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Virginia by Flavor Art
Virginia by Flavor Art

Virginia by Flavor Art

Characteristics of the juice tested

  • Sponsor having lent material for the review: Flavor Art
  • 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: 4.5 Mg / Ml
  • Proportion of Vegetable Glycerin: 40%

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 3.8 5 out of stars

Comments on the packaging

Flavor Art presents the Virginia, a great classic of world production, both in tobacco and in e-liquid. Taking place in a range entirely devoted to tobacco, this e-liquid is well known to transalpine vapers.

Very focused on safety, the brand claims production without protein, GMO, diacetyl, preservative, sweetener, coloring, gluten and no more alcohol. We are therefore guaranteed to avoid most of the problems associated with the voluntary or involuntary introduction of questionable molecules.

The liquid is composed of a ratio of 50% PG, 40% VG, the rest being divided between aromatics, Milli-Q water and nicotine. This is offered to us in various rates: 0, 4.5, 9 and 18mg / ml.

The bottle is made of PET, which is probably insufficiently flexible to be really comfortable in complex filling. However, if you look carefully, you realize that there is an area at the top of the bottle which is much softer. The stopper / dropper tandem is quite original since the stopper does not separate from the bottle. The tip is thin enough for any type of filling, even if the presence of the stopper may interfere in some cases. It looks like this conditioning will change in the near future. 

With a price of 5.50 €, we are of course on the entry level. The price corresponds to the core target of the manufacturer: first-time vapers and experienced people who do not want to change their vaping habits.

 

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 4.6 5 out of stars

Comments on the security, legal, health and religious aspects

No glaring problem concerning the legal aspects, except the absence of certain pictograms balanced by written warnings.

Note the presence of distilled water, generally used to thin the base and to accentuate the development of steam.

Child safety is different from that usually used. It consists of pressing on both sides of the cap to allow it to be unlocked. We can be wary of the efficiency but it works very well in use.

The name of the laboratory and a telephone number complete the range to ensure unblemished visibility and transparency. Some information is at the limit of visibility but it is the game of 10ml bottles overloaded with information. 

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 5 5 out of stars

Comments on the packaging

The packaging is traditional. If we except the stopper / dropper unit which will probably disappear in the next batches, nothing exceptional distinguishes this bottle from the whole production in this level of the range. 

The manufacturer's logo covers the label, overlying an illustration relating to the product name, which name appears roughly within the image. Nothing very artistic here but just a simple bottle that is neither exceptional nor unworthy and announces the color of an entry-level liquid.

About color, that of the cap varies depending on the level of nicotine. Green for 0, light blue for 4.5, dark blue for 9, and red for 18. 

Sensory appreciations

  • Color and product name agree ?: Yes
  • Do the smell and the name of the product agree ?: Yes
  • Definition of odor: Woody, Blond Tobacco
  • Definition of flavor: Sweet, Tobacco, Light
  • The taste and the name of the product, do they agree ?: Yes
  • Did I like this juice ?: Yes
  • This liquid reminds me: The Virginia!

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

Comments on the taste of the juice

From the outset, we find ourselves in known terrain. The Virginia is sweet, round and sweet, just like the rest of the range. But what seems contradictory with a Cuban or Tuscan cigar comes here to best serve the purpose of the product.

Indeed, we recognize a virginia tobacco, tobacco containing a lot of sugar in its natural state. We can even judge that the maturity index remains important because the blonde Rican lets out some rather pleasant fruity notes. 

At the end of the mouth, a slight woody effect appears to give body.

The recipe is successful and should satisfy beginners in the vape. Confirmed vapers will undoubtedly find it a little too sweet, but it must be recognized that this fact remains inherent in the origin of tobacco despite everything. There remains an aromatic power that may be a bit light at the time, even if the sweetness of virginia tobacco can completely corroborate this bias.

Tasting recommendations

  • Recommended power for optimal taste: 38 W
  • Type of steam obtained at this power: Thick
  • Hit type obtained at this power: Medium
  • Atomizer used for the review: Narda, Origen V2Mk2
  • 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

To vape in any type of device even if a good tight clearo will suit him at best. Like the other references in the range, he is happy to be able to increase the power with the right equipment. On a Nautilus X, for example, you can vaper it around 17 / 18W for high resistance. But it will also hold its role in a more air-to-air reconstructible between 35 and 40W. 

The vapor is abundant, a clear sign that the percentage of VG communicated is real and that the dose of aroma is quite low, which is confirmed by the light taste of the whole. The hit is light but present. At lukewarm / hot temperature, Virginia imposes its authenticity.

Recommended Moments

  • Recommended times of the day: Morning, Morning - coffee breakfast, Morning - chocolate breakfast, Morning - tea breakfast, Aperitif, End of lunch / dinner with coffee, End of lunch / dinner with a digestif, All after noon during everyone's activities, Early evening to relax with a drink, End of the evening with or without herbal tea, The night for insomniacs
  • Can this juice be recommended as an All Day Vape: Yes

Overall average (excluding packaging) of the Vapelier for this juice: 4.47 / 5 4.5 5 out of stars

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My mood ticket on this juice

A good number than Virginia which stands out as the archetype of the liquid that can help smokers get rid of their addiction.

We find the softness and sweetness common to the whole range but here for the better, clearly illustrating the origin of the tobacco used and highlighted. 

The aromatic lightness is, too, in unison with this reputedly sweet tobacco and can largely contribute to making this liquid a potential allday for first-time vapers and a nice tobacco moment for the more experienced.

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About the Author

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!