Editor's note: The e-liquid tested here is a prototype. The final packaging will include, compared to the version in our possession, improvements which we take into account already for the calculation of the note in this review.
Characteristics of the juice tested
- Sponsor having lent material for the review: Claude Henaux
- Price of the tested packaging: 24 Euros
- Quantity: 30 Ml
- Price per ml: 0.8 Euros
- Price per liter: 800 Euros
- Juice category according to the price per ml previously calculated: High-end, from 0.76 to 0.90 euro ml
- Nicotine dosage: 6 Mg / Ml
- Proportion of Vegetable Glycerin: 60%
Packing
- Presence of a box: Yes
- Are the materials making up the box recyclable ?: Yes
- Presence of a tamper-evident seal: Yes
- Bottle material: Glass, the packaging can only be used for filling if the stopper is fitted with a pipette
- Cork equipment: Glass pipette
- Tip characteristic: No tip, will require the use of a filling syringe if the cap is not fitted
- Name of the juice wholesale on the label: Yes
- Wholesale PG-VG proportions display on label: Yes
- Wholesale nicotine dosage display on the label: Yes
Steamer note for packaging: 4.4 / 5 
Comments on the packaging
Very Parisian this bottle, as we meet them preserving the perfumes. Made of thick transparent glass, it reveals the color and the level of liquid. Protected in a cardboard embossed case, this bottle will require you to protect it from the UV rays of the sun during its daily use.
Claude Henaux and his team have developed a prestigious range with the strictest respect for good practice, in terms of components, production and packaging, to present us six exceptional juices.
This n ° 1 is dedicated to the Custard / blond tobacco genre. Its price, although high, cannot suffer from fair criticism, it is in my opinion fully justified. Quality requires precise work, rigor and patience, which require a costly investment, but in the end the result is up to the task, to our greatest satisfaction.
At the time when I write this column, Claude has finally lifted the veil and revealed its range on its site as well as in its shop, the Vapelier can henceforth consider that it is at your disposal.
Legal, security, sanitary, and religious compliance
- Presence of child safety on the cap: Yes
- Presence of clear pictograms on the label: Yes
- Presence of raised marking for visually impaired persons on the label: Yes
- 100% of the juice compounds are indicated on the label: Yes
- Presence of alcohol: No
- Presence of distilled water: No
- Presence of essential oils: No
- Compliance HIDE: Do not know
- HALAL compliance: Do not know
- Indication of the name of the laboratory producing the juice: Yes
- Presence of the contacts necessary to reach a consumer service on the label: Yes
- Presence on the label of a batch number: Yes
Vapelier's note regarding the respect of various conformities (except religious): 5 / 5 
Comments on the security, legal, health and religious aspects
The development of a quality juice requires scrupulous respect of multiple standards and regulations. Major retailers have laboratories and highly qualified staff to do this.
It is therefore normal to note on the label, on the bottle and on the SDS (safety sheet) of the juice, all the information, equipment and absence of added elements (additives, colorings) with a risk to health (except nicotine).
We are reassured here as to the conformity of all the elements mentioned above. A DLUO is also an informative pledge of good use of the proposed product, it is present on the bottom of the bottle with the batch number. All the vials are also numbered to refine the traceability, for the case, hardly possible, but you never know? where you would encounter a concern about a specific purchase.
Appreciation of the packaging
- Does the graphic design of the label and the product name agree ?: Yes
- Global correspondence of the packaging with the product name: Yes
- The packaging effort made is in accordance with the price category: Yes
Vapelier's note regarding packaging with regard to juice category: 5 / 5
Comments on the packaging
Aesthetics are not neglected, although of less importance, since they cannot be consumed and present little risk to our health, they count for… the image of the brand. Claude Henaux is a perfectionist in packaging right down to the visual aspect. He chose to present his range to us on a long label which combines golden and silver lettering on a neutral background (anthracite gray) and a design representing the mask and the feather, theatrical and literary cultural emblems, becoming and appropriate in our country. of ancient Greco-Roman influence.
The cardboard case protecting your bottle is raw, unbleached and perfectly recyclable. It is designed to give visual access to the regulatory label on the back and leaves an entire face of the bottle visible.
This set is neat, original and helps to justify the high-end level where this product is located.
Sensory appreciations
- Color and product name agree ?: Yes
- Do the smell and the name of the product agree ?: Yes
- Definition of odor: Pastry, Blond Tobacco
- Definition of flavor: Pastry, Tobacco, Light
- The taste and the name of the product, do they agree ?: Yes
- Did I like this juice ?: Yes
- This liquid reminds me of: memories; more precisely a pipe tobacco which I will talk about later.
Vapelier's note on the sensory experience: 5/5
Comments on the taste of the juice
The first smell is that of crème brûlée, its caramelized fragrance and slightly vanilla. Then comes a sweet scent more floral and reminiscent of that, emanating at the opening of a joke of pipe tobacco, precisely, the smell of the tobacco in question is that of Kentucky Bird, connoisseurs appreciate.
The taste recalls, what I say, is that of a burnt cream, it is an absolute realism. Not very sweet, sweet but full. This taste delivers, in second sensation, the flavor of tobacco, softened by this discreet grilled almond. Always very moderately sweet, the taste keeps a good time in the mouth.
In the vape it is happiness, the assembly is light in the sense that it does not have an explosive or violent power, it is in fact the opposite. It takes several puffs to fully fill the palate and tongue. The cream is smooth, not heavy or greasy (as Papagallo rightly suggested to me), simply present and fragrant. When exhaling through the nose, all the sweet intensity of this mixture exhales these scents in a most pleasant alliance.
The tobacco is also blond and rather light, it appears without eliminating the cream. It is, as for its flavor, imbued with floral notes, the comparison with Kentucky Bird is in my opinion well illustrated, (I have not yet smoked for a long time).
At the end of the palate, the almond concludes this sophisticated blend. It is indeed precious and particularly well dosed to allow the aromas to express their amplitude gradually and without conflict. This juice will still take a top juice, it will not wrinkle, I will be ruthless!
Tasting recommendations
- Recommended power for optimal taste: 25 W
- Type of vapor obtained at this power: Dense
- Hit type obtained at this power: Medium
- Atomizer used for the review: MiniGoblin
- Value of the resistance of the atomizer in question: 0.7
- Materials used with the atomizer: Stainless steel
Comments and recommendations for an optimal tasting
Tastes and colors are not discussed, so let's talk about them. To my taste, this Tabac des Iles is tasted warm / hot. It should not be overpowered if you want to keep the finesse of the vanilla cream, it is a complex juice that will react to the dilution provided by the adjustment of your airflows.
Its sweet character, its subtle flavors, close to each other (in the sense not contrasting with each other) will also gain momentum when heated above normal values. This is where my limits are in terms of advice, I don't pretend to know your preferences.
As often, it is recommended for tasty liquids, not to increase too much power and I think for this one, it's the same. It does not deposit abundantly on the coils but, being a ratio 60% VG, you prefer to opt for a rebuildable to change the capillary when it will be calamine and tend to alter the original flavor. Clearomizers are also, of course, good customers to enjoy this juice,
The hit at 6mg / ml is present, certainly because the taste sensations of this juice arrive very gently. It does not influence the realism of the rendering but is felt by the slightest consistency of its power. To give you the opposite idea, the hit felt on n ° 3: - 273, a pure explosive mint, with the same level of nicotine, becomes light, even very light. The vapor is abundant and dense, especially with low mounted drippers.
Recommended Moments
- Recommended times of the day: Morning, Morning - coffee breakfast, Morning - tea breakfast, End of lunch / dinner with a coffee, End of lunch / dinner with a digestif, End of the evening with or without herbal tea, The night for insomniacs
- Can this juice be recommended as an All Day Vape: No
Overall average (excluding packaging) of the Vapelier for this juice: 4.8 / 5 
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My mood ticket on this juice
I owe the vape for having quit smoking overnight while laughing. It was with a tobacco flavored juice that I started this adventure, like many other people. The withdrawal seemed less traumatic by keeping this kind of juice, a form of psychological option of self-persuasion which must have played positively, since I have not touched cigarettes since.
There is for me a double reason for considering a very good juice as a top juice. The first is that he has successfully passed the test of protocol and its scoring system. I must therefore grant it to him out of respect for this victory. The second, specific to Tabac des Iles, is that it remains a postulate, which wants it to be easier for a smoker to definitively do without this costly addiction (not just financial, we agree), by starting to vape tobacco flavors. For this reason and because it is truly excellent, this No. 1 deserves the highest distinction of the Vapelier.
If this liquid allows a single new vapoteur to end smoking, I thank its creators. I would add that at the time when I started to vape, such nectars did not exist with us, so it would be a shame to miss out on such an opportunity.
Seasoned vapers, try this Tabac des Iles and give it a taste with your smoking friends. You don't risk anything either, except perhaps to consider quitting a dirty and dangerous habit to adopt a healthy and blissful passion, without going through the doctor's hut and without really leaving the odorous atmosphere of the tobacco leaf.
You will find this juice available at 0, 3, 6 and 12mg / ml of pharmaceutical grade nicotine. Thanks for reading me.
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