**Raspberry (Malina) (INW) 0.75% / 1.5% (6-29-25)** -- This has been one of my all time favorite Raspberries for years, and was only topped (on my shelves) by the fabled Medicine Flower Wild Raspberry. This flavor smells much stronger in the bottle than it is after a steep. Still strong, but not as strong as many people think. I actually cut it in half down to 0.75% just to see how it fared, then back up to 1.5%. There's a reason why it's been in 44,666 recipes on ELR !!!! For the uninitiated, there are (for the most part) 3 Inawera lines. The regular (like this flavor), WG (Wera Garden) - Pro Series, and Shisha - Blends, can be used solo (per INW). Malina just means Raspberry in Polish.

This presents as a very rich, somewhat dark, accurate and natural Raspberry. There are some very light candy notes, but overall, it's a full on, seeds included Raspberry. It can EASILY handle all of the RB freight in mixes, but pairs rather magically with TPA Sweet Raspberry. At 1.5% it was damned delicious, and about a 8.75/10 on the strength scale. Slightly tart, nicely sweetened, and full bodied. It is a very distrinctive flavor, and most times you can tell when it's been used. Unless you used it much too high, there are no florals. Deep, rich, somewhat dark, but accurate and natural, with just a hint of tart are my main take-aways on this one, and no, hehe, I had no complaints, off-notes, or issues. Because I rated MF's Wild Raspberry at a 10/10, I left this one JUST below the Release the Kraken" at a very respectable **9.9/10**. Your tastes may vary, but this one IS a Raspberry Powerhouse.