Azhad's Elixirs - Mandarin Dreams

Manufacturer: Azhad’s Elixirs

Flavor Profile: Tobacco blend-mandarin-cheesecake-Bavarian cream

Mixing Ratio: 20 ml aroma in a 60 ml longfill bottle

Steeping time: No info available on this, or the Italian [manufacturer] isn’t concerned with it.

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! Vaperinas and Vapers!

I have brought a special treat for you today to the dissection table of the vape world here, and since my expectations were high, I can confidently state that this is not a small-time flavor profile either.

Azhad’s currently fills quite a large gap for me. Dessert tobacco… Some love it, some hate it, I belong to the former category. This started for me around 15 years ago with Laca’s RY4, and culminated with my first bottle of K Flavour Alfie; since then, this has been my main direction. 5 out of my current 6 tanks contain this type of liquid. Currently, 3 of those are Azhad’s. They create quality stuff, and they blend the flavors together so skillfully that complete harmony is born from it.

Let’s see what’s under the cap: Tobacco blend. Theoretically, Kentucky and Virginia, somewhere they also mention Cavendish. It’s pretty much the same thing in it as in East Granate, which is my favorite from them. (I definitely steeped that for a week…) A well-crafted blend, I think they put this in many of their other flavors besides these two. I say this because after the first puff came the discovery: this is the same base as in the East. An absolutely natural, silky tobacco flavor that adapts to almost everything. And this will be the majority in the liquid. Mandarin: Since White King, I’ve been a big fan of well-integrated mandarin flavor. However, what dominates there only tops the tobacco here, but it does so masterfully that when I opened the bottle, the intense mandarin scent hit me, yet it doesn’t dominate; it gives it a very minimal sourness, barely perceptible, at most tickling the taste buds on the tip of the tongue. The flavor comes through a bit upon exhale, exactly as much as needed. Bavarian cream-cheesecake: I think we can group these together; one wouldn’t tell that either is present, it just adds a slightly sweet creaminess upon exhale as well. I would estimate the composition as: 70% tobacco, 20% mandarin, and 10% the latter two combined. The composition is masterful; I don’t think this is the first time I’ve written that I haven’t been disappointed by a single flavor from Azhad’s yet.

For those who enjoy dessert tobacco flavors that aren’t too loud, I recommend this with a clear conscience, and those who are familiar with the manufacturer’s product range will not be disappointed.

Setup: Ennequadro Moka RTA - 1.5 ohm, restricted MTL, Dicodes Daniel 21700 - 12.5 Watt

Thank you for taking the time to read my writing until the end again.

Arpee

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I can’t stomach this combo. Strike me down, but I still won’t believe it. :relieved_face: How does someone even think of putting cheesecake and Bavarian cream next to mandarin? I’ll believe the taste is perfect because of this. I just can’t imagine it. :sweat_smile:

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There are even more extreme offerings there too. You have to taste them and decide. The East Granate specifically smells like stinky socks, yet it’s my favorite of theirs, because the taste… :kissing_face_with_closed_eyes: :pinched_fingers:

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I’m definitely one of the dessert tobacco fans, so thank you very much for the write-up; you succeeded in piquing my interest in the brand. I especially love the taste profile of the Italians. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Mandarin Dreams - East Granate - Perisan, and shipping is almost free too… :rofl:

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Thank you for the article … I really love the flavor profile of citrus fruits, and lately, the combined taste of some fruit and dessert appeals to me the most… I would gladly taste this too :heart:

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The deeper tobacco will be more dominant than Eliquid France. FYI. :wink:

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Hi! I like your tests, the rhetoric is good, and our tastes align. Although, if only you could come up with finding a worthy successor to Garrison. Just keep testing diligently… I will drink, then savor your words.

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Following the discontinuation of K Flavour, I discovered Azhad myself, and secretly hoping, a Ghianda di Giove is currently steeping, as it promises the presence of chestnut, well, we shall see…

The Irish Cream is missing; now I am searching for the separate aroma, perhaps mixing it up with that…

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Apologies in advance, sorry, but this is also possible, and it’s nice…! :wink:

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K Flavour Alfie is a big favorite of mine too, unfortunately, I only have two bottles left waiting to be mixed for Christmas… so I need to mix soon. When we first got acquainted, I was a bit impatient and almost a tragedy occurred… After one week, I tasted it, and an acetone-like repulsive flavor almost marred its career. But I set it aside, and after six weeks, it became an aroma that couldn’t be put down. I think a few weeks of steeping doesn’t hurt the Azhads either.

For both flavors, they suggest a few days; I think that’s foolish; good wine also needs time to mature…

The saying still holds true, the last 5-10ml is always the finest…

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You are right, I fixed it - I deleted the link.

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Hi!

I just tasted it, I mixed it almost a month ago.
During the first few puffs, the mandarin was very dominant. Then it nicely disappeared, or it’s only very minimally noticeable.
Some bitter, sourish tobacco remained.
It won’t be a reorder for me. :slightly_frowning_face:
I haven’t tried a fruit/tobacco combo yet, and I probably won’t again.

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Perhaps the Persian Apricot (Azhads) was a pleasant surprise for me :slightly_smiling_face:.

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That is very delicious, it’s always on the menu…

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Over time, the Bavarian cream-cheesecake aspect strengthened a bit for me, the mandarin receded into the background, and for me, it’s just pleasant this way. What tank did you taste it from?

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Bavarian Cream Cheesecake? Is there really something wrong with my sense of taste? :blush::joy:
I tried it in a Pod with the pnp x 0.8 coil and in a Rubik RTA. In both, I only taste sour tobacco.

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I was just about to suggest a good orange Kentucky, but maybe that wouldn’t be to your taste either.

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