Ordered 16 bottles June 7th, shipped June 10th, arrived June 12th in New York City.
Sitting in the Steeping Box - all the chocolate and tobacco flavors definitely need some maturing. The Lemon Cream (damn you, Mr. Mann) and Grape Vine (damn you Greek genes) are delicious out of the box - and I'm not much of a fruit vape person.
I ordered a large bottle of Smooth Criminal to augment the small one I've been vaping from my first order. I compared the fresh one to the one that I've had for a couple of weeks, and steeping open-bottle for a few days definitely strengthened the flavors.
Ahlusion seems to have hit the Holy Grail of small business. They are a mom&pop in terms of customer service and attention to individual needs and preferences. They are Henry Ford in terms of packaging, shipping and all-around efficiency.
Yes, they restrict their order flow. I much prefer that to red-lining to maximize revenue, and leaving behind a stream of botched orders, unhappy customers and declining product quality.
I bet a McDonalds hamburger was delicious when there was only one McDonalds, and the beef was made from cow and not textured plastic.