The Marlboro I have tried so far tastes nothing like tobacco. I will try the 555 next. Thanks for starting this thread Cassavetes!
Once you take away the fact that you're not setting the tobacco on fire and breathing in the fumes, nothing is going to match what you're used to. Heaven Gifts
Winston tastes more like a true cigarette than anything I've tried. I usually use a good tobocco flavor as a base when mixing, but the Winston I keep pure. RY4 tastes a lot like Marlboro with vanilla and carmel (what's not to love) and as soon as you open the bottle and smell it you can't wait to start vaping. The Widow also has good juice, that I think she gets directly from Joye. The Marlboro carts that came with the JOYE510 kit I ordered from her were the only carts that I actually craved when they were gone. Try to find a place that offers small samples (3 or 10 ml bottles) and try just about everything. Don't try too hard to recreate the old experience (it wasn't that great) but find what you like the best. The only real rule of thumb I've learned is anything labelled just "tobacco" is usually pretty lame. Go figure!
RUYANDIRECT (Heaven Gifts) and HEALTHCABIN both offer 10ml bottles for $3.50 (but in differing strenghts). Liberty-Flights offers 5 ml bottles for $3.00. Johnson Creek offers a sampler of 10 bottles for $21.95. Rocky Mountain Vaper offers 10ml bottles for $6.00 (but you can easily spend the $14 to receive free shipping and their selections is very diverse). It's a great way to try a handful of flavors to find what you like.
--Prof Daffy