Hi.
I have been wondering about this for some time, maybe years, but it is now that I'm trying to figure out what's going on. The problem is that I feel that all the good classic flavors in vaping are gone.
I started vaping around 2014.
Initially I used just eGo batteries and simple clearomizers with silica wicks, which I coupled with commercial juices like Tribeca or Nutacco (which is a nut-tobacco flavor from Atmos Lab very popular in the EU and very similar to Halo's Prime 15).
Back then, the flavor I was getting from such a simple gear was amazing. There was the distinct roasted nut in Nutacco and that subtle sweet thing in Tribeca that made it stand as THE juice.
After a while I moved into the then popular Kayfun+Nemesis combo and starting building my own coils. After a few months the Kayfun was replaced with RDAs, the Nemesis with regulated mods and the silica with organic cotton. I also started to mix my own juices.
I'm still vaping RDAs and mixing my juices. I tend to favor flavor-chasing RDAs like the Hadaly, the Citadel or the Profile and I'm using Clapton-like fancy wires or even SS mesh, which I vape at moderately high wattages (40-60W) with double battery mods, but I'm somewhat missing the flavor I was getting in the old days.
I hadn't step into a vaping store for years, but a couple of days ago I stumbled upon one and fancied some Tribeca. The smell I remember is there, but I can't get nowhere close to the flavor I was getting back in 2014. It is not that it is muted. It is just that it is different, like a bittersweet flavor far for the rich sweetness I remember from the old days.
Same thing happens with Nutacco, DRY4 and such kind of flavors. I hoped that just buying a commercial ready-for-vaping liquid might get that flavor back, but I still get the poor bittersweet flavor I get from my mixed DRY4 in the commercial Tribeca I just bought.
Over the years, my vaping has changed so much that the loss of flavors could be because of anything. Maybe it is the wire, the wattage, the coils or even the PG/VG/Nic I'm using. It could be even my taste buds or just that the juices themselves have changed, but the thing is that I'm perfectly happy with fruity or desserty recipes such as this TMAX's Snake Oil clone or this Milk'n'honey clone. It is just that Tribeca/DRY4/Nutacco flavor profile that is lost for me.
I would like to know if anyone is experiencing anything similar with the classic RY4-like flavors and the modern vaping gear. Are there likely explanations for the missing flavor?
Best regards.
TL;DR: Back in the day and using primitive gear like eGo batteries juices like Tribeca used to shine. With modern fancy gear, they seem to have lost their flavor. Why?
I have been wondering about this for some time, maybe years, but it is now that I'm trying to figure out what's going on. The problem is that I feel that all the good classic flavors in vaping are gone.
I started vaping around 2014.
Initially I used just eGo batteries and simple clearomizers with silica wicks, which I coupled with commercial juices like Tribeca or Nutacco (which is a nut-tobacco flavor from Atmos Lab very popular in the EU and very similar to Halo's Prime 15).
Back then, the flavor I was getting from such a simple gear was amazing. There was the distinct roasted nut in Nutacco and that subtle sweet thing in Tribeca that made it stand as THE juice.
After a while I moved into the then popular Kayfun+Nemesis combo and starting building my own coils. After a few months the Kayfun was replaced with RDAs, the Nemesis with regulated mods and the silica with organic cotton. I also started to mix my own juices.
I'm still vaping RDAs and mixing my juices. I tend to favor flavor-chasing RDAs like the Hadaly, the Citadel or the Profile and I'm using Clapton-like fancy wires or even SS mesh, which I vape at moderately high wattages (40-60W) with double battery mods, but I'm somewhat missing the flavor I was getting in the old days.
I hadn't step into a vaping store for years, but a couple of days ago I stumbled upon one and fancied some Tribeca. The smell I remember is there, but I can't get nowhere close to the flavor I was getting back in 2014. It is not that it is muted. It is just that it is different, like a bittersweet flavor far for the rich sweetness I remember from the old days.
Same thing happens with Nutacco, DRY4 and such kind of flavors. I hoped that just buying a commercial ready-for-vaping liquid might get that flavor back, but I still get the poor bittersweet flavor I get from my mixed DRY4 in the commercial Tribeca I just bought.
Over the years, my vaping has changed so much that the loss of flavors could be because of anything. Maybe it is the wire, the wattage, the coils or even the PG/VG/Nic I'm using. It could be even my taste buds or just that the juices themselves have changed, but the thing is that I'm perfectly happy with fruity or desserty recipes such as this TMAX's Snake Oil clone or this Milk'n'honey clone. It is just that Tribeca/DRY4/Nutacco flavor profile that is lost for me.
I would like to know if anyone is experiencing anything similar with the classic RY4-like flavors and the modern vaping gear. Are there likely explanations for the missing flavor?
Best regards.
TL;DR: Back in the day and using primitive gear like eGo batteries juices like Tribeca used to shine. With modern fancy gear, they seem to have lost their flavor. Why?
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