Raspberry (Ripe) Flavor-TFA

Raspberry (Ripe) (TPA) 4.5% (10-25-26) – Before testing this one, I was wondering if it would be a slightly different version of their Sweet Raspberry, but it was NOT. For reference, I use both TPA Sweet Raspberry, and Inawera Malina regularly, and love both of them. Some people seem to be put off by some of the sharpness, and maybe some “florals” of the Malina, so that shows that not ANY Raspberry is the RIGHT Raspberry for everyone. The moment I started testing this one, I did a double take, checked the label saying, “Wait, is this a Raspberry Jam” ?? It’s jammy-ness hit me right out of the gate, and stayed fairly present to the end. It had some aspects of INW Malina, and some of their Sweet Raspberry, but it was even more. Ripe might be a good description, but maybe sweetened, and jammed might have been better. At 4.5% it was strong but not overbearing, and about a 9/10 on the strength scale. It had more sweetness than tartness, but just enough of the latter to keep it interesting. I am not floral sensitive, but I can still taste them, and I got none here. No off-notes or complaints that I could detect, and sweetness was 1 tick above mid-level. The Raspberries themselves (yes, more than one), seemed more centered on the mid, and dark varieties, BUT, with some punchy tart sparkle on the finish. All in, it was a keeper, and somewhat like a mashup of INW Malina, and TPA Sweet Raspberry, WITH, a healthy dose of jammy-ness. Because it straddled so many different types and nuances, I could see this one being popular. Handily a 9.7/10.