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 The Standard's Dead Man's Party. http://vapour-taster.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/dead-man-party-by-standard.html Quoted passages are in Italics.
Strap in my friend; don't put your hands outside the cart; we're headed into dark territory. If you're so inclined, make ready your shield of faith.
Most often, I'll use the name of the e-liquid or the brand name to provide cues to writing an introduction for a review, but when the name of the liquid being reviewed is a seemingly meaningless alphanumeric string, I could be considered, as the expression goes, "all at sea". http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/all-at-sea.html My one saving grace however, might be the imagery on the label of G-35 itself. Featured here is a leopard-like pattern in black and turquiose overlaid with a white line drawing of what appears to be a fly (it could be a bee or a wasp, but for the moment I'll call it a fly) and so, I recall the book "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies about a group of British school boys who are stranded on a tropical island and attempt to govern themselves according to the ways and means in which they've been educated and trained throughout their relatively short lives. Of course, being of Imperial stock, young and of the male gender their best laid plans go horribly awry and they descend into murderous savagery. The end.
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And with that edifying lot under our belts, let's talk about G-35, the e-liquid from The Standard.
G-35 ("A mix of coconut, pineapple and mango (tropical fruits! The Lord of the Flies!) with a hint of menthol!!") is one of six e-liquids in The Standard range. The others are Cell Block Four (Créme Brûlée with hints of citrus) http://vapour-taster.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/cell-block-four-by-standard.html, Curious Jorge (Banana banana banana and then some more Banana!!") http://vapour-taster.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/curious-jorge-by-standard.html, Frankenvape ("Kiwi Marshmallow and lots of goodness") http://vapour-taster.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/frankenvape-by-standard.html, Irie Nights ("Jamaican rum and brown sugar party") http://vapour-taster.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/irie-nights-by-standard.html and Dead Man's Party ("Blueberry Lemonade Thingamajig") http://vapour-taster.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/dead-man-party-by-standard.html
The Standard Range is available from a seemingly vast number of brick and mortar stores throughout the United States as well as a number of online stores, including but not limited to Elevated Vaping http://elevated-vaping.myshopify.com, My Vapor.Gasm http://www.shopmvg.com, Aqueous Vapor http://aqueousvapor.com and LiteCigUSA http://www.litecigusa.net/default.asp. (There are too many stores to list here. Google is your friend)
It's said that a good meal begins by pleasing the eyes; the same could be said of vaping. "The artwork and design of everything from The Standard is exceptional. As an artist, I really appreciate it when some care and attention to detail is given to the design of the packaging and presentation of a product." http://vapour-taster.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/frankenvape-by-standard.html Each of the juices are elegantly bottled in a thick, cuboid, glass bottle with a label that wraps around two and a quarter of the sides. The label includes the following information: the brand name, the name of the liquid, nicotine strength in mg, the brand website address and a warning that the liquid contains nicotine and should be kept away from children. Although it's not explicitly stated on the label, the bottle contains 30ml of fluid. The black screw top cap is not childproof so extra care should be taken in storing and using this e-liquid away from children and pets. There's no attached dropper either, so you'll need a syringe or eye dropper, (both of which are readily available at pharmacies or online) to transfer the liquid into your favourite device.
The colour of the liquid is a clear, vibrant Canary Yellow (Process Yellow) http://colors.findthedata.org/q/561/10859/What-are-the-CMYK-values-of-Canary-Yellow Briefly and vigorously shaking the bottle disperses tiny bubbles of air throughout the liquid which defy gravity and the seemingly substantial viscosity of the juice at a very sluggish pace which suggests a high Vegetable Glycerin content.
For the purpose of this review I'm using an Igo-L on a Provari running on an 18650 battery. While the wick and coil aren't freshly wound, each part of the atomiser has been washed thoroughly in warm, soapy water and rinsed in hot, flowing water. The coil has been dry burned to further remove any excess moisture and residue from the previous e-liquid. The coil has five wraps of 0.2mm (32AWG) Kanthal wire around three strands of 2mm Silica wick and the atomiser is reading 2.2 ohms.
I begin by setting the Provari to 4.6 ohms, fire the device, inhale and am immediately struck by the flavour of G-35. Whoah! In my review of Cell Block Four http://vapour-taster.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/cell-block-four-by-standard.html I suggested that the name of the brand, The Standard, was a (somewhat bold) setting of a benchmark, of sorts ("the standard by which all others are measured..."). The entire range, in my experience is of a very high calibre and G-35 is a worthy addition to the range; it's amazing!
Let's back up a little. I dial the voltage output down to 3.6 and draw the vapour into my mouth which is flooded with an admittedly pallid amount of vapour. Nevertheless, sweetness fills my mouth and the broad flavours of tropical fruits are apparent, with the addition of a warm, sweet coconut hovering above it all. When I finish inhaling vapour and draw in a little fresh air, the flavour of pineapple comes to the fore with a slight, acidic tang on the tip of my tongue. Exhaling sees the pineapple soften slightly while the gentler flavour of mango surfaces. The aftertaste is dominated by the suggestion of pineappley acidity. Very mild.
I dial the voltage output back up to 4.6, fire the device and inhale. Bam! A hot stream of intensely flavoured vapour courses into my mouth, dominated and recognised immediately as coconut, with the fruity notes submerged and relegated to medium notes. As I inhale, the sweetness of the fruits is intense along the length of my tongue with the coconut providing a volatile top note. This is absolutely authentic coconut which tastes absolutely like the real thing. (I know; I used the same word twice in the one sentence.) As I finish inhaling and follow through with a breath of fresh air to chase the vapour into my lungs, the flavour of coconut peaks before subsiding, during exhalation, in deference to the pineapple and mango. The aftertaste is again dominated by the flavour of pineapple with the accompanying mild, acidic tang on the tip of my tongue. While the description of this liquid mentions a hint of Menthol, I'm not aware of it at any stage in the vape, so I'd suggest it's presence may be to simply "brighten" the fruit flavours. Of course, your experience may be different.
Throat hit is significant at higher voltages, but there's also a suggestion of that "mounting of pressure at the back of the throat" that I so often experience with liquids on the sweeter end of the spectrum. Vapour production is also satisfyingly substantial.
Allow me to apologise if I've been subtle in my praise of G-35. This is quite simply the best tropically oriented e-liquid I've yet had the pleasure of vaping. Don't walk; do yourself a favour and run to your nearest brick and mortar or online vendor and purchase a bottle or two of this "nectar of the gods".
