Characteristics of the juice tested
- Sponsor having lent material for the review: Solana
- Price of the tested packaging: 5.2 €
- Quantity: 10 ml
- Price per ml: 0.52 €
- Price per liter: 520 €
- Juice category according to the price per ml previously calculated: Entry level, up to 0.60 € o per ml
- Nicotine dosage: 3 mg / ml
- Proportion of Vegetable Glycerin: 50%
Packing
- Presence of a box: No
- Are the materials in 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
- Cap equipment: Nothing
- Tip Feature: Thick
- 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
Vapelier's note for packaging: 3.5 / 5 
Comments on the packaging
SOLANA is a French brand of e-liquids located in the north of France in Noyelles-Godault. The company designs its products from A to Z in its laboratory.
The Café Gourmand liquid comes from the range of ready to vape in 10ml, the liquid is packaged in a transparent flexible plastic bottle with a capacity of 10ml of juice. The basis of the recipe is balanced and is mounted with a PG / VG ratio of 50/50, its nicotine level is 3 mg / ml.
Other nicotine levels are of course available, the values vary from 0 to 12 mg / ml.
The Café Gourmand liquid is also available in a 50ml bottle, which can accommodate up to 60ml of liquid after the possible addition of nicotine booster, this variant is displayed from € 18,90.
Our version in 10ml is displayed from 5,20 € 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: Don't know
- 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): 4.75 / 5 
Comments on the security, legal, health and religious aspects
All data relating to legal and safety compliance appear on the bottle label.
We therefore find the names of the brand and the liquid, the various usual pictograms are present, the one in relief for the blind is on the cap of the bottle.
We also see information on the precautions for use, the list of ingredients that make up the recipe is indicated but without the various proportions used. The liquid content in the bottle is visible as well as the nicotine level.
The indication relating to the presence of nicotine in the product is registered and indeed occupies a third of the total surface of the label.
The name and contact details of the laboratory manufacturing the product are indicated, there is also the batch number to ensure the traceability of the liquid as well as the optimal use-by date.
On the Solana site you can access a quality, hygiene and environment charter clearly detailing the various manufacturing controls for its products. There is also the presentation of the company which details all the manufacturing processes of liquids, it is clear and reassuring.
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
The label of the Café Gourmand liquid is perfectly in line with the name of the juice. Indeed, an illustration related to the name of the liquid is present on the front face, we find below the name of the juice and that of the brand.
On one side, there are pictograms with information on precautions for use and the list of ingredients. There is also the nicotine level and the juice capacity in the bottle.
On the other side are the data concerning the presence of nicotine in the product, the batch number as well as the BBD, the ratio of PG / VG and the level of nicotine are listed vertically.
Inside the label, we find the instructions for use of the product indicating in particular advice on use and storage, warnings and possible unwanted side effects.
You can also see the name and contact details of the laboratory manufacturing the product, the origin of the liquid and a pictogram indicating the diameter of the tip of the bottle.
The packaging is correct, well done, all the information is perfectly clear and legible.
Sensory appreciations
- Color and product name agree ?: Yes
- Do the smell and the name of the product agree ?: Yes
- Definition of smell: Coffee, Sweet, Pastry
- Definition of taste: Sweet, Pastry, Coffee, Light
- The taste and the name of the product, do they agree ?: 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
The Café Gourmand liquid is a gourmet type juice with whipped coffee flavors.
When opening the bottle, the coffee scents are well perceived, we also feel sweet and pastry notes, the smell is pleasant and sweet.
In terms of taste, the aromas of coffee have good aromatic power, the rendering is faithful, a “tight” type of coffee that recalls the taste of coffee beans, rich in aroma, these flavors occupy a large part in the composition. of the recipe, in fact, they are the most present in terms of taste.
The pastry aromas of whipped cream are much weaker in aromatic power than those of coffee, nevertheless they are perfectly felt in the mouth, particularly thanks to their sweet, greedy and unctuous appearance.
Café Gourmand is a soft and light juice that is not disgusting, the homogeneity between the olfactory and gustatory sensations is perfect.
Tasting recommendations
- Recommended power for optimal taste: 24 W
- Type of steam obtained at this power: Normal (type T2)
- Hit type obtained at this power: Light
- Atomizer used for the review: Flave Evo 24
- Value of the resistance of the atomizer in question: 0.6Ω
- Materials used with the atomizer: Nichrome, Cotton
Comments and recommendations for an optimal tasting
The Café Gourmand tasting was carried out using Holy Fiber cotton from HOLY JUICE LAB, the power has been set to 24W.
With this configuration of vape, the inspiration is quite soft, the passage in the throat and the hit are light. We can already guess the flavors of the coffee and the lighter ones of the whipped cream, in particular thanks to the sweet notes.
At the expiration, the vapor obtained is of normal type, the flavors of the coffee are expressed first, a good coffee rich in taste of “tight” type quite faithful, then follow the flavors of whipped cream, softer, they contribute with the sweet and creamy notes of the recipe and are only felt at the end of the expiration, accentuating the gourmet notes of the composition.
The tasting is pleasant, it is soft and light and the “greedy” aspect is really present in the mouth.
Recommended Moments
- Recommended times of the day: Morning, Morning - coffee breakfast, End of lunch / dinner with coffee, End of lunch / dinner with a digestif, All afternoon during everyone's activities, End of the evening with or without herbal tea
- Can this juice be recommended as an All Day Vape: Yes
Overall average (excluding packaging) of the Vapelier for this juice: 4.42 / 5 
My mood ticket on this juice
The Café Gourmand liquid offered by Solana is a juice whose coffee flavors have the most important aromatic power in the composition of the recipe, these flavors are relatively realistic, a rather strong coffee of the “tight” type.
The greedy touch is less present, however it is perfectly well felt especially at the end of tasting by contributing to the sweet, creamy and greedy notes of the composition.
The liquid is quite soft and light, what is interesting with this juice is that the gourmet aspects have been well balanced because even if these notes seem less present in the mouth at the beginning of tasting, they are much more so at the end. , thus preventing the liquid from being disgusting.
The “contract” is therefore brilliantly fulfilled, the Café Gourmand offered by Solana is indeed a coffee with an additional gourmet touch. A good liquid to vape for “All Day” or simply for occasional breaks at any time of the day!
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