Keep in mind, the stuff that Big Jim got was BEFORE we were doing our maceration for a month. His stuff was only aged one week. And he tastes everything just fine. The stuff you got Bastage, had been aged one month, was dark, rich and with an all PG Doubler of Tobacco, this means you also got around 70% of the macerations, so I KNOW your tastebuds must be "off".
But if you really need us to be your "bad guy", cool.
And I know better than anybody, mixing these liquids, there are days when the aroma of certain flavorings are overpowering and a few days later, I swear, I can't smell anything. Tastebuds/sense of smell is a quirky thing. And smoking for years, I can tell you FIRST HAND how badly I've screwed up my sense of smell, which is thankfully, returning over time, but the damage has been done.