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You can sit in my corner, gerbil. (I think I have an old hamster wheel around somewhere...)

I know its horrible of me, but bandersnatch is the only alice flavor i've tried so far (and i've tried a lot of them now) that i dislike. However, I have been told that steeping it for a month improves it greatly. (And i somewhat still believe that its not bandersnatch in my bandersnatch sample... because i taste neither bananas or butterscotch. in fact, what i do taste is more like..pure alcohol. and thats after almost a month of steeping. I may have to get my hands on another sample of it to make sure.) And, to be fair, with everyones taste buds being so variable... I'd say the simple fact that AiV's other flavors are all rated at the very top of my topest list, they're allowed one that *I* personally dislike. ;)

Please do try the Zombie again. My great love for AiV comes much from Zombie itself... it is my alldayeveryday vape, and I'm a flavor hopper if ever there was one. (i'm going to hafta start pif-ing bottles out, they're all sitting there sad and neglected in the non-alice corner of the cabinet)

Did you take the lid and caps off the bandersnatch for a few days? It's my experience banana and butterscotch flavors often have a lot of esters and alcohols in them.
 

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Did you take the lid and caps off the bandersnatch for a few days? It's my experience banana and butterscotch flavors often have a lot of esters and alcohols in them.

somewhere around here is a picture of all my alice bottles with no lids on them.
and yeah, it came in my order before christmas...so it's been sitting for..almost a month now. it just still tastes only like alcohol; but i am willing to accept that it may be my tastebuds! (I just don't want it to be my tastebuds... i want to love the bandersnatch! ;). )
 

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Okay...some first impressions for today...

all my attys are dirty, so I couldn't drip sweat tease or afternoon tea... however...

cupcake city FEELS like a mouthful of cupcake icing (which is my favorite part about cakes... its why i learned how to decorate them... so that i could eat all the icing). i may be in love. (a little too sweet for an allday, but definitely a top-of-the-desserts...)

berry lil' cheesecake... i pronounce you offically good! i have a very hard time tasting cheesecake in vapes... and i wont say blc is very different... but unlike some cheesecakes, i'm not searching for it either. the berrys and spice are a beautiful blend, with a nice touch of cake underneath. vaping it, i picture a beautiful tart piled high with multi-colored berries, maybe even a dab of cream on the top... the cake is the display table for such beauty. as such, it is offically the first cheesecake that hasn't let me down! ;). (note, this is MY tastebuds we're talking about... the same ones that also can't identify banana. other people may get a strong cheesecake from this, i dont know. i think perhaps i can't taste cheese! muhahahahaha.)
 

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I just ordered a sample pack of 5 flavors as recommended in this thread:

Item: A Delectable Sampler (24 mg)
sample5: Twas Brillig (3ml)
sample4: White Rabbit (3ml)
sample3: Lemon Loves Cake (3ml)
sample2: Zombie Apocalypse (3ml)
sample1: A Quiet Morning (3ml)

Do I need to completely take off the lid for a week before Use and then cap them for another week before use? Are they best used with cartomizers or atomizers?

Btw I have never used an e-cig but I have a bottom feeder vapage v-Mod 2.0 coming in a few days.
 

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Not sure about the steeping, but couldn't hurt just as you described, except lid off for about two days is usually sufficient I have found. Ymmv.

Most folks say all flavors are best on an atty, straight dripping. I do think the flavor is a LITTLE better, but if you do both judge for yourself, that's what I do. Drip to try at first then load up a carto/clearo.
 

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yup, basically what carbon said.

i will say, AiV flavors don't *need* much (or any) steeping, on almost all of their flavors, but letting them have it can't hurt either.

Also, while I like to drip straight into an atty to try a flavor... for my actual vaping I either use a tank with a carto, or a vivi nova, or just a regular stardust clearo... and to be honest, i find the flavor and vapeage to be *about* the same on all of them. (the tank/carto is a little clearer of a flavor to me, so i prefer it, but not enough that i'd be like "wow, vaping suxor forever" if i only had stardusts either!) I'm sure whatever delivery method you use (I would not recommend licking it directly off your fingers, drinkign out of the bottle, or injection... muhahaha) AiV will please you. ;)
 

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Just got my order out of the mailbox. They sent me 5 extra samples aside from my 5 sample order and big bottles of Ravyn, White Rabbit and Quiet Morning.

Now I have a huge problem............what to try first?

What juice of theirs is best right out of the mailbox and what should I let steep a while? I can tell the Ravyn is going to need to steep a while.
 

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honestly, i think all of them are fine right out of the box, but any of them that have fruit flavors (and yes, that includes my beloved za) benefit from some steeping, and the citrus ones even more. that said, i've yet to find one (err, okay, i maybe found one) that i couldn't vape right away and be happy.

my suggestion... if you have an atty, drip a little of each, and then make your own choice. if you don't, since you only got sample size bottles, save the fruits for later... and definitely the ravyn... white rabbit should be good to go.
 

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Just got my order out of the mailbox. They sent me 5 extra samples aside from my 5 sample order and big bottles of Ravyn, White Rabbit and Quiet Morning.

Now I have a huge problem............what to try first?

What juice of theirs is best right out of the mailbox and what should I let steep a while? I can tell the Ravyn is going to need to steep a while.

Another Ravyn has landed!


I would start with WR :)
 

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Hmmmm... What delivery device were you using and what flavours did you get?

They can prepare your order with bold flavors if you request it that way. Just shoot them an e-mail with some feedback. They are great like that!

I would look into it - even if you are not ordering from them again - I am sure they will appreciate to hear from you about your past order. Customer service and that people enjoy their product genuinly seems to be important to them. I would pass it on!
 

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Glad most people are enjoying her stuff. I, myself, can't taste it:( Not sure which company the flavorings come from, but same thing happened to me with VaporRenu(not sure if they are still even in business?)

Maybe let them steep and come back to them latter? some of them are very subtle flavors. Others not so much. If you are the kind that needs a very strong flavor I would ask for extra flavor and /or them might not be for you. The strongest ones by them I have tried are bw cookie, frost blossom and ZA.
 

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Hmmmm... What delivery device were you using and what flavours did you get?

They can prepare your order with bold flavors if you request it that way. Just shoot them an e-mail with some feedback. They are great like that!

I would look into it - even if you are not ordering from them again - I am sure they will appreciate to hear from you about your past order. Customer service and that people enjoy their product genuinly seems to be important to them. I would pass it on!

I have found that almost always add ex-flavor if offered.
 

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My AIV order came by snail mail (And let me tell you SNAIL) I'm 6 hrs drive time from AIV. People across the country got their's yesterday.
I got #8 of 90. so... now that's out of my system.
And i just found out that my Electric Angel just was put on it's way From Finland!!!!
wonder how long in customs to clear?? Alegria you have to most experenice any ballpark figure???
 
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