Want2Vape sampler + 3: Initial Impressions

Well, it's clear that they need more steeping... I don't think 4 hours will cover it :)

However, here goes anyway:

Overall, the realism in the W2V flavors is very high. Regardless of my personal taste preferences, I am pleased with the overall composition.

London - very peat heavy. Reminds me of aftertaste of a Islay scotch. I can taste the leaves and get the richness of the overall flavor - bit of smoke/campfire on the back end. looking forward to it opening up and the peat-iness dropping a bit.

Paris - Initially, way too much peat and smoke. I get the leathery taste that has been commented before. Not sure about this one...

Louiville - its like a grassier version of London. less peat than Paris but, it is still upfront. little smoother overall as well. overall, nice composition

Coffee Infused Cigar - the coffee is muted almost non existent at the moment. I expect that will change once it opens up. Definitely earthy with a hint of grassy texture.

Alcazar - I've had cigars that taste exactly like this. very impressed. cant wait for it to steep

Morley - Not bad but, nothing earth shattering. There is a sharpness that I suspect will go away once it opens. There are hints of flavors that I know but cant quite put my finger on.

Analog Mild - heavy perfume. This is the first time I've had juice with floral overtones - it almost tastes of rose hips but, not quite. Hoping the tobacco flavors come out as it steeps

Blond - another that is very close if not exact to cigars I've had before. Very earthy, moderate grassiness, hint of peat but, not nearly as much as London or Louisville. This will be strange but, the exhale tastes just like a freshly mowed lawn smells... if that makes any sense.

Red Pirate - more of a 'natural' cigarette flavor similar to a Nat Sherman but with a bit more smoke/campfire. We'll see how it opens up.

555.5 - This one is strange to me... it's definitely a 555 but, with floral notes. The floral is very strong at the moment but i still get light bits of the other more standard 555 flavors.

Campfire Coffee - yep. tastes like coffee brewed on the campfire. it's one of the better coffees I've had and the smoke isnt too overpowering

Pure Smoke - this was added to the order. just no. absolutely not. (I intentionally tasted this last because I had a 'smoke' flavor from GeJ and hated it)

Creamy Espresso - Much less 'cream' than I thought there would be based on the name. The espresso side was muted though. It clearly needs more steeping.

Smoky Clove - hint of cinnamon, light smoke and floral notes. The best descriptor I can come up with for this one is it tastes like a stick of Big Red gum that has just lost its flavor and the cinnamon is no longer really there but is more of an aftertaste.

Comments

Nice review!
I was mulling over the idea of a W2V sample set just the other day. Given that I'm new to vaping and have only been off of the sticks for a month, I figured I'd wait a while longer and give my taste buds a little more time to recover.

Any chance you're going to revisit these flavors after they've had a chance to steep for a few weeks or a month? I'd be interested in hearing your (possibly) revised opinions.
 
Cavediver;bt7881 said:
Nice review!
I was mulling over the idea of a W2V sample set just the other day. Given that I'm new to vaping and have only been off of the sticks for a month, I figured I'd wait a while longer and give my taste buds a little more time to recover.

Any chance you're going to revisit these flavors after they've had a chance to steep for a few weeks or a month? I'd be interested in hearing your (possibly) revised opinions.

Absolutely. Right now the intent is to re-taste at the one month mark. That should show what the flavors should do once they open a bit.

One thing you may want to consider - check out the Natural Tobacco thread - there are a good number of reviews and discussion on the NET tobaccos (NET stands for Natural/Extracted Tobacco - they use real tobacco as a base for the flavor). Now that I have tried quite a few NETs, the artificial tobaccos just don't hold up...
 
Will do! At nearly 1000 pages, that ought to keep me reading for a while...

Skipping the occasional cigar realy hurts my feelings. I didn't smoke them often, but I enjoyed having them when hanging out with a select group of folks. I'll miss it, but I can't allow myself to play with analogs of any type. Sigh.

The Alcazar, the Blond, and the coffee-infused juices from W2V all sounded great and had good reviews, and I'm looking forward to trying them. Perhaps I should buy the sampler now so it'll be properly aged by the time I'm ready for them...

It's unfortunate that the London, Paris, and Louisville aren't currently available in the sampler. I would like to try a nice pipe-ish flavor as well, even though I never got into analog pipes. Ah well, it'll be a good excuse for re-ordering :laugh:

Thanks again for the review, and I'm looking forward to the next one.
 

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