Bluemist - 16 days, 16 reviews

[livethechoice]

What a great way to start off the new year, a fresh pack of atty's and 16 new samples to try from Bluemist. This is my first time using them, still kind of bummed that I ran out of places to find Rath Vanilla (I miss it so). Thanks to BMV for the fast shipping.
All the flavors are regular strength, 16mg, 100% VG
I'm going to try one a day, vape it throughout the day, and make my report at the end. Here's hoping for the best!

Day 1 - Maple Bacon
Bad first day. Not sure what they were going for, but the end product tasted neither like maple nor bacon. If I had to label it...it tastes more like smoked pork, definitely not what I wanted. Good vapor production though, and I'll probably give it a week and try it again just to see if it ages into something better.

 

[REGGAEGEEK]

Just got some from them as well in a couple of flavors with double flavor in 80/20 PG/VG. Curious to get your take on yours so will watch thread. Was all of your liquid bright Pink in color? All 3 of mine were bright pink like coolaid....never seen pink before....lol.

 

[speedemon]

I got the caramel tobacco from bm 100%vg x flavor.This to me so far has been one of the best tobaccos flavors yet.Great vapor production,i will buy more.The sale they have now is great,got peanut butter cup ordered.

 

[livethechoice]

Reggaegeek, out of the 16 bottles about half of them have a pink/red hue, 2 of them are dark brown, and the rest are clear.

Day 2 - Orange Smoothie
I really liked this one. First taste I thought it was tangerine, and there was just a slight medicine after taste, but by mid day I couldn't taste either any more. It's more like orange sherbert, with a slight raspberry tart, almost citrus after taste. Vapor production is on the higher side of medium, and this batch gives no throat hit to speak of, but it does taste good. I'd like to see what it tastes like with the extra flavor added. I loved orange sherbert as a kid, so this one is a winner for me.

 

[FreakyStylie]

Just a bit of an off topic post . . . you either are a blog writer, or should be, LOL. Excellent blog title! Great way to do a review and get people watching.

Besides that . . . it gives more than just a sampling like a lot of reviews can be. I like it. Now I wish I had've gotten the Orange Smoothie.

 

[ImJustAvg]

Hopefully, someone will try out their Banana Nut Bread and report on it. I am on the fence on ordering it, because I am so happy with most of the products of Gourmet Vapor.

 

[venkman]

their banana nut bread is delicious...tastes just like the real thing. mmmmm.

 

[livethechoice]

Wow, late one tonight. I got caught up in a few games of Last Night on Earth, great board game fyi.
Freakystylie, thanks! I've never written a blog, always stuck to spec scripts for movies and comic books, but I should probably start one.

Day 3 - Coconut Cream
I should preface this with the fact that I don't generally like coconut, and was just trying to fill the last three spots on my third sample order. I'm glad this was one of them. Very subtle flavor with a great lingering taste, reminds me of a frozen coconut shaving ice cream or popsicles I had as a kid. I don't even think the extra flavoring would do anything to help it. Great flavor, sadly no throat hit, only medium vapor production.

 

[venkman]

seems odd that you've found one liquid to have "good vapor production," one to be on the "high side of medium," and a third to have "only medium vapor production." If they are the same base, especially being VG, and you are using the same device/atty combo, the vapor production amongst them should be the same. As far as I know, flavor has no impact on vapor production. At 100% VG, you should be getting consistently great vapor, unless you are having equipment issues, like a weak atty or dying battery.
Also, you mentioned they have "no throat hit." That's kinda what you're asking for when you get 100% VG. Aside from some flavors, such as menthol, clove, cinnamon, and many tobaccos, 100% VG liquids are going to be lacking in throat hit. Though I never tried this myself, a little PGA supposedly goes a long way in adding TH.

 

[REGGAEGEEK]

seems odd that you've found one liquid to have "good vapor production," one to be on the "high side of medium," and a third to have "only medium vapor production." If they are the same base, especially being VG, and you are using the same device/atty combo, the vapor production amongst them should be the same. As far as I know, flavor has no impact on vapor production. At 100% VG, you should be getting consistently great vapor, unless you are having equipment issues, like a weak atty or dying battery.

Actually, very few flavorings are in a VG base. Most flavorings use a PG base and/or alcohol. Depending on the amount of flavoring used in each formula it can add quite a bit of PG to the mix, easily 10-15%. Unless BM is having special flavors created in a VG base of course, which is doubtful.

Also, you mentioned they have "no throat hit." That's kinda what you're asking for when you get 100% VG. Aside from some flavors, such as menthol, clove, cinnamon, and many tobaccos, 100% VG liquids are going to be lacking in throat hit. Though I never tried this myself, a little PGA supposedly goes a long way in adding TH.

Again, not quite exactly....while a VG base may not characteristically provide quite as strong a TH as pure PG. Saying a VG-based liquid will have no TH simply is not the case. Again there are many aspects of a formula that adds or alters the TH such as alcohol in flavorings, PG in flavorings, acids and or oils in the essentials....

 

[livethechoice]

Venkman, I just call it like I see it at the time. I used Rath waffle, french toast, and vanilla for a long time and I got different throat hits with each order. Now maybe that means it wasn't real Rath, or wasn't 100% VG, and I don't remember the vapor production differences because I wasn't really paying attention to them. I'm not a vape connoisseur or a professional critic, I'm just making note of the things that I would want to know before I place an order.

 

[livethechoice]

Day 4 - Mango Madness
I've only ever eaten a handful of mangos in my time, but this is exactly how I remember them tasting. A tasty flavor indeed, not too sweet, not too subtle, but this one doesn't seem to leave any sort of aftertaste. Good vapor production, and (I swear Venkman, purely coincidental timing) a small throat hit. I should also note that this is purely mango, I can't taste any other flavors, so don't get this if you want a fruit medley type of vape.

 

[venkman]

livethechoice, I wasn't tryin to knock your reviews. I like the 16 days, 16 reviews idea, and your reviews are well written. I was just commenting on what seemed odd to me.

reggaegeek, i'm aware that most flavorings are not in a VG base. When I said 100% VG, I was talking about 100% VG base, as offered on bluemist...as the OP was talking about. I'm also aware that there are other factors involved in TH besides PG/VG. In fact, I believe I even noted some flavors that tend to have strong TH. And i've certainly had other flavors with strong TH, from which I wouldn't have expected it...a peanut butter i had from another vendor had some serious TH. However, as I said, "100% VG liquids are going to be lacking in throat it." If you compare two samples of the same flavor liquid, from the same vendor, one being all VG and one being all PG, you will get more TH with the all PG.

livethechoice, my apologies for de-railing your thread. I like what you're doing here, and I don't want to disrupt it.

 

[pAth77]

Great review thread. I'll be following this too since I've made several purchases from BMV.

@ venkman and raggaegeek, I think you're both right in what you're saying. I have about 10 different flavors from BMV, all of which are 80/20 PG/VG at 24mg nic. Some of the juices have a nice strong TH and thick vapor while others are rather weak. Given that all the bases are the same, there must be a component in the flavoring that is contributing to the TH and vapor production. All their juices that I've tried thus far have had great flavor though.

 

[kilgoretrout]

Nice idea for reviews, ltc. I'm waiting on 5 or 6 flavors from BMV, but unfortunately I don't think it's gonna be any of the ones you're reviewing. lol.
Maybe that just means I should review mine as well.

 

[livethechoice]

Venkman, it's all good. Epic name btw, my good friend has a dog named Winston, after the great Winston Zeddemore. We're both big Ghostbusters fans.

Kilgore, do it. The more reviews the better I say.

Day 5 - Pina Colada
I've only ever had a few pina coladas in my time (doesn't feel right if you're not in some tropical vacation spot), but this is pretty accurate. The best part is that it doesn't have the coma inducing sweetness of a virgin colada but instead tastes like it should have alcohol in it. good vapor production, no throat hit, and a slight coconut after taste. A good flavor, but I don't think I'll pick up any more, just not really a flavor I would feel like vaping on a random day. If you happen to love pina colada though I can't see how you can go wrong with this one.

 

[FreakyStylie]

Venkman, it's all good. Epic name btw, my good friend has a dog named Winston, after the great Winston Zeddemore. We're both big Ghostbusters fans.

Kilgore, do it. The more reviews the better I say.

Day 5 - Pina Colada
I've only ever had a few pina coladas in my time (doesn't feel right if you're not in some tropical vacation spot), but this is pretty accurate. The best part is that it doesn't have the coma inducing sweetness of a virgin colada but instead tastes like it should have alcohol in it. good vapor production, no throat hit, and a slight coconut after taste. A good flavor, but I don't think I'll pick up any more, just not really a flavor I would feel like vaping on a random day. If you happen to love pina colada though I can't see how you can go wrong with this one.

Oh no. I just got that stinking song out of my head from another post some months ago.

"If you like pina coladas . . . Gettin' caught in the rain . . . ."

I like pina coladas alright . . . but I agree, I just can't get into the vape.

 

[putoutthatanalog]

Oh no. I just got that stinking song out of my head from another post some months ago.

"If you like pina coladas . . . Gettin' caught in the rain . . . ."

I like pina coladas alright . . . but I agree, I just can't get into the vape.

Lol, I agree though. I have tried a couple of pina colada juices, and its one I cant really do.

Live-
Awesome thread! I am looking forward to the rest of it. You are a brave soul for trying the maple bacon flavor... it sounds like it was pretty rough, did you really vape that all day?

 

[livethechoice]

Live-
Awesome thread! I am looking forward to the rest of it. You are a brave soul for trying the maple bacon flavor... it sounds like it was pretty rough, did you really vape that all day?

Hahah, yeah and that was a long day. I kept waiting for it to get better, but it never really did. After that I'm glad that the rest of the flavors have so far been at least okay if not great

 

[livethechoice]

Day 6 - Lemon Lime
Somewhere between a Sprite and a Hansen's Lemon-Lime soda. I don't know if I would call it zesty, certainly not tart, but you definitely know it's lemon-lime. Very much worth noting: I'm not sure if I had a bad batch, but this liquid had a very thin consistency and burned very quickly. I had to top off much more than usual, and my atty become almost too hot to touch. Also, and again this could be due to a bad batch, but the vapor production was mostly terrible. Big drags with little to show for it, but every once in a while a lot of vapor. No throat hit at all. All in all a good flavor if they can get the consistency right.