I think I can wait a month or so... I'm eagerly awaiting your impression of well-steeped Desperado Mr Mann. I'm wondering if it transcends just being just a HB/SC mix ... Pretty please report back.
Also, did I read that you tried Gold Rising? I'm somewhat of an RY4 freak, so please... do tell.
=Mr.Mann;8402269]Desperado, from Wlad's mouth, "takes a loooong time" to steep. Mine is going on a month and a half and I may try it now.
Gold Rising is oddly reminiscent of a classic RY4 while being not like it at all. Part of why it is like the classics is that it is bright and sweet, though not
sweet. The brightness and sweetness, however, do not come from the usual suspects. The ingredients, besides tobacco, is not caramel and vanilla, it is honey. The honey has this element to it that gets off the ground and attempts to take you away, but the tobacco grounds it. Do I like Gold Rising? Hell yeah! It was awesome for me fresh out of the mail and I didn't get to vape much of it steeped. I will be buying a larger bottle next.
Protip: With juices like Gold Rising, Cherry House, Maple House Blend, Peachy House and to a lesser degree, Vecchio, if you have these juices but feel like you'd like more tobacco, but maybe not as much as in the aromatics, I would suggest buying the counterparts to these juices in the aromatics and adjusting your non-aromatics according to your taste.
Gold Rising - Honey Cured
Peach House - Sweet Georgia Peach
Cherry House - Smokin' Cherries
Maple House Blend - Maple Burley
Vecchio - Vurley
This tip goes both ways, so if you have the aromatics and you like them but feel the tobacco is too strong, you could do the reverse.