I reordered what used to be my favorite e-liquid. Dekang Gold and Silver. I know, not a premium. Unfortunately, it didn't taste the same. I have it steeping, but I'm not confident that will fix my problem. What I liked about it was that it had a subtle analog like tobacco flavor, but no fruity or caramel/chocolate/vanilla flavor. My V4L Parliment juice is my only juice that I currently like and I'm almost out.
I've been a cigar smoker for a long time. I love the taste of a good cigar, but I hate flavored cigars. Most of the juices I've tried seem to be more like flavored cigars and pipe tobacco then a pure tobacco. If I were making a DIY juice, I think I'd be tempted to use flavors like Caramel or Cocoa to give hints of the desirable flavors. But, I'm now thinking this is a mistake.
For tasting cigars, you can use a flavor wheel. This is a visual representation of what flavors you may pull out. It can range from grassy to earthy to a more exotic spice like nutmeg. It can be leathery or peppery. But here's the problem. There are no synthetic or natural flavors added to these cigars. The flavors are natural and characteristics of the leaves and even the soil. Cubans seem to have a exotic spice twang with some barnyard hints. Dominicans are earthy and at best have a nice toasted chestnut flavor. Nicaraguans are spicy peppery. All of the flavors are subtle. You couldn't replicate those flavors with natural or artificial flavorings.
I think the liquid chemists tend to try to replicate them with artificial or natural flavors forgetting that the flavors comes from the leaf itself. Then, the leaf flavor gets overpowered by the followup flavors. These followup flavors destroy it for me.
I don't know if this makes sense to anyone, but if it does, and it sounds familiar; I'd love to know what juices you like. I'm not looking for a cigar juice, more of an analog replacement. But the reason I use cigars as an example is that like cigarettes there are no flavors added. Unfortunately, you don't see many cigarette flavor wheels, but my own experience shows me that the flavors are similar to cigars. Inhaling cigarette smoke does change the way you experience it and the taste. I've never liked pipe tobacco, but if I did, I suspect I'd have an easier time finding a juice.
So if anyone understands this or feels the same way, I'd love to know what you are vaping. I think I have about a week of V4L parliament left, but I'm heading on vacation in two weeks. I'd love to stay of the analogs during the trip, but every time I try a bad juice, I tend to light one up.
I've been a cigar smoker for a long time. I love the taste of a good cigar, but I hate flavored cigars. Most of the juices I've tried seem to be more like flavored cigars and pipe tobacco then a pure tobacco. If I were making a DIY juice, I think I'd be tempted to use flavors like Caramel or Cocoa to give hints of the desirable flavors. But, I'm now thinking this is a mistake.
For tasting cigars, you can use a flavor wheel. This is a visual representation of what flavors you may pull out. It can range from grassy to earthy to a more exotic spice like nutmeg. It can be leathery or peppery. But here's the problem. There are no synthetic or natural flavors added to these cigars. The flavors are natural and characteristics of the leaves and even the soil. Cubans seem to have a exotic spice twang with some barnyard hints. Dominicans are earthy and at best have a nice toasted chestnut flavor. Nicaraguans are spicy peppery. All of the flavors are subtle. You couldn't replicate those flavors with natural or artificial flavorings.
I think the liquid chemists tend to try to replicate them with artificial or natural flavors forgetting that the flavors comes from the leaf itself. Then, the leaf flavor gets overpowered by the followup flavors. These followup flavors destroy it for me.
I don't know if this makes sense to anyone, but if it does, and it sounds familiar; I'd love to know what juices you like. I'm not looking for a cigar juice, more of an analog replacement. But the reason I use cigars as an example is that like cigarettes there are no flavors added. Unfortunately, you don't see many cigarette flavor wheels, but my own experience shows me that the flavors are similar to cigars. Inhaling cigarette smoke does change the way you experience it and the taste. I've never liked pipe tobacco, but if I did, I suspect I'd have an easier time finding a juice.
So if anyone understands this or feels the same way, I'd love to know what you are vaping. I think I have about a week of V4L parliament left, but I'm heading on vacation in two weeks. I'd love to stay of the analogs during the trip, but every time I try a bad juice, I tend to light one up.
