Characteristics of the juice tested
- Sponsor having lent material for the review: Flavor Power
- Price of the tested packaging: 5.50 Euros
- Quantity: 10 Ml
- Price per ml: 0.55 Euros
- Price per liter: 550 Euros
- Juice category according to the price per ml previously calculated: Entry level, up to 0.60 euro per ml
- Nicotine dosage: 6 Mg / Ml
- Proportion of Vegetable Glycerin: 50%
Packing
- Presence of a box: No
- Are the materials making up the box recyclable ?:
- 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
- Wholesale PG-VG proportions display on label: Yes
- Wholesale nicotine dosage display on the label: Yes
Steamer note for packaging: 3.77 / 5 
Comments on the packaging
Coba was, in time, one of the main Mayan cities. Nowadays, it is a prized archaeological site but also an e-liquid from the French manufacturer Flavor Power located in Auvergne. The mountain wins you over and, in all appearance, it even brings the continents together.
Available in four nicotine levels: 0, 3, 6 and 12 mg / ml, Coba targets a clientele of first-time buyers, both in terms of its low price and its presentation. Thus, the many information disclosed on the bottle will be able to reassure the consumer and guide him in his choice.
The dropper tip is very thin, which will allow it to slip into all atomizers for easy filling.
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: Yes.
- 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): 4.63 / 5 
Comments on the security, legal, health and religious aspects
Nice work on the part of the brand to stick as well as possible to the spirit and the letter of the new legislation. The repositionable label peels off to provide access to a notice and all the mentions provided by law to prevent us from vaping in circles appear on the bottle.
I will spare you this Prévert-style inventory by limiting myself, in this safe perfection, to noting that certain information, such as the nicotine level, the batch number and the date of maximum use are added post-printing, probably with less care and quickly disappear from the surface of the label. It is a shame to have done this work of bringing up to standards and to risk being amended for an ink that does not adhere to its support ...
Appreciation of the packaging
- Do the graphic design of the label and the name of the product agree ?: Ok
- Global correspondence of the packaging with the product name: Bof
- The packaging effort made is in accordance with the price category: No
Vapelier's note regarding packaging with regard to juice category: 1.67 / 5 
Comments on the packaging
The manufacturer has clearly made the choice to inform and not to attempt any artistic vision on the packaging. This can be defended, all the more if we compare this choice to the floor price of 10ml.
But undoubtedly it would have been possible to “market” the product to make it a little attractive on shop shelves. I am aware that the sum of the necessary information does not make the job easier, but other manufacturers have found a way to put their mark on it while respecting the rules.
I'm sure that with a little design work Flavor Power could deliver better and develop a stickier image better to its name and arguably more appealing to consumers.
Sensory appreciations
- Color and product name agree ?: Yes
- Do the smell and the name of the product agree ?: Yes
- Definition of odor: Fruity, Minty, Sweet
- Definition of taste: Sweet, Fruit, Peppermint
- The taste and the name of the product, do they agree ?: Yes
- Did I like this juice ?: No
- This liquid reminds me: Nothing special
Vapelier's note on the sensory experience: 3.75/5
Comments on the taste of the juice
After a very convincing Akkad within the same range, I was expecting to have an e-liquid of the same quality with the Coba. But alas, an aromatist can not possibly be great on each of his creations and I must admit that the Coba hardly convincing.
The promise lies in a peach / apricot mix that would add a touch of chlorophyll. It is indeed that but we are not on a liquid which cultivates the realism. A certain blandness, a blur in the clear perception of the elements gives more an impression of chewing gum that would mix these three flavors than a refreshing fruit cocktail.
Lacking grip and mouth, the Coba can only give what it has and is therefore more like a confectionery in the end. It's not bad, far from it but this liquid, despite all its good will, will struggle to convince fruit lovers who will regret a lack of veracity and fans of freshness who will find the promised peppermint only a simple expression in taste without the sensation that accompanies it.
Where the Akkad was convincing by its balance, the Coba suffers. Indeed, the choice to balance the aromas with a string was probably not the best here. Without being in the secret of the gods myself, I think that a more realistic peach-apricot cocktail simply enhanced by a feeling of freshness suitable to legitimize the concept would undoubtedly have been more effective.
Tasting recommendations
- Recommended power for optimal taste: 33 W
- Type of steam obtained at this power: Normal (type T2)
- Hit type obtained at this power: Medium
- Atomizer used for the review: Narda, Taifun GT3, Nautilus X
- Value of the resistance of the atomizer in question: 0.7
- Materials used with the atomizer: Stainless steel, Cotton
Comments and recommendations for an optimal tasting
The viscosity of Coba naturally predestines it to invest all possible atomizers. Accepting without bothering to gain power, it will be at its best in warm / cold vape and reasoned power in an airless clearomizer.
Developing an average vapor and a hit from the same barrel, we can enjoy it in the afternoon like a chewing gum to vape but it will not be able to constitute, in my opinion, a typical allday.
Recommended Moments
- Recommended times of the day: All afternoon during everyone's activities
- Can this juice be recommended as an All Day Vape: No
Overall average (excluding packaging) of the Vapelier for this juice: 4.05 / 5 
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My mood ticket on this juice
The results are therefore mixed for the Coba which, if it does not demerit in the perspective of attracting a new clientele of vapers, will not be to everyone's taste.
It lacks the dose of realism necessary to convince and a better distribution of roles to seduce. In this, it joins many liquids of the same ilk in other brands, while the Akkad is extracted with elegance by its aromatic power and the quality of its aromas.
The final mark is far from being bad and takes into account the scrupulous respect of standards and the quality of manufacture without being seduced by the relevance of the assembly.
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