I bought one on Monday it's now Friday and it just came in the mail. I'd say that's pretty good shipping as I've waited WEEKS at times for vapemail.
So I bought the U Cigar from VaporBeast and a few refill cartridges. I'm glad I did because... I like it! Let's get into it a bit. A cigar smoker who isn't sold on e cigars isn't going to have a come-to-Jesus over this thing. It IS a vaporizer and the smoke isn't nearly as thick as they're going to want. Those spices and subtle flavors an experienced cigar smoker is looking for aren't there. It's not going to revolutionize cigar smoking and it's not going to impress the hardcore afficianados. So enough about what it's not, let's discuss what it is
I paid $24.00 for it and I haven't emptied the cartridge at an estimated 50 puffs so I can't speak for the longevity yet. I'll post here when I do. It comes with one cartridge and two refillls. The taste is... pretty good! Does it match a $24 cigar? Not even close. But it does taste at least somewhat like a cigar. It's a tough inhale so I wouldn't recommend it. Puff it like a normal cigar and you'll get a nice cigar-esqe flavor. It's the best I can describe it. It's not quite at the level of a time honored and trusted stogie but i mean, what can be expected? This technology is relatively new and cigar blends in some cases have a hundred years on this thing. I CAN say that Ive tried vaping quite a few cigar-like flavors from some pretty reputable ejuice companies and i haven't found anything even close to the taste of a nice stogie. This is... even close
Not quite there but I'm not throwing it away any time soon either. Fair enough?
Pros:
-Cigar like taste
-Familiar feel
-Pretty reasonable for a battery and three cartridges
-Don't have a ruler on me but I wanna say this bad boy is close to a slightly longer robusto in size
-Nice nicotine hit by puffing alone
-nice looking packaging
Cons:
-Not a ton of smoke. If you have even a medium grade ecig you'll be disappointed if you're a plume chaser. But the taste is there
-Not a ton of places to find refills
-Taste is adequate but nothing like a cigar of similar price.
-A bit heavy if you are the kind of cigar smoker who likes to keep it between his lips while using your hands to do other things.
-No instructions of any kind
Taste:
-My impression is that of a low-to-medium end mild cigar. Think like a Rocky Patel Connecticut. Doesn't really taste quite like that, but it's in that ballpark. Obviously the lack of burning tobacco means that smokey essence a cigar smoker would want is completely absent but it does taste like tobacco, as opposed to other "cigarlike" flavors that often can be anything but. There's hint of pepper, maple, and earth. I'm telling you it's not going to win an award from your snobby cigar magazines but it's not bad either.
All in all I'm pretty happy. I'm an ecig vaper and i like the inhale typically. But DONT INHALE THESE! Kinda kills the taste and vibe. These are designed to be a true e cigar and should be puffed as one. For me, it's a switch up to avoid the monotony of the same 2 or 3 flavors I've become accustomed to in my Halo Triton and I'm impressed. This thing isn't bad at all. Nice tasting vapor and a price that didn't kill my wallet. I'm overall slightly happy with this based on my first impression. I'll be posting in a week or so after I've had more time with it.
