thank you for the vote

I'm real good at waffling forever and ....doing nothing lol
I recall real cig being a bit too much for me over 3% but I don't trust my memory, or the nic that I tried this with (MFS) so I have a new batch steeping at 5% right now
a lot of these flavors come to life in a whole new way from 4% upwards. its probably best to use the least amount of flavor you can be happy with, but hey, I'm never satisfied
The only one that def did not work for me above 3% so far was Desert Ship. The menthols also just get too mentholish at higher percents. I have Old Captain at 10% right now and its amazing

As I said in the review thread, its not actually all that intense, just a bit different vs. 5% and 7%
And I've learned that 555 is actually a great blender, it can add a robust, dry note to just about anything. Also the RY4 seems to do this quite well (I have the ECX though, so YMMV).
Virginia is a great blender too, it adds some sweet and some of that grassy hay note. Oddly enough its more potent to me in a blend than it is on its own (6-7%), the sweet and earthy tones just pop out more.
As somebody else alluded to, I guess it would depend on what cig you smoked. Because Real Cig is one of the closest real that I've ever tried. And all I vape is tobacco.
But, thank you! Got to try the RY4 now. I want to see if that little difference would be in a good or bad diff for me.
Cyrus! I'm really digging the 555 at 5%!! I will try the 6-7 as you suggested. How about Real Cig? Have you tried that at a higher %? I'm happy with it anywhere from 1.5%-3%. Just may try it higher after doing it with 555.
OH! And I vote for BOTH!