We tested it pretty extensively - Katy gets it right out of the gate. For me, it took 4-5 weeks (actually, according to my notes... 32 days). And, that was just for it to "emerge" - it was 95 days + where I felt it had "landed" and reached it's "resting state." That extended steep time is part of the reason why Katy made the call to "just drop it." She was like "there's no amount of steeping that will make it ready for you, you're a vape snob, I think it's fine." LMAO Unless I baby the wattage, I still get a Laffee Tafee taste from it (IE, go higher than 8-9w). BUT, after an extended steep, I was able to fire it on a .4ohm mech/dripper and get zero candy taste on it (Brass Monkee, wide open, twisted 28gu kanthal, 4-5 wraps, duel coils). YMMV - keep in mind it's extremely subjective...