Boba's Bounty

[PipeBomb Jon]

Tastes like bale of wet hay, or maybe that should be straw, when its damp and getting some mildew in it, possibly with a spot of passing rodents pee. Not that its a strong flavour, I was struck by how weak it was.
Its a different flavour, but at the end of the day, wet hay is all I'm going to get from it. A different flavour doesn't make it a premium blend, so it's not worth the hype in my opinion. Got it on Saturday. Today I couldn't resist any longer and added about 50% of a home mix so it wont go to waste.
Maybe it has to be this way, but it is a bit disconcerting when I see that its been bottled in the UK and labelled by the vendor, not a proprietory bottle by Alien Visions.

[aaront903]

I also bought some of this last week and have to say I could only vape very little,not really for me either

[lenny59]

Yeah I get some last week but not tried it yet

Had a smell and I'm getting Mcvities Chocolate Hob Nobs.......Which lets face it cant be a bad thing

will let you know

[meeee]

Personally I love the stuff

[aaront903]

I got digestive smell but the taste changed for me after a while

[Deleted]

Guys do you think that steeping would help . Most eliquids take at least a week maybe two to fully open up.

Just suprised that >=a week one of you have already blended it with a homemade brew.

Im just suprised because it seems to get talked about like its nectar from the gods.

[-V-]

Yep, I've heard that with bobas a good week or so for it to really come out....

[meeee]

Feb 5, 2014 6:31:48 GMT @purple1234 said:

Guys do you think that steeping would help . Most eliquids take at least a week maybe two to fully open up.

Just suprised that >=a week one of you have already blended it with a homemade brew.

Im just suprised because it seems to get talked about like its nectar from the gods.

I would imagine it would have been steeping for over well over a a week, as it it shipped from the US to the British vendor and then he would sell it on. So factoring in the 2 lots of postage I would expect it to be well over a week.

[kibbster]

If a juice tastes utterly guping then generally no amount of steeping will make it taste great.
People just have different tastes and taste differently.

[Deleted]

meeee true but airing, shaking can also help.

But as mentioned tastes are so different so ones persons something is another persons something.

[pyr0]

I purchased some Boba's to try from eciglondon a couple of weeks ago and I also find it to be quite weak in flavour.
When I first smelled it, I could picture raisins and perhaps a vague similarity to a cadburys fruit and nut bar or something similar from my childhood
But I find the taste when vaping to be quite mild, sweet with only a faint hint of tobacco in the background.
It's not unpleasant and I do quite enjoy it, but I don't think I'll be paying those prices again.

[PipeBomb Jon]

On my bottle it has 'Bottled in the UK: 31/12/2013', so its been steeping for a month before I tasted it, so personally don't see it 'opening up' any more than it is as present. Also quite like doing a bit of 'post-mixing' sometimes, that is, preferably in a clear tank, adding another flavour that you think will blend well with it or in this case trying to improve a flavour I'm not keen on, or just playing around with flavours. The bottle is still the same (unadulterated), but I don't expect it to be much. Now, if it actually tasted like Chocolate Hobnobs - I know I'd be loving it!

[Perpetua]

Feb 4, 2014 21:11:29 GMT PipeBomb Jon said:

Tastes like bale of wet hay, or maybe that should be straw, when its damp and getting some mildew in it, possibly with a spot of passing rodents pee.

That did make me chuckle.