Bad taste at high temps?

[Kiley]

Hi so I have a kanger subox mini and use 1.2 ohm coils and every time I try to go above 17-18 watts it tastes burnt and disgusting! I'm just curious if its the coils idk I usually vape cuttwood sugar drizzle or unicorn milk at 12 mg thank you

 

[DavidOck]

Might just be too high a power for that particular flavor, not all taste good at the same settings, and some just really don't like high power.

Or you might need to try different air flow settings on your topper.

You don't tell us what topper you're using, but I'll make a guess that it's a Subtank. In any event, higher power generally needs more air flow. So if you want to vape that power level, experiment with the air flow.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

Not to point out the obvious or sound too simplistic, but, if it tastes burnt and disgusting above 17 ~ 18 watts, turn it down.
Vape to your taste not to a number, whatever power level it tastes best to you is the right power level for you to use.

After the wicking material scorches / burns the only way to fix it is to prime a new head & replace the old one.
Sometimes the burnt nasty taste leeches into the remaining liquid in the tank, even if you replace the head the remaining juice can taint the new head with the funky taste.
If you know you've burnt it, best to dump remaining liquid & give everything a rinse.

Dark or colored and especially sweet liquids tend to clog wicking material, gunk coils and burn easier.
If you enjoy vaping liquids like this you will need to replace heads frequently.