BestEcig.com Disposable Cigars

[Nazareth]

Ok, got their cigar today to review, as soem of ya know, and, well, I'll just go down through a few categories and give my impressions

NIC HIT Pretty good- I got the high nic content which I beleive is 24mg, and the nic seems adequate- got a few sweat sessions goign throughout the day, so I'll give htis about a 4 but with a caveat- ya gotta keep taking drags to get to the sweats- 10 or so in a row just won't get ya htere, but 30 will

THROAT HIT OK- not great, but sufficiant. I had to mess with my cigar a bit because the vapor dropped off at one point- took the cartridge out, noticed that atomizer was bent, straightened it, and dropped cart back in and vapor took off nicely, and gave a much better throat hit, although it still isn't quite liek a Cigarette throat hit, I'll give htis abotu a 3 1/2

LUNG HIT Soemtimes good, sometimes light. Sometimes it feels just like a real cigg inhale, other times probably like an ultralight cigg inhale, but htis is due to draw which I'll briefly discuss below

VAPOR Vapor started off good, but dropped off, had to mess with the cigar (soemthign I've never had to do with the Ruyans), and vapor picked back up, however, after abotu 1/2 hour or so, it started dropping off again- took cartridge out, placed it back in, and it picked up again. I've tried 2 cigars now from BestEcig, and both are hte same way. I'm not sure what's goign on here. I do think though that the MAH or voltage in batteries shoudl be higher/stronger, as it's a bit harder to get good vapor than the Ruyan is. I've foudn ya really gotta work the BestEcig at times, and other times, for no apparent reason, it just gives good vapor for a coupel of drags, then back to hard to draw again- not sure if it is because of hte batteries, or hte battery set-up or what- but there ya go- 2 Cigars have performed exactly the same in this regard. Vapor isn't liek hte Ruyan- if you inhale, you will exhale the vapor.

TASTE I absolutely love the Marlboro taste- for you real cigg smokers who smoek Marlboro, I think this taste will come hte closest for you. I've been vaping hte cigar all day, and it's still tastign good- leaving a great Marlboro taste in mouth for abotu 15 minutes afterwards. Now, havign said that- when I exhale and then inhale hte vapor htrough the nose, there is a smell that I don't find very agreeable- I can't really describe the smell though, but it's not overpowering or anything, and I can't smell it just exhaling the vapor, but inhaling it htrough nose just isn't agreeable to me- but others may not mind it. I also got the 555 flavor cartridge for review, and I'm not real keen on the taste- to me it's sweeter, and has a taste similar to SmartFixx cartridges which while not terrible, was just a flavor I didn't care for too much, but others may liek the taste, and it does have a reminiscent flavor to tobacco- just not nearly as strong or pleasant as the Marlboro in my opinion

DRAW Sparodic at best- soemtimes nice and easy with a good amount of vapor, other times hard to draw and little vapor- not sure what's goign on here- Both my BestEcig cigars did this so it seems consistent amoung the cigars so far

BUILD Had to include htis category because compared to a Ruyan, the build isn't as good for a coupel of reasons. The battery set-up inside is kinda just taped together with what looks like Scotch tape holdign 3 3volt batteries together- The Ruyan has one whole covering wrapping their battery set-up, and I can forsee the batteries losing connection easily in the BestEcig if dropped or banged a bit. The paper on outside of the BestEcig cigar is kinda not so ok as it get mushy quickly. The Ruyan is not liek htis at all and holds up very well compared. However, the mushiness can be avoided by settign hte cigar down and lettign the paper dry between uses, but hten your vaping is dictated by drying times this way unfortunately.

BATTERY RUN TIME Can't comment on this yet as it's still going

CARTRIDGE LENGTH As soem of you know I did a puff coutn on the Ruyan- Not gonna happen this time though lol- too tedious, but I'll post how many days I get out of hte cigar with moderate to heavy vaping (About a pack worth of real ciggs worth of vaping per day, just for reference)

OVERALL RECOMMENDATION I'm goign to have to wait and see how much I have to fight with the draw before I recommend one way or the other, and also have to wait ot see how long hte cigar lasts. I'm not really put off by hte paper issue, but the sparodic draw/vapor issue might be a concern for some. However, we need to remember that these cigars are 1/3 the price of Ruyans, so we can't really expect the same build quality, but we'll see how the important issues like draw, nic, throat hit etc all play out in next couple of days. Is it a Ruyan? No- is it adequate for $15? Perhaps, we'll see.

[tifacloud]

Thanks for the very informative review. I will be getting some stuff from best ecig in the next few days. Hopefully the minis won't be too big of a dissapointment.

[dc2k08]

been through all 5 now naz.

1st flue-cured extra-high.....was good, gave a great hit when i needed a nic fix. lasted 3 days

2nd 555 medium....hard draw...not worth the effort to smoke unless i want to train to lift weight with my cheeks, taste undecipherable

3rd. malboro, cant remember strength...started out good but then started giving very little vapour on second day, nothing fixed this

4th vanilla high....was looking forward to this cause i really wanted a strong hit...didnt work at all..nothing, not a thing.

5th...flue-cured high...4th time now i've sucked up a a quantity of e-liquid in as many minutes, dont know what gives, was really hoping this would work out, otherwise the draw and smoke volume is great, but my heart is racing after getting so much in my mouth. got my fix in a way i didnt intend.
edit: i know what gives, the cart is cracked along the groove that lets the smoke come out to the hole, pssshh.

in short i want to return 4 out of 5. wonder if he'll oblige. shame, could be a good product, the factory needs some quality control.

edit: in a stroke of mad genius, i swoped out the vanilla cart for the cracked cart. so if he took back 3 out 5 that would do.

[Mr.Darcy]

i dont know what it is about bestecigs site,but their screen is fragmented over some of the options,and wont allow me to select them...

i was toying with the idea of getting a few disposable cigars,i wanted flue cured and marlboro...it wouldnt let me select the marlboro...i click on it,and it goes off on a tangent...

anyone else getting this,or is it just me?

and do Naz or DC or Ned or anyone whos bought them have any further thoughts on reflection,or recommendations regarding these cigars?

[dc2k08]

darcy, i suspect the site was only ever tested in ie, everything works fine if you use that including an excellent currency exchange script, though i dont know how often it is updated as the figures didnt match up when i used it. so it might work in your favour. your card is ultimately going to be billed in chinese yuan anyway.

if your going to get one, you might as well get 3-5 and hope some work. shipping will be the same up till ten maybe. their cart is the best cart i have seen on any e-cig site and very easy to re-configure so you can check it all out.

if i was doing it again, i would get all extra-high. if your a menthol fan, you could try their menthol. i liked the menthol carts i got from them. vanilla was nice too. never tried the hilton or the cherry so they could be good too.

[Mr.Darcy]

cheers dc...
im going to take a chance,and only buy two cigars for now as an experiment,cos i want to buy liquid,carts and maybe a battery or two also,and im damned if im going over 0.5 kg.

[dc2k08]

i found shipping was very reasonable. i went crazy. he calculates the weights very precisely too. if you have any Q's, get him on his msn. he's on every night after 1.30. decent bloke too. oh yeah, you might aswell drop $2 on his cigar tube. its aluminium with a screw lid. fits the cigars perfick and a very cool accessory. comes in handy for other purposes too.

[Mr.Darcy]

i found shipping is very reasonable. i went crazy.

so what do you reckon dc...flue cured extra high the pick of the bunch?

that seems to be the only one you had any luck with,and ned liked it too...naz liked the marlboro...the menthols good...i hate vanilla...

so i might just get extra high in those 3 flavours,and some liquid and stuff...thatll be a toe in the water...if theyre good,i'll get more.

thanks for the info mate.

[dc2k08]

sure, why not. hope you get some good ones. im interested in his hilton flavour now. didnt have that when i ordered. hmmm, it is only 12 shopping weeks till crimbo.......nah.

just saw that he has cigar flavour too. could be worth a shot.

[Mr.Darcy]

oh one last thing...how long did it take to arrive?