REVIEW BY PEACHES ATKINSON
ST33P - ACE ST33P – ONE Acaiz E-liquid — SML
VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Moderate VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Mild VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Mild, with cooling
A delectably moist and decadent strawberry
cheesecake, ACE is definitely one for the
dessert fans.
You can expect a smooth and fluffy strawberry
layer right on the inhale. As you are just about
to begin exhaling, you will notice a slightly
tart strawberry jus that perks the smoother
strawberry notes up a little. There are also This blend of fruits, candies and frozen treats is
a tough profile to describe. The top note seems
to be a candied blueberry, with a pleasant,
deep sweetness and some mild florals, but
then things become difficult to identify. There’s
certainly a fruit medley with hints of melon, but
I can’t confidently identify individual fruits or
candy layers. What I can say is that it works. Strawberry, mango, lime, açai berries and a
menthol finish. That’s a pretty bold range of
flavours to fit into one e-liquid. Sweet candy
lime is the most prominent flavour here. It brings
some sweetness to the mix but still retains a
hint of sharpness. This is complemented well
by a more mellow candy strawberry, and whilst
notes of fluffy whipped cream, that adds a subtle
smoothness to all of the other flavours. As
you exhale, a crumbly graham cracker biscuit
base comes in to play. It gives a warming and
wholesome platform for the more extravagant
strawberry tones to complement. The thing I
found most appealing about this e-liquid would
have to be its complexity. They took a risk at
concocting such an intricate set of flavours, and
it certainly paid off.
As for the “frozen treats” element, I am not
detecting any menthol or coolant, so this may
refer to the fruit medley profile found the ‘bomb
pops’ popular in the US. This is an interesting,
if slightly confusing, candy fruit vape.
Hippie Puffs
VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Mild
Hippie Puffs is described as a berry crunch
cereal blend. These kinds of profiles tend to
be on the complex end of the spectrum, so
competent mixing is required to get things right.
The top note here is a subtle berry medley.
There’s definitely some strawberry here, with
hints of darker fruits. This doesn’t dominate the
mix by any means, but it is the most noticeable
element. A substantial helping of sweetened
milk supports the fruit top notes, it’s not what I
would describe as an authentic dairy flavour, but
in the context of a sweet cereal blend it works
nonetheless and adds a satisfying mouthfeel
to the profile. The mix is rounded off with a
moderate grain or cereal base which serves to
add texture to the blend, whilst emphasising the
breakfast cereal connotations. Hippie Puffs is a
competent cereal blend that leans heavily into
dessert territory, but still works.
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it’s nondescript it does fortify the sweetness of
the lime. The açai berry is more of an accent
and to my palate is so subtle that it could be
mistaken for a more conventional dark fruit, it
does work though, and stops SML from feeling
flat. Unfortunately, I’m not really detecting any
mango to speak of, perhaps it is simply getting
lost among the more potent fruits here. The
menthol finish is very mild and unobtrusive but
works nonetheless. SML is an interesting profile,
though some of the fruits are difficult to pick out.