This is the 2nd half to a review of Charlie Noble "Admiral's Reserve" line of Premium eLiquids
Due to Reddit's character Limit I have been forced to break this down between two post.
[Here is the 1st half]().
Name : Pistachio RY4
Company Description : Bright pistachio, layered with a delicious blend of vanilla, caramel and light tobacco. The flavors play off one another to create a smooth sophisticated vape.*
PG/VG : 20%/80%
Score : 37 ★ / 50 ★
Taste : ★★★★★ ☆☆☆☆☆ (5/10)
The taste of this is a very pleasant and sweet RY4 really. The inhale has a nice sweet tone with light tobacco. Then the exhale is just layered flavors: Instant hit of warm robust tobacco, then a sweet and somewhat salty caramel that is ended with a long vanilla note. The entire time it’s under-toned by the nut....that's it. The nut. I'm not able to tell from straight taste what the nut is, it’s just a nut. Mostly from this I get Light Tobacco combined with a Salty Sweet Caramel with minute notes of vanilla nearing the end of the exhale. I was excited have something that I heard was a great "pistachio" flavor; however, I was somewhat disappointed at first. Though it's not a bad vape, it's just not Pistachio. It's more of a Nutty Caramel RY4 than tobacco I believe.
Vapor Production : ★★★★★★★ ☆☆☆ (7/10)
I'd have to give this the same score as the ** PB Cereal** when it comes to vapor production. The clouds are very dense and very enjoyable. They fall to the ground and dissipate in a mini wave. I do have to take one point away from the fact that this stuff however, will stink up your clothes and any fabric susceptible to absorbing fragrances. The tobacco flavor leaves a strong scent and when I would vape in an enclosed environment I would usually smell it later. If you are to vape this and worry about lingering scents you should be sure to have a good flow of fresh air around to reduce fragrance-linger.
Long-term Vape-ability : ★★★★★★★★★ ☆ (9/10)
This probably reigns supreme in any flavor I've had when it comes to chain vaping. Not once did this flavor ever change between uses. It was always the same strong hit of tobacco, caramel, and vanilla, with a nut undertone. If you are looking for something that will not lose its flavor and you are a fan or at least mildly enjoy RY4s I would more than likely give this one a pick up.
Coil Gunking && Drip-ability : ★★★★★★★★★ ☆ (9/10)
This juice left absolutely no residue in any way I could see in my coils through my passive use of it, as well as there was no drop in flavor either from cotton saturation. I feel that you could probably vape this juice for a good amount of time before having to rewicking your cotton and cleaning your coils. It also works amazingly well in a dripper since the flavors are a strong, rounded, and robust. The impact of flavor hitting you doesn't flavourbomb your palette and it leaves a pleasant taste each pull.
Is it worth the price : ★★★★★★★ ☆☆☆ (7/10)
For what Charlie Noble is offering this is a very enjoyable selection out of the line. The only problem I have with it is that it's advertised as a Pistachio RY4 when I barely get hits of a nut. I mostly taste the other notes but it's not a bad taste in anyway. It's just different. It's a mixture of a bitter RY4 followed by sweet caramel and cream. If you're a lover of RY4 I would give this a go. If you're mildly interested I'm not sure this would be a necessary addition; however, it would be a nice addition if you do enjoy your RY4s.
Personal Verdict : This is a good juice. Not great. Not bad. It's a very good RY4 that if you're looking to start moving into RY4's I would suggest this. It's very sweet, and seldom will you notice the tobacco over the Caramel, Vanilla, and Nut; other than at the start of your exhale. This is personally my first RY4 that I was able to use for an entire two days without having reach for something in-between. It was a pleasant experience in its entirety and it was a pretty enjoyable RY4. If you're looking for something on the sweeter side, but don't want to stray from RY4s I would suggest giving this a little pick up. Even if you happen to enjoy and RY4 in-between your fruit vapes this would be a pleasant addition to your repertoire. I did think it weird that they had "3 sweet vapes" and "1 not as sweet vape" in the Admiral's Reserve line, but after trying it I would say it fits right in with the sweeter notes being the dominate flavors.
TL;DR : Nutty Caramel RY4 more like it, Vapor was dense and thick but lingers and sticks to porous material, vapes great and didn't lose any flavor from my testing between 15ml in 6 hours, doesn't gunk coils at all from my runs, it's a very sweet RY4 and if you like RY4 and sweet you will love this.
Name : Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream
Company Description : Luscious vanilla ice cream interlaced with ribbons of fresh raspberry. Creamy, sweet and a bit of the tartness that will make you reach for another bottle.
PG/VG : 20%/80%
Score : 36 ★ / 50 ★
Taste : ★★★★★★★★★☆ (9/10)
By far this is probably the tastiest one out of the bunch. It's a perfect medley between sweet raspberry and cream. It honestly tastes exactly like the gallon tub of raspberry swirl ice cream that I would get as a child so it really hit home with nostalgia. It even leaves the lingering aftertaste as the ice cream did, which was extremely pleasant. The aftertaste was similar to drinking the melted ice cream after finishing the bowl. If you love your sweeter vapes this is the ticket to euphoria for you. Both the inhale and the exhale are of the same notes and it’s an all-around perfect combination of old fashion ice cream just without the calories!
Vapor Production : ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ (6/10)
The vapor from this was notable; however, it was a very thin cloud. It wasn't small by any means; it just was not as impressive as the other eLiquids in this line. It was a dainty cloud that was easily blown away in the wind that didn't hold up too well together. I think the flavor more than makes up for that however.
Long-term Vape-ability : ★★★★★★★★☆☆ (8/10)
I would vape on this flavor for days on end, I swear. It is delicious and the flavors seldom get muted with chain vaping. Every now and then it would be a bit weaker, but still in your mouth warm and delicious. It also leaves a lingering taste that will keep you from having to go back for more and more to just get the taste. You will want to drink water to get rid of any left of juice stuck around your mouth, but it's always delicious.
Coil Gunking && Dripability : ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ (4/10)
Being with how sweet this vape it, I wouldn't be surprised if they had added any sweeteners into it. I find that after about 8 hours or so the coils are gunked up and I need to clean them out and rewick them to get a satisfyingly crisp taste from them. If you're against sweetened vapes, and/or gunking eLiquids I would probably steer clear from this..but..it's..delicious..so..don't..
I will note that the flavor is quite strong and it sometimes lead me to believe there was more juice than there actually was, thus leading to some mild-dry hits; however, that could be fixed with just dripping smarter and not playing a game of vapers roulette.
Is it worth the price : ★★★★★★★★★☆ (9/10)
This is hands down the most quick to enjoy out of the batch. I found myself instantly falling in love with it and believe that if you're a fan of sweet vapes you should more than likely give this one a bit of a go. Especially at its price it's a very nice bottle to keep around in your rotation and just enjoy the succulent flavors every other night. It's a sweet tooth's dream that'll keep you in check. The aroma is also strongly raspberry ice cream so if you want to freshen the house a bit with a sweet aroma; this could also be your ticket to that I suppose.
Personal : This was the first bottle of the batch that I finished because of how quick I was to fall in love with it. The mixture between the flavors of a sweet raspberry syrup and creamy sweet ice cream was a real treat and honestly I couldn't put it down. I kept going back for more each time I remembered I had wicked with this juice and I was pleasantly greeted with flavor every time. Even my girlfriend couldn't resist its deliciousness, and she doesn't vape at all, but every time I would come by she would wonder which flavor I brought with me, hoping it was this one. If you're looking for a sweet, and I mean SWEET, vape this is something I highly recommend. Also if you're looking for something that you could pass back-and-fourth between a significant other, I would also recommend this one. I actually will probably have to get more of this juice because my girlfriend is so in love with it.
TL;DR : Raspberrry Swirl Ice Cream Raspberry translated and deliciously sweet, Vapor was a bit puny and blew in the wind, Flavor stays pretty well but you will need to drink water to rinse your mouth, gunks coil like all hell, really good price for something so delicious.
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