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  1. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    GoldSealEjuice RY4 Tobacco and RY4 Double from Canada are two of many retail RY4s I haven't reviewed, and thus they are not on The Big RY4 List. I've added them both to the list of RY4s not yet obtained for review. This is the first time in three years that anyone has mentioned them on the...
  2. billherbst

    Natural Tobaccos - Part Deux

    I haven't smoked any tobacco since October 2010, literally since the day I started vaping, but the 38 years of smoking before then have made lung hits verboten in my world. I've tried taking a lung hit maybe five times in almost four years of vaping, and each time I did, I immediately began...
  3. billherbst

    Nicotine Comparisons

    Sounds like a smart decision. Many of the nics discussed on the thread---including MFS---seem to me well-suited to those of us with slightly less-sensitive palates who also like a certain ballsiness in our nicotine experience. That said, I have a 240ml bottle of Vaperstek and find it quite...
  4. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    In my not-so-humble opinion, Classic RY4 is a darn near perfect vehicle for synthetic tobacco flavoring.
  5. billherbst

    Nicotine Comparisons

    Call me foolish, but I just augmented my 3-liter freezer stash of liquid nic, with a fourth liter in the fridge, by ordering 2 more liters of MFS on the last day of the sale. I tried to weigh the odds of FDA regulation of liquid nic sometime in the next five years, came up with the answer that...
  6. billherbst

    Natural Tobaccos - Part Deux

    TINO: Tobacco In Name Only, meaning a juice that supposedly contains tobacco flavoring---usually synthetic, but natural tobacco extract flavoring could also apply---whose recipe includes non-tobacco flavorings (often bakery flavors) that effectively overwhelm or bury the tobacco in the flavor...
  7. billherbst

    Natural Tobaccos - Part Deux

    I agree with Jerms. To me, Boba's is one of the best mystery TINOs of all time. That said, I'm down to about 15ml remaining in the 100ml bottle I ordered 10 months ago, and I probably won't order more. In fact, I went through some of my drawers of synthetic tobacco retail juices today and...
  8. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    That is a heck of a deal for one of the very best Classic RY4s in the retail marketplace. Anyone who loves RY4 but hasn't yet tried SI Volt should jump all over it.
  9. billherbst

    Nicotine Comparisons

    All the regular and occasional posters to this thread seem to me truthful and sincere, so I have reason to doubt what EbenezerScrews wrote, except to say, what a drag! Below is a pic of my Heartland and Vaperstek 100mg/ml nics in the 30ml bottles that I keep in my DIY drawer. They've been a...
  10. billherbst

    Cold maceration of tobacco

    All that is good news. The fact that 20 hours was required for 2-micron filtering seems understandable, given that the extract was half VG. No problem, though, since you weren't working in the salt mines for that 20 hours---just walk away and let it do its thing. Lighter color makes sense. I...
  11. billherbst

    Cold maceration of tobacco

    Good advice. To me, that is the equivalent of a chef tasting his food while making a dish. When I think a maceration might be "ready"---whether that's based on time, solent color, or just my curiosity---I use a small eyedropper to siphon off enough solvent to mix up a 3ml bottle of test liquid...
  12. billherbst

    Cold maceration of tobacco

    While I can't verify this scientifically, I'm of the opinion that the particulates that cause crust coils and gunk wicks come in both visible and invisible varieties. The visible pieces are larger and dark. The invisible ones are smaller and clear, essentially transparent bits of cellulose that...
  13. billherbst

    Cold maceration of tobacco

    The great thing about steeping is that it takes care of itself, working its transformative alchemy regardless of what we do (or don't do). Steeping is really just another word for aging, and it happens for NETs whether they're in the form of concentrated extracts or mixed juices. Time marches...
  14. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    I'd bet that the liquids in the bottles are the same, just different labels.
  15. billherbst

    Slow Cooker Extraction of Tobacco and Tea

    According to Johni, no flavor loss occurs with 2.5-micron filtering.
  16. billherbst

    Natural Tobaccos - Part Deux

    Jerms, Right on both counts. I've extracted two Torano cigars---Exodus 1959 50 Years and Casa Torano---and both are solid cigar vapes. Neither, however, is extraordinary. Of the three Rocky Patels I've extracted---Vintage 1990 Churchill Maduro, Autumn Collection 2008 Churchill Connecticutt...
  17. billherbst

    Slow Cooker Extraction of Tobacco and Tea

    I'll post results after my next batch of pipe tobacco macerations, which will use the 2.5 micron filters
  18. billherbst

    The Really Big RY4 Roundup (long)

    Classic RY4s are, as a group, more alike than dissimilar, whereas Custom RY4s are more different than alike. So, if Janty Elixir RY4 is your favorite, but you run out and can't get more, then another Classic RY4---such as Hangsen, JoyeTech, or Dekang---has at least some chance of providing a...
  19. billherbst

    Natural Tobaccos - Part Deux

    Jerms, While I hold Andrea in high regard as a vendor, TPR Ramaglia's Toscano Gold was a big meh for me. Perhaps my expectations were too high. Now, of course, I'm completely spoiled by my own homemade cigar extracts. I've extracted 13 cigars so far, and the worst of them is still worlds...
  20. billherbst

    Natural Tobaccos - Part Deux

    Bob, Many, many synthetic cigar retail juices and flavorings are available in the marketplace, but a decent one? Sorry, I've never vaped a single synthetic cigar juice---retail or DIY made from a cigar flavoring---that was decent. Every one I've ever had has been ersatz. Hangsen Cubana Cigar...
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