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WWV Part III (page 2)<\/em><\/center>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flavors \u2013 Tobacco<\/h4>\n

Do not expect an e-cig to taste and smell exactly the same as an analog cigarette (most of us feel it tastes much better<\/strong>), even a flavor that is named after a cigarette brand, such as those shown here.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes the names are deliberately misspelled or distorted (to avoid trademark lawsuits, I assume). Care to guess what cigarette brand these are alluding to?<\/p>\n

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[Most often, this flavor is called USA Mix (not to be confused with USA-made<\/em>), Cowboy, or Western.]<\/p>\n

Other tobacco flavors are Virginia, Flue-Cured, Cuban Cigar, French Pipe, Turkish Blend, or simply \u201cTobacco.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In addition to the basic <\/em>tobacco flavors are those enhanced <\/em>with other flavoring, e.g., Menthol, 555 (nutty), Hilton (slightly sweet, mild spices), DK-TAB (more intense spices), and RY4 (sweet with caramel and vanilla overtones).<\/p>\n

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I like to begin my vaping sessions with a basic tobacco flavor, continue with a more complex or intense flavor like 555 or DK-TAB, and end with a sweet flavor like RY4.<\/p>\n

BTW, I used to think that RY4 meant Rye (whiskey). No, RY stands for Ruyan, the originator of RY4 (and the first manufacturer of e-cigs). And the DK in DK-TAB stands for DeKang (the dominant e-liquid manufacturer). [TAB is Turkish American Blend, not the predecessor of Diet Coke.]<\/p>\n

Not everyone likes (or only likes) tobacco flavor. In fact\u2026<\/p>\n

Intermission<\/h4>\n

The following observation is provided for entertainment value only (and to provoke controversy, which is always fun \ud83d\ude00 ). Fledgling vapers are cautioned to avoid being guided by it (or to repeat it in the presence of other genders).<\/p>\n

Men are from Tobacco<\/span> … Women are from Sweet-Tooth<\/span><\/h4>\n

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There are many exceptions, of course \u2013 which have no bearing on one\u2019s masculinity [Gee, I hope not!] or femininity \u2013 but I do think that statement has statistical validity. [Some of the images used in this series took me a long time to track down, but the only challenge I had with the above photos was \u2013 not the Marlboro Man, that was a duh!<\/em> \u2013 but choosing just one from among the thousands <\/strong>of photos of women eating candy. \ud83d\ude09 ]<\/p>\n

Be that as it may, here now are the \u201csweet-tooth\u201d and other\u2026<\/p>\n

Non-tobacco flavors<\/h4>\n

Everything <\/strong>you can think of:<\/p>\n