Notes: I'm going to move the notes up here, because this is a very unusual flavour profile. It is based on a popular Finnish sweet called Leijona (lion). It's a combination of medium strength salmiakki liquorice and tar. Yes, tar. It's a not too uncommon flavouring, which can also be had in sauna pours, soft drinks and other sweets.
Setup: Petri Clone, dual N80 coil, 0.5 ohms. Simple round wire.
Testing: Höyrykeisari Legendary Flavours Salmiakki Tar, 7%, 83% PG, 2 day steep.
Flavor Description: The tar is strong and lingers just like it does on the sweets. The salmiakki is not as pronounced and could possibly do with a black liquorice boost. It's dry, with not much sweetness.
Off-flavors: It tastes almost identical, nothing stands out.
Throat Hit: Despite the tarry taste it is smooth.
Uses & Pairings: Liquorice, lemon, and any classic nordic berries like raspberry, sea buckthorn, cloudberry. Something sour. I guess it would also add nicely to a good tobacco.
Second Opinions: There's no other reviews I could find.
Edit: typo'd the name of the company, it's Höyrykeisari.
Well, I'm a big fan of licorice so that's nice, but idk about tar, that sounds petty f'ing weird, but this is coming from someone who's never even considered tar as something to ingest/taste. As long as it's not off-putting I could see that being a super interesting note especially when paired with licorice/anise.
Thanks for the info!
Tar?
Hooly crap I've actually tasted those as a kid, weird at first but surprisingly addictive. So you get proper tar flavor from the juice? I'm intrigued!
As for upping the salmiak, this is the closest I've found, but don't bother with the rest of this shitty brand :P
Hands down the best salty licorice is from Vapetalo, http://www.vapetalo.com/product/434/the-black Tastes just like eating the candy.
I'm pretty sure they deliver to all around EU.
Have you tried this, /u/phelyan?
Interesting, have you compared it to that Danish brand that I can never remember the name of? :)
To me, salmiak and salty licorice aren't the same, but of course brands and recipes vary greatly.
Oooh, Sallos... I do remember them from my childhood.
Funny, in the north of Germany they do love strong salty liquorice, being so close to Denmark. So when I moved to Finland everyone was like "you gotta try these *snigger*", and I was like "yeah, we have those".
Lol, Finns do love to tease, don't they. They kept throwing water on the heater until I couldn't even breathe and had to leave the sauna. I thought I was used to saunas. Of course the Finns stayed and laughed their asses off. Especially at being girls, and I had to bail my manly ass the hell out of there. Finns are crazy man.