Review - Cleopatra from Lazarus Vintage's Valley of the Kings line

Lazarus Vintage

Valley of the Kings line

http://lazarusvintage.com/index.php/seven-wonders/valley-of-the-kings.html

Cleopatra

We welcome you to the Lazarus Lifestyle; where your desired vape intensity will transform into a personal world of incredible aromatics and savory flavors. Our mission is not simply to serve you our reserved elixirs, but to increase your expectations for how you should be captivated by a truly fine vape.

Our first Journey will be through the Seven Wonders of the World where you are No.1. The course at hand is warm and inviting with a hint of coolness in the air that will refresh your taste for new things. You will look up and gaze upon a Nebula and be mesmerized by the Stardust within. Admiring the clouds above, you retrieve your trusted Compass and guide your vessel to the Lighthouse; a beacon of sweetness in a world of spice. Upon your arrival, a bottle of vintage Trinity Reserve is opened. Humbled by the smooth vanilla bourbon warming your senses, you embrace the generosity of the many that have helped you along the way....

This is but the first chapter of many more to be introduced in our future. Our greatest continual challenge will be for your palate to be dazzled as it interprets the richness of flavors along with the intensity of beautiful aromas; Aromas so alluring that every one around you is pleased to be in your company and flavors so masterfully created that they are in a refined league of their own. This is the embodiment of the Lazarus Lifestyle and we welcome you to the Lazarus family

Sincerely

Sir James

(from their website)

The Lazarus Vintage line of e-liquid was developed to be some of the most premium e-juice on the market.  Some of their flavor combinations are normally only found in high end cigars and pipe tobaccos.  The flavor profiles they choose for their different lines are wonderful and, at times, exotic.  And Cleopatra, named after the famous Egyptian queen, is no different.

Queen Cleopatra was renowned for her exotic beauty.  She charmed Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, bringing those two leaders to their knees with her charms.  Even though her beauty was actually rather ordinary, what ultimately made Cleopatra attractive were her wit, charm and, as the Greek essayist Plutarch put it, "the sweetness in the tones of her voice."

It seems Lazarus Vintage used Plutarch’s words as inspiration for their e-liquid.

According to their website, the flavor profile is:

An exotic blend of Greek and Egyptian flavors, the mixture of pink champagne and hypnotic fruits seduce you like the beauty that captured the heart of Julius Caesar. The ageless beauties of these ingredients are what give Cleopatra the elixir of life.

Honestly, this is a rather sentimental review for me.  Cleopatra was the very first e-liquid I bought when I upgraded from a cheap Voodoo pen setup to a mechanical mod.  The owner of my local shop only carries what he considers to be top of the line e-liquids, and he carries the entire line of Valley of the Kings.

When I was taste testing all the juices he carries, Cleopatra was the one that grabbed my interest that day.

Cracking the wax seal on the bottle that day, my hands trembled in excitement at the new world opening up to me.  The smell rising from the bottle was very fruity – subtle tones of peach and strawberry were what stood out the most.

Tasting a drop on my finger to see what it tasted like outside of the small clearomizer with which I’d first taste tested the juice, the flavor was crisp and not overly sweet.  Strawberry was the most dominate flavor but there was a undertone of peach.

Once my brand new setup was ready to use, I juiced up the fresh cotton in my new RDA (yep, I went straight to an RDA instead of a tank) and fired the mod off a few times.  The vapor that rose from my brand new mod was fruity – strawberry, peach, a hint of apple, and a bit of grape filled the air.

That very first inhale on my very first mod was quite tasty.  Strawberry, peach, plum, and a bit of apple filled my mouth, hitting my taste buds with a unique, exotic flavor.  That first exhale was plum, hint of strawberry, and a very subtle champagne-like flavor.

All in all, this was an excellent choice as a first juice.  The fruity flavor was a great all-day vape.  The only downside for this – and any of the Lazarus Vintage juices – is that they can be a little pricey.  Lazarus seems to be very proud of their product.  So if you’re looking to make your first juice purchase, you might want to consider another line of juice from which to choose.