Rotting Roses

[Asa]

I recently received an order placed through a well established and regarded supplier for a 30 ml bottle of RY4 and a 30 ml bottle of Virgina Fire Cured Tobacco 70/30 24 mg.

Having read many positive and enthusiastic reviews of this vendor's products, I have to say I was really looking forward to trying these liquids.

I couldn't have been more disappointed.

I first vaped the RY4, and immediately noticed a distinctive off taste to the vapor- a weird floral note I'd not found in other formulations of RY4. I tried to work through it, but the flavor became more and more pronounced as I continued to vape, eventually becoming overwhelming and well... gross.

I gave up on the RY4, emptied out my tank and cleaned my atty. I still had high hopes for the VFCT, and eagerly began to vape this blend. Again, I found the same weird floral note.

I figured this may have been carried over from the RY4, and that I hadn't managed to get the flavor out of my atty. So I broke out a brand-new atty, and a new tank. Tried the VFCT again- that flavor was still there, more pronounced than ever. Eww.

I can only describe this note as somewhere between baby powder and old rotting roses- certainly not something I would expect or desire in either of these blends. It was so overpowering and pervasive that I wound up smelling it for the next several hours.

I contacted the vendor, who I have to say was more than professional and accomodating. They offered me a refund, but also suggested that I let the blends "cure" for a few days, as the "floral essence" I noticed was a sign of "extremely fresh liquids".

I'm wondering if there's any merit to this? Has anyone else had this experience?

[johns]

Check this out, it may help http://www.vaportalk.com/forum/forum/forum/topic/12290-dont-give-up-on-your-juice/

[Asa]

Thanks, Johns. Some good advice in that thread- I guess I'll give them a week or so with a few shakes and a warm bath, then try again. I'd much rather come out of it with some good juice than my money back.

[mcquinn]

i have had similar experiences with the domestic liquids I have tried.Sometimes I soldier through ,sometimes they do improve with age ,and sometimes they end up in the trash.I usally find one flavor from each of the suppliers I like or that is not too bad bad but one flavor is not enough for me to order more from them.I do not put much faith in revues anymore as all I have tried got great revues.Taste is an individual thing and i suspect most of us do not report what we don't like .we just let it go as just not being our type of liquid.