Taste it, don't just vape it.
Heritage houses, cult ranges and rising brands all go through the same method here: the attack, the mid-palate, the finish, then consistency from one bottle to the next.
Every note in the notebook follows the same order, the order of a single puff.
The first second on the palate. We note how intense and how clean it is, and what it tells you about the rest of the puff.
Where the flavour settles. We look at its depth, the balance between its components and which one leads.
What remains after you exhale. How long it lasts, how clean it is, and whether it makes you want another puff.
T Juice is more than Red Astaire. Clara-T, Northern Lights, Black 'N' Blue, Forest Affair and the rest, read as attack, mid-palate and finish.
Read the note : T Juice beyond Red Astaire, the rest of the range tastedFighter Fuel recipe by recipe, from Shigeri to Kobura. Attack, mid-palate, finish, where the coolness sits and which palate each one suits.
Read the note : Fighter Fuel tasting notes, eight recipes taken stage by stageEnjoy e liquid covers two French recipes, from Full Moon and Eliquid France. Attack, mid-palate and finish for each, and how to tell them apart.
Read the note : Enjoy e liquid, two recipes sharing one name on the same gridDinner Lady vape desserts tasted stage by stage. Lemon Tart, Strawberry Macaroon and Blackberry Crumble read as attack, mid-palate and finish.
Read the note : Dinner Lady vape tasting notes, three desserts taken stage by stageLe Palais Subtil tool
Score each stage from 1 to 5 as you taste. The grid draws the profile and sums it up in one sentence, with no overall score, because an e-liquid cannot be reduced to a number.
The first second on the palate, from muted to striking.
How full the flavour is once it settles.
What stays on the palate after you exhale.
The gap between the label and what you taste.
Tasting profile
Lively attack, balanced mid-palate, short finish. True to the description.
An impact profile, giving everything on the first puff and fading fast.
A personal grid, worked out in your browser, with nothing sent anywhere. For adults only.
Established e-liquid houses, tasted one range at a time.
The ranges people have been buying for years, tasted again with a clear head.
Younger brands worth following, tasted without preconceptions.
Bold profiles that divide opinion, described with precision.