Although relatively new to ECF, I spend a considerable amount of time on the Internet, and, by extension, read or watch (You Tube) many e-liquid reviews. These reviews are valuable to us because, although taste and flavour is very subjective, when a reviewer provides their opinion, it at least gives us direction or a starting point in our personal quest for the best tasting juice available; lets face it, regardless of the size of the vape plume, regardless of whether use cartos, e-go's or mods the size of a small suitcase, with few exceptions, its all about the taste of the e-liquid. Consequently, I'm always disappointed or surprised when a reviewer avoids talking about breathing, steeping or streathing (a combination of the two) of the liquids being reviewed. In fact, I've watch many a review where the host cracks open a brand new bottle for the purpose of the review. There are some e-liquid suppliers whose liquids are good to go right away while others need to steep to get the full and blended flavour, Halo is one that's good as soon as you get it home, whereas others, like Nicoticket, recommend 6-8 weeks of steeping for their custard blends.
My point is - Reviewers, If you're going to provide an e-liquid review, please provide us with some indication of the steeping time (if required) to achieve the best flavour. It would also be helpful to learn about your particular steeping method.
Case in point, this weekend I went to our local B&M and purchased some well known (in Canada) e-liquid. I ask about steeping and was told that none was required. When I got home to try it, it was awful. The flavour is Black Cherry (70/30, 18 mg), so fresh that I could actually taste the individual ingredients, and they were not complimentary. The cherry flavouring is harsh and artificial. I'm going to steep this one for two or three weeks and then try it again. Given the good reputation of the juice's producers, I fully expect better results after an appropriate steeping time.
Cheers,
Peter
My point is - Reviewers, If you're going to provide an e-liquid review, please provide us with some indication of the steeping time (if required) to achieve the best flavour. It would also be helpful to learn about your particular steeping method.
Case in point, this weekend I went to our local B&M and purchased some well known (in Canada) e-liquid. I ask about steeping and was told that none was required. When I got home to try it, it was awful. The flavour is Black Cherry (70/30, 18 mg), so fresh that I could actually taste the individual ingredients, and they were not complimentary. The cherry flavouring is harsh and artificial. I'm going to steep this one for two or three weeks and then try it again. Given the good reputation of the juice's producers, I fully expect better results after an appropriate steeping time.
Cheers,
Peter
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