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I'mnotZak

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I just received a bottle of Orange Creamsicle from Ahlusion. It is available in 70VG. I haven't tried it yet, but will be happy to report back after I gather my first impressions.

First impressions: It tastes pretty similar to the frozen creamsicle treat. Nice orange flavor on the inhale and the cream comes slightly after on the exhale. IMO, it needs some time steeping in hopes that the cream will become more prominent.
 
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This is one of my current quests. I've tried Coval's Dreams (blood orange with vanilla). Not technically an orange cream because there's no cream present but I've enjoyed mixing it with a basic cream to make my own. It's good, I like the blood orange (more tart, touch of bitter) and I've created some tasty mixes. Like all of Coval I've tried it's very smooth and full flavored, 70/30 vg/pg mix. Next I tried Velvet Cloud's Thorangine. It's an orange cream and tangerine mix. It's tasty, but more muted. Pleasant flavor and not too sweet. It's 100 vg that they thin a bit with distilled water so it works in tanks. Last I tried the Clean Vape's Orange Dreamsicle. It's upfront orange cream with a little koolada so you get a cool sensation on the exhale. It really is similar to eating an actual dreamsicle in vape form. That one is 70/30 too. I have Blue Dot Vapor's Mars coming next. It's received good reviews.
 

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I'll have to try a couple of these. The couple orange flavors I've tried were so terrible I just have up on orange. Although I'm vaping Alton from Ahlusion right now, it's a sherbet which includes orange, and it is delicious.

Dan, I agree. All of the orange cream flavors seem to be overpowered by the not so real orange flavor and the cream just hasn't been there FOOB. I'll keep searching and in the meantime, I have orange cream flavors currently steeping from AHL and TPR. I'm optimistic, based on reputation, that they will come around and blend after a few weeks in the drawer.
 
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Dan, I agree. All of the orange cream flavors seem to be overpowered by the not so real orange flavor and the cream just hasn't been there FOOB. I'll keep searching and in the meantime, I have orange cream flavors currently steeping from AHL and TPR. I'm optimistic, based on reputation, that they will come around and blend after a few weeks in the drawer.
Yeah I'm not too picky either, but orange is usually just gross, even from my favorite companies. Off topic question kind of. I hear you and others say they want to steep so the cream can hopefully come forward more. I have a strawberry cream juice that's creamy up front. Is it possible for the strawberry to come forward a bit more with a steep, or would it get more creamy, or is it just a who knows try it sort of thing?
 
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Yeah I'm not too picky either, but orange is usually just gross, even from my favorite companies. Off topic question kind of. I hear you and others say they want to steep so the cream can hopefully come forward more. I have a strawberry cream juice that's creamy up front. Is it possible for the strawberry to come forward a bit more with a steep, or would it get more creamy, or is it just a who knows try it sort of thing?

I'm not sure? In my early experiences, I have found that coffee, creams & tobaccos require steep time to effectively "blend" the flavors. The fruit flavors seem to be pretty good FOOB. My philosophy has been to sniff the liquid upon arrival. If it smells good then I vape it. This hasn't always worked as I'm sure you have also found that a great smelling liquid can taste pretty awful. If I don't like the smell, or taste, I put it away and remain patient for at least one week. I have started "speed steeping" with an ultrasonic cleaner (another subject) because I lack patience with liquids and lengthy steep times. I usually run 5-6, 30 minute cycles in the ultrasonic with 30 minutes rest between cycles. I then leave the caps off overnight (not longer than 12 hours) and then give them a try. I try to shake each bottle once a day and open to give a little air and then close the caps and put away in my dark drawer. I would guess that if the flavor isn't right, cream too forward in this case, a good steep might very well help. This is strictly my opinion and personal experience.
 
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I'm not sure? In my early experiences, I have found that coffee, creams & tobaccos require steep time to effectively "blend" the flavors. The fruit flavors seem to be pretty good FOOB. My philosophy has been to sniff the liquid upon arrival. If it smells good then I vape it. This hasn't always worked as I'm sure you have also found that a great smelling liquid can taste pretty awful. If I don't like the smell, or taste, I put it away and remain patient for at least one week. I have started "speed steeping" with an ultrasonic cleaner (another subject) because I lack patience with liquids and lengthy steep times. I usually run 5-6, 30 minute cycles in the ultrasonic with 30 minutes rest between cycles. I then leave the caps off overnight (not longer than 12 hours) and then give them a try. I try to shake each bottle once a day and open to give a little air and then close the caps and put away in my dark drawer. I would guess that if the flavor isn't right, cream too forward in this case, a good steep might very well help. This is strictly my opinion and personal experience.
Yep I'm the exact same. Sometimes you get that really strong alcohol type smell on the first uncap, those I do let air out overnight. This one smells like strong strawberry, but the strawberry taste is overpowered by the cream. It's really really good, I'd just prefer a bit more of the strawberry in the taste.
 
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