Still vaping mostly tobacco flavors after a year

[The Torch]

I just can't find a non-tobacco based flavor I can vape normally other than menthol. This includes a maple syrup tobacco, black cherry tobacco, fancy tobacco-type juices and cigarette brand imitation tobaccos juices.

Anyone else?
Am I a vaping weirdo?
Should I get a stamp on my forehead to warn people off???

 

[spartanstew]

Don't think I've ever even had tobacco juice.

When I decided to quit smokes I wanted juices that tasted good and never thought tobacco tasted good - but it was the only option with smokes.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Been vaping for 10 months and still vape about 1/3 tobacco flavor which I make.

 

[misterholidayhouse]

I'm three months away from three years vaping and I still vape some kind of tobacco eliquid every day. The only thing that has changed is I no longer crave straight tobacco flavors or flavors that have an ashy taste like a burning cigarette. (Which there are really not too many of these days anyway) Honestly though, I no longer associate "tobacco" flavors with smoking. They just work for me. They don't become cloying, aren't icky sweet or rich, and are just overall satisfying as a vape. I have always kept a few fruit and desert flavors on hand but they only serve as spot vapes and a change of pace. I always go back to my tobaccos for day to day vaping. Everyone has their own tastes. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. One thing I have discovered that gives me the same satisfaction as tobacco juices from time to time are tea flavors. They give me a similar taste experience as tobacco juices but are different enough to be a nice change.

 

[man00ver]

It's just a flavor. If it satisfies you, there's no need to question it. I vape all sorts of tastes now, but there are still occasions when the tobacco flavor scratches the itch for me.

 

[AndriaD]

I just can't find a non-tobacco based flavor I can vape normally other than menthol. This includes a maple syrup tobacco, black cherry tobacco, fancy tobacco-type juices and cigarette brand imitation tobaccos juices.

Anyone else?
Am I a vaping weirdo?
Should I get a stamp on my forehead to warn people off???

I think all of us ex-smokers have one particular fondness for cigarettes that we're unwilling to let go of -- for me it's TH, just can't be happy without it, a good solid tingle almost like the first sip of a freshly-opened coke. For you it seems to be the flavor of tobacco. No biggie, if you're happy with what you vape, then be happy and enjoy it. I add flash to all my mixes, to get as much TH as I can, and also use the TH-nicotine from VT.

But from my relapse last summer, I can tell you this: no tobacco vape really tastes like smoking -- it can get close, but it's always going to be sweeter than actual burning stinkweed.

Andria

 

[DagMatt]

I'm three months away from three years vaping and I still vape some kind of tobacco eliquid every day. The only thing that has changed is I no longer crave straight tobacco flavors or flavors that have an ashy taste like a burning cigarette. (Which there are really not too many of these days anyway) Honestly though, I no longer associate "tobacco" flavors with smoking. They just work for me. They don't become cloying, aren't icky sweet or rich, and are just overall satisfying as a vape. I have always kept a few fruit and desert flavors on hand but they only serve as spot vapes and a change of pace. I always go back to my tobaccos for day to day vaping. Everyone has their own tastes. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. One thing I have discovered that gives me the same satisfaction as tobacco juices from time to time are tea flavors. They give me a similar taste experience as tobacco juices but are different enough to be a nice change.

What are some of your favorite tea liquids (flavors/vendors)?

 

[AndriaD]

It's just a flavor. If it satisfies you, there's no need to question it. I vape all sorts of tastes now, but there are still occasions when the tobacco flavor scratches the itch for me.

I agree! There are two sorta tobacco-ish flavors I mix, one called "Smocha" -- smoky mocha -- and right now, a cherry vanilla pipe tobacco that has that awesome full-mouth tingle if I vape it right after eating. but if I do vape anything tobacco-ish now, it has to be the sweet kind, which I used to loathe; I enjoyed a really bitter-sweet Virginia at first, and now can't abide it.

Andria

 

[Roadtrip635]

I vaped nothing but tobacco flavors for my first 3 months, then I branched out to coffee vapes. It was a natural progression it seemed, coffee and tobacco. Now I'm much more adventurous. It just comes down to, vape what you like, as long as you're not smoking, it's all good.

 

[Pearl B]

Last time I vaped/2013 all I enjoyed was tobacco flavors, or as near as I could get. Now I don't like them at all.
Taste buds are a funny thing. If you enjoy what your vaping, go with it!

 

[misterholidayhouse]

What are some of your favorite tea liquids (flavors/vendors)?

I enjoy several tea blends from Ahlusion. I believe he extracts the flavors from actual tea leaves. Some claim he makes the best teas in the business. I certainly agree that they are darned good.

On the flip side. Slim's ejuice, a discount vendor, has black tea on the menu and will ad any flavor to it that you wish. Most vendors don't offer straight up tea and usually blend it with a fruit, vanilla, caramel, peach, cream, etc to take away the bitterness/dryness of straight tea. That said, it only takes a small amount of fruit to overpower the more subtle flavor of tea so don't request too much of something else with your tea if there is a customization option. I ordered black tea from Slim's with just a touch of caramel and pear, at my request, and it is fantastic. Ahlusion has had that combo in their line up as well and it's very popular,though a little heavy on the pear IMO. Tastes vary so maybe you won't even like it, but I sure do and a lot of other tobacco loyal ECF members have also added teas to their rotation.

 

[jdrewry]

To the OP:
No, you're not a weirdo.
You're enjoying what you're vaping (I assume), and it's keeping you off of analogs.
Vape away, and enjoy...

 

[aceswired]

Tobaccos are more interesting than the candy stuff, IMHO. All the fruity stuff ... ehh. Give me a complex tobacco any day!

I do some of the other stuff, but tobaccos are the best. Ever try hot cinnamon? Makes a great palate cleanser.

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[AndriaD]

Last time I vaped/2013 all I enjoyed was tobacco flavors, or as near as I could get. Now I don't like them at all.
Taste buds are a funny thing. If you enjoy what your vaping, go with it!

When I had my relapse in the summer 2014, the sweetness of all tobacco vapes is really what put me off the Virginia I had been using -- it was really nothing like the cigarettes, but I was determined to get back to vape-only, so I figured, if it all tastes sweet to me, I might as well start trying out some sweet flavors and see what appeals -- pineapple, blueberry muffin, and now the strawberry & cream DIY have been my main vapes ever since. But sometimes those sweet tobacco+other flavors hit the spot; they're nothing at all like the virginia I used when I first started vaping!

Andria

 

[DagMatt]

I enjoy several tea blends from Ahlusion. I believe he extracts the flavors from actual tea leaves. Some claim he makes the best teas in the business. I certainly agree that they are darned good.

On the flip side. Slim's ejuice, a discount vendor, has black tea on the menu and will ad any flavor to it that you wish. Most vendors don't offer straight up tea and usually blend it with a fruit, vanilla, caramel, peach, cream, etc to take away the bitterness/dryness of straight tea. That said, it only takes a small amount of fruit to overpower the more subtle flavor of tea so don't request too much of something else with your tea if there is a customization option. I ordered black tea from Slim's with just a touch of caramel and pear, at my request, and it is fantastic. Ahlusion has had that combo in their line up as well and it's very popular,though a little heavy on the pear IMO. Tastes vary so maybe you won't even like it, but I sure do and a lot of other tobacco loyal ECF members have also added teas to their rotation.

Thanks @misterholidayhouse!

 

[somdcomputerguy]

For the first few months of vaping, I really liked a mix of 'Turkish Bold' and 'Mojito' flavors from the vendor my startup kit came from, even though I tried a bunch of different flavors from them and others. Now I'm mixing a liquid with 'Key Lime' and/or 'Perique Black' flavors. That is pretty much my 'set in stone' mix. I do try some other flavors occasionally, with different PG/VG ratios, but I really don't like anything else.

 

[Str8vision]

Unlike most, I didn't start vaping in order to quit smoking, I quit smoking because the tobacco flavor I could get from vaping NET was more enjoyable. An ex-pipe smoker, hybrid tobacco flavors are all I enjoy. Synthetic artibaccos don't impress me, it's the genuine flavor provided by a well crafted NET that I find satisfying. During my 40 years of smoking I may have tried 100 or so different pipe blends, cigarette brands and cigars but in just three years of vaping I've extracted and sampled the flavor from well over 200.

 

[aceswired]

I've been trying to work on some hybrids as well Str8. So far, I'm not striking the right balance. What would a typical breakdown be for you, in terms of a NET-to-artificial-flavoring ratio? I've been playing at 50-50 and just haven't struck on anything that I fancied better than the straight NET (playing with caramel and hazelnut, mostly).

 

[Str8vision]

Depends on the tobacco (extract), and secondary flavorings that are in play. When using a reduced (concentrated), tobacco extract I typically mix it at around 2 - 7% with all secondary flavorings (like caramel, vanilla, pear, Biscotto, crème ...etc), being slightly higher at around 12% of the total depending on the flavor(s) used. I also enjoy taking a retail juice, like Ahlusion's Caramel Wild Wood, and adding 5% of well aged, concentrated extract of Sutliff's "Voodoo Queen" (a Virginia, Perique tobacco blend), for a genuine tobacco presence that is forward in the mix. Adding 3% concentrated extract of Dunhill's "Nightcap" (a Virginia, Perique, Latakia tobacco blend), to Charlie Noble's "Tripoli" or "Pistachio RY4" is outstanding as well. The only limit is your imagination and creativity.

 

[anavidfan]

Im on the same boat.

I started out with a tobacco ( supposedly) and found most other flavours too sweet and too smelly. Yes, smelly. I felt like I was in a candy store or bakery.

I still enjoy the smell of cigarettes, pipes and cigars ( good cigars)

I vape a LOT, so I cant afford to use my NET all day. I finally came up with 2 simple very light DIY: Mint and a light pineapple/strawberry ( 3% ) which I use mostly and leave my tobacco for those special moments such as with my coffee, or relaxing.

My DIY does not really have a scent, I ask everyone all the time as I dont want to be annoying.

I buy NET tobaccos that are drier and less sweet each time. I try my older favorites and they make me gag from the caramel or vanilla that seems to over power most. I had to actually buy triple strength real strong perique, latika and other real strong single leaves so I can dilute the sweet ones by adding VG and then adding some of the strong tobacco to balance it all out. I also have a few coffee extracts to add to some tobaccos that are too tart.