“it’s the other chemical compounds in tobacco, and in the smoke created by setting tobacco on fire, that directly and primarily cause the illness and death, not the nicotine.”
“even with unanswered questions about benefits and risks, there are now different technologies to deliver nicotine, for those who need it, that doesn’t bring with it the deadly consequences of burning tobacco and inhaling the resulting smoke.”
“looking at ways to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes so that they are minimally or non-addictive, while not altering the nicotine content of noncombustible products such as e-cigarettes, is a cornerstone of our new and more comprehensive approach to effective tobacco regulation.”
Vaper’s tongue is a term used for those times when your taste buds just decide to pack up and go on vacation for a while. It’s not a medical issue. The good news is that it's also not a permanent condition.
New vapers especially experience moments where they seem unable to taste the flavor in the vapor. Some veteran vapers also experience the same thing. A small number of people frequently experience this issue fairly regularly even after vaping for months or years.
There's a few different reasons this phenomenon can happen. Keep in mind this article isn't coming from a medical standpoint, so these concepts are strictly speaking, not scientific.
People who just switched from smoking cigarettes to using personal vaporizors (e-cigarettes) are prime candidates for vaper's tongue. You may not be aware but, smoking ruins your sense of taste. Once you stop smoking cigarettes, your tastebuds must become reacquainted with normal taste sensations.
The ability to taste things slowly awakens after a lengthy slumber. These new sensations can overload your sense of taste and strange things start happening. Eventually, all the stimulation becomes a little too much and your brain elects to close up shop for a little while to let your taste regroup.
As you adjust to life as a non-smoker this shut down effect is likely to happen several times. These shutdowns usually last anywhere from a few hours to a couple days. Gradually, your tastebuds start firing up again and you'll just realize at some point the flavor has returned all on its own.
Vaping will dehydrate you. Vapor actually absorbs the moisture in the surrounding air. Your mouth contains a lot of moisture, which the vapor will suck up like a sponge.
The result of this action is a dry mouth. With an amount of the moisture removed from your mouth, a thin film might form on your tongue. The film acts as sort of a barrier isolating your tongue (and taste buds) from the vapor.
When this happens, it's incredibly easy to fix. Water. Simply increase your water intake while you vape. If you find there is quite a bit of film built up on your tongue, you can scrape it off with your toothbrush. It's kind of a weird sensation, and if your family sees you, you might get funny looks, but it's quite effective at removing any buildup in your mouth.
Is there any particular flavor you call your all-day vape? Do you put out more white clouds than the Polar Express?
This could also be the source of your missing flavor. Constant exposure to the exact same flavor sensation can also cause your sense of taste to hit the high road. This happens because you're so frequently exposed to the same flavor that your brain treats that flavor sort of like the taste equivalent of white noise. You tune out the flavor similar to the way you tune out the drone of other diners in a noisy restaurant.
This cause is another easy fix. Shake things up a little. Experiment with some other flavors. Even if you like to stick to what you know, try to find two or three other flavors to swap between to keep things fresh.
Most people grasp the correlation between illness and the inability to taste things as well as usual. If you have the flu or a cold, chance are your sinuses are good and stuffed up, making breathing through your nose a Herculean feat.
The sense of smell is very tightly integrated into the sense of taste. When you are unable to smell effectively, it generally also means your sense of taste is equally dulled.
Since there is still no cure for the common cold, your best bet to beat this one is some chicken soup and a comfy blanket.
And then there's just the unexplained times when your taste leaves you with no excuse at all. It's like your tongue decided to stay in bed that morning while the rest of your body woke up. Maybe your tongue is still holding a grudge over that whole killing your taste buds with cigarette smoke thing.
These are the times that are probably the most frustrating. Nothing is wrong as far as you can tell, your normal flavors just aren't doing it for you.
Some vapers note that they regain their ability to taste e-liquid after switching to a particularly strong flavor helps revive things. Something with a lot of cinnamon or menthol (or both) does the trick.
Sometimes not even the most fiery cinnamon won't even help scare your tastebuds straight. Since you can't taste things normally, you might want to try a couple of these suggestions while you wait for things to return to normal.
Is there a bottle of e-liquid you thought would taste great but turns out you absolutely despise it? You can't taste anything anyway, why not break out the terrible stuff and save your good e-liquid for when you can appreciate it. Maybe your compromised sense of taste will actually make that juice you hate actually taste decent.
For that matter it can even be unflavored e-liquid, your tongue won't know the difference anyway. Keep a small supply handy so you can wait out any stubbornness your tastebuds decide to throw your way.
Let it Steep for a month!
Most e-liquids you thought had no taste or taste bad will blend fully, deepening and enriching in flavor over time. This will allow for your taste buds to recuperate and return to normal.
LINKS > STEEPING and OTHER TIPS
BURNT or PEPPERY Taste: Keep your atomizers/cartomizers wet. Dry atomizers or cartomizers can give a burnt or peppery taste and lower the lifetime of your device. A peppery taste is also a sign that the juice needs to steep longer, or you are getting a small amount of E-Liquid in your mouth from your atomizer/cartomizer.
PERFUMEY TASTE: Some flavors have a strong scent to them, this is usually eliminated with steeping. If the perfumey taste is still present after steeping. The flavor may need some extra steeping to 'breathe.' Remove the cap and dripper tip, store the E-Liquid in a cool dark place (Away from children and pets) for a couple of days.
Why Steep? Flavors blend and marry fully over time, so you will have a richer, deeper, more flavorful product after a few days or weeks of steeping.
This is especially true of tobacco flavors and larger bottle sizes. This is also generally true for all e-liquid. At ECBlend we make each bottle custom to your order (we have too many options and products to store premade with the options), usually you will receive the product within 3-5 days of creation. Let them sit for a few days or a week before vaping and you will find yourself with some very flavorful e-liquid.
STEEPING: Although most ECBlend E-Liquids taste great right out of the mailbox, some juices get even better when 'aged' or 'steeped'. This is especially true of complex blends, tobacco products, our Dragon series, 50mL bottles and larger sizes. E-Liquids taste a lot better after properly aged!
Time allows all flavors to be married together and mature, making them taste richer. TOBACCO Flavors generally taste better over time (steep for 1-2 weeks).
For best steeping results: Store e-liquid in a cool dark place (in a safe place AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND PETS) and shake daily. (Steeping can be from 2 days up to 3 weeks. It is a personal preference) PG is a better flavor carrier than VG. The higher the VG content, the better it will taste with steeping.
SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE !! SHAKE YOUR BOTTLE !!
IN A HURRY FOR YOUR E-LIQUID? Try This!
(Note: Larger Bottles need shaking! Our 50ml bottles do not have a lot of extra room for mixing in the bottle as our other sizes do. They do require extra shaking and extra time to steep. With 100% VG E-Liquid, they are very thick and will mix slowly when shook.)
Seal the bottle tightly and air free in a zip lock bag, then seal it in another (tightly sealed and air free also).
Place the bottle in hot tap water for 10-15 minutes. This will allow for better mixing when shaking. This process can be repeated as much as needed to completely blend your e-liquid.
Email Comment from a customer who recently tried this method: ''OMG!! I just did your (...) method and I am in love!! Thank you!!''
THIS REVIEW OF DRAGON'S TEAR truly shows how steeping made his experience much better:
Definitely a steeper or do I mean keeper
Posted by JamieFB on 11th Jul 2012
I ordered mine extra flavor and extra strawberry. At first my impression was very blah about it. I just stashed it away with my maybes and back ups.
About a week and a half later, I came back and decided to give it a go because I had blown 2 attys and didn't want to waste great juice. I tooted it a bit and (being the newby I was) finally learned what steeping is all about.
It was juicy and creamy. I went through the rest of the bottle in a day. Thank you Dragon's Tear for properly showing me that steeping can mean keeping. Definitely the best steep I've ever had.
WARNING: E-LIQUID PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN NICOTINE. NICOTINE IS AN ADDICTIVE CHEMICAL. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND PETS
Freshly steamed milk with vanilla, marked with espresso and finished with caramel sauce, all in a vapor!
Make it your own: RECIPE OPTIONS
Warning: Sweetening is very subjective! Enhanced will give it a sweetened taste and Double Sweetener will make it very sweet.
WHITE CHOCOLATE & CARAMEL: Add a delicate white chocolate, swirled with delicate threads of sweet caramel and luscious sweet cream.
Flavors like Sweet Cream, French Vanilla and Extra Caramel add a touch of sweetness and a hint of natural flavor for your perfect cup every time.
Change the flavor with Hazelnut, Chocolate Hazelnut, Peppermint or Raspberry!
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Posted by Unknown on Apr 19, 2018
a nice blend love it
Posted by Kathleen S on Feb 27, 2018
A combination of caramel, mild coffee ~ and creamy. A mild nutty background taste. Delicious. Now one of my favorites!
Posted by Deidre Pietrowski on Jan 29, 2018
I'm going to have to say if it's a choice between Caramel Cappuccino and Macchiato, it's a 50/50 split. I get so many people who have never Vaped, compliment me on this one.
I can Vape ALONE or with another liquid,the taste,nic #(6), all together make it more than just another eliquid, it's an experience of
Posted by Deidre Pietrowski on Jan 23, 2018
I'm addicted and I admit it. I have a close run for 1$t place.This has an aroma so exact that while I vape I earn lots of comments especially,"THAT SMELLS DELICIOUS, what's in there?" I have turned vape junkie's info full-fledged ECBlend fanatics.All BC I let them smell it!.5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Posted by Belen Coronilla Martin on Jan 15, 2018
Me encanta caramelo macchiatto. Aconsejo no ponerle hierva buena, lo cambia completamente. Tal cual es, es perfecto.
ECBlend: Google Translate: I love caramel macchiatto. I advise not to put a good boil, change it completely. As it is, it is perfect.
Posted by aneirap@msn.com on Oct 28, 2017
Great coffe taste
Posted by Unknown on Oct 10, 2017
Use this amazing liquid mixed with 7 leaf and love it!
Posted by Unknown on Oct 10, 2017
Use this amazing liquid mixed with 7 leaf and love it!
Posted by Lisa Legault on Oct 02, 2017
Such a tasty vape! I ordered max vg, 6mg, x-sweet cream and just fell in love with this. Managed to quick steep by putting it in the microwave for 15 secs on medium. After tons of shaking, basically until the bottle cooled, I tried it and it was perfect. Managed to finish the bottle in a week! I absolutely recommend this if you like a good cup rich caramel macchiato. Just ordered 250ml.....can’t wait!
Posted by Joni Thorne on Jul 15, 2016
I wanted to update. Been vaping for months now. Love this flavor. I don't even drink coffee!
Posted by Justin S on Apr 25, 2016
I would suggest this to anyone who likes caramel coffee and vaping - Make sure to steep your juice for better results! :) P.S. I added extra flavor and caramel.
Posted by Joni Thorne on Mar 22, 2016
At first, I wasn't crazy about this, but now it's one of my all day vapes along with Blueberry Torte. I can't quite describe the taste.All I can say is it's so creamy, lots of great vapor!
Posted by lorin axelrod on Mar 05, 2016
I'm not sure if it was because I got the max vg or not but I could not taste this at all. It was very weak and if I tasted anything at all, it left a bad taste in my mouth. I want to order more but hoping that I was just the way I ordered and not the company itself. We'll see.
Posted by Garry Bailey on Sep 17, 2015
I bought this and I was counting heavily on a rich aromatic taste from it, but to my disappointment it tasted kinda just there. I may not have let it steep and maybe the nicotine mg's are too low. I won't rule out the possibilities of it til I have let it steep longer to enhance the flavor. I also went with a 50/50 maybe I should have gone more of a 70/30 or even 80/20. Won't know til I give it a whirl.
Posted by Peter Koukoutsis on Jul 15, 2015
I ordered a 5ml trial size with 12mg Nicotine, Extra Flavor, and French Vanilla flavor shot. I let it sit 1 week and tried it and it does taste just like a Carmel Macchiato.
Posted by james mcfall on May 07, 2015
I tried it when it first arrived and got a distinct burnt popcorn taste. Let it steep for 2 weeks, shaking it every day and "voila", the transformation! Great all day coffee vape for me. Added extra flavor and sweetener to it. I made my own honey nut tobacco blend that I love as well. " Nut'n hon smoke"
Posted by Carol on Mar 21, 2015
very good flavor, longer it steeps the better it gets !!
Posted by Carol on Nov 26, 2014
I've tried different "coffee" juices from various vendors over the last few years, and all either had a strong burnt coffee taste or the flavor would drown out after vaping it a while. THIS juice is so different and quickly became an "all day vape" for me! The flavor (I do order extra flavor) is strong enough to never dull-out on the tastebuds, yet the perfectly mixed blend doesn't have the coffee as being overpowering. It's a very smooth vape and one I've come to enjoy very much!
Posted by Jeanine on Sep 01, 2014
I absolutely love this juice. No extra flavoring needed, it's fantastic just the way it is. I didn't order any last month and really missed it. I tried the dragon cafe and it was very good also, but this one is the best. Try it, you won't be let down!
Posted by Andrew Hifko on Aug 13, 2014
I just received this today. It is fantastic. Best one I have had so far. I also bought the Caramel cappuccino. Have not tried yet. I will defiantly be buying this one again in the near future.
Posted by Jeanine Ruble on Jul 03, 2014
Unlike a lot of the dark juices I've tried, this one does not burn out my cartomizers at all. I'm still using the same one and the bottle is almost gone.
Posted by Jeanine Ruble on Jul 03, 2014
When I first got this I wasn't quite sure about it, it tasted a little too strong for me. I vaped it anyway and found myself craving this daily. If you are a coffee lover you have to try this one. It's spot on!
Posted by Lee on Jun 09, 2014
It just doesn't have enough flavor for me I got the 50/50 xf and it just doesn't do it for me. Might try the dxf next time.
Posted by Mo B. on Mar 25, 2014
I like strong flavors, and this is it.
DXF, DXS, 6mg , Add Sweet Cream, and Flavor Shot - PEPPERMINT!
Most excellent flavor. You get the strong, but balanced espresso, creamy caramel , topped with a cool minty peppermint on exhale. This flavor combo is consistant throughout the vape. Highly Recommended!!!
If you add another Flavor Shot of CHOCOLATE - you get a delicious Peppermint Mocha!
Posted by Daf on Mar 06, 2014
This flavor rocks! I ordered xf xsweetener, and a shot of chocolate hazelnut ! 12mg 80/20 and holy sweetness ! No steeping necessary ! I noticed most savory flavors are very tasty here unlike the fruity ones. Ordered a bigger bottle with a shot of raspberry !
Posted by Mia Owen on Feb 21, 2014
I'm not giving it 5 stars because I didn't order it with cream and I think it would fit my taste better with cream. The coffee flavor is more prominent than I expected.
As is it tastes like I can't exaggerate this enough, just like a Carmel Macchiato from Starbucks.
Posted by Unknown on Jan 22, 2014
LOVE this juice. Added extra caramel and sweet cream. Will definitely order a larger bottle next time.
Posted by C.R. Kokinda on Nov 08, 2013
At first I thought I was getting a burnt taste from this- but I realize it was just really strong espresso flavor. Right out of the box I'm not getting much caramel flavor. I'm hoping the caramel/sweetness comes out a bit more after some steeping.
Posted by Mindy Czech on Oct 21, 2013
This is one perfect flavor for an all day long vape. It takes away my craving for one of those expensive flavored coffees, which means less calories for me. Keep the coffee flavors coming- they are the best of the best.
Posted by rekonball on Oct 19, 2013
I've loved this flavor since the first time I tried it. I vape this flavor all day long. If you love coffee flavors,I highly recomend it.
Posted by Stephanie Rogers on Aug 29, 2013
it tasted a bit burnt but I had a brand new clearomizer on. . . A few more vapes and I'm totally tasting the caramel and coffee flavors. (70/30 Extra caramel/sweet cream/hazelnut shot)Very smooth juice - this one will go into my "favorite bag."
Posted by Chris Hilton on Jul 30, 2013
Now this is awesome taste like a starbucks frap i cant explain if you like coffee please try this ! ps mine was 50/50 i reordered 70/30 for more throat hit !
Posted by Tammy Churchill on Jul 23, 2013
This taste awesome just what it says total caramel in cream coffee flavor right out of the package and even better after steeping love love love this flavor my all day vape 18mg extra caramel extra cream 60/40
Posted by Stella Christine on Jul 06, 2013
I love this flavor at Starbutts but it's like 5000 calories, so I thought this would be a good craving-stopper, but I might as well just be having plain coffee when I vape this. It was really bad at first so I let it steep for a month and the sweetness has kind of diminished over time. If I do ever reorder this, I think I'll need extra cream, caramel, and sweetener.
Posted by Unknown on Jun 14, 2013
This is my favorite vape. At first it was ok but the more I vape it the more I love it. Absolutely one of the best!!!
Posted by Angele Lamont on May 11, 2013
this can be vaped right out of the bottle, no steeping. at that point it tastes mostly of warm milk. the coffee fragrance is quite strong but somehow I can never seem to taste it except for when dripping. after a week the coffee flavor is still developing and tastes a bit strange but after a month it settles down and everything mellows out into a warm cup of something that still tastes mostly of milk ^.^ too much heat can destroy the milk flavor though, at this point I use only low voltage on this juice.
it's really great as an after meal vape! like having a warm cup of coffee after diner ^.^
Posted by Unknown on May 07, 2013
When I first tried this, it had not steeped yet. I thought it was awful, but then after steeping, it was great. I tend to like more flavor in mine or I would have given it 5 stars. I will order again but with a little extra. I also had 70/30 mix, and will next time order 50/50. The 70/30 sometimes gets a burnt taste from my ego w/clearomizer. I would recommend this if you love caramel macchiato coffee, but be sure to let it steep! :)
Posted by Shirley K on Apr 17, 2013
Using the Coffee Your Way lab, I made Squirrel Juice which consists of the same main ingredients. However, I added double extra everything + a couple of secret squirrel ingredients and by george, it beats this macchiato hands down.
Funny thing, if I had used this macchiato recipe as a base and added 2 of my 3 secret ingredients, it would have costed me $.70 cents more!
A 15ml bottle of my Squirrel Juice is on the way, can't wait to have my creamy coffee in my carto!
Posted by FL Vapor Lover on Apr 04, 2013
I tried a sample of 50/50 12mg and loved it. Last time I reordered n love a 30mg and now I ordered the 50mg. Love it so much as I am a big coffee drinker. If you love coffee you will love this! I love it with extra caramel ;)
Thanks for making me an ex-smoker.
Posted by Teri on Mar 02, 2013
This eliquid flavor is right on! Mild, flavorful, tastes like what it is, no extras added for mine. I get 80 PG/ 20 VG for greater throat hit & still enough vapor to boot. 18 mg nicotine. This is one of my staples to always have! Very enjoyable right out of the package!
E C Blend - Thank you for your affordable pricing also - my only eliquid dealer!
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