Vapouround magazine ISSUE 20 | Page 175

Arctic Breeze VG/PG ratio: 70/30 Additional sweetener: Minimal Throat hit: Mild, with extreme cooling Frost Bite VG/PG ratio: 70/30 Additional sweetener: Minimal Throat hit: Mild, with extreme cooling Brain Freeze VG/PG ratio: 70/30 Additional sweetener: Minimal Throat hit: Mild, with extreme cooling Evolved Vaper describe Arctic Breeze as a lemon Granita with an icy finish. This is a traditional Sicilian iced beverage, which makes for a fairly simple profile. The team at Evolved Vaper have totally nailed it here. The lemon is pronounced and very authentic. It carries sharpness of the zest, and some very bright top notes, along with a good helping of sweetness. Essentially, this comes across as a very well put together home-style lemonade profile, but then we get to the icy finish. This is an extreme cooling that will not be for the faint of heart, but certainly lives up to its name. I personally very much enjoyed the coolant here, as it makes for a very refreshing vape, but can see it being slightly too much for some people. Billed as a blue raspberry and lime mix with a cooling finish, Frost Bite is another simple fruit/ice blend from Evolved Vaper. The blue raspberry top note is present, but by no means dominates the mix. It lends a good amount of candy sweetness to the profile and a somewhat sticky mouth- feel. This is contrasted with a more potent candy lime that really makes the blend pop. The lime has a slight tartness, but nothing approaching that found in a more natural portrayal. Instead, it mostly brings a bright sweetness to the mix and plays off the more subdued raspberry notes nicely. Frost Bite is unsurprisingly finished with an extremely cool finish, which keeps things light and refreshing. Fans of Malaysian- style juice are likely to love this. Evolved Vaper describe Brain Freeze as an ice-cold grape drink. True to its description, this is not a natural portrayal of the fruit, but rather a sweeter, candied variant. It’s not dissimilar to the ever popular Concord style grape, but this seems a little darker, with some added depth and avoids becoming overly sweet as some US Concord profiles are. It has a sticky, almost syrup-like connotation, but not in a negative way at all. It seems as though there may be a dark berry accent in the mix too, but it’s difficult to say for sure, since this grape top note is quite unlike others I’ve tried in the past. Like the other products in the Blizzard range, Brain Freeze is finished off with a potent cooling effect, which totally resets the palate. A simple but very enjoyable fruit/ice mix. Lizzard Bite VG/PG ratio: 70/30 Additional sweetener: Minimal Throat hit: Mild, with extreme cooling Lizzard Bite is described as lychee lemonade with a cooling finish. Lychee can be a difficult profile to tackle, since it easily becomes overly floral if improperly balanced. The Evolved Vaper team once again display solid mixing ability here, with a vibrant lychee top note that completely avoids any unwanted perfume after-taste. It’s both exotic and juicy, and you’d be hard pressed to find many other e-liquids that capture this flavour so well. The lychee is accented by a light lemonade note, which enhances the tart notes already present, whilst giving a boost to the overall sweetness of the profile. Lizzard Bite is finished off with another helping of extreme coolant, making for a nicely balanced fruit profile that should be perfect for vapers who enjoy a super cold hit. VM20 | 175