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Meanwhile, this Vita Bella is absolutely delectable! :)

I'm gonna have to place an order for another bottle so I can get the 5-month steep process started.

So I am on the record saying that at 3-4 weeks old, the Vita Bella is good, tasty, but the vanilla custard thing is almost too sweet for me and I am getting too slight of a tobacco, if any, for my taste. Week 5 the tobacco base was a bit firmer, it sizzled my tongue a bit and I know it was there. The custard thing is still pretty sweet...but...in spite of myself...I keep turning to it. I had 5 different pipes loaded 2 nights ago, for instance, on the couch with me, and I vaped the VB almost exclusively. Last night I didn't even fart around and other than taking some pulls of NETCOM BS Mango Vanilla it was all VB. And now I am almost out of the sample Jerms sent me and panicking. I am ordering a full 30 ml today and then going to try and let it steep for at least 6 weeks before busting it out.

Yes, I may becoming a convert in spite of myself. I cant put my finger on exactly WHY, but I keep reaching for it and now I am actually looking forward to it all day...and I am vaping the best NET's money can buy at work...and was trying hard NOT to like this stuff...so this says something for sure.
 

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So I am on the record saying that at 3-4 weeks old, the Vita Bella is good, tasty, but the vanilla custard thing is almost too sweet for me and I am getting too slight of a tobacco, if any, for my taste. Week 5 the tobacco base was a bit firmer, it sizzled my tongue a bit and I know it was there. The custard thing is still pretty sweet...but...in spite of myself...I keep turning to it. I had 5 different pipes loaded 2 nights ago, for instance, on the couch with me, and I vaped the VB almost exclusively. Last night I didn't even fart around and other than taking some pulls of NETCOM BS Mango Vanilla it was all VB. And now I am almost out of the sample Jerms sent me and panicking. I am ordering a full 30 ml today and then going to try and let it steep for at least 6 weeks before busting it out.

Yes, I may becoming a convert in spite of myself. I cant put my finger on exactly WHY, but I keep reaching for it and now I am actually looking forward to it all day...and I am vaping the best NET's money can buy at work...and was trying hard NOT to like this stuff...so this says something for sure.

MMann recommended Vita Bella to me a long, long time ago. When I first vaped it, my head nearly blew clean off. I gave up on it immediately as I value my head staying atop my shoulders. I was honest with MMann in my opinion of it but made sure I was very diplomatic about it. A few months went by and GT told me to give it another go (he got VB the same time I did). To my surprise, it was a completely different experience..and a rapturous one indeed! No juice I have experienced changes from being so bad to so good by allowing it to steep. What a wonderful smoke juice. :)
 

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well...there you go. I gotta get a bottle and put it away...but I fear not having any available for a while. Hopefully Jerms send a bit more to me in return for the 47 bottles I am shipping him

Which reminds me, if you are waiting for NET samples from me, it is going to be Monday. My bottles finally came in but wife had an emergency and thus unplanned for spinal fusion Monday, so I am barely getting to work around caring for her and raising my 2 babies solo while she is in hospital...let alone vape mail. I will get this stuff out Monday come hell or high water.
 

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Agreed. It's small, it's petty, and it's easy for me to put some tape on the label to it doesn't rub off poke a bigger hole in the dripper end, but some of the best available NETs on the planet deserve better. The lab line uses nice labels. Do it Nick, not for me, not for other vapers, but out of respect for the nectar within.

I wonder if he could use the Unicorn's bladder for a container for big orders of Vita Bella. It's feasible, from what I understand of Unicorns, they grow a new bladder if it's removed.

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From my understanding, Blue Ridge is TNO with blueberry flavoring. I could be wrong though; like I was that one time when I thought if you removed a Unicorn's bladder it will grow a new one.

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Ok, I'm going to say it, but later I'll deny I said it..

I really like Ahlusion's Gold Rising. It's unique and very good, I'm vaping it right now. But it has a note to it I can only describe as.. urine. That is all.

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You just ruined GR for me. Thanks.

That's funny because I think AVE's Gamel tastes like piss, vinegar and funky river water...but I love it. :p

What's disturbing, is that description of Gamel has me wanting to try it. Of course, you adding that you love it helps the case. I'd like to be able to say... the funky river water balances well with the pissy notes.

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well...there you go. I gotta get a bottle and put it away...but I fear not having any available for a while. Hopefully Jerms send a bit more to me in return for the 47 bottles I am shipping him

Which reminds me, if you are waiting for NET samples from me, it is going to be Monday. My bottles finally came in but wife had an emergency and thus unplanned for spinal fusion Monday, so I am barely getting to work around caring for her and raising my 2 babies solo while she is in hospital...let alone vape mail. I will get this stuff out Monday come hell or high water.

Good luck to your wife. If there's anything we can do to help let us know! And dude, put the non family stuff on the back burner. People here are pretty understanding.
 

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So I am on the record saying that at 3-4 weeks old, the Vita Bella is good, tasty, but the vanilla custard thing is almost too sweet for me and I am getting too slight of a tobacco, if any, for my taste. Week 5 the tobacco base was a bit firmer, it sizzled my tongue a bit and I know it was there. The custard thing is still pretty sweet...but...in spite of myself...I keep turning to it. I had 5 different pipes loaded 2 nights ago, for instance, on the couch with me, and I vaped the VB almost exclusively. Last night I didn't even fart around and other than taking some pulls of NETCOM BS Mango Vanilla it was all VB. And now I am almost out of the sample Jerms sent me and panicking. I am ordering a full 30 ml today and then going to try and let it steep for at least 6 weeks before busting it out.

Yes, I may becoming a convert in spite of myself. I cant put my finger on exactly WHY, but I keep reaching for it and now I am actually looking forward to it all day...and I am vaping the best NET's money can buy at work...and was trying hard NOT to like this stuff...so this says something for sure.

Haha, yes, Vita seems wrapped in mysteries. I'm not sure why I like it so much, but every time I pick it up I go through the... that IS a tasty vape. And with a flavor I can almost but not quite put my finger on.

It's also a juice that everyone seems to experience different. For Bronze, VB is TOO much TOBACCO that changes drastically with age. For you it's hardly any tobacco when fairly new that's getting stronger. For many it's vanilla definately, for me it's vanilla maybe. For some it's yucky eggy and for some it's nectar of the gods. For most it seems to be a grower instead of a shower, that reveals it's truths after many sessions.

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Haha, yes, Vita seems wrapped in mysteries. I'm not sure why I like it so much, but every time I pick it up I go through the... that IS a tasty vape. And with a flavor I can almost but not quite put my finger on.

It's also a juice that everyone seems to experience different. For Bronze, VB is TOO much TOBACCO that changes drastically with age. For you it's hardly any tobacco when fairly new that's getting stronger. For many it's vanilla definately, for me it's vanilla maybe. For some it's yucky eggy and for some it's nectar of the gods. For most it seems to be a grower instead of a shower, that reveals it's truths after many sessions.

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Tonight is cheat meal night and I can't figure out what to do. One of my friends is on a date with his wife :puke:, another doesnt' want to do her hair :rolleyes: and another is seeing a movie with his partner. Darn. *kicks dirt* Pizza doesnt' sound all that great of a cheat meal for this week. I want a good steak but don't want to cook nor pay the price for a cooked one.

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Haha, yes, Vita seems wrapped in mysteries. I'm not sure why I like it so much, but every time I pick it up I go through the... that IS a tasty vape. And with a flavor I can almost but not quite put my finger on.

It's also a juice that everyone seems to experience different. For Bronze, VB is TOO much TOBACCO that changes drastically with age. For you it's hardly any tobacco when fairly new that's getting stronger. For many it's vanilla definately, for me it's vanilla maybe. For some it's yucky eggy and for some it's nectar of the gods. For most it seems to be a grower instead of a shower, that reveals it's truths after many sessions.

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Definitely a mysterious juice with some of the most varied opinions.
 

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Shatner,

This requires a little bit of cooking but not a lot...

Onion fried hamburger with either fries or potato chips. You can bake most of the frozen fries to avoid the mess with oil...

Cut two very thin slices of white or yellow onion... three if you really like a lot of it
Salt and pepper one side of the patty... if you have liquid smoke put a bit of that on it... put this side down on a pan. Salt and pepper the other side ( add more liquid smoke if available ) ... place onion slices on top of patty.

Now if you have a paper plate that will fit over the pan... cover the pan ( limits the splatter ). Cook for 4-6 minutes ( depending on patty size ). Using a spatula ... press the onions into the patty sqeezing out the extra juices ( just the opposite if doing a regular hamburger where you want all of the juices )... flip it over and finish cooking for another 4-6 minutes.

I usually use just ketchup and mustard and nothing else. I also prefer smaller ( 1/8 lbs ) patties for these and make a couple ( or more )... it makes the patty to onion ratio better that way ( and they cook faster )
 

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Shatner,

This requires a little bit of cooking but not a lot...

Onion fried hamburger with either fries or potato chips. You can bake most of the frozen fries to avoid the mess with oil...

Cut two very thin slices of white or yellow onion... three if you really like a lot of it
Salt and pepper one side of the patty... if you have liquid smoke put a bit of that on it... put this side down on a pan. Salt and pepper the other side ( add more liquid smoke if available ) ... place onion slices on top of patty.

Now if you have a paper plate that will fit over the pan... cover the pan ( limits the splatter ). Cook for 4-6 minutes ( depending on patty size ). Using a spatula ... press the onions into the patty sqeezing out the extra juices ( just the opposite if doing a regular hamburger where you want all of the juices )... flip it over and finish cooking for another 4-6 minutes.

I usually use just ketchup and mustard and nothing else. I also prefer smaller ( 1/8 lbs ) patties for these and make a couple ( or more )... it makes the patty to onion ratio better that way ( and they cook faster )

Do you make that from naturally extracted burger?
 

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I often muddy this thread up with mentions of arti-baccos, and I apologize if anyone doesn't like that, but where else am I going to get good advice from people with a lot of the same tastes in tobacco as me?

So I'm at it again, this time with apolloecigs. I've never really looked into Apollo, but seeing that they are offering a free 10ml juice with 99 cent s&h right now, I looked. Of course they have an RY4, so I peaked into the Big RY4 RU and see it comes highly recommended. So going with that.. until I see they offer a Turkish (probably synthetic) called Sahara. Now I'm in a quandary, and need to know which road to take.

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I often muddy this thread up with mentions of arti-baccos, and I apologize if anyone doesn't like that, but where else am I going to get good advice from people with a lot of the same tastes in tobacco as me?

So I'm at it again, this time with apolloecigs. I've never really looked into Apollo, but seeing that they are offering a free 10ml juice with 99 cent s&h right now, I looked. Of course they have an RY4, so I peaked into the Big RY4 RU and see it comes highly recommended. So going with that.. until I see they offer a Turkish (probably synthetic) called Sahara. Now I'm in a quandary, and need to know which road to take.

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nevermind... didn't read that one right
 

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So I'm at it again, this time with apolloecigs. I've never really looked into Apollo, but seeing that they are offering a free 10ml juice with 99 cent s&h right now, I looked. Of course they have an RY4, so I peaked into the Big RY4 RU and see it comes highly recommended. So going with that.. until I see they offer a Turkish (probably synthetic) called Sahara. Now I'm in a quandary, and need to know which road to take.

I saw the sale and also checked the Big RY4 RU. I went with the RY4, since my tastes seem to go with the flow and RY4 seems to be my go to vape right now. I will be interested in the response to your question Jerms. Hey, can't go wrong with 10ml of juice for $.99!
 
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