Characteristics of the juice tested
- Sponsor having lent material for the review: Alfaliquid
- Price of the tested packaging: 5.90 €
- Quantity: 10 ml
- Price per ml: 0.59 €
- Price per liter: 590 €
- Juice category according to the price per ml previously calculated: Entry level, up to 0.60 € / ml
- Nicotine dosage: 3 mg / ml
- Proportion of vegetable glycerin: 24%
Packing
- Presence of a box: Yes
- Are the materials making up the box recyclable? Yes
- Presence of a tamper-evident seal: Yes
- Bottle material: Flexible plastic, usable for filling, if the bottle is fitted with a mouthpiece
- Cork equipment: Nothing
- Tip Feature: Fine
- Name of the juice wholesale on the label: Yes
- Display of PG / VG proportions in bulk on the label: Yes
- Wholesale nicotine dosage display on the label: Yes
Vapelier's note for packaging: 4.44 / 5 
Comments on the packaging
The Gaïatrend group is the leading French manufacturer of e-liquids.
With more than 150 flavors of e-liquids in the catalog, Gaïatrend innovates day after day and offers two brands of e-liquids: Alfaliquid and Vaponaute Paris, two labels meeting all the needs of vapers, from novice to expert.
Arctic Mint, badged Alfaliquid, comes from the “Alfaliquid Original” range, a range of liquids intended more for primavapoteurs thanks in particular to the high PG rate entering into the base of the recipes, allowing to obtain a fairly sustained hit in the throat, often a sensation. sought by beginners during smoking cessation. These liquids can nevertheless also be perfectly suitable for “all-day” for the most experienced.
The range includes juices with classic, fresh, cocktail, fruity and gourmet flavors, enough to meet everyone's expectations.
Arctic Mint is new to the range. It is packaged in a transparent flexible plastic bottle containing 10 ml of product inserted in a cardboard box.
The base of the recipe displays a PG/VG ratio of 76/24, a liquid more flavor-oriented than vapor. Its nicotine level is 3 mg / ml, it can be obtained with nicotine levels of 0, 3, 6, 11, 16 and 19,6 mg / ml.
Mint Arctic is displayed at a price of €5,90 and thus ranks among the entry-level liquids.
Legal, security, sanitary, and religious compliance
- Presence of child safety on the cap: Yes
- Presence of clear pictograms on the label: Yes
- Presence of relief marking for the visually impaired 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
What could be more normal to get a perfect score in this chapter when you are a major player in the vape in France?
All mandatory data on these various requirements are on the vial label as well as on the box.
Inside the box is the instructions for use of the product detailing the instructions for storage and use, there are also contraindications as well as warnings for specific risk groups, possible adverse effects are listed.
Information relating to dependence and toxicity effects is indicated. Finally, we find the contact details of the manufacturer.
An insert is present and precisely details the various technical characteristics certified by AFNOR, a guarantee of transparency and safety as to the product design methods.
Appreciation of the packaging
- Do the graphic design of the label and the name of the product agree? Yes
- Global correspondence of the packaging with the product name: Bof
- The packaging effort made is in line with the price category: Could do better for the price
Vapelier's note regarding packaging with regard to juice category: 3.33 / 5 
Comments on the packaging
The packaging of liquids in the “Alfaliquid Original” range is sober. Here, no fanciful illustrations, just the essential data specific to the liquid. Only the colors of the ends of the box as well as that of the cap of the bottle relate to the name of the juice.
Some safety data is present inside the bottle label.
Despite its somewhat medicinal aspect, the packaging remains correct and well made.
Sensory appreciations
- Is the color and the name of the product in agreement? Yes
- Do the smell and the name of the product agree? Yes
- Definition of smell: Mentholated, Sweet
- Definition of taste: Sweet, Menthol, Light
- The taste and the name of the product, are they in agreement? Yes
- Did I like this juice? Yes
- This liquid reminds me: Nothing
Vapelier's note on the sensory experience: 5/5
Comments on the taste of the juice
Arctic Mint is a fresh mint juice. The mint scent is believable. I perfectly perceive the aromatic notes as well as its freshness when opening the vial.
Arctic Mint has good aromatic power. We identify very well the flavors of the plant during the tasting. A mint reminiscent of spearmint with a taste that is both sweet and invigorating, whose minty notes are not too pronounced. The sweet notes of the perennial plant are well transcribed in the mouth, the taste rendering is realistic.
The fresh notes of the composition are very present during the tasting. However, they remain measured and are not aggressive. Subtle fresh touches allowing the liquid to be refreshing and reinforcing the minty notes of the juice at the end of the tasting.
The homogeneity between the olfactory and taste sensations is perfect. The liquid, despite its very present freshness, remains soft and light.
Tasting recommendations
- Recommended power for optimal taste: 25 W
- Type of steam obtained at this power: Normal
- Type of hit obtained at this power: Light
- Atomizer used for the review: Aspire Nautilus 322
- Value of the resistance of the atomizer in question: 0.3 Ω
- Materials used with the atomizer: Cotton, Mesh
Comments and recommendations for an optimal tasting
Mint Arctic can easily be used with MTL equipment or any other device accepting its fluidity induced by its high rate of PG.
A moderate power will be more than enough for its tasting. Menthol juices generally do not need high vape powers, and given the composition's VG rate, the liquid is not designed to obtain large clouds!
A restricted type of draw will be better suited to preserve the refreshing and invigorating notes that are expressed at the end of the tasting.
Recommended Moments
- Recommended times of the day: Morning, End of lunch / dinner with a coffee, End of lunch / dinner with a digestif, All afternoon during everyone's activities, Early evening to relax with a drink, End evening with or without herbal tea, Night for insomniacs
- Can this juice be recommended as an all-day vape: Yes
Overall average (excluding packaging) of the Vapelier for this juice: 4.81 / 5 
My mood ticket on this juice
A mint with a faithful, realistic, fresh and aromatic taste rendering, here is the conclusion after tasting this liquid.
I was particularly won over by the fresh notes of the composition, which are dosed to perfection. They provide an assumed freshness in the mouth but without ever being too aggressive and powerful. At the end of the tasting, we thus obtain a very pleasant thirst-quenching effect.
A "Top Vapelier" obtained for a delicate mint that can quickly become an "all-day" thanks to its very pleasant taste in the mouth!
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