Tasting Problem

[VapoMan]

Hello all !!!

For 35 years, 1 pack/day smoker. I have now been vaping for 20 days.
It is not exactly the same but close enough for now.

I have tried several brands (V2, ProSmoke, Greensmoke & Eversmoke). Each has its pros & cons, but I was not completely satisfied.

I am trying a VV Provari (I got today) and tried some Johnson Creek (Domestic Blend) in a 510 Cart...great TH and Vapor.

Anyway, has anybody had trouble with taste when beginning vaping? As an ex longterm smoker and I guess with age I had lost my sense of smell and taste. Good news I recently noticed that food has much more flavor, but I cannot seem to taste my vape (and it is very frustrating..).

Any VG juices out there with an intense flavor which you can recommend? (except Menthol)

Thanks !!

 

[hairball]

Flavor loss...I hated it. Drink tons of water and try vaping the strongest flavored juice you have. Your buds will return but may take 2-3 days. Most of us went through this so hang tight...it'll return to normal. It's your buds healing and your sense of smell returning.

 

[sandybeach]

After 3 weeks of vaping, I couldn't taste anything but menthol. It lasted 2 weeks for me. Now I am fine. Try Vanilla Strait from Nite Lite Vapors! Nice strong vanilla!

 

[dormouse]

VG dulls nicotine hit and irritation as well as flavor. You'll need a vendor that adds more flavoring to VG juices and you'll need to find ones with flavorings that don't get flowery/perfumey when overflavored. In addition, VG masks some flavors more than others due to its sweetness. Try Avejuice I guess? Virgin Vapor can add extra flavoring and/or thin VG juices.

As for flavor in general - your tongue can only taste sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami (savory/msg). Since vapor has no visual or texture clues like food does, everything else is AROMA. You have to smell the vapor. Food is the same way but you smell food as sits on your plate and you bring it to your mouth. Cigarettes dump their smoke all over you so you can't help smelling it. But with Ecigs you have to remember to smell the vapor. For example, an apple eliquid vapor or food will leave an appropriate amount of sweet and sour on the tongue but it will not be apple unless you smell it. When I was in elementary school a teacher showed us the same thing with food. If you pinch your nose shut and have your eyes closed, apple and sweet onion taste identical.

BUT even if you smell the vapor, sometimes you won't get the flavor. There are many many causes. I will list some. Number 1 is probably vaping the same juice over and over and over. Dirty degraded atomizer, drinking hot liquids or alcohol, food or drink flavors in your mouth, other aromas in the air, air blowing vapor away (exhale through nose to get some scent), juice degraded from being old or left open or some say shaking too hard can "break the flavor molecules" but I don't get that effect, not shaking (at least gentle swirling, or upending) your juice, dark/cloudy/opaque juices that clog up everything with sediment, high heat vaping, high levels of nicotine, clogged sinuses/nose

I find clear sinuses and a drink of cold water help refresh my taste buds. What I find mainly works for me is to vape 2 ecigs, each with contrasting flavor - one is very sweet and clean, the other is non-sweet smokier (a cocoa tobacco). Each refreshes my taste for the other. And I can't stand a degraded atomizer's lack of flavor. I use thin high-PG very clear juices (no flavoring sediment) in cartomizers. Cartomizer degrades after about 20ml, I throw it out and start a nice fresh one.

 

[VapoMan]

Thank you so much for the expert support.