OK, first - when I opened the cartomizers and took off the rubber caps, all of the "smooth sample" cartomizers smelled very very similar. Then I started
vaping - first with the auto battery, then a second round with the manual.
(Maybe it's because I'm new to this, but if I took a 5 second draw on this, I would cough my head off. lol. My draws average 3 seconds on the auto battery and 2 seconds on the manual, and that is plenty of vapor from my Volt. The manual produces vapor instantly - it's amazing!
Freeedom - strong, sweet smelling scent - when vaped kind of tastes like it smells. I can smell and taste a couple different flabors, but can't identify them, and neither can my fiance who could smell it while sitting next to me. It's a lighter version of whatever we smell when we sniff the carto. With auto battery and with manual - same taste. First and second round - same basic impression. Can't say like or dislike at this point.
Cowboy - a lighter version of the same taste and scent as Freedom. More pleasant than Freedom, but can't say why. I't still - ummmm - similar to Freedom - still can't really identify what it is I'm tasting. This one is OK but I'm not sure it will keep me from the analogs.
Desert Joe - the carto smells like the Freedom, but even stronger. However, it is more pleasant to vape, both on the auto and manual. Strangely, either this carto produces more vapor or this flavor requires a shorter draw to give the same effect. A 1-1/2 second draw is plenty for me and I'm a 2-pack/day smoker. This one is nice - I could vape this often. Funny - it smells so similar to the others when not vaping (just smelling the cartomizer) but the taste sits better on the tongue.
555 - Hmmmm - very strong scent from the carto before puting it on the battery - the same scent as Desert Joe + peanuts or peanutbutter. When I vape it, it's quite peanutty - it's ok, but I'm not sure I could do it all day. We'll see, because I have a 30ml bottle I got with my kit. I wanted RY4 but they were out. 2nd choice - Desert Joe - also out. Customer Service guy found that they had 555 in the 12mg that I wanted, so I had him send that.
RY4 - nicer than 555 or Desert Joe because of the caramel taste. The caramel is very nice and dominant in this one. The caramel mutes that other flavor that I taste to some extent, and smell in all of them. Between RY4, Desert Joe, and 555, I'm set for a few days.
I'm wondering if what I'm smelling is the tobacco that hasn't been burnt. I have no clue! Most cigarettes have licorice added to them, including all the brands I have smoked in the last few years. This scent and taste in the smooth sampler is NOT the licorice I can smell in unsmoked cigarettes. I just can't say what it is. I'm not sure I want to smell it all the time. I could smell it on my hands - big time - and eventually had to wash my hands - the scent is too strong and almost cloying. (funny - I've never used that word - but it fits) It's ok for a while - then you have to get away from it.
I put the cartos across the room for a while to avoid the scent while I'm not vaping.
All in all, my first vaping experience is very positive. At this point, maybe because my lungs are not in the greatest shape - I don't have to draw very much to be satisfied. The taste of my test cartos are tolerable to pretty good.
I'm taking a break to relax and reboot my nose and taste buds.
BTW - I haven't had an analog for 2 hours and 10 minutes - a record when at home.(unless I'm sleeping, lol) However, my brain told me to reach for them several times. I need to move them into another room, so it's not so automatic.
So - what do you think?
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