Tasting Panel

Meet the TopVapeFlavors tasting panel — the editors who blind-test and score every vape flavor we ship. Independent, brand-agnostic reviews, 21+.

Four sensory specialists. One scoring system. Every flavor blind-tested across 6 dimensions, Sweetness, Cooling, Authenticity, Aftertaste, Throat Hit, and Aroma Intensity. No brand sponsorship. No paid placements.

Nadia Sorel

Lead Flavor Analyst

Former pastry chef with 4 years in a Michelin-starred dessert kitchen. Designed the TVF 6-dimension scoring system. Specializes in dessert, cream, and bakery profiles.

Tomas Inke

Fruit & Tropical Specialist

Grew up on a California citrus farm. Former food magazine columnist who reviewed actual fruit varieties for 3 years before bringing the same sensory framework to vape flavors.

Kira Ahn

Ice & Menthol Specialist

Food sensory science M.S. from Penn State, researching cooling agents and taste interaction. Former figure skater. Can distinguish WS-23, Koolada, and natural menthol by feel alone.

Dev Okafor

Beverage & Blends Editor

Former specialty barista in London and amateur mixologist. Runs a blind-test beverage channel with 50K followers. The youngest team member and the one closest to Gen Z flavor trends.

How We Work

Every flavor is purchased at retail or received as an unmarked sample and scored blindly. No sponsorships, no paid placements. Each reviewer takes 30+ measured draws across two sessions (morning and afternoon) to account for palate variation. Scores are averaged, then weighted: Authenticity (30%), Aftertaste (20%), Sweetness (15%), Aroma Intensity (15%), Cooling (10%), Throat Hit (10%).

When two reviewers disagree by more than 8 points on any dimension, we run a third session. Nadia makes the final call on all published scores. Read our full methodology at Flavor Reviews.