First of all, I apologize that this is only a text review with no video, despite having hundreds of dollars in image-editing and flash-composing software, I don't have anything to edit videos with.
As a big cigar fan, I had been looking forward to trying one of the Ruyan disposable cigars. Just to give you some background information, I have two humidors, and they were completely full until recently (can't keep them full now being out of work though), and I've smoked hundreds of cigars from all over the world, to the point where I could tell you the country that the tobacco was grown in just by taste, like any other cigar connoisseur. I've smoked rare cigars that some cigar smokers have never seen in their lifetime. Besides all of the first-class cigars I've smoked, I've also smoked a lot of the cheaper machine made ones that are more sweet and mild, like backwoods, as a replacement for cigarettes at one point, although these things have no right to be called cigars.
Anyway, I got my 2 pack today, and I really wanted to love these, but I'm afraid that I can't say that I do. First off, the flavor is nothing like a real cigar. It's very sweet and flat, by flat I mean it doesn't have the richness of a real cigar. I would say that this is sweeter then some candies. I know it's hard for a flavor to not be sweet because of the PG/VG, but this is sweeter then many other e-liquids I've tried. This tastes less like tobacco then any other tobacco flavor I've tried. I mean, the flavor is pleasant, but nothing like a cigar. Maybe a really mild cigar that's been over-flavored, like a backwoods honey berry, but those don't taste like cigars anyway.
Having such a large battery and atomizer, I was expecting this thing to be a vapor power-house, yet it produces the same amount, or maybe even slightly less vapor, then my super-mini (RN4081). And if you inhale into the lungs you barely get any vapor on the exhale, as others have already said. But then again, a cigar is not mean to be inhaled into the lungs. However, I've noticed that sometimes atomizers take a day or two to wear in and start producing their full-capacity of vapor, so I'll keep you guys updated.
Also, I've only been using it for an hour, so I can't comment on battery life obviously, so I shall note the amount of hours it lasted when it's time has come. At that point, an autopsy will be done and I will determine if it would be possible for me to bring it back to life.
Overall, I'm not impressed. I do like the covering on the outside of it, it looks almost exactly like a real cigar, except for the LED. There's even veins and imperfections in the wrap,which leads me to believe that it could actually be a real tobacco leaf. Actually, if I put my nose close to it and sniff, I do get a faint whiff of tobacco, so it's quite likely that this is a real tobacco leaf, albeit treated with chemicals so it doesn't dry out and tear, but a tobacco leaf nonetheless.
I would imagine that this would be great for a night out on the town, as you wouldn't have to worry about batteries dying, atomizers failing, or cartridges drying out, but as a replacement for a real cigar, I don't think any cigar lover is going to be trading this in for their Cohiba, no matter how bad they want to stop smoking.
As a big cigar fan, I had been looking forward to trying one of the Ruyan disposable cigars. Just to give you some background information, I have two humidors, and they were completely full until recently (can't keep them full now being out of work though), and I've smoked hundreds of cigars from all over the world, to the point where I could tell you the country that the tobacco was grown in just by taste, like any other cigar connoisseur. I've smoked rare cigars that some cigar smokers have never seen in their lifetime. Besides all of the first-class cigars I've smoked, I've also smoked a lot of the cheaper machine made ones that are more sweet and mild, like backwoods, as a replacement for cigarettes at one point, although these things have no right to be called cigars.
Anyway, I got my 2 pack today, and I really wanted to love these, but I'm afraid that I can't say that I do. First off, the flavor is nothing like a real cigar. It's very sweet and flat, by flat I mean it doesn't have the richness of a real cigar. I would say that this is sweeter then some candies. I know it's hard for a flavor to not be sweet because of the PG/VG, but this is sweeter then many other e-liquids I've tried. This tastes less like tobacco then any other tobacco flavor I've tried. I mean, the flavor is pleasant, but nothing like a cigar. Maybe a really mild cigar that's been over-flavored, like a backwoods honey berry, but those don't taste like cigars anyway.
Having such a large battery and atomizer, I was expecting this thing to be a vapor power-house, yet it produces the same amount, or maybe even slightly less vapor, then my super-mini (RN4081). And if you inhale into the lungs you barely get any vapor on the exhale, as others have already said. But then again, a cigar is not mean to be inhaled into the lungs. However, I've noticed that sometimes atomizers take a day or two to wear in and start producing their full-capacity of vapor, so I'll keep you guys updated.
Also, I've only been using it for an hour, so I can't comment on battery life obviously, so I shall note the amount of hours it lasted when it's time has come. At that point, an autopsy will be done and I will determine if it would be possible for me to bring it back to life.
Overall, I'm not impressed. I do like the covering on the outside of it, it looks almost exactly like a real cigar, except for the LED. There's even veins and imperfections in the wrap,which leads me to believe that it could actually be a real tobacco leaf. Actually, if I put my nose close to it and sniff, I do get a faint whiff of tobacco, so it's quite likely that this is a real tobacco leaf, albeit treated with chemicals so it doesn't dry out and tear, but a tobacco leaf nonetheless.
I would imagine that this would be great for a night out on the town, as you wouldn't have to worry about batteries dying, atomizers failing, or cartridges drying out, but as a replacement for a real cigar, I don't think any cigar lover is going to be trading this in for their Cohiba, no matter how bad they want to stop smoking.
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