Overview:
I have been on a quest for a good Crème Brule vape for a long time. This one almost makes it for me, and Im sure it would be perfect for many. This blend is smooth and sophisticated. All three components of a good Crème Brule are present: creamy custard, caramelized sugar, and vanilla. It is sweet, but not cloying. The original component flavors are so well blended that there is no particular urge or need to deconstruct it its simply a good, whole, smooth, warm flavor with some fairly complex but mysterious overtones. You have to focus to identify vanilla, custard, and caramel and to be honest, I have no idea how they made that slightly burnt sugar sweet bitterness that comes with caramelized sugar. The vanilla comes through much stronger on the exhale.
This flavor is clean, rich, nuanced, and covers the whole spectrum with the high note provided by an aspect of vanilla, and the deep note provided by some aspects of caramelized sugar however most of the intensity is in the mid-range.
The flavor is smoother and more evenly distributed at lower voltages. With the increase, the bitterness comes through stronger, and by the time I got to 4 V, there was even a kind of smokiness to it, as if from a mild tobacco.
The only thing that makes it less than perfect for me is that the taste of caramelized sugar is considerably stronger than the other flavor aspects it is definitely not a hint, as the description says, but rather in-your-face at least to my palate. Since Highbrow offers customization, next time Ill order it with creamier flavor and a bit stronger.
Summary Characteristics:
Name: Crème Brule
Vendors Description: This delicious vanilla custard comes to life in our creme brûlée E liquid. We best describe it as a smooth and creamy custard flavor with robust vanilla undertones. A hint of caramelized sugar permeates the overall bouquet of flavor.
Vendor: Highbrow Vapor
Link: Highbrow Vapor Creme Brulee
Place Created: USA
Organic/Natural?: Natural
Container: Plastic dropper bottle
Label: Pretty tan paper with listed DOB; reaches all the way around the bottle, unfortunately, which prevents from seeing how much juice is left I always cut a slit in these.
Color: Amber
PG/VG: 80PG/20VG
Viscosity (from 1 (like water) to 5 (barely flows): 2/5
Nic. Content: 12
Scent: Sweet custard/caramel, very clean
Flavor Summary: traditional Crème Brule with strong emphasis on caramelized sugar
Testing Conditions:
Steeping Time: 2 weeks
PV(s): eGo Twist
Voltages: from 3.2 to 4.0
Cartos: 2.5 Ohm Stardust
Duration and amount used: 3 ml, 1 week
Details:
Note: Numbers in the range from 1 to 5 (in green) are good in the sense that they are vapeable, with the quality or strength increasing from 1 to 5; numbers outside this range, noted in red not so much.
Voltage: 3.5
Flavor Sweetness: 4/5 distinctly but comfortably sweet;
Flavor Sourness (dryness): 1/5 not sour at all;
Flavor Bitterness: 3/5 bitterness present but comfortable;
Flavor Saltiness: 2/5 slight hint of salt barely discernible;
Flavor Umami (savoriness): 1/5 no umami;
Flavor Spiciness: 1/5 no spiciness;
Flavor Strength: 2/5 just strong enough to be satisfying, but may need more oomph;
Flavor Clean-ness: 5/5 completely clean taste, no chemical-ness can be perceived
Flavor Complexity: 5/5 several components are present and the combination creates additional, sometimes unexpected strong nuances, or even additional perceived flavor components this is a prime example of the sum being greater than its parts; flavors at this level often present different and surprising accents at different temperatures and equipment configurations and even the state of the users taste buds.
Flavor Blending: 5/5 flavors are blended together so smoothly, and so harmoniously, that at first taste it is difficult to tell what the components are, or even if there are any components it is as if the resulting flavor is totally unique, new and whole; one has to concentrate to figure out what the components might be, and often has to resort to the creators description to help figure it out;
Flavor Completeness: 5/5 three main notes present with both half-notes.
Flavor Artistry: 4/5 spot on to the description, an interesting and perhaps somewhat unusual representation of the flavor;
Vapor Production: 3/5
Throat Hit: 3 soft, comfortable TH, like a light analog.
I have been on a quest for a good Crème Brule vape for a long time. This one almost makes it for me, and Im sure it would be perfect for many. This blend is smooth and sophisticated. All three components of a good Crème Brule are present: creamy custard, caramelized sugar, and vanilla. It is sweet, but not cloying. The original component flavors are so well blended that there is no particular urge or need to deconstruct it its simply a good, whole, smooth, warm flavor with some fairly complex but mysterious overtones. You have to focus to identify vanilla, custard, and caramel and to be honest, I have no idea how they made that slightly burnt sugar sweet bitterness that comes with caramelized sugar. The vanilla comes through much stronger on the exhale.
This flavor is clean, rich, nuanced, and covers the whole spectrum with the high note provided by an aspect of vanilla, and the deep note provided by some aspects of caramelized sugar however most of the intensity is in the mid-range.
The flavor is smoother and more evenly distributed at lower voltages. With the increase, the bitterness comes through stronger, and by the time I got to 4 V, there was even a kind of smokiness to it, as if from a mild tobacco.
The only thing that makes it less than perfect for me is that the taste of caramelized sugar is considerably stronger than the other flavor aspects it is definitely not a hint, as the description says, but rather in-your-face at least to my palate. Since Highbrow offers customization, next time Ill order it with creamier flavor and a bit stronger.
Summary Characteristics:
Name: Crème Brule
Vendors Description: This delicious vanilla custard comes to life in our creme brûlée E liquid. We best describe it as a smooth and creamy custard flavor with robust vanilla undertones. A hint of caramelized sugar permeates the overall bouquet of flavor.
Vendor: Highbrow Vapor
Link: Highbrow Vapor Creme Brulee
Place Created: USA
Organic/Natural?: Natural
Container: Plastic dropper bottle
Label: Pretty tan paper with listed DOB; reaches all the way around the bottle, unfortunately, which prevents from seeing how much juice is left I always cut a slit in these.
Color: Amber
PG/VG: 80PG/20VG
Viscosity (from 1 (like water) to 5 (barely flows): 2/5
Nic. Content: 12
Scent: Sweet custard/caramel, very clean
Flavor Summary: traditional Crème Brule with strong emphasis on caramelized sugar
Testing Conditions:
Steeping Time: 2 weeks
PV(s): eGo Twist
Voltages: from 3.2 to 4.0
Cartos: 2.5 Ohm Stardust
Duration and amount used: 3 ml, 1 week
Details:
Note: Numbers in the range from 1 to 5 (in green) are good in the sense that they are vapeable, with the quality or strength increasing from 1 to 5; numbers outside this range, noted in red not so much.
Voltage: 3.5
Flavor Sweetness: 4/5 distinctly but comfortably sweet;
Flavor Sourness (dryness): 1/5 not sour at all;
Flavor Bitterness: 3/5 bitterness present but comfortable;
Flavor Saltiness: 2/5 slight hint of salt barely discernible;
Flavor Umami (savoriness): 1/5 no umami;
Flavor Spiciness: 1/5 no spiciness;
Flavor Strength: 2/5 just strong enough to be satisfying, but may need more oomph;
Flavor Clean-ness: 5/5 completely clean taste, no chemical-ness can be perceived
Flavor Complexity: 5/5 several components are present and the combination creates additional, sometimes unexpected strong nuances, or even additional perceived flavor components this is a prime example of the sum being greater than its parts; flavors at this level often present different and surprising accents at different temperatures and equipment configurations and even the state of the users taste buds.
Flavor Blending: 5/5 flavors are blended together so smoothly, and so harmoniously, that at first taste it is difficult to tell what the components are, or even if there are any components it is as if the resulting flavor is totally unique, new and whole; one has to concentrate to figure out what the components might be, and often has to resort to the creators description to help figure it out;
Flavor Completeness: 5/5 three main notes present with both half-notes.
Flavor Artistry: 4/5 spot on to the description, an interesting and perhaps somewhat unusual representation of the flavor;
Vapor Production: 3/5
Throat Hit: 3 soft, comfortable TH, like a light analog.
In relation to the topic, I have had this juice but I ordered mine with a touch of cinnamon. It was fabulous. I agree with the sugar note and will adjust accordingly upon next order as well.
