REVIEW BY BENEDICT ‘NED’ JONES
BLUEBERRY PANCAKE
VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Mild VANILLA CREAM TOBACCO
VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Mild RED AIR
VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Mild, with cooling
Attempting to capture this classic American
breakfast profile in e-liquid form is no easy
feat, so have Dainty’s managed it here?
The top note is a warm, baked blueberry.
It brings plenty of sweetness to the
blend and is very accurate to its real-life
counterpart. This is noteworthy, as many
times attempts at baked blueberry simply
taste candied. This is accented with a
strong maple syrup note, which further
boosts the sweetness on offer, and adds
a pleasant sticky body to the mix. The
profile is finished with a bakery base, and
although it is rather nice, I’m not sure that
I would pick it out as pancake specifically.
This is a well-rounded, if quite sweet,
dessert vape that should please many. At first glance, you’d be forgiven for
thinking that this is an RY4 style blend.
RY4 has become a staple of vaping by
balancing caramel, vanilla and mild
tobacco, but this offering from Dainty’s
takes a different approach. This is much
more tobacco forward than most dessert
tobacco blends, with a strong nutty top
note and plenty of dark sweetness. This
tobacco element is complemented by a
thick creamy base which adds plenty of
body to the mix, and also gives a good
boost to the overall sweetness of the
profile. A good choice for tobacco vapers
who wish to try something a little different. Red Air is clearly based on the ever
popular Red Astaire flavour profile, which
has a loyal following in the UK. Dainty’s
rendition doesn’t attempt to reinvent the
wheel here, with a strong mix of candied
raspberry and grape taking centre stage.
This is a classic pairing at this point, and
I’m happy to say that it has been balanced
well in this case. These top notes are
accented by a very mild aniseed, which
keeps things interesting without becoming
overbearing. The blend is finished with a
moderate dose of menthol that helps to lift
the recipe and cuts through the sweeter
fruit components. A tried and tested
profile that has been well executed.
RASPBERRY SHERBET
VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Mild BUBBLEGUM BLAST
VG/PG ratio: 70/30
Additional sweetener: Moderate
Throat hit: Mild, with cooling
A simple blend from the Dainty’s line. The
top note here is candied raspberry. It’s a
fair bit softer than what is normally found
in raspberry e-liquids, but some vapers
may prefer this omission of the bright
and sharp notes. The top note also lends
a somewhat sticky mouthfeel, which is
true to the confectionery that this blend
takes inspiration from. A moderately
strong citrus cuts through the top note
and provides some contrast in the profile.
This adds some of the sharpness that you
might usually expect from raspberry and
the result is a fairly convincing sherbet
flavour. Bubblegum flavours have seen a huge
surge in popularity over the last 18
months or so, and this is Dainty’s take
on the profile. The top note here is a very
pronounced bubblegum, reminiscent of
the kind found at the centre of hard candy.
This is complemented by a softer candy
blueberry flavour which helps boost the
sweetness of the profile and stops it from
becoming one dimensional. The blend
is finished by a rather intense blast of
menthol additive, which is sure to please
vapers looking for a bold fruity vape.
VM21 | 187