Why do all of the "great" tobacco juices taste like fresh black pepper?

[acleme1]

I've tried tons of supposedly awesome tobacco vapes from several vendors, and they all taste like fresh cracked black pepper to me. I smoked camels for 20 years, and never once thought "Hmmm. That smoke tastes a lot like black pepper." I had a few that tasted like a dog might have ...... on the tobacco leaf, but never pepper. What gives?

 

[cskent]

It sounds like you're getting freshly mixed juice and aren't letting it steep. In my experience tobacco's take the longest for the flavors to mature. I buy Vapor Bomb tobacco's occasionally and let them steep for at least a month before I'll even try it. If I don't they'll often have that pepper flavor to them. I buy them knowing I'll have to wait, but I have a good stockpile of juice so I don't need to vape it right away.

My advice is set them aside for a week and try them again. If they're still not what you're expecting put them away again and taste them once a week to see how they're doing. Eventually you'll find they're tasting like you expected and you'll know how long to steep the next batch you order.

 

[Sicarius]

Could the taste be clove and not black pepper. That said Nic has a peppery taste.

 

[base234]

What nic level are you using? I've vaped some plain 25 mg nic juice and it tasted just like...fresh cracked black pepper.

 

[KeysBum]

Nic tastes like pepper to lots of folks, including me. Good thing I love pepper.

 

[darkstorm]

What nic level are you using? I've vaped some plain 25 mg nic juice and it tasted just like...fresh cracked black pepper.

These comments about Nic having a peppery taste are spot on. A zero nic tobacco juice has no peppery taste at all. Guessing you are using a pretty stiff nic level. I have lots of 24mg stuff like Mountain Dew. Tastes just like a mountain dew with a tablespoon of black pepper.

 

[Retriever]

I would say it is the nic. Or you could perhaps try an eliquid with more vg in it.

 

[Jim Bob]

Nicotine tastes like pepper to me as well. I also agree you should steep tobacco juices as a rule they taste much better after some sitting/blending .

 

[Zodas]

Does it actually taste like pepper or is it just the "feeling" of the reaction from the nicotine on your tongue?

I always thought that these flavors had an unnecessary sweet flavor which is in huge contrast to a pepper taste.

 

[acleme1]

Sorry it's taken me a while to post a follow up. Been a busy last few days. I don't believe it's the nicotine causing the pepper taste. It's more of a pepper flavor than taste. I know what the nicotine tastes like. It's a peppery "feeling" more than a taste. The pepper I am talking about is a strong flavor. It must be coming from one of the flavors that the vendors put in their juice. The juice I can think of off the top of my head is BWB Casablanca. When I first got it, the pepper taste was overwhelming. I let it steep for over a month. And while I will admit the pepper taste had toned down a little, it was still very strong. I ended up trading it for some cartos.

I have found a tobacco juice that I am absolutely in love with. It's the Patriot blend from Goodejuice. It's more of a sweet pipe tobacco, and is exactly what I've been looking for. I just wish there were more juices out there that were similar.

Thanks for the input everyone. I am on a mission to find out what the peppery flavor base is so I can avoid it in the future.

 

[cskent]

If you want a sweet pipe tobacco flavor try Vapor Bomb's maple rum smoke. It's the closest I've found.