Granola is not a word you see on many e-liquid labels, and as someone who eats a lot of it, I wanted to know how Yogi would turn it into vapor. I bought three of the brand’s granola flavors and plan to cover each in its own review. First up is Apple Cinnamon Granola Bar. My score, for those in a hurry: 8 out of 10.
How it tastes
Yogi eLiquid’s own website was badly out of date when I looked and showed only the original flavor, so the label is my reference: apples, cinnamon and granola. Apple comes through on the inhale and cinnamon on the exhale. The granola is much harder to find. There is a certain thickness underneath that I don’t normally get from apple cinnamon liquids, and that may well be it.
The apple is sweet and warm, closer to baked apples than to the sharp, tart fruit of a straight fruit juice. The cinnamon is smooth, not hot or gritty, and it suits the apple. The nearest comparison I can offer is a packet of Quaker apple cinnamon oatmeal. Inhale and exhale are both sweet and full, and what lingers afterward is cinnamon.
Box and bottle
I liked the packaging. The box has the feel of recycled cardboard, although nothing on it says so, with the Yogi name in large letters across the front and a green checkered top that resembles a picnic blanket. Each side carries “Top Shelf”, “Apple Cinnamon Granola Bar”, “60mL” and “3MG” in clear type. Front and back both carry the warning that the product contains nicotine and that nicotine is an addictive chemical.
The bottle is clear, and its label stops short of a full wrap, leaving a gap to check the level. The nicotine warning is repeated on the front. On the back are a disclaimer, further warnings, the ingredients and where it was made. The liquid is dark amber, about the color of honey, which is common for dessert blends because of the heavier custard and bakery flavorings and the nicotine. It moves freely when you tilt the bottle.
Filling the tank
The cap is child-proof but not a struggle to open. With it off, the smell is thick and syrupy: apples and cinnamon, no obvious granola, though that is a hard scent to pick out. The thin tip makes for a clean fill, and my TFV16 tank was full in a few seconds. Inside the tank the liquid seemed to move a bit more slowly than it had in the bottle. It looked clear enough that I wasn’t worried about gunking the coil and thick enough that I wasn’t worried about burning it.
Verdict
Dessert flavors are not usually my thing, and curiosity about the granola is what got me here. The apple and cinnamon are easy to taste, while the granola gets buried under the fruit and spice. Packaging, color, consistency and the strength and clarity of the flavor all earned marks. Just don’t expect the crunch of an actual apple cinnamon granola bar. Taken as a dessert liquid with some fruit in it, I’d recommend it.
If sweet fruit blends are your thing, other apple options include Reds Apple eJuice and To The Max. Taste is personal, so your impressions may differ from mine, and if you can pick out the granola, leave a comment. Next in this series is Yogi Lemon Granola Bar.