RAVYN - Alice in Vapeland - Limited Edition

[alegria]

Absolutely Alegria, my favorite juice in the world, a NET of course, I didn't at all like, was my LEAST favorite until the second and third week in fact, but then just WOW. And now, 3.5 weeks later it has changed again, and isn't quite as good. Still great, but not my favorite at this point in time. I think it is important, therefore to try them at every point along the way, pre steep, two or three days steeped, full week steeped, etc. you just never know when your own personal "peak" is going to be until you've evaluated it in this manner, IMO.

I liked Ravyn fresh, like it a little more one week later, and am hoping at two weeks or three weeks or whatever, that it completely bowls me over. We shall see!

I intend to "sample" my Ravyn along the way for sure - but expect it to be at its peak in 3 or 4 weeks.

Time will tell - I have no opinion on it yet due to my loss of taste today - and I might never like it after all.

But I won't feel like I gave it a fair go unless I let it steep for a few weeks.

 

[mariahpoo]

SOrry I have not been here, I have in the hospital with angina, my fil shattered his hip and mil has become a full time job (Alzheimers dementia) which is no good on my angina. Aslo will not be vaping anything but lo ot no nic now.

I gpt my Ravyn! 18ml 60 of 90 6mg I do have pics... but maybe latter. I have a lot to do today at a slow pace.

 

[Couture]

Mine has been steeping for 2 weeks now and it is still not there I do not think. My mentor likes it fine now, my sons is so-so on it and I'm not so sold. Letting it go another week before I try again.

 

[caitlin]

I have tried it. My tastebuds are a bit funny today (could hardly taste Twas Brillig this morning) so I will not say too much for now.

One thing though that is apparent is that it is a Hardcore NET and I do get the Raisin flavor right off the bat.
No chemical or alcohol taste apparent in scent or taste but that might be because mine is well pre-steeped (Birthdate of the juice is 01-14)

It has a very dry but not unpleasant mouth-feel and the Raisin is most apparent on the exhale and aftertaste.

Haha. Glad i'm not the only one who got raisin at first! I thought it may have just been me bein crazy, and once i got the raisins and started thinking "ravyn raisin ravyn raisin"..i kept tasting it.

I think I might try my ravyn again today, see if its changed for me at all.

 

[scarf-ace]

So Ravyn...wow.

Alegria kindly sent me a generous decant of this along with a whole slew of other AiVs, and I have been vaping it for an hour. I can safely say that it is quite unlike any other NET I have yet tried.

I read where people's first impression of this was "meaty", and it does have a bit of a barbecue aspect to it. But let me tell you t he first thing that came to my mind when I inhaled it:

Lapsang souchong tea.

Ever tasted it? It is a strongly smoky and almost savory flavor. I tried this in one of my slow cooker extraction experiments, and the resulting concentrate was so nauseating that I tossed it untried. After tasting Ravyn I am thinking I may have been too hasty. I get no caramel or anything sweet, but perhaps dark fruit...? Someone said raisins and that is as good a guess as any. This is like mince pie from back in the day when mince meant 'mince', as in mincemeat.

The tobacco, I am told, is mostly Perique. The high-keyed almost vinegary fruitiness of that type is present but I believe Ravyn would have benefitted from a bigger helping of a more conventional tobacco like Burley to help cut down on the puckeriness.

I have been going back and forth on this, and I can say that as a diversion it works. I can't imagine anyone wanting to vape this all day. It is like truffles: a little is luxurious but too much is a bit stomach-churning

This is not going to appeal to everyone, to be sure. Honestly, I am not 100% sure it even appeals to ME LOL. But it is a serious first attempt. I very much look forward to seeing what AiV has in store on the NET front.

<<<goes off to cleanse self with some Lemon Loves Cake

 

[CarbonThief]

Awesome review scarf, not at all what I am tasting, but nice to hear your thoughts as a much more experienced NETaholic!

 

[Sadluckdame]

It is like crawling around in the woods on all fours in the dark, plus hungry.
It's kind of wild animal scavenging. What do they eat out there, what is on the branch, in the earth.
Maybe it's very Katniss.

Still steeping the most of mine other than.

 

[alegria]

SOrry I have not been here, I have in the hospital with angina, my fil shattered his hip and mil has become a full time job (Alzheimers dementia) which is no good on my angina. Aslo will not be vaping anything but lo ot no nic now.

I gpt my Ravyn! 18ml 60 of 90 6mg I do have pics... but maybe latter. I have a lot to do today at a slow pace.

Sorry to hear you weren't well. Hope you feel heaps better soon!

Thanks for sharing your bottle number and size with us - I will add it to the next List update. We have almost half the bottles accounted for now!

 

[alegria]

Just revisited the Ravyn after about 24 hours in the Vivi Nova. Either he has calmed down a lot or I just have gotten used to the weight of it. Color changed dramatically too in a few short hours. VERY dark now. Will revisit this in the morning and do a short follow up review.

 

[Couture]

I am #63 in a 30ml bottle

 

[TGCR]

you forgot billherbst at 81 and i look forward to hearing more

 

[Twinkie Mayne]

:/
i wish i would have snagged a bottle of this juice!

 

[CarbonThief]

I'm bringing my bottle, well soon to be TWO bottles, to Vapebash in April. Are you going Twinkie? If not, PM me.

 

[Todd the E juice fanatic]

Looks like only 30.......30ml bottles were made...and I have 1....cap off for 2 days....steeped for a couple weeks now...Not vaped once...bidding starts at $1,000.00....haha...Think I might give it a taste on Super Bowl Sunday

 

[BoyNamedStacy]

My bottle was 30ml btw

 

[Namir]

Since Alegria is currently unable to update I am taking over for now and maintaining the list until he returns.

If I missed anyone, please let me know!

Latest List Update:

1 iKN0WaGH0ST 18ml
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[CarbonThief]

FYI, I now own MasterBlaster's 18 mLs, wanted extra to take to vapebash in April, for anyone curious!

Will be trying it again in a few more days and will post if anything new has developed.

 

[Todd the E juice fanatic]

FYI, I now own MasterBlaster's 18 mLs, wanted extra to take to vapebash in April, for anyone curious!

Will be trying it again in a few more days and will post if anything new has developed.

I haven't tried it yet....lol....I'm afraid to from what I've been reading !!

 

[CarbonThief]

I haven't tried it yet....lol....I'm afraid to from what I've been reading !!

Yeah it is, different to be sure, but you never know until you try it good Sir Todd! if you have an atty just drip 2 or 3 and get a taste. I'm sure you can sell your bottle in the classies if you decide it's not for you!

 

[Todd the E juice fanatic]

Yeah it is, different to be sure, but you never know until you try it good Sir Todd! if you have an atty just drip 2 or 3 and get a taste. I'm sure you can sell your bottle in the classies if you decide it's not for you!

Hmmm...Wonder what a full ...steeped 30ml bottle of Ravyn would go for in a few months??........One of only 30 in circulation!!...Hey Clay...Got my Twists Saturday!!!....What a difference these things make..My 1st vivi nova was filled with Dragons Fire from HHV...4.0... Worked well!!!....I dripped Black Forest from MOV today @ 3.8......WOW!!!!!!!!....I'm going after some B and W Cookie in a bit here...I hear rich desserts vape well at high volts....To be honest, other than the Twas Brillig (which I think is the best vape ever), I m not all that impressed with AIV...I guess the flavors are too subtle for me...Yet again, I am now just diving into my big bottles with extra flavoring...So combined with the twist, I just might change my mind...Don't get me wrong...I like the Orange makes me Creamsicle with a nice IPA..and Cherry Blossom and AQM i find decent enough to vape but not enough to buy at their prices....Twas is my only definite reorder at this point!!