"I want a tobacco flavoured Elf Bar, I just want an e-liquid that tastes like my cigarette!" We often get this request. Of course, it's understandable that a new smoker, a former smoker, would think this way, as for many people, fruity and many other unusual flavours are still distant. In principle, it seems a logical request, but we have to say that, unfortunately, it will not work. In fact, it's probably one of the biggest mistakes you can make when trying to adapt!
The main reason for this is that traditional cigarettes don't actually taste of tobacco at all! What we smell when we smoke is the taste of smoke from burning tobacco and other additives. As far as it can be called a taste. There is no flavouring that can reproduce this otherwise unpleasant taste.
If you're throwing yourself into the world of e-cigarette smoking with the sole intention of snuffing something that tastes the same as cigarettes, you're on the road to failure and relapse. Whether we like it or not, not even your everyday smoke is what it seems. Or what it feels like! Smoking suppresses and destroys our sense of taste and smell to a terrible degree. Want to know what cigarette smoke really tastes and smells like?
If you smoke, it will be difficult. If you don't smoke, you know what it feels like when you walk through a cloud of smoke (we've written about second-hand smoke). It's like when you can't smell your perfume because your nose is used to it, but your surroundings can. Fortunately, after a few stink-free days, you'll find out for yourself, you may not want to recreate the beloved-hated blah-blah-blah.
We already know that tobacco flavoured e-liquids will never taste like tobacco smoke. But don't despair, there are great experiences to be had smoke-free! There's something infinitely comforting and perfect about sitting down in a comfortable chair with a glass of wine, a nice ice-cold pint of beer, a light cocktail or even a cup of tea with a good tobacco e-cigarette.
So, if you can't expect tobacco flavours to taste like cigarette smoke, what's the point?
A much more realistic goal is to find a tobacco flavour that tastes better than the usual cigarette! This may seem impossible for the "wild smokers", but in reality it is much easier than looking for an e-liquid that tastes like tobacco smoke. Many of our fellow vapers compare the taste of tobacco flavours and e-liquids to that of a freshly opened packet of cigarettes, or cut tobacco, or even chewing tobacco. We are tasting the real flavour of tobacco, not the smoke from burning it. Some tobacco flavours do (also) have smoky qualities, but they are more like the smoky flavour you associate with, for example, grilled food. A cleaner, more subtle, more pleasant effect. They can be woody, nutty, nutty, earthy, leafy green, spicy, floral, fruity, even sweet... The added flavours give our tobacco liquids a unique 'depth' that few other flavours have. So there's plenty to choose from and it's worth it! So here are a few tobacco flavoured Elf Bars, because if you choose this one you 100% won't miss, as they are renowned for the perfect liquids they contain.
-Black russian
-Coffee tobacco
-Cream tobacco
Why is it good to have so many different flavours? We are all different. Some people seek the wildest, strongest pure tobacco flavours because that's what helps them. And others go for lighter, fruitier, sweeter flavours and vapours. In the world of vapes, tobacco is really just another flavour world to explore, to combine and 'spice up' in unique and interesting ways to suit our own tastes.Elf Bar's unique and intense tobacco flavours are a great way to do this.
Vaping is a highly subjective genre, there are no hard and fast rules, so don't accept the misconception that you have to start with tobacco flavours. And don't ignore them just because they have the word "tobacco" in their name.If you'll allow me a personal note: I've experimented with a lot of tobacco flavours, and this flavour world was a great help during the difficult period of getting used to them. However, there were times when I didn't touch them for months. Then I would bring them out again and they would be the only thing on the menu again. When I was tempted, now I really need to light up, a slightly higher nicotine tobacco flavour always banished those thoughts in a flash.
Again, I would compare it to a perfume, a smoky , oud, deep perfume you have to have the maturity for.The tobacco flavours are exciting, deep, subtly nuanced, full of different exciting aromatic notes that can be enjoyed by beginner to advanced and professional vapers alike. You don't necessarily have to start e-cigarette smoking with them, but they give you a great opportunity to get started.
The choice is always ours! Try out as many flavours as you can, variety is a delight in the vapour clouds! Not in the mood to mess around with e-cigs? Check out our webshop and take home an Elf Bar online,fast.