Tobacco Flavor to Avoid

[.458]

I’ve tried some tobacco e-liquid from various suppliers and some are good but others have an odd background flavor that I can’t quite explain. It isn’t a strong overpowering flavor but it absolutely ruins the wick in my BCC for vaping anything after. An open bottle will permeate a small room with this scent/stink. I don’t like it at all; it almost makes me sick. Halo Tribeca, Turkish and Torque all have this obnoxious ingredient. So does Plume Room’s Honey Fig Tobacco Blend and a couple of my local B&M outlet’s blends.




The tobacco flavors I’ve tried that do not contain this mysterious substance are Alpaca, Wild Horse and Nutty Tobacco all from Vapolife.com




I’m just getting into DIY juices and I want to know what this is so I can avoid flavorings that have it. Any idea what it is?

 

[happydave]

can you try to tells us more about this "scent/stink" that you hate so much? is it woody, spicy, nutty, tangy, peppery?
try to describe the smell / flavor .

 

[Nu2m0dng]

I would say it's a pungent/nutty smell. Halo's E-liquids are known to leave smells aloft, but I have to admit Tribeca is one of my favorites.

 

[happydave]

if i had to hazard a guess i would say it was one of these 2 flavors. based on the nutty description Nu2m0dng gave. Perfumers Apprentice - Nutty Notes

does the description of one or both of the flavors sound like what your trying to avoid?

 

[samwest]

I find Tobacco Absolute to be offensive if in a high concentration.

 

[44shooter]

Tribecca is my absolute favorite to vape but the juice itself doesnt smell good. Its my understanding that Halo uses all high quality ingredients. I havent tried the other 2 you mentioned.

 

[DaveP]

My wife agrees that the odor of vaped Torque56 and Tribecca leave a stench in the room. I thought they both had great flavor. Too bad they stunk up the house. I didn't notice it, but she has the olfactory sensitivity to detect things I can't, anyway. Sometimes sense of smell can be a curse.

 

[SirSteve]

One ingredient that I have used that can be rather tricky is Type M from TFA, it can work well in very small %'s and with a long steep. Too high % or no steeping can be rather unpleasant. The concentrate is rather strong smelling.

I doubt that it is the one you have had experience with, but just a heads up. I like it, but you really need to use care if you use it.

 

[RoseB]

My guess is you're tasting the Ry4 in the tobacco flavors. To me Ry4 has a nasty flavor, almost like the smell of dirty socks. Start browsing through the DIY part of the forum, and read up on tobacco flavors. You'll find plenty of advice on the flavorings and mixing. Plus safety, we can't forget about that

 

[Bigbudgts]

thanks for info Sirsteve

 

[Jazzi Mike]

Did you steep them? Many tobacco flavors need longer steeping time than other flavors. S

 

[.458]

Thanks to all of you that tried to help. My description is so vague but I just couldn't do any better. RoseB I think you've nailed it best. Dirty Socks is the best comparison to what I'm tasting/smelling. Maybe even a wet dog. I wish I could describe it better but I can't. It's a mellow flavor that is in the background behind the main flavor. It doesn't taste anything like tobacco. It's in the foreground of the smell, if that makes sense. It just doesn't belong in an e-juice that is named as tobacco. It isn't in any non-tobacco flavor I've tried. I'm new at vaping and didn't know anything about steeping so I just gave the juice away.

I'm starting to make my own liquid and I want to avoid buying a lot of bottles of flavorings that I won't like. Unfortunately none of the flavorings are advertised as having a hint of Dirty Socks.

 

[dead not sleeping]

The Halo base has that taste I believe you are tasting. I don't find it that offensive, but everyone's tastes are subjective. Kind of a metallic vanilla ashy taste, right? Almost ry4, ry4 tastes ok to me, but not all by itself. Mix it up as a secondary flavor under Mild Black and its great.

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