Strange After Taste With Fruit Flavors

[Plastic Shaman]

So, last night I had a really weird experience. I got in my order from AiV. I threw each of them in my trident to see what they were like. However, when I got to the Cherry Blossom, I got this strange musky after taste. So, I figured it might need to steep a while. I changed out my wicks and threw in some melon boba from Good Life Vapor, my new favorite. Again I has this after taste. I could even smell it in the atty.

I decided it was the Cherry Blossom and washed out the top cap. This wasn't happening with other flavors, as I tried some El Kamino that was loaded in the kayfun and it was fine. Still, the musk persisted with the boba and seemed to get worse and worse. The smell alone was making me sick. At this point, I thought I might have burned my wicks. I then washed out the trident and replaced every thing and tried the boba again. Again, the taste was there. At this point, I decided it was time to take a break as it was really late and I was thirsty and tired.

I ate some crackers and drank some water. After I started to feel a little more hydrated, I tried the boba again. Now, the taste was a little lighter. This morning, I don't seem to have any issues at all. Even the cherry blossom tastes totally different. I'm guessing I just needed to cleanse my palate and hydrate a little. Has anyone else had an experience , or am I just losing my mind?

On a side note, one of the AiV flavors I ordered was the Pun'kin Tumble for my wife, as she loves pumpkin. We are both a little indifferent to it. It's good, but the pumpkin is very light compared to the bakery flavor. Has anyone tried this before? Does the pumpkin come out more with steeping?

 

[RobinBanks]

I can't say I have the same problem with fruit flavors or Cherry Blossom in particular (CB is one of my favorites, actually). Sounds like you had some weird temporary tongue thing going on.

As far as Pumpkin Tumble goes.. didn't like it and didn't hate it. It wasn't very pumpkiny to me either... more buttery. AiV must use some common base flavor in all of the bakery flavors that makes me not super crazy about them. For me it works in Zombie Apocalyse and Twas Brillig, but I didn't care much for the other bakery flavors. Not to say they're bad, the flavor profile just isn't for me. Maybe it's a butter flavor? I'm not sure.

Their fruit and tea however... loooooove.

 

[Plastic Shaman]

Yeah, I think it was a tounge thing too, probably related to my dry mouth.

As far as the pumpkin goes, that's a shame. We were pretty excited about it, but I share your feelings, just indifferent. I got some of the zombie and I like it. I doubt we will be ordering much from them with a pastry base, considering how much it overpowers the flavor. I am, however, very interested in their teas. Apparently, there's a place near us that is going to carry their stuff. Maybe I can pick some up this weekend.

 

[RobinBanks]

Yeah, I think it was a tounge thing too, probably related to my dry mouth.

As far as the pumpkin goes, that's a shame. We were pretty excited about it, but I share your feelings, just indifferent. I got some of the zombie and I like it. I doubt we will be ordering much from them with a pastry base, considering how much it overpowers the flavor. I am, however, very interested in their teas. Apparently, there's a place near us that is going to carry their stuff. Maybe I can pick some up this weekend.

Lucky! I wish I had ANY store nearby let alone one that sold AiV! Would be awesome to be able to just go grab it instead of waiting a few weeks!

 

[Fizzpop]

Their fruit and tea however... loooooove.

+1 for AiV teas. A Quiet Morning is simply divine. Although on the bakery end of things Lemon Loves Cake is stonkingly good. I like Twas Brillig well enough, but only in small quantities to mix things up. Don't get me wrong, I think AiV makes some of the best juices available.