**Strawberry Mountain Forrest (Flavor Art) 2.5/3.5% (8-10-24)** -- As soon as I saw Forrest in the name, I thought of FA's Forrest Fruit, and strangely enough, it MIGHT be in here. Yes, in a Strawberry. I started testing at 2.5% which was good, but it felt like it needed a boost, and I finished the test at 3.5%. No signs of muting, and the overall saturation increased, but not linearly. This was almost a two profile flavor, with one being a bright, red, juicy strawberry, and the second, some darker berries. I smelled it side by side with Forrest Fruit, and it MIGHT be it, but might not. Hard to identify, but the SB seemed centered around mid and brighter notes, while the berries pulled in some of the mid and darker notes. Sweetness was higher at a few ticks above mid-level, but even at that level, it wasn't fatiguing. Nice tart notes helped round out the finish and give it some zip. Very juicy, sweet, punchy, and with some almost jammy notes. I'm not SB mute, so I can't speak to whether or not it breaks through for the mutes or not. I suspect it might, as the darker berries might help it.

Def. not a solo SB, and while always present the berries didn't seem to detract from the SB, but fattened up the flavor by adding some bottom end. The SB and berries tasted very natural, with the exception of the somewhat higher sweetness. All in, an impressive pairing, but it was SB and berries, so if you were looking for JUST a SB, this isn't it, but as a pairing/medley, it worked. Even at the higher weight, no issues, or off-notes. Easily a **9.0/10**.