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I has to ask @grok! Buckfast most commonly refers to Buckfast Tonic Wine (often called “Buckie” or “Bucky”), a caffeinated fortified wine produced under license from Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England.10 Key Facts About Buckfast Tonic Wine •Origins: Developed in the 1880s–1890s by Benedictine monks at Buckfast Abbey (a monastery dating back to 1018). It started as a medicinal tonic based on a French recipe, marketed with the slogan “Three small glasses a day, for good health and lively blood.”0 •Composition: It’s a fortified wine (around 15% ABV in the UK green-bottled version; slightly lower in Ireland) made from Spanish mistella (fortified grape must), with added caffeine (roughly equivalent to several cans of cola per bottle), vanillin, preservatives, and other flavorings. It tastes sweet—like fruit bubblegum mixed with cough medicine or Ribena.3 •Cultural Impact: Hugely popular (and controversial) in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and parts of Ireland, where it’s associated with anti-social behavior, street drinking, and “neds” (a Scottish term for hooligans). It’s cheap, strong, and gives a big caffeine-alcohol buzz. Nicknames include “Wreck the Hoose Juice,” “Commotion Lotion,” and “Lurgan Champagne.” Despite its rowdy reputation, it’s now appearing in cocktails and upscale settings as its image evolves.4 •Production: Still linked to the abbey but made and distributed by companies like J. Chandler & Company. The monks don’t produce it on-site in large quantities anymore.10 Other Meanings •Buckfast Bee: A popular hybrid honey bee breed developed at the same abbey by Brother Adam (Karl Kehrle) in the early 20th century. He cross-bred various subspecies to create a gentle, productive, disease-resistant strain (especially against tracheal mites). It’s widely used by beekeepers today for its vigor and low swarming tendency.15 The wine is by far the most famous (or infamous) reference in everyday conversation. If you’re asking in a specific context (e.g., Scotland, beekeeping, or something else), more details would help narrow it down!
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Replying to @LightOnLiberty
Thiamine & vanillin mixture! Safe for babies
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Strawberry is Red40 Imitation vanilla is made by synthesize compound in a lab called vanillin
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VANILLA FLOREL Hands down the best Vanille Plainfolia dupe out there! Top Notes: Bourbon Vanilla, Bourbon Vanilla CO₂ Extract, Vanillin Middle Notes: Spices Base Notes: Musk, Amber (Opoponax) PRICE - Gh400
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Mine Perfumery — La Bohème Notes: Top: Forest Mist, Cannabis, Raspberry Ketone Middle: Oakmoss, Violet, Vanillin Base: Patchouli, Wild Vetiver, Ethyl Maltol Aromanya kayak hutan yang lembap setelah hujan, dan tanah basah s.shopee.co.id/8V6aLqdOh4
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8/ The market is no longer questioning demand. The debate has shifted to execution. ✔ Strong order book ✔ Improving vanillin realizations ✔ Europe losses eliminated ✔ Blends scaling up ✔ Asset-light transition underway But headwinds remain: • Elevated debt (~670 Cr) • Working capital intensity • Freight costs still ~3x pre-war levels • H1 FY27 likely to remain challenging Camlin FY27 appears to be a story of execution, not demand. And mgmt has chosen not to dilute equity. "Equity infusion is really a last resort, not on the table at all." 🔥 Now, we need to track execution 📝
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5/ CFS is moving toward an asset-light model. Phenol prices surged from 85/kg to 150/kg, making diphenol manufacturing uneconomical. Actions taken: • Hydroquinone to be imported from China • Existing catechol inventory sufficient for ~8-9 months • Diphenol plant being evaluated for repurposing Strategic focus is shifting toward: ✓ Blends ✓ Vanillin ✓ High-value specialty ingredients
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4/ Vanillin is entering a stronger phase. CFS switched from Methyl Vanillin to higher-value Ethyl Vanillin. Key points: • Q4 realizations improved from sub-$11/kg to >$12.5/kg • FY27 blended realizations expected at $13.5-14/kg • US demand guidance: 2,200-2,400 MT • Europe demand guidance: 1,500-1,600 MT • Total demand target: ~4,000 MT Mgmt says the target is "very doable." Withdrawal of US tariffs should support both volumes and realizations.
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2/ Biz Model : Camlin Fine Sciences is a global specialty ingredients company that manufactures antioxidants and vanillin, and is increasingly moving up the value chain into high-margin customized blends and natural ingredients.
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Replying to @_we_love_food
Vanillin 80% of time
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Replying to @THEFALLENSHELBY
There was a small pause when the waitress came over asking for the order. Peggy ordered a large vanillin milkshakes with two straws before they were left alone again. Attention returning to Tommy, she had to admire him with the vintage tie and well cut collar, it may —
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Replying to @HYSTERICBODY
Also something to note, a lot of these pouches go through industrial practices, so I would buy off a brand which regularly conducts lab tests, such as Lucy. ZYN is ofted cited with heavy metals like lead, it's really hard to not face any risk, it seems everywhere you go, there's something. Best strategy is just not to do nicotine whatsoever. You look at the oxford studies on juul, and vuse for instance, you see many carcinogens, many unidentified chemicals, tobacco has 70 carcinogens, 7k chemicals, 30-40 being inherent with no combustion, you look at pouches, like zyn's, you see heavy metals like lead, you look at vape juices, you see propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin breaking down under heat into formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. Diacetyl was in vape juices for so long too, cinnamaldehyde damages lung cells, benzaldehyde, vanillin, ect are so bad when aerosolized not to mention the metal leaching from heating the coil like chromium, nickel, magnanese, ect accumulating in lung tissue
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The smell of old books comes from lignin, a compound in paper that’s chemically similar to vanilla. As books age, lignin breaks down and releases vanillin, giving them that nostalgic, slightly sweet scent.
Educate me on something i don’t know
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HERMES BARENIA PLEINE FLEUR EDP (2026) 💗ตัวใหม่ล่าสุดไลน์ BARENIA หอมแบบขั้นสุด 💗โมว่าตัวนี้หอมน่ารักสุดเลย ดูแพง ใช้ง่าย ไม่ติดหนัง ไม้ 💗แบบรุ่นเดิมๆ แต่เป็นความหอมจากดอกไม้ที่น่ารักเย้ายวน 💗 5ml 270 💗 10ml 510 DESCRIPTION : กลิ่นหอมเย้ายวนจากกุหลาบเย็นๆ ซ่าๆ สดชื่น เหมือนโคล่านิดๆ หอมหวานลึกแต่ไม่หวานมาก และไม่ได้วู้ดดี้แบบกลิ่นไม้หรือหนังชัดเหมือนรุ่นก่อนๆ มีความหรู สวยงามไม่เหมือนรุ่นอื่นๆ ชวนให้ดมผิวซ้ำๆไม่หยุด ส่วนผสมจาก Floral, Musk, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Limonene, Rose, lily of the valley, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Vanillin เบลนออกมาเป็นความหอมที่ให้ฟีลลิ่ง Feminine Luxury แบบขั้นสุด แจ้งmlด้วยจ้า (รับ50ml) กล่องซีล
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Weekend deep dive: what is a “natural flavor,” really? By FDA rule, it just means the flavoring started from a natural source — a fruit, spice, herb, sometimes a plant most people have never heard of. But “started from nature” doesn’t mean simple. A single “natural flavor” can be a blend of dozens of compounds, plus solvents and carriers to extract and stabilize it. The kicker: the vanillin in “natural flavor” and the vanillin in “artificial flavor” can be the exact same molecule. Same atoms. Different origin story on the label. “Natural” describes the supply chain. Not the chemistry. #FoodManufacturing #FoodScience #FlipTheLabel
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Can Camlin Fine Sciences be a multibagger? Lets understand why? ✅ Specialty chemicals business ✅ Global presence ✅ Vanillin opportunity ✅ China 1 theme ✅ Operating leverage Revenue growth 15-20% CAGR. Margin expansion. Reduction in debt. ROCE above 15-18%.
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🚀 Wealth Creators Pick: Camlin Fine Sciences (CAMLINFINE) 🚀 CMP: ~₹130 Market Cap: ~₹2,500 Cr P/B: ~2.6x Book Value: ~₹52-54 Promoter Holding: 48% 52W High: ₹333 (trading ~60% below) Why I Like It 🔥 ✅ Downside limited — Stock already heavily corrected and beaten down amid past challenges. Risk-reward highly asymmetric at current levels. ✅ Strong management quality under Ashish Dandekar (Chairman & MD with deep legacy and long tenure) — focused on execution, backward integration, and strategic pruning of loss-making ops (e.g., Europe/China). ✅ Direct China competition edge: Major anti-dumping duties (US: 190-380% range, EU: 131%) have effectively priced out Chinese vanillin imports. Camlin’s fully integrated Dahej facility (raw materials to finished adorr™ vanillin/ethyl vanillin) positions it perfectly to capture market share in high-realization markets. ✅ High-margin Blends business (shelf-life solutions/antioxidants) growing strongly (~17% YoY, targeting sustained high teens growth). ✅ FY26 turnaround delivered: Shifted from heavy losses to consolidated net profit of ~₹27 Cr, with improving trends. Investment Thesis 🎯 Management is guiding ₹2,200-2,400 Cr revenue for FY27 with EBITDA margins expanding to 12-14%, driven by vanillin volume ramp-up (target ~4,000 tonnes), better realizations post-China disruption, operational efficiencies, and Blends momentum. No major capex needed — focus on deleveraging and profitability. This is a classic turnaround wealth creator in specialty chemicals. With China headwinds turning into tailwinds, strong integrated ops, and proven management steering the ship, one must track CAMLINFINE closely for any signs of sustained margin expansion, debt reduction, and earnings momentum. Multi-year recovery potential looks compelling if execution holds. High conviction, high risk (as with any turnaround). DYOR. Not financial advice. Thoughts on CAMLINFINE? Worth watching?
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Vanilla comes from vanilla pods. Now, synthetic vanillin on the other hand, is typically synthesized from petrochemicals or guaiacol, or derived from lignin (a byproduct of the paper industry). Same chemical that gives whiskey it's flavor from oak barrels.
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