Ariel

OK, last night at coffee, Raven was kind enough to gift me a bottle of Nhale-Exhale 555 Menthol. I can't turn down free juice, right?

I tried vaping it. OMG.

With all due respect to [URL="http://www.e-ciggusa.com/"]Nhaler[/URL], the vapor tastes like ASS and NOTHING like the menthol analogs I used to smoke. Gah.

Instead, this is something really [I][B]weird[/B][/I] I can't really describe. Nutty, sort of. I recognize the [U]attempt[/U] to provide a tobacco-ey flavor. But it's like nothing I've ever tried before, or ever want to try again. And the smell kinda turns my stomach, and gives me a bit of a headache. :mad:

This reminds me, the smileys could [U]really[/U] use a nausea/vomiting option. :)

So yeah. I [I][B]hate[/B][/I][B]hate[/B]hate the idea of wasting otherwise perfectly good nicotine. 8-o

So, I did some blending in my desktop lab, and came up with this recipe that mostly nullifies the vileness, and turns it into something a bit like doublemint gum.

As a side note, the bottle didn't have a strength listed on it, but the buzz I got vaping it straight made me think it was ~36 mg. So, I cut it down to ~18 mg.

Here's my recipe:

0.20 ml Lorann wintergreen
0.10 ml Lorann Spearmint
1 drop peppermint Essential Oil
1.50 ml VG (I used Wilton's)
0.20 ml distilled water
2.00 ml 555 menthol

Voila - a [U][B]much[/B][/U] tastier vape, and no longer something I need "to get used to".

I think I may adjust this a bit, but for now I'll just enjoy this blend. :D