Get ’em while they’re legal!
Nanny Bloomberg may
now be gunning for e-cigarettes, but the burning question is: Do they hold a
candle to the real thing?
The Post put five of
the most popular e-cigs (each emits flavored nicotine vapor and lasts as long
as two packs of regular cigs) to a jury of true experts — hard-bitten,
chain-smoking tabloid journalists. Their verdict, on a scale of zero (plain
sucks) to 5 e-smokes (alive with pleasure!):
Njoy OneJoy
This disposable
e-cig — $26.97 for a three-pack — is made by a firm backed by Silicon Alley’s
Sean Parker. It’s comparable in size to a longer 100, but bulkier. The
all-white cigarette with a gold band looks like a Marlboro Light with an ashy
tip that reddens as you inhale. But similarities to the real thing end there.
Smoke and taste are nearly nonexistent. Overall, OneJoy offered no joy.
Rating: Zero e-smokes
Rating: Zero e-smokes
Njoy King
Njoy makes up for its
dismal OneJoy with the King, which runs $26.97 for a three-pack. And with
Courtney Love as its spokeswoman, what could possibly go wrong? The e-cig comes
in a lighter-like case, which sets the right vibe for the pseudo-smoking
experience. The body is white with a red tip, it’s the right size, and the
shaft and filter feel papery and pliant — like a real butt. Though it produces
a near-perfect puff of vapor, it has a slight sweet-vanilla flavor.
Rating: Four e-smokes
Rating: Four e-smokes
Smoke Stik
Leonardo DiCaprio
favors this $40 rechargeable e-cig. Inside the uncrushable flip-top box are a
USB charger, two cartridges of tobacco-flavored nicotine and the cigarette
itself. The sleek black filter reminds testers of 1920s cigarette holders. But
it creates too intense billows of vapor, and a “too sweet” taste. Cartridges
must be replaced at a cost of $14.99 for five, and it takes three to four hours
to recharge the shaft’s battery.
Rating: Three e-smokes
Rating: Three e-smokes
South Beach Smoke
Uma Thurman,
Katherine Heigl and JWoww are reportedly big fans of this disposable cig, which
goes for $40 in a four-pack. It’s like a cigarette on steroids — longer, wider,
heavier and awkward. The vapor is milder, and nearly everyone complained about
the taste. “Tropic fruit,” according to one journo.
Rating: Two e-smokes
Rating: Two e-smokes
Blu
Carrie Fisher and
Lindsay Lohan might have problems — but being able to smoke wherever and
whenever they want isn’t one of them (at least for now). Both are fans of this
$11.99 disposable with a black body and a blue tip that lights up when you
inhale. The smoke level is just right, but the taste is cloying and sweet. They
may stand out aesthetically, but they don’t offer realistic tobacco flavor.
Article Credit: www.nypost.com

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