For many people who have been vaping for a while, the enjoyment really comes more from the flavor than anything else. Once you’ve gone long enough without smoking a cigarette, you don’t really think about smoking anymore and don’t necessarily need a strong throat hit in order to feel satisfied. When you reach that point, it’s not the nicotine that keeps you interested in vaping – it’s the flavor.
If you’ve reached the point where flavor has become the most important aspect of vaping for you, you’re going to find this article helpful because there are actually a number of ways in which you can tweak your vape to produce bolder and more satisfying flavors. Some of these tweaks might be obvious to you, and others may be less obvious. Either way, though, you’re definitely going to learn something new.
Are you ready to become a true flavor chaser? Here are the top vape tweaks for better flavor.
Try a New Flavor Every Time You Buy Vape Juice
If you’ve been vaping long enough to call yourself a flavor chaser, you almost certainly have a favorite vape juice flavor that you keep coming back to. It’s the one that satisfies your cravings and delivers the taste you enjoy the most. However, when it comes time to restock your vape juice supply, it’s not advisable to buy the same flavor exclusively without ever trying anything else. Doing so can lead to a phenomenon known as vaper’s tongue, where you become desensitized to the flavor due to repeated exposure, diminishing your overall vaping experience.
Whether you prefer the convenience and portability of juul pods, which are designed for simple, hassle-free vaping, or the customizability and versatility of box mods, which allow you to fine-tune your vaping experience with different coils, wattages, and settings, exploring different flavored vapes can greatly enhance your overall vaping journey.
Why is it a good idea to change things up even though you already have a vape juice flavor you prefer? For one thing, there’s the possibility of vaper’s tongue. If your favorite vape juice has a strong flavor – and you use it constantly – you may experience olfactory fatigue that makes it difficult to taste the e-liquid’s flavor. You’re unlikely to experience vaper’s tongue, though, if you simply switch flavors from time to time.
If you care about experiencing the best flavors when you vape, you should make it a point to try at least one new flavor every time you buy vape juice. It’s not just a matter of avoiding vaper’s tongue – it’s also about keeping yourself interested and ensuring that vaping always stays fresh and exciting for you. Even if you don’t always enjoy the flavors that you try, you’ll love your favorite vape juice that much more when you return to it.
Use a Vape Tank with a Mesh Coil
If you’re currently using a vape tank with an atomizer coil made from a traditional wound wire, switching to a tank with a mesh coil is the best thing that you can do to improve your device’s flavor. Mesh coils are objectively better than wound vape coils in every way – they’re so much better that virtually every new vape tank on the market today uses a mesh coil by default.
When you switch to a tank with a mesh coil, here are just a few of the benefits that you’ll enjoy.
- Mesh coils generate vapor instantly, with no ramp-up time.
- Mesh coils don’t have the uneven wick-to-metal contact that often plagues traditional coils, and that helps them last longer without burning out.
- Mesh coils tend to operate at lower wattages, so using one can help your device last longer between battery charges.
The reason why mesh coils are so much better than traditional coils from a flavor standpoint, though, is because they produce an aerosol with a much more consistent droplet size. If you ever feel like you’re drinking your vape juice when you use your current tank, you’ll find that a mesh coil produces vapor with a “dry” character that spreads more evenly over your tongue. The flavors will seem much richer and more vivid.
Decrease Your Tank’s Airflow to Inhale Less Air
When you buy a new vape tank, do you immediately turn the airflow collar to the widest available setting to get the biggest clouds possible? Opening your tank’s airflow might help its cloud production, but it’s not ideal for flavor because it means that you’re inhaling more air – and the more air you inhale, the more diluted your e-liquid becomes.
If you want to taste your favorite vape juice as strongly as possible, you should try closing your tank’s airflow adjustment mechanism slightly to reduce the amount of air you inhale. This might require a bit of an adjustment because the air that passes through your vape tank also helps to keep the coil cool. Reducing the airflow will increase the coil’s heat, so you’ll need to reduce your device’s wattage slightly. When you find the right combination, though, you’ll enjoy an amazing level of flavor quality.
Try a Narrow Drip Tip to Focus the Vapor on Your Palate
Did you know that you can customize your vape tank by removing the mouthpiece and installing a different one? There’s a huge variety of third-party “drip tips” on the market, and you can change your tank’s performance by installing a different one. Try a drip tip with a narrow bore to focus the vapor on the center of your palate; you’ll find that the flavor of your favorite e-liquid will pop like never before.
The easiest way to find a drip tip with a narrow bore is by searching online for the phrase “510 drip tip.” Most current vape tanks, however, aren’t compatible with 510 drip tips by default because they use the wider 810 size. To make a smaller drip tip fit a tank designed for 810 drip tips, you’ll need to use a 510-to-810 adapter. You can find one easily with a web search.
Try a Mouth-to-Lung Vape for Savory Flavors
Do you exclusively use sweet e-liquid flavors, or do you enjoy a vape juice with a savory flavor such as tobacco from time to time? If you sometimes like to use e-liquids that aren’t so sweet, you should consider buying a mouth-to-lung tank or device for those flavors. That’s particularly true if you enjoy tobacco flavors, which don’t tend to taste very realistic in high-wattage direct-to-lung settings. You’ll find savory flavors infinitely more enjoyable if you use a mouth-to-lung vaping device and increase your e-liquid’s nicotine strength slightly. Nicotine has a slightly peppery taste, which can greatly enhance savory vape juice flavors.
