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Rhubarb Strawberry (Devil Squiz Range) by Avap
Rhubarb Strawberry (Devil Squiz Range) by Avap

Rhubarb Strawberry (Devil Squiz Range) by Avap

Characteristics of the juice tested

  • Sponsor having lent material for the review: AVAP 
  • Price of the tested packaging: 19.90 €
  • Quantity: 50 ml
  • Price per ml: 0.4 €
  • Price per liter: 400 €
  • Juice category according to the price per ml previously calculated: Entry level, up to 0.60 € / ml
  • Nicotine dosage: 0 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

Vapelier's note for packaging: 3.77 / 5 3.8 5 out of stars

Comments on the packaging

In the wake of an “Orange Mandarin” succeeded to perfection in this Devil Squiz range from Avap, I am embarking on the second element: a “Strawberry Rhubarb” which seems to me very auspicious. I hope to find there the “wow” effect that the first one gave me. Even, with a little luck, a “wow wow” effect which will have the advantage of annoying my cat, the old beast having a horror of canines of all kinds.

We are therefore faced with a very clean 50ml bottle on it and which does not contain nicotine. Note, however, that this liquid, like the entire range from which it is derived, is available in 10ml and in 0, 3, 6, 11 and 16mg / ml of nicotine. So this will satisfy everyone, and that's fine.

We are on a 50/50 ratio of PG / VG, a great classic that I particularly like because it offers us the best of both worlds: taste and vapor.

A small regret however: the frankly red color of the liquid which implies the use of a dye. In the absence of data on the bottle, I will therefore assume that it is Ponceau 4R, otherwise known as E124, which is not really on the top health issue. But let's give the benefit of the doubt to this beautiful brand that treats us with its productions, hoping that it is a more friendly dye. 

Come on, scalpel and knife and we move on to the analysis of the juice.

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: No
  • 100% of the juice compounds are indicated on the label: No
  • 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 5 5 out of stars

Comments on the security, legal, health and religious aspects

Avap knows its subject well and provides us with an inventory at Prévert of all legal warnings in force as well as all the necessary information. All? No, only one still resists the invader (me): the missing mention of the dye. It would have been simple and useful to establish its presence without distorting the security issue. 

Of course, we do not have a pictogram for the visually impaired either, but we are within the law since, as you know, it is useless on e-liquids without nicotine. In short, a good job that only needs a few things to be perfect.

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: 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 5 5 out of stars

Comments on the packaging

We are dealing with very honest invoice packaging. It's simple but tasteful. I particularly appreciate the clarity of the well-highlighted information as well as the bias to choose red, green and white shades to illustrate the surname of the liquid. The colors of the flag of my native country: the Basque Country! 😉

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: Herbal, Fruity
  • Definition of taste: Herbal, Fruit
  • The taste and the name of the product, are they in agreement? Yes
  • Did I like this juice? I won't splurge on it
  • This liquid reminds me: Nothing

Vapelier's note on the sensory experience: 4.38/5 4.4 5 out of stars

Comments on the taste of the juice

Despite my proverbial bad faith, I have no complaints about this potion. The long-awaited “wow” effect is there and the result is a remarkably smooth recipe that is a delight to vape.

The strawberry is tender, finally quite close to the fruit in one of its less tart varieties. No feeling of American bubble gum here, we are rather in a realism of good quality. Rhubarb is herbal, as you would expect, but devoid of acidity. It brings a welcome bitterness that contrasts with the delicately sweet sweetness of the strawberry.

The blend is successful, the balance is excellent and the taste, resulting from the best of each of the aromas, is full and changeable. Here again, the work has paid off even if, on a very personal basis, I may regret a certain lack of acidity which could have communicated to our star of the day a little extra naughty aspect. But let's not be mean: Strawberry Rhubarb is a total success that will delight gourmets. A very discreet veil of freshness even ends the tasting.

Tasting recommendations

  • Recommended power for optimal taste: 30 W
  • Type of steam obtained at this power: Normal
  • Type of hit obtained at this power: Light
  • Atomizer used for the review: Psyclone Hadaly
  • Value of the resistance of the atomizer in question: 0.4
  • Materials used with the atomizer: Kanthal

Comments and recommendations for an optimal tasting

It is therefore a gourmet e-liquid that must be vaporized carefully to give its best. A good flavor-typed ATL or restricted DL will do the job perfectly if you don't rush the temperature and if you don't open the airflow valves fully.

The aromatic power is correct and the fluidity of the liquid makes it perfect for all uses. He will be as comfortable in Zenith or Nautilus 2S as in a Taïfun GTR.

Recommended Moments

  • Recommended times of the day: Morning, All afternoon during everyone's activities, End of the evening with or without herbal tea
  • Can this juice be recommended as an Allday Vape: Yes

Overall average (excluding packaging) of the Vapelier for this juice: 4.38 / 5 4.4 5 out of stars

 

My mood ticket on this juice

Another excellent juice in this range which has really benefited from all the care of its designers. We feel here a constant implication to achieve an impeccable taste result. I'm not a big fan of strawberries in e-liquid for me but here, I recognize that the recipe far exceeds anything I have been able to test before.

Such a liquid would definitely deserve a Top Juice. However, and don't be angry with me, I remain convinced that color is not a necessary step to seduce people. At worst, we can always color the bottle if it is an imposed figure of marketing. To have a vape freed from its own constraints, the consumer must be accustomed to sobriety on this theme. Otherwise, we will continue to have food coloring everywhere, from simple merguez to candy for children, with all the potential health problems that this entails.

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59 years old, 32 years of cigarettes, 12 years of vaping and happier than ever! I live in Gironde, I have four children of whom I am gaga and I like roast chicken, Pessac-Léognan, good e-liquids and I am a vape geek who takes responsibility!