Those bottles of SC Turkish and Balkan didn't last long. Thankfully another 120ml arrived today. Also, I had something funny happen with a Velocity clone. It came with a bottom feed pin and I didn't notice at first. Made a bit of a mess before I figured it out. It cranked out really good flavor at first but dropped off quickly when juice ran down into the mod.
English Blend is really good,IMO. My other tryout was 3 Crown. It seems a little weak and it doesn't really remind me of a cigar. Maybe steeping will help.
You are right, stepping usually helps with cigar extractions