I had to jump on the bandwagon. I started "stalking" the AVE website, anxiously awaiting the day they had Boba's Bounty in-stock again. Then I set my alarm for 10:45am EDT, so I could get a cup of coffee, turn on my laptop, and transfer my "wish list" to my "shopping cart" at exactly 11:00. Success! I did a happy dance. Then, the panic set in. What if I'm disappointed? What if I built this up so big in my mind, only to be disappointed when the bottle came? What if I discovered I didn't like tobacco flavors, and it tasted like poo? What would I tell my bf or my vaping friends at work who knew of my quest and were eagerly waiting to vape BB vicariously through me? How would I face my ECF friends who referred to this elusive elixir as "heavenly," "crack," and (gasp!) their one and only ADV? It arrived a mere 3 days after I ordered. I wasn't sure if I was ready. I had planned on it steeping a bit more through the long, drawn-out shipping process I'd been reading about, but here it was before me. It taunted me. I put the bottle through a quick, hot-water-in-a-coffee-cup steep and let it cool down to room temperature before filling my brand new Nova I'd been saving for just this occasion. I gave it a minute or ten to wick and settle, and then I took a deep breath. I hit the button, inhaled deeply, and...
Meh.
Non-descript. Slightly bitter tobacco. No sweetness, no graham cracker, raisin, vanilla, or any of the other flavors BB zealots swear is in there. Not much of a flavor at all. Did they forget to add the yummy? Did I somehow manage to order the Alien Vapor knockoff instead of the real BB? Is there something wrong with ME? I wouldn't be deterred this easily. I put it aside for a few hours, then went back to it later that evening. Hmmm... I tasted a little something more. There was something coming through. The vapor production was very satisfying. I played with it. I swished the vapor around in my mouth, blew smoke rings, and enveloped my own head in a cloud of BB. I still wasn't getting all the excitement over the flavor, but I was having a blast. I entertained the thought of adding a little honey or blueberry to give my fun-clouds a better flavor, but I resisted. I was afraid the vapor police would find me and put me in ECF jail for abusing the golden liquid orgasm in a bottle that was Boba's Bounty. The next day, I found myself longing for it, needing it. I topped off my Nova and chain-vaped. I was tasting graham crackers, sweet tobacco, and... and... I DON'T KNOW! I've never been this happy vaping any other flavor. It is possible to smile while vaping, and I close my eyes and sigh deeply every time I vape this magical juice. I may load a cart of honeydew pear or blackberry cream to take to work, but it is always accompanied by that Nova full of BB. A few hits of something fruity, and I can't get my fingers around the threading of that BB tank fast enough. Euphoria. Bliss. Nirvana. I still can't explain it, but I'm developing a theory: Crack.