Disclaimer: This E-liquid was provided to me free of charge for the purpose of conducting a review. This fact notwithstanding, I will, as best I'm able, provide an honest, accurate and unbiased assessment of this product. Pertinent portions of this review have been quoted from my review of Virgin Vapor's Organic Creme Caramel. http://vapour-taster.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/organic-creme-caramel-by-virgin-vapor.html Quoted passages are in italics.
"The Knower of Truth should go about the world outwardly stupid like a child, a madman or a devil." Mahavakya Ratnamala
There's "crazy" and then there's "plum crazy". The notion and language, "plum crazy" hovers around a territory of eccentricity but suggests a move beyond that into an eccentricity born of mental illness. I'm reminded of the old lady, Roberta Sparrow ("Grandma Death") who checks the mailbox every few minutes for a letter that never comes, in the film Donnie Darko. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/ I find it curious that in real life, we find "plum crazy" scary and creepy if not a source of insensitive mirth, but in narrative, the stories we like to tell ourselves, "plum crazy" is often the site of hidden wisdom and/or intelligence.
It was once considered historical fact that until Christopher Columbus proved otherwise, the Western World believed the Earth to be a flat disc. To suggest that the Western World was wholly under the sway of this notion is erroneous. Many ancient cultures did in fact believe the earth to be flat, but there are contemporaneous accounts of various individuals throughout history who understood and proclaimed the earth to be roughly spherical. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth
Another theory relating to the formation and structure of the earth is the Hollow Earth Hypothesis which was put forward and held to be true by many ancient cultures and still holds currency amongst a number of the seemingly "plum crazy". It is now firmly established as scientific fact that the Earth is in fact hollow, and that a long lost civilisation inhabits the space below our feet. You believe me, don't you? http://www.ourhollowearth.com/
Plum crazy indeed!
Organic Plum Crazy by Virgin Vapor http://www.virginvapor.com/ is a signal to the knowing few that they, Virgin Vapor know the truth too.
Virgin Vapor is an award winning, small company based in the United States, run by Annette Rogers and her team. While there may be others who do the same, Virgin Vapor is the first company I've come across who offer 100% organically flavoured e-liquids. Virgin Vapor are keen to point out that the ingredients for their liquids are sourced for the most part, from within the US. The flavourings for the Absolute Virgin Line are sourced from the EU. The nicotine used in all their liquids is sourced from hand picked tobacco leaves grown in North Carolina. Furthermore, none of their liquids contain "artificial colors, artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners or any other additives." http://www.virginvapor.com/pages/frequently-asked-questions
They offer two ranges; Virgin Vapor Line, within which the flavour essences are suspended in an ethyl alcohol base (Ethanol?); and the Absolute Virgin Line which offers an ethyl alcohol free alternative. The Virgin Vapor Line is a range of eighty eight e-juices with flavours ranging through tobaccos, desserts, fruits, beverages and confectionary to the more exotic floral offerings. The Absolute Virgin Line offers forty liquids with a similar to, though obviously less extensive spectrum of flavours than the Virgin Vapor Line.
Virgin Vapor e-liquids are available in 1/4 ounce (7.39ml)($6.99), 1/2 ounce (14.78ml)($11.50) and 1 ounce (29.57ml)($19.99) bottles at nicotine strengths of 0 (zero), 5 (Extra Low), 8 (Low), 12 (Medium), 18 (High) and 24mg (Extra High) with PG/VG ratios of 0/100 or 50/50.
The bottle is brown glass. This gets the Vapour-Taster seal of approval: brown glass stops UV light from degrading the nicotine content. The black plastic, screw top cap has an inbuilt glass dropper with a pointed tip which makes it easier to direct the flow of liquid into any device with a narrow opening (cartomisers, The Killer, etc). Owners of devices with smaller filling ports like certain cartomiser tanks, or the Kayfun, for example, will need to use a syringe. The label includes the following information: the name of the liquid, the name of the company, nicotine strength, PG/VG ratio, batch number, the company's website address, a notice of age requirement and an admonition to keep out of the reach of children.
The colour of the liquid is a clear Aureolin Yellow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aureolin Diffusing miniscule bubbles throughout the liquids sees them defying gravity and the viscosity of the liquid at a snail's pace. A droplet of the liquid rubbed between the tips of my thumb and forefinger is absorbed into my skin within forty five seconds. It appears quite lubricious, but makes no resistance when friction is applied. This took me by surprise: rather than smelling like plum, the liquid has an aroma approaching that of banana. You'll be pleased to know this doesn't manifest in the taste of the vapour.
As I fire the device a flood of fruity sweetness fills my mouth and washes throughout. While continuing to fire the device I inhale the mouthful of vapour and more. As I do this, the perception of fruity sweetness builds in intensity and I sense a mild tartness alongside this. The flavour seems to benefit from sustained current to the coil, so I take a combination of longer drags and a number of successive shorter drags to explore which technique maximises the flavour. Shorter successive inhalations seems to be the answer. When I finish inhaling vapour and take my customary, small breath of air to chase the vapour into my lungs which I then hold for a moment or two, the flavour unfurls and is revealed in it's plummy fullness. There is indeed the rich sweetness of ripe plum and the accompanying sharpness of the plum skin. As I exhale the flavour is subtly mellowed and for the duration of the aftertaste there's a pleasant freshness that pervades until it gradually diminishes.
In the vaping of this juice I'm not experiencing a throat hit as such, but during inhalation I do feel a mounting of “pressure” at the back of my throat. There's always a point at which this sensation signals the need to stop inhaling, and I find this true of most sweetened liquids; if I ignore the warning I experience acute discomfort. Given the high Vegetable Glycerin content the vapour production is very good.
Organic Plum Crazy is a flavour saturated vape that leaves the mouth feeling fresh. It's been a long time since I've had the pleasure of eating an actual plum and this liquid, tasting as it does, brings back memories of that succulent summer fruit. It inspires me to seek out the fruit next time I'm at the market. In the meantime, this juice will render the taste sensation very nicely. Thank you.
Also, I hope to see you at the next meeting here: http://www.hollow-earth.org/welcome.html
