Characteristics of the juice tested
- Sponsor having lent material for the review: VDLV
- Price of the tested packaging: 14.90 Euros
- Quantity: 20 Ml
- Price per ml: 0.75 Euros
- Price per liter: 750 Euros
- Juice category according to price per ml previously calculated: Mid-range, from 0.61 to 0.75 euro ml
- Nicotine dosage: 12 Mg / Ml
- Proportion of Vegetable Glycerin: 50%
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
The famous brand from the South-West, whose commitment to the wholesomeness of e-liquids is well known, presents us with a premium range, with an infernal packaging while bouncing on the natural aromas that have made the reputation of the manufacturer.
In the past, we have sometimes been able to reproach VDLV for its rather “pastel” tastes, unlike all of modern vaping which favors more taste power. We come back a little today by having understood that certain molecules, if they had the characteristics of largely embellishing the flavors, can be harmful over time. Today, Vincent Dans Les Vapes wishes to show us that an elaborated juice can be quite tasty while remaining “safe”.
We start with a very explanatory packaging which contains all the information necessary for the consumer to form a pre-opinion on the product. And as much to say it immediately, we realize that the designer used these mentions for a fabulous labeling, irrefutable proof that a juice can present itself as fanciful while clearly highlighting its composition and the different mentions that we interest. Hats off for that!
The price is high in absolute terms but it is perfectly positioned in relation to the market for this type of e-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 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. Please note that the harmlessness of distilled water has not yet been demonstrated.
- 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
Full box !!!!! We expected no less from the brand but it shows us once again the total concern for transparency that inhabits it by delivering us a bottle that fully meets current safety standards and meets legal expectations.
Often, we hear that the important thing is especially the juice… and how can we say the opposite? But we must not neglect the security and informative aspects either because they will be in the very near future the best guarantees for an e-liquid to continue to be marketed with the Close and Destructive Storm (TPD, yes I know, this is not my best humor but I try, I try… 😕) whose outlines are emerging better and better.
The brand understood this perfectly and played the game beautifully, first by participating in the work of AFNOR and then by applying an iron discipline concerning transparency to itself. It is through this that we will be able to resist and VDLV has integrated it perfectly.
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 packaging is not beautiful, it is fantastic !!! I am personally very receptive to the dreamlike and fairground universe developed by the brand for its range and I find the whole to be phenomenal. I don't know who presided over the design of the “Les Grands” range, but he succeeded perfectly and developed a beautiful packaging.
Oscillating between the funfair and a presentation worthy of the best pubs of the fifties / sixties, the box is almost a masterpiece and the bottle is to match. Made of glass, it is coated with a label processed in the same mold and each juice in the range has its own color to ensure differentiation. A total success ...
So, we don't vape packaging, it's true… but we also appreciate when a manufacturer doesn't take its customers for idiots. Some manufacturers of atomizers would also do welln take the seed ...
Sensory appreciations
- Color and product name agree ?: Yes
- Do the smell and the name of the product agree ?: Yes
- Definition of smell: Fruity, Sweet, Pastry
- Definition of taste: Sweet, Fruit, Patissier, Chocolate, Alcoholic
- The taste and the name of the product, do they agree ?: Yes
- Did I like this juice ?: Yes
- This liquid reminds me:
Nothing! And that's a compliment!
Vapelier's note on the sensory experience: 5/5
Comments on the taste of the juice
VDLV goes upmarket and it feels.
The Grand Manitou is a gourmet and fruity liquid. We have proof in the mouth at the first breath which reveals a composition of fruits largely flavored with an amber rum. The fruity taste tends towards mango but also has flavors of ripe caramelized banana. On exhalation and especially through the nose, we encounter a delicately chocolatey pastry. And the whole creates a new taste, exotic but pastry, which quickly becomes addicting.
Like any new taste, it must be tamed and our brain can not help but try to decipher the recipe in vain. But it is by forgetting our concentration that the new taste sets in and, after surprise and analysis, begins to take effect. And the result is very good. The promise of a gourmet juice is kept and all without diacetyl and other dangerous facilities. The flavors are very natural and yet very present. I did not perfectly find the nun mentioned but we indeed have, in return for inspiration, an elegant pastry taste, creamy and finely chocolate.
A great success that will please the fruit lovers staged.
Tasting recommendations
- Recommended power for optimal taste: 19 W
- Type of steam obtained at this power: Thick
- Hit type obtained at this power: Medium
- Atomizer used for the review: Taifun Gt, Cyclone AFC
- Value of the resistance of the atomizer in question: 1.4
- Materials used with the atomizer: Kantal, Cotton
Comments and recommendations for an optimal tasting
To be tasted warm / hot to maintain the gourmet aspect. I will recommend a good monocoil dripper to get all the flavors of the Grand Manitou. A high temperature will favor the greedy aspect to the detriment of the fruits. Conversely, a low temperature will have the opposite effect. On a good quality rebuildable atomizer, we get a nice balance between 17 and 20W. Beyond that, it is less obvious. On a subohm clearo, the juice will lack definition and definitely does not seem made for power-vaping.
Recommended Moments
- Recommended times of the day: Morning, Morning - coffee breakfast, Morning - tea breakfast, End of lunch / dinner with a coffee, Early evening to relax with a drink, End of the evening with or without herbal tea
- Can this juice be recommended as an All Day Vape: No
Overall average (excluding packaging) of the Vapelier for this juice: 4.68 / 5 
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My mood ticket on this juice
Very good juice that is quickly essential to any gourmet loving fruity. VDLV starts strong with this range and makes us dream a little, in this troubled time. Exceptional packaging, surprising and captivating flavors, high price but ok considering the level of range. A winning trio.
To vape with a nostalgia of good quality, that of the time when we took the time ... The funfair took place on the square and it was the festival of sweet smells that started between the metallic noises of the rides and the deafening music that punctuated the speed of the caterpillar or roller coaster.
There is a bit of all of this in Le Grand Manitou. A taste of truant, the right balance between reason and freedom. A precious moment, gourmet and exotic at the same time.
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