So, I had a bad experience with mount baker Vapor. I had ordered my usual ADV (peanut butter and green apple with a bit of pear) with a little more pear than usual. The pear tones down the tartness of the green apple and makes it taste more like a red apple; so this time I thought I'd add a little more pear in hopes of increasing that effect. But, halfway through my 236 ml bottle, the vape turned bad. It developed this weird metallic taste that tasted like something left to rot in a rusty old tin can. I wrote to MBV and asked them if their juice ever 'went bad', and described the unvape-able metallic taste. Their reply was that sometimes, mixing pear with any flavor other than soft fruits can produce that weird metallic taste. So, they knew about this issue but never bothered to mention it. They didn't even offer a solution, like 'buy some more peanut butter and it will fix the taste'. Not that it would have worked, maybe they know it wouldn't, it just seemed kinda final to get a note essentially saying 'yep, it does that. too bad'. Especially from these guys. Their customer service is usually above and beyond excellent. Not that I was looking for it, but from previous experience with MBV, I half expected them to offer me a whole new bottle with my previously okay pear ratio. But not so much as a suggestion how to fix it or what to try next time? That's not good.
So I wrestled, internally, about what to do. Should I write them back and ask for a little more than a 'too bad' note, or just drop it and perhaps look for another ADV? I decided to go with the latter. MBV flavors have been fine for a while, but after winning a ton of premium juice on ECF and Youtube, I've come to the conclusion that I can do better. The problem is, MBV is the cheapest e-juice you can get without going DIY.
Or, so I thought. There are actually two other major vendors that have prices comparable to MBV; Vape Wild and ITCVapes.
I assumed both vendor's juice would taste exactly the same as MBV, but it seems I was completely wrong about that. I'll get to Vape Wild in another review, but let's talk about ITC. ITC juice tastes like quality stuff. Just like the premium juices that cost 20 bucks for a 30 ml bottle. Yep, that good. At least the one I've tried so far. I took it out of the plastic bottle it shipped in and poured it into a glass dripper, then took the label off and stuck on the glass. It looked very classy and much more befitting the quality of the juice. Maybe this will be the crazy anomaly in terms of outstanding flavor, but somehow I don't think so. Spoon Licker V2 was the first one to smell like it was done steeping, so I started dripping it a few days ago. I got it in Max VG at 6mg strength. I'm now halfway through the 30 ml bottle and I have to say, I'm impressed. It's described on the site as predominantly cake batter with strawberries, and that is pretty dead on. It tastes to me like a fresh strawberry tart or shortcake. There's a lovely bit of crumble cake crust in the finish, but mostly it's a very rich blast of strawberries and creamy batter. It's really heavenly. I've tried it in a couple different builds in my Derringer, and it tastes wonderful no matter what I vape it on. Single coil, dual coil, whatever; it's fantastic.
More ITC reviews to come, as steeping progresses. I've got two more flavors from this last purchase, and I think I'll get some more just to give it a good long steep. The two weeks was okay for the Spoon Licker V2, but just since I opened it the flavor has improved daily. Some flavors on their site have reviews saying they're best when steeped for a month or more, which can be a downside for some, but I'm fine with it.
So I wrestled, internally, about what to do. Should I write them back and ask for a little more than a 'too bad' note, or just drop it and perhaps look for another ADV? I decided to go with the latter. MBV flavors have been fine for a while, but after winning a ton of premium juice on ECF and Youtube, I've come to the conclusion that I can do better. The problem is, MBV is the cheapest e-juice you can get without going DIY.
Or, so I thought. There are actually two other major vendors that have prices comparable to MBV; Vape Wild and ITCVapes.
I assumed both vendor's juice would taste exactly the same as MBV, but it seems I was completely wrong about that. I'll get to Vape Wild in another review, but let's talk about ITC. ITC juice tastes like quality stuff. Just like the premium juices that cost 20 bucks for a 30 ml bottle. Yep, that good. At least the one I've tried so far. I took it out of the plastic bottle it shipped in and poured it into a glass dripper, then took the label off and stuck on the glass. It looked very classy and much more befitting the quality of the juice. Maybe this will be the crazy anomaly in terms of outstanding flavor, but somehow I don't think so. Spoon Licker V2 was the first one to smell like it was done steeping, so I started dripping it a few days ago. I got it in Max VG at 6mg strength. I'm now halfway through the 30 ml bottle and I have to say, I'm impressed. It's described on the site as predominantly cake batter with strawberries, and that is pretty dead on. It tastes to me like a fresh strawberry tart or shortcake. There's a lovely bit of crumble cake crust in the finish, but mostly it's a very rich blast of strawberries and creamy batter. It's really heavenly. I've tried it in a couple different builds in my Derringer, and it tastes wonderful no matter what I vape it on. Single coil, dual coil, whatever; it's fantastic.
More ITC reviews to come, as steeping progresses. I've got two more flavors from this last purchase, and I think I'll get some more just to give it a good long steep. The two weeks was okay for the Spoon Licker V2, but just since I opened it the flavor has improved daily. Some flavors on their site have reviews saying they're best when steeped for a month or more, which can be a downside for some, but I'm fine with it.
