The Vaping [not] Dead - Resistance by Toutatis

Characteristics of the juice tested

• Sponsor having lent material for the review: Toutatis 
• Price of the tested packaging: 20.90 Euros
• Quantity: 50 Ml
• Price per ml: 0.42 Euros
• Price per liter: 420 Euros
• Juice category according to the price per ml previously calculated: Entry level, up to 0.60 euro per 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

Steamer note for packaging: 3.77 / 5

Comments on the packaging

For all those who have kindly hibernated in the past three months, The Vaping [Not] Dead is an activist short film, loosely based on a fetish scene from AMC's series, The Walking Dead. The film tells us about the setbacks of courageous players in the vaping industry who come up against the aggressive aims of a multi-card representative of unique thought, a Neganian concentrate of the enemies that our common passion may have encountered during its development. The short, brilliantly directed by the talented Dominique Aubert of the Chaîne de la Vape, was awarded at the Global Forum of Nicotine in Warsaw. Well done guys, it's deserved!

To accompany the exit of the event, a liquid was needed to match it and Toutatis stuck to it. The Landes manufacturer, already well known for its brand “La Mécanique des fluides”, is therefore offering us a boostable 50ml just like the film. Sold for € 20.90, it is at the lower end of market prices, a great effort to give the project even more resonance and attract a majority of vapers with a universal 50/50 ratio.

Presented in a 60ml Chubby-type bottle, we can therefore add a nicotine booster to reach 3mg / ml. It remains to be seen whether the ramage relates to the plumage, this is what we will endeavor to verify.

Legal, security, sanitary, and religious compliance

• Presence of child safety on the cap: Yes
• Presence of clear pictograms on the label: No
• Presence of relief marking for the visually impaired on the label: No
• 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

Being only offered in 0 of nicotine, Vaping [Not] Dead is therefore not subject to the legislation on nicotine products. Thus, we will not find the pictograms and other warnings that appear on the bottles containing the criticized molecule.

For the rest, it is flawless illustrating the professionalism of a key player in the industry. 

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 therefore uses the film poster and we can see the actors who brought their invaluable assistance to the shoot. Some faces will be familiar to you, they are indeed prominent members of the community. They took their time and their passion to respond voluntarily to the call and illustrate this bottle to continue to carry the colors of a totally successful project.

The black background supports white and red fonts to better match the graphic universe of the court. Toutatis worked well, by Belenos, and therefore offers us a pleasant reading on a bottle which is no less so. It's professional, well done and designed with talent. 

Sensory appreciations

• Color and product name agree ?: Yes
• Do the smell and the name of the product agree ?: Yes
• Definition of odor: Vanilla, Blond Tobacco
• Definition of taste: Sweet, Vanilla, Tobacco
• The taste and the name of the product, do they agree ?: Yes
• Did I like this juice ?: Yes
• This liquid reminds me: Somewhere between the Cirkus Sweet and the Shaman of Terrible Cloud, two inevitable references.

Vapelier's note on the sensory experience: 5/5

Comments on the taste of the juice

Notwithstanding all the considerations on the above project, it was necessary, to make a good impression, not to be mistaken about the quality of the proposed juice. Although some sorrows would have preferred that it was not the case, this liquid is superb and has a perfectly balanced taste.

It is therefore a gourmet tobacco based on a beautiful note of Virginian blond that does not ignore the harshness inherent in Nicot grass. The tobacco presents sweet notes, signs of its maturity, which balance its power.

Notes of cereals bring a welcome sweetness which greedy the assembly without deteriorating the purpose. We recognize a cereal blend of the muesli type which carries notes of oats and nuts.

A note of vanilla, present but cannibalizing the other flavors is felt to coat everything and ensure a beautiful finish.

The recipe has been well thought out and perfectly interpreted. Here we are faced with a high-flying liquid that multiplies the sensations to ensure a striking contrast in the mouth. The length is perfect and tops the palate with a reminiscent of spicy tobacco and reassuring sugar. A must for gourmet tobacco lovers!

Tasting recommendations

• Recommended power for optimal taste: 39 W
• Type of vapor obtained at this power: Dense
• Hit type obtained at this power: Strong
• Atomizer used for the review: Giant Vapor Mini V3, Hadaly, Arès, Revvo
• Value of the resistance of the atomizer in question: 0.55
• Materials used with the atomizer: Stainless steel, Cotton

Comments and recommendations for an optimal tasting

Typically created for flavored atomizers, Vaping [Not] Dead nevertheless remains usable in any device. From the cushy MTL ato at 18W to the clearo subohm steam locomotive, it finds its place everywhere!

The responsibility lies with a strong aromatic power and a total taste balance that manages to overcome material contingencies. To vape lukewarm on a tight or airy device, at your convenience, but to vape urgently!

Recommended Moments

• Recommended times of the day: Morning, Morning - coffee breakfast, Morning - chocolate breakfast, Morning - tea breakfast, Aperitif, Lunch / dinner, 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, Late 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: 4.69 / 5

My mood ticket on this juice

It was easy enough to get out a suitable juice to surf the buzz without too wet the jersey, yet another “strawberry cream” could have been enough. The flavorists at Toutatis did not choose the easy route and this liquid is anything but a gimmick. 

Balanced to perfection, going off the beaten track and hackneyed from the taste fashions of the moment, the Vaping [Not] Dead brings a breath of fresh air into a production that alas tends to be standardized on its own.

The result speaks for itself and this liquid could well shake up the French pantheon of the category. It has, like the film from which it emanates, the three-piece service necessary for that! Lovers of gourmet tobacco, this juice is for you, don't miss it, Negan's bat is waiting for you!

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