T
he setting: Craig-Y-Nos Castle,
on the edge of Fforest Fawr in
South Wales.
The invitation: an opportunity
to take vape taste testing to
the next level, in a true fine
dining environment.
On a golden autumn evening, the
guests, impeccable in tuxes or frocks,
saunter into the conservatory. The view
of the Welsh countryside is splendid, but
the real treats are to come, as ‘Mick’ the
Butler enters bearing a tray with some
most unusual aperitifs.
This is a vaping 'dinner party', and the
tray offers a selection of atomisers
containing delicious cocktail and soft
drinks vapes, including Cherry Kola,
Blue Hawaii, Mojito and Pina Colada. For
the less exotically-minded, Dandelion
& Burdock, Sarsaparilla, Kola, Zingo (
lemon, lime and orange) and Red Zip are
on offer.
The guests leisurely exchange flavours
and savour the ambience, resisting
numerous requests to enter the Dining
Room, until finally Mick the Butler's gong
loudly insists, and the guests stroll in to
take their places.
Awaiting them is a grand table with the
welcoming glow of candelabras and a
delectable menu. But in the place of the
usual knifes and forks are batteries and
atomizers. The choice of starter vape is
Maple Hot Wings, a DV savoury favourite
known for being a real mouth-waterer
as well as an eye-waterer, and melon,
the main course is Roast Beef, Roast
Chicken or Smokey Bacon.
Mick glides with silent expertise around
the room, ensuring that no guest is ever
vapeless. As other hotel diners look on
with interest from their more conventional
evening fare, the vaping diners chat
happily to each other
Bong! The Butler interjects with, “Orders
for desert are now
being taken.”
The diners are
spoiled for choice.
Blackberry Crumble,
Creme Anglais,
a long term firm
favourite with
customers, Lemon
Meringue and
Banoffee. And as
lovers of all things
70’s around the
table, it can only be
Black Forest Gateau.
Each guest savours
their chosen treat
as they relax further
in into the evening's
most conducive
atmosphere. True
to form, one guest
requests “some
of each”. There's
always one.
No real dinner
party is complete
without coffee, and
tonight there is a
choice of five kinds,
each with its own
distinctive flavour.
Seasoned coffee
drinkers order the
caffeinated Doppio
Espresso, while
the more reserved
“The diners are spoiled for
choice. Blackberry Crumble,
Creme Anglais, a long term
firm favourite with customers,
Lemon Meringue and Banoffee.
And as lovers of all things 70’s
around the table, it can only be
Black Forest Gateau”.
palates sample the frothy Cappuccino or
the delicate and subtle balance of sweet,
creamy Café au Lait. There was even the
favourite 'real' tipple, Irish coffee.
As ten o' clock strikes, the guests are
directed into the drawing room with its
deep-filled sumptuous armchairs. In
keeping with tradition, the gents gather
around the fireplace; smoking is one
habit they have all gladly relinquished,
but their satisfied vape clouds fit this
atmosphere perfectly.
Mick has reloaded his tray with a
selection of fine floral and tobacco
flavours and for the first time all evening
suddenly announces “DV is the only
company that makes its own tobacco
bases. We filter actual tobacco almost
to the molecular level. That’s why I truly
think our tobacco flavours are some of
the best, if not the best, in the world.”
He retreats sheepishly as though he felt
his outburst surprised. After a refined
evening of Decadent Vaping, it is time
for the guests to climb into their coaches
and depart. A vaping dinner party is a
great way to lose weight and have a
thoroughly fun time – though it must be
acknowledged that a few homeward
guests take a detour to the building with
the golden arches; there are some needs
that not even the finest vape can satisfy.
If you would like to stock any of our
delectable flavours please contact
[email protected] or to
purchase visit our website
www.decadentvapours.co m
VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE WINTER EDITION 201