Here's my update... and I owe Chris a big thank-you.
While I haven't been craving the analogs, I had been craving the e-cig a lot, especially at work. I was on 18mg liquid and I guess it just wasn't enough, because I wanted to go back outside again about every hour. Normally on a regular cigarette I was able to go three. So I ordered some more liquid from Chris in 24 mg strength -- a 60ml bottle of my favorite at that time, the cappuccino/caramel, some 10mls of other flavors (honey, bavarian cream, english toffee, chocolate hazelnut, and a mix of Dunhill/menthol to give to my mother with a disposable 510 if she shows interest in switching.) That was enough to get the 20ml bottle, and I chose vanilla for that. I ordered Monday morning.
Unfortunately I screwed up big time and mistyped on my order cappuccino/coffee instead of cappuccino/caramel -- didn't realize it until I woke up that night (I work nights). I didn't have a tracking number yet, so I sent Chris an email hoping that he hadn't gotten to mixing the 60ml yet. I told him to send it if he had since it was my mistake and I was sure it would taste good. I felt like such an idiot.
He responded back that he caught the mistake in time and said he was sorry for not shipping out the same day, and that it would be shipped Tuesday. I was thankful it hadn't shipped yet because of my mistake, I wasn't stressing over processing time at all -- it was well within his listed timeframes and I also knew he was running a sale. I got my tracking number Tuesday as promised.
... I didn't get to check the mail yesterday before I went to work, but my juice got here... I opened the package this morning... and all of my 10mls had been upgraded to 20ml! Holy... you didn't have to do that! But thank you!
*hugs*
I have been able to try all of the flavors from my first order now except the clove and the menthol by itself, and I'll be trying the clove this week since I got some extra atomizers with this order too. I figured both clove and menthol would be a bit too overpowering to other flavors and would need their own atomizers.
The blueberry cheesecake was very good, although as others said it's more of a sweet treat and not an allday vape. The blueberry was nicely mellowed out by the cheesecake, and it felt very rich-tasting.
I tried the Dunhill by itself, and it did have a tobacco-y taste, it wasn't like most non-menthol cigarettes I've had. It tasted more like pipe tobacco smells to me -- and I love the smell of good pipe tobacco. A friend was interested in trying it, she is a Marlboro Red smoker, and she said to her it tasted almost like Pall Mall... but as I've never had that particular brand I dunno. (She liked the blueberry cheesecake a LOT, btw...)
I haven't tried the menthol by itself, but I did try the mixture of Dunhill and menthol.... and I am *very* impressed. It tasted very familiar but I had a hard time putting it together... It wasn't the normal taste of menthol to me (I have smoked Marlboro light menthols, Camel Turkish Jades, and Virginia Slim menthols), but it wasn't the overpowering toothpastey tasting minty menthol like Marlboro Smooths. And it certainly wasn't a Kool.
Then it hit me... Nat Sherman's Naturals Menthol. I've only been able to afford them twice in my life, and I loved both packs I bought. I am SO sold. And now I have 40ml of it if I mix the separate Dunhill and menthol I had earlier and Mom doesn't convert right away... heh. That should satisfy ANY analog craving I have...
So now.... a week into vaping... I have 200ml of practically untouched liquid and three 10ml bottles that are each more than half full. I think I'm going to have to stop now before I end up having to enter the Fallout Shelter Contest on here ....
Will update as I try more!
