Surprised I'll be the first in here to make a reply in terms of purchasing. I ran across this juice at a B&M in Riverside. The only reason I had initially seen it is because one of the co-workers placed a big fancy flyer on the table within my eyesight. I checked it out initially thinking it was the store's menu of juice lines but it was a menu for Five Pawns.
The B&M kept this stuff somewhat hidden out of plain sight and if it wasn't for the flyer, I would have never asked about it.
When I asked to try Bowden's Mate, Absolute Pin and Gambit, I was greeted with the typical carto tank on a eGo. Now, I was there TRYING to sample Jameson's and The Standard lines. To me... Cartos are an extremely horrible way to test a juice and I rarely ever see any B&M allow you to taste test a juice in a RBA (Vape Rev is the only one so far that I have been allowed to taste test in a RBA).
Tried Gambit and Absolute Pin, while they were good, I couldn't justify the taste in the carto, so I passed.
Now Bowden's Mate, I must have gotten lucky with a decent carto and the flavors were absolutely stunning. I have a bunch of other Chocolate Mints with hints of French Vanilla, my current ADV is Pistachio Man from Mr. Good Vape which is a Chocolate Mint Pistachio with French Vanilla and hints of tobacco. Pristine and perfection.
So going back to Bowden's Mate, I was getting this extra creamy and frothy taste that would roll around my palate, this juice was awesome.
This is where things got serious. I asked the worker, can I see the bottle... This is what I was greeted with (and later criticized for, "falling for the glorified toilet paper roll container" at another B&M after).
This packaging wow'd me. I just said damn. However after asking for the price he said, "$27.50" Yeah... I nearly .... myself. That's expensive for me. Really expensive for me. That's damned near a buck a ml. But not only was it the packaging, but the numbered batch, bottle, and low batch count with matching packaging.
This juice is a collector level premium juice... And it really does make me wonder if a juice will last longer than the 1 year shelf life that so many people go by.
With that I said I stood there taste testing this Bowden's Mate in the carto setup I could not stand. Hey, i'm sorry, I vape PLUMES at half an ohm, to make things worse, I swear those were standard resistance cartos on an eGo. But no matter what, I knew this juice had much more potential in an RBA. I had to have it.
The way I look at vaping is exactly what Five Pawns envisions their lineup as. This is a connoisseur's premium juice. This is my 30ml of fine juice that I will throw into a worthy setup for a special occasion. It has the potential as an ADV, but not with my shallow pockets.
Moreover this juice lineup is home based in Irvine, CA. That's Orange County's Beverly Hills. San Diego's La Jolla, Nevada's Lake Tahoe. This stuff is rich.
Is it worth it? Yeah.
Would I have it as an ADV? Hell yes. If I had the pockets for it.
