This was a tuff one, a traditional tobacco using only FA Flavorings and made for a pod system; my skills as a mixer was pushed to the limit for sure.
Old World Tobacco is a traditional cigar, with notes of caramel/maple, slight nuttiness, and vanilla. I tried to utilize the specific notes in each tobacco to accomplish this.
All of my batches were tested in the Innokin Z BiiP with the 1.6ohm coil, mixed at 12mg NIC and 50/50 VG/PG.
This recipe was specifically developed for pod systems and is not designed for more flavor intensive MTL devices such as the BSKR V1.5. However, if you would like to experience this recipe in such devices, I suggest cutting all the percentages in half.
Because I went so high with all of these percentages, I used FA MTS Vape Wizard at 2%, which is the highest I would recommend using this at, to try and smooth things out. I did try to lower the Vape Wizard but it wasn't doing the job I wanted it to do.
So, lets start with the base:
FA RY4: This is the foundation of this recipe. Without it, it would be a flat tobacco with no depth of character. FA RY4 brings the caramels/maple note that is common with most RY4s. It's slightly "Dirty" but in a pod device it's not noticeable. You may think 12% is way too high, but when working with pod systems you have to go high to get the flavor to come through.
Desert Ship: This is another component of the base which brings a bit of contrast to the mix. It has a "nuttiness" and a slight creaminess that blends well with the RY4 while adding contrast to the mix.
Maxx-Blend: This adds the authentic "tobacco" note to the mix. It's a nice middle of the road tobacco, somewhat RY4ish, brings a slight throat hit, and adds a slight ash note to the mix without tasting like an ash tray.
FA Vanilla Tahity: This is the note that follows through the entire vape adding that vanilla note so common with tobaccos.
Old World Tobacco reminds me of walking into a vintage cigar shop in London and smelling that wonderful aroma that permeates the shop.
The steep time is tricky. I vaped this as a shake n vape and it's very nice, but after 3 days it goes a bit flat but then after 5 days it comes back with a more robust tobacco and creaminess. I suggest a minimum of 7 days to steep. After 7 days it really starts to feel like you're smoking a stogie.
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