Johnson Creek

[slianfoxob]

I ordered the sampler pack with my first ecig and it's been roughly two weeks so I figured I'd give my opinion on their stock.

Tennessee Cured - By far, my favourite, this one will be a staple in my house. It's strong yet smooth with a lovely burnt caramel taste. They claim vanilla, but I don't taste it. Anyway, it's delicious and I would highly recommend it.

Original Tobacco - This one is alright. It's not bad at all but I have better things to spend my money on. A very subtle taste, slightly sweet but it dries my mouth out the most of any other juices.

Smooth Hickory - Yuck. Didn't care for this one at all. I'm sure there are some that will like it and even love it but it wasn't for me. Again, really dried out my mouth and somewhat irritated my throat. Too peppery for me.

Arctic Mint - Nice, cool, subtle, refreshing. Nothing to write home about but it was pleasant. I could vape this regularly. No real bite but a nice cool minty taste. I'd compare this one of those chalky after dinner mints, not an altoid.

Chocolate Almond Decadence - I had really high hopes for this one but was sadly let down. Smooth taste, nice and wet but the flavor was lacking. I could somewhat tell it was chocolate but it wasn't very strong and even a hint of almond was absent.

Peach Cobbler - Love it. A cool, wet taste. Sweet, but not too sweet. Quite delicious. No real throat hit but this one produced some good vapor and the flavor is one of the strongest of all their flavors. I might pick this one up again.

Mint Chocolate Madness - Again, like the chocolate almond, somewhat of a disappointment. It must be something to do with chocolate flavor. This one didn't dry me out either but the flavor was way too subtle. I could taste both the mint and chocolate but not enough to want to buy it again.

Sweet Strawberry - Mouth watering. I was surprised that I liked this one seeing that I don't really care for strawberries. Light sweet taste with a little pep, good vapor but no real throat hit. I enjoy mixing this with minty flavors such as Jane's Abandon Mint. I'll have to try it with someone's chocolate juice to get a chocolate covered strawberry next time. I would definitely recommend this one.

Wild Cherry - This one was in the running for worst against ol' Hickory. I didn't care for this one at all. Too medicinal and really harsh. I was downing bottles of water while vaping this to counteract the dryness. Don't recommend this one.

Vanilla Ice Cream - Bleh! I can't really judge this one too harshly because I despise vanilla flavors and scents. It produced good vapor and didn't dry me out but the flavor almost made me gag. Nuff said.

I tested all of my flavors on a freshly cleaned atomizer with a freshly charged battery just incase you were curious.

So, my top recommendations are (in order) Tennessee Cured, Peach Cobbler, and Sweet Strawberry. My flavors to avoid are (in order) Smooth Hickory, Wild Cherry, and Chocolate Almond Decadence.

Overall, I enjoyed Johnson Creek a lot. The vapor production was very good and although the liquid is thinner than some, I didn't find myself topping off too much more than other suppliers. I look forward to seeing some new flavors from them in the future. My biggest recommendation goes to Tennesse Cured. Get yourself a bottle and hopefully you'll be thanking me

Also, I'd really like to try British Bulldog. I keep hearing all the great reviews from across the pond.


Foxy

[Kate]

Nice review Foxy.

I tried the JC sampler recently and loved the vanilla ice cream more than any of the others. I think vanilla is yummy though so it's horses for courses I suppose.

[slianfoxob]

Nice review Foxy.

I tried the JC sampler recently and loved the vanilla ice cream more than any of the others. I think vanilla is yummy though so it's horses for courses I suppose.

Agreed. I worked in the stationary department of a retailer for about 4 years surrounded by sickeningly sweet tahitian vanilla candles and I think that did me in. I retch whenever I smell vanilla now.

I'm glad you can give an honest review of it. Thanks


Foxy

[Mr.Darcy]

vanilla gives me headaches and nausea...even vanilla car air freshners...

i wonder why...

anyway,i know to avoid it in eliquid now...yuck!

[BadSeed]

I plan on grabbing a JC sample pack in the new year to see how I get on with the flavours. There's a few there I wouldn't mind sampling.

[No burn baby]

vanilla gives me headaches and nausea...even vanilla car air freshners...

i wonder why...

anyway,i know to avoid it in eliquid now...yuck!

Apparently, as outlined in another thread, its rather a dangerous toxin to vape!

[Kate]

Just a word on the problems with JC's formula/filtering/atomiser killing problems.

There have been no reports of problems since the latest recipe was brought out until someone said this yesterday:

"What I am also concerned about is the Non-PG juice sample pack from JC that I'm using, one of the bottles had cloudy white stuff floating in it and after reading some here I take it this is not a good thing "

3 atomizers dead within 2 days?

And this:

"Just got the juice a couple of weeks ago, they are really faint little cloudy wisps in the smooth hickory sample. I think I'll toss it then, I don't want to take any undo risks."

3 atomizers dead within 2 days?

Either someone is still selling old stock or there are still problems with JC.

[slianfoxob]

I suppose I could just ask JC but I was curious if anyone on here knew...

My sampler was clean as a whistle, no problems with atomisers. I do plan on ordering again for some Tennessee Cured. If this mysterious cloudiness appears in one my future orders, does JC make good on taking back the bad batch and sending out a new one?


Foxy

[Zach]

I've got the no pg sampler and i've had no problems with my 2 atomizers. I drain my atomizers but otherwise don't do a lot of maintenance.

I don't really like the glycerine so i've just been falling back on these as filler, but they certainly aren't cloudy or clog atomizers.

[Kate]

JC customer service is said to be very good Foxy. They have a money back guarantee if you are not happy for any reason.