two weeks to obtain maximum effect.
Cubanito Cigar Flavour Concentrate - Pope and Brewers
Just like the real thing, Pope and Brewers Cubanito Cigar will not disappoint. This concentrate is smooth on the inhale, with a mild spicy aftertaste. Cubanito Cigar can be used as a standalone flavour, mixed at 1-5%, but also works well with sweeter flavours. Maybe try it out with Vanilla or biscuit!
Blueberry
Blueberry is a staple e-liquid flavour concentrate, delivering a sweet yet slightly tart fruity note that makes it an essential in countless recipes. While delicious on its own, its true flavour shines through when paired with other flavours. Blueberry blends beautifully with bakery style desserts, custards and even mixed fruits with an icy finish. Its perfect for creating an indulgent blueberry cheesecake, blueberry custard or a refreshing blueberry and fruit ice blend. Whether used as a main flavour or a as a base to build upon, blueberry remains one of the most versatile and loved concentrates in mixing. Below is a list of our top selling blueberry e-liquid flavours that we recommend including in your collection.
Straight up Bold & juicy, bursting with a sweet-tart berry flavour. A true blueberry punch in every drop.
Blueberry Ice - The Flavour Concentrate Company
Experience the sweet and juicy flavour of ripe blueberries enhanced by a refreshing icy menthol twist.
Blueberry Mist Flavour concentrate by MMV TNT. This flavour concentrate is a powerful combination of Blueberries with the slightest hint of fresh misty ice. Recommended mix ratio: 20% - 30%. This Flavour concentrate is PG based.
Even more blueberry to choose from. A perfect blend of creams, candies and pastries.This bunch is the most ripest and flavorsome yet! Recommended: 10-20%.
Blueberry (extra) - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
Enjoy the sweet and fruity, natural taste of a freshly picked blueberry with this concentrate. This flavour is great as a standalone mixed at 10-15%.
Blueberry - The Flavour Concentrate Company
Providing a sweet and fruity punch, this blueberry flavour can easily be mixed as a single flavour or combined with other fruit or dessert flavours to make a premium quality e-liquid. Recommended Mix: 10-15%.
Blueberry (wild) - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
Enjoy a very fresh and true blueberry taste, which can easily be mixed as a single flavour at around 10-15% or combined with other fruit or dessert flavours to make a premium quality e-liquid and add a full body blueberry taste.
Citrus (Lemon and Lime)
Lemon and Lime are two of the most refreshing flavours you can add to your DIY e-liquid mixing arsenal. Both taste beautiful as standalone flavours and re equally powerful when used to bring a sharp, zesty kick to recipes. Their versatility makes them an excellent choice across fruits, menthol, bakery, desserts and beverage style mixes. Lemon and lime cn cut through heavy dessert bases, adding brightness, balance and a crisp refreshing lift. They also excel in mixed fruit medleys and beverage style blends, where they provide a tangy sparkle that ties everything together. Whether you are creating a fruity flavour, beverage or candy blend, up brightening up your dessert, citrus is a essential flavour.
Capella’s Juicy Lemon e-liquid concentrate delivers a bold, tangy burst of fresh lemon with a perfect balance of tartness and sweetness. It’s a refreshing, zesty vape that’s perfect on its own or adds a citrusy kick to any mix. A vibrant choice for lemon lovers!
Lemonade (natural) - Flavor West (FW)
Enjoy this natural and fresh lemonade concentrate. This refreshing flavour is great on its own providing you with the perfect balance of tartness and sweetness that matches that of homemade lemonade. Great on its own mixed between 15-20%.
Lemon Sicily FA - FlavorConcentrates.com
The most fragrant of lemons straight from their birthplace of Sicily. A sharp and fresh full bodied flavour, perfect for confectionery or cocktail combinations. As well as giving a zing to that fruity mix. Recommended Mix: 3-5%.
Lemon and Lime - Pope and Brewer's Gourmet Flavours
A sour favourite of ours, lemon and lime flavour, nothing more refreshing then this duo in one mix . This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Make your vape juice how you like it by mixing your own today. Recommended Mix: 10-15%.
Lemon and Lime - The Flavor Apprentice
A citrus frenzy, lemon and lime flavour, is there anything more refreshing than this duo? This flavour concentrate is great by itself, giving you a refreshing and not too sweet taste, mixed between 5-10%.
A luscious, fresh lemon flavour good for both being a lone flavour concentrate or to be used when mixing with other flavours. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Make your vape juice how you like it by mixing your own today!
Indulge in the zesty freshness and tangy sweetness of ripe lemons, expertly balanced to perfection. With each inhale, experience the invigorating burst of citrusy flavour, reminiscent of your favourite lemon candies.
Cream
Cream is the ultimate base flavour for creating a rich delicious e-liquid recipe and a flavour we definitely recommend you having in your collection. Using cream in your recipe has the ability to enhance extra body to your fruit recipe, take the edge off sharp citrus flavours and even add depth to your dessert mix. Cream pairs with almost anything. The versatility of using cream is a staple for creating everything from strawberries and cream, to complex and simple custard recipes, bakery blends, coffee flavours and creamy tobaccos flavour, even fruit blends. Below is a list of our popular cream flavours that we recommend you adding to your range of must haves!
Bavarian Cream - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
One our most popular cream flavours! Enjoy this deliciously warm and smooth, vanilla flavoured cream. A rich base layer that will go great for smoothing out bakery mixes. Try The Flavor Apprentice Bavarian Cream instead of custard, and experience a more luxurious blend.
Enjoy a smooth rich flavour that this fantastic cream concentrate provides. It is great on its own mixed at 7% or, as a highly versatile concentrate, it is perfect for adding a sweet creaminess to a variety of flavours.
Cream Fresh FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
A silky sublime cream flavour, ready to sweeten up and smooth down your e-liquid concentrates. A great base flavour for all your mixes and a cupboard staple. Recommended Mix: 3-5%
Cream Whipped FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
A cream and full bodied flavour great for combining to create a smooth and sweet mix. Combine with fruits, coffee or chocolates. Recommended Mix: 3-5%.
A delicious rich and creamy flavour that you will never get tired of. This concentrate's delicately light nature makes it the perfect addition to mix with other flavours. Recommended Mix: 5-10%
Butter Cream - Capella Flavors
Enjoy the silky and smooth concentrate from Capella. The Butter Cream concentrate can be mixed on its own at 5-10%, but is great for filling out cake recipes and smoothing out harsh flavours.
Cream - The Flavour Concentrate Company
A sweet & velvety cream flavour ideal for mixing with other flavours when making your own recipes. Cream is made in the UK exclusively for Make My Vape. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Recommended Mix: 0-5%.
Sweet Cream - Capella Flavors (CAP)
A heavy sweet cream, almost like mascarpone cheese. This is a really enjoyable vape mixed on its own at 5-10%, but excels when combined with different flavours, particularly vibrant fruit flavours.
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - Capella Flavors
Capella's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream is both sweet and soft, providing a refreshing flavour. This concentrate can be mixed on its own at 10-15%, but tastes amazing when combined with fruit or candy flavours.
Caramel
Just like custard listed above, caramel is must have essential e-liquid flavour concentrate. Caramel is the perfect sweet and indulgent concentrate flavour that delivers smooth richness that makes this a true flavour classic! When using caramel to mix with other flavours its provides layers of depth and sweetness. Caramel is especially popular in crafting fruit and dessert flavours, tobacco flavours and even coffee flavours. Caramel is a must have if you want to create a stunning RY4 flavour, pairing it with vanilla and tobacco, stunning cheesecakes and custard! A true classic that is required for endless rich flavour recipes.
Caramel Candy - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
This Caramel Candy flavour offers the perfect blend of rich, buttery caramel with a sweet, candy-like finish.
Caramel - The Flavour Concentrate Company
With its rich and sweet flavour, which is accurate to taste, TFCC's Caramel is certainly one to try. This flavour concentrate is deliciously creamy and is extremely smooth to vape. Caramel can be used as a standalone concentrate, but excels when mixed with other creamy flavours. Recommended mixing percentage: 1-5%.
Caramel FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
This smooth and delicious concentrate will leave you wanting more! The creamy caramel will rest on your tongue, solving those sugar cravings. Enjoy and indulge. Recommended Mix: 3-5%
Caramel Original (DX) - The Flavor Apprentice
This is a diketone-free version of our original Caramel Original flavour concentrate! Enjoy this delicious flavour, more rich than candy-like, with a toasty, maple and brown sugar flavour. Great on its own mixed at around 5%.
Caramel (original) - The Flavor Apprentice
TFA caramel, back by popular request! More rich and a less candy-like taste this concentrate makes for the perfect caramel flavour with its toasty, maple, brown sugar flavour. Great on its own mixed at around 5%.
Coffee
Coffee is a fantastic bold and aromatic flavour, perfect for creating rich and intense e-liquid recipes. Vaped on its own, it delivers the deep roaster taste of freshly brewed coffee, while also adding depth and complexity to dessert or tobacco blends. Our coffee concentrates can be used to craft the perfect caramel latte, a smooth mocha mix or even as a subtle background note to elevate your favourite dessert recipes. a hidden gem that is a real winner when used correctly. Below is out list of recommended coffee flavours.
Coffee - The Flavor Apprentice
Enjoy this authentic, freshly brewed coffee taste - this flavour contains natural coffee essence, which gives it its colour. Great on its own mixed at 6% for coffee lovers or try mixing with Hazelnut to give your coffee a sweet and nutty twist. Recommended Mix: 5-10%
Coffee Espresso (Dark Bean) FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
A deep and rich coffee flavour, vape this for your hit of morning coffee. A straightforward powerful Italian coffee.
Watermelon
To round of off our 10 must have essential DIY E-liquid flavour concentrates is Watermelon. Watermelon is the flavour perfect for brightening up any e-liquid recipe. On its own, the flavour is the unmistakable succulent taste of ripe watermelon, but it also pairs beautifully with fruity flavours, candy, creamy or even icy blends. If you looking to create stunning tropical fruit flavour, complex dessert flavour or even a beverage flavour, watermelon is a great flavour to add freshness and authenticity to any recipe. Watermelon, can be paired with many of the flavours listed above (ice, blueberry, strawberry). Below is a list of our top-selling watermelon e-liquid flavours that we recommend including in your selection of concentrates.
Watermelon - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
The luscious, organic taste of an exquisite, fruity, clean watermelon. This watermelon is less sweet than Watermelon Candy, but more true to taste. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Recommended Mix: 5-10%.
Candied Watermelon Silverline - Capella
Enjoy Candied Watermelon from Capella's Silverline range. This flavour concentrate is a ridiculously mouthwatering juicy watermelon flavour, with the perfect mix of sweetness and tartness. Recommended: 10-20%.
Watermelon FA - FlavourConcentrates.com
Light, sweet and juicy watermelon. Feel the freshness of this flavour, combine with other fruits for a great tropical mix. Recommended Mix: 3-5%.
The perfect authentic watermelon flavour, unlike many others this concentrate does not provide a candy flavour. Instead, you can enjoy a light sweet flavour with a clean, crisp taste of watermelon. Great as a standalone mixed at 4%, or with other melon flavours like Honey Dew Melon for a refreshing taste. Recommended Mix: 1-5%
Watermelon Candy - The Flavor Apprentice (TFA / TPA)
The luscious, organic taste of an exquisite, fruity, clean watermelon. An all-natural flavour. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Recommended Mix: 5-10%.
Watermelon - The Flavour Concentrate Company
Watermelon flavour concentrate by The Flavour Concentrate Company exclusive to Make My Vape. The delicious taste of a crisp, clean watermelon. This flavour concentrate is suspended in a PG base. Recommended Mix: 10-15%.
Thank you for taking the time to read our Top 10 essential must have e-liquid flavour concentrates for every DIY vaper. We hope you found a flavour that you need to include in your collection. Make My Vape have a huge selection of recipes to help you create amazing flavours, so if you have not, please check them out and let us know your thoughts! If you have any recipes you enjoy and are proud of, please check out our customer recipe sectiopn where you can rewarded for sharing your recipe!
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