Alien Visions E-Juice 5 sample pack review.

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Let me first start off by saying that I'm not going to review vapor production or throat hit. These juices are 100% or 90% VG, they all have great vapor production. They also all have a good throat hit. I'm mainly reviewing flavor. All juices were tested by dripping on a LR510.

Apple Teaser (2/5). This was the first flavor I tried. Zero flavor. I could not taste ANYTHING. For all I knew I was vaping unflavored VG. I left the cap off the bottle overnight to try and steep it and get some flavor, and this is where things got interesting.

When I first got the bottle the liquid inside was very thick (90% VG) and crystal clear in color. After leaving the cap off all night the juice started to pickup a light yellow color and that's when I noticed it. THE BOTTLE WAS OVER HALF EMPTY! I had only used maybe 7-8 drops of the juice and the 6ML bottle was well under half. I was shipped a half empty bottle. :(

That said, I did pickup a light apple taste after leaving it open all night.

Strawberry Cooler (4/5). Hey, this stuff isn't too bad! The flavor was very light, but unlike the apple I could at least taste it. To me it tastes exactly like Bubblicious strawberry gum. If it wasn't for the price, I could see myself ordering this again.

Caramel Kicker (-7463/5). Oh dear god, this was beyond horrible. I've tried a lot of juices but this is the only one I found absolutely un-vapeable. The smell and taste of the juice are exactly the same. BURNT.

Imagine turning the burner on an electric stove to high and wait until it gets nice and red hot, then set a caramel candy on the burner. That's what it smells and tastes like. It destroyed my atty, I couldn't get the taste out of it. I let it soak 24 hours and it's drying out today. Hopefully I can save it. *crosses fingers*.

NOTE: The review for these next two flavors are not exactly fair. These are the first two tobacco flavor juices I've ever tried. I smoked analogs for over ten years but in all honesty I never liked the way cigarettes tasted. I always needed to have coffee, soda, or juice to drink while smoking analogs to wash out the flavor. I was addicted to the nicotine and the act of smoking, not the taste.

Havana Gold (3/5). After smelling the juice, I thought for sure this stuff was going to make me ill, but much to my surprise it was actually pretty good. Not sure how to describe it, it's just a light, fresh cigar. It's not something I could vape often, but I think having a bottle of this around for special occasions like when I'm kicking back and enjoying a nice glass of scotch would be perfect. I would have gave it 4/5 if it wasn't for the ashtray mouth aftertaste.

Boba's Bounty (4/5). Again, pleasantly surprised. Strong tobacco flavor with hints of other flavors that's I can't even begin to try and identify. Unlike the Havana Gold this didn't leave me with "ashtray mouth" after vaping. Like I said above, tobacco flavors are not really for me, but I could see myself vaping these while drinking. :laugh:


Overall, If you like tobacco juices, I'd give Alien Visions a try. The non-tobacco flavors on the other hand didn't really impress me, especially with the higher prices compared to most other vendors.
 

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You might want to try Gorilla Juice when it gets back in stock. It's a tobacco vape but sweeter than Boba's with a little banana flavor thrown in. They can't ever keep it in stock!! If you want to get rid of the flavors, plenty will trade for you. Alien Visions has a huge rep on ecf (or you can pass them on to me.....)
 

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You might want to try Gorilla Juice when it gets back in stock. It's a tobacco vape but sweeter than Boba's with a little banana flavor thrown in. They can't ever keep it in stock!! If you want to get rid of the flavors, plenty will trade for you. Alien Visions has a huge rep on ecf (or you can pass them on to me.....)

Has the HG working out for yah? Seems that my lot was not your first introduction to them :)
 

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You really lost me when you claimed it was "expensive." Compared to Chinese juices, it is more expensive... compared to other USA juices, it's quite affordable. If it's not at least $1 per ML, then it's really not that expensive.

$1 a ML would wreck me. That would be more than I was spending on analogs per month and not even including attys!

I meant more expensive in relation to other juice vendors I've purchased from.

AVE : $0.53ml
FSUSA: $0.33ml (base price, usually a coupon for even lower)
Tasty Vapor: $0.33ml (if you grab a weekly special)
Madvapes: $0.24ml

Not everyone has unlimited cash to throw at vaping. My health is important to me, but one of the main reasons I switched to vaping is because I couldn't afford the ever rising price of analogs anymore. So yeah, AVE is more "expensive" to me. Sorry if I lost you.
 

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Not everyone has unlimited cash to throw at vaping. My health is important to me, but one of the main reasons I switched to vaping is because I couldn't afford the ever rising price of analogs anymore. So yeah, AVE is more "expensive" to me. Sorry if I lost you.

Not to dismiss your concerns, but it is fair to mention that making juices with high quality ingredients rather than just pre-bottled largely artificial flavors and extracts is naturally going to be much more expensive. If it means that what I buy will 1) actually taste like what it is supposed to taste like and not taste like really bad Halloween candy and 2) it won't have strong undercurrents of bad perfume or soap, I'm certainly willing to pay more.

I cannot personally vouch for AVE one way or the other. I do, on the other hand, have a number of samples from 2 of the other 3 vendors you listed above and the good/bad ratio from both was pretty darn low (at least for me).
 

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I completely understand. The search for my favorite juice is not over, and If I found something more expensive yet simply amazing then I would bite the bullet. I just didn't find that in this case; in fact I haven't found higher cost to equal higher quality in my experience yet. Some of my favorite juices so far are the "cheaper" ones. But there are many more flavors and vendors out there to try, so you never know!
 

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I really like AVE! Sweet reviews!

Hey passer, I get the same burnt taste from Caramel kicker. It goes good the first couple of vapes then its just burnt caramel.
Caramel Kicker is a delicate juice its called kicker for a reason, yes it does have a odd taste if you use it wrong, if its used right it is very good......

Any suggestions on how to use it right? thanks
 

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You got that right JF


Not to dismiss your concerns, but it is fair to mention that making juices with high quality ingredients rather than just pre-bottled largely artificial flavors and extracts is naturally going to be much more expensive. If it means that what I buy will 1) actually taste like what it is supposed to taste like and not taste like really bad Halloween candy and 2) it won't have strong undercurrents of bad perfume or soap, I'm certainly willing to pay more.

I cannot personally vouch for AVE one way or the other. I do, on the other hand, have a number of samples from 2 of the other 3 vendors you listed above and the good/bad ratio from both was pretty darn low (at least for me).
 

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OP, you might want to use regular resistance atties for sweet juice, LR burns the sugar. Nice review thanks. A note about zero flavor: I have menthol from ePuff.ca which tastes strong to me, but I have arctic menthol and menthol ultra from FSUSA that are supposed to be quite strong, but I taste NOTHING. Same for some other flavors from other vendors. Some juices are plenty tasty.

As I quit analogs 3 weeks ago, I think my taste buds are screwy at the moment, your may be as well. Apparently it will pass :)
 
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