I'm posting this here because my recently recieved batch of
juice from StrictlyEJuice is what caused me to finally bring this up. This has nothing to do with Strictly directly, since they're a reseller and not a juice manufacturer. Their service is exemplary, prices are outstanding, and shipping prompt. I think this is more an issue with Dekang juice in general, because I've experienced this with juice from a number of resellers that deal in Dekang products.
For reference, I've got USA Mix, Camel, Virginia, and Coffee from Strictly, all at 24 mg. All the juices have an underlying taste that I can only describe as formaldehyde , assuming it tastes like it smells (someone else mentioned a pine taste, and I suppose that could describe it as well, except chemically). The coffee starts off with a coffee taste, but then that chemical taste quickly overtakes it. The other flavors all have a hint of a tobacco-like taste, but then it's the same.
I'm wondering if it's as much a problem with my sense of taste as it could be a juice problem. I say this because I read numerous
reviews of Dekang juices where people rave about them. If it was just one of my bottles, I could chalk it up to a bad batch, but all of them have this taste, and I'm not totally averse to the idea that the problem could be with me.
Has anyone else experienced this?
EDIT TO ADD: I'm expecting a bottle of Flue Cured from Rocky Mountain in the next day or two, and I understand their stuff is Dekang as well. I'll post whether or not it's the same as soon as I get the chance to try it out.