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koriandjon

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For those of you raving about CRFT Strawberry Blonde, how many of you have tried any of the other well-known strawberry/cream vapes, for example Mother's Milk, Unicorn Milk, NT's Strawnilla, Zombie Apocalypse. I'm wondering if the SB is better than those others. I'd be interested to know I have tried many and even have done a really good DIY version. It's one of my favorite flavor profiles and I find that each has it's own little quirk. I'm really curious about this one.
I have NT Strawnilla I actually just picked up the deep steep release that just came out. I adore strawnilla but the CRFT Strawberry Blonde was really really good. It's different than strawnilla in my mind. I haven't tried any of the other strawberry ones though.
 

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Feels like Christmas again! Just got my box. Jake has taken over for Meriwether on my account, I hope I didn't scare her off :)

Received Blackbird V2 as my tester, I did not receive a letter saying no more testers, perhaps there is a limit to how long one can test...Anywho, here's the contents, tasting to follow...

Velvet Cloud Vapors - Strawb-Gwb
Jackson Vapor - Peaches & Cream
Sweet Tooth - Loopy
Hold Fast Vapors - Pirate's Booty
Mojo Vapor - Mojo West
CRFT - Strawberry Blonde

Reporting back later! Box looks tasty!

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I have NT Strawnilla I actually just picked up the deep steep release that just came out. I adore strawnilla but the CRFT Strawberry Blonde was really really good. It's different than strawnilla in my mind. I haven't tried any of the other strawberry ones though.

While I am a huge fan of most NT juices I was not that impressed with Strawnilla. I love Frenilla straight and use it often to"fix" so-so flavors. But I found Strawnilla to be a bit overly sweet, a little heavy and cloying. Good flavor but not a lot of finesse. Unicorn milk is addictive but also on the sweet side. Mothers Milk is yummy but a little pricey. Seems like a lot of folks are getting the CRFT I might too.


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While I am a huge fan of most NT juices I was not that impressed with Strawnilla. I love Frenilla straight and use it often to"fix" so-so flavors. But I found Strawnilla to be a bit overly sweet, a little heavy and cloying. Good flavor but not a lot of finesse. Unicorn milk is addictive but also on the sweet side. Mothers Milk is yummy but a little pricey. Seems like a lot of folks are getting the CRFT I might too.


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I love frenilla also and use it in a lot of different flavors or alone. Strawnilla I enjoy but I like super sweet flavors. The CRFT Strawberry Blonde isn't overly sweet and the custard has a really nice vanilla hint to it almost like a homemade ice cream or whipped cream but also has a hint of shortcake type flavor to it at least to me that keeps it from going candyish. Plus the strawberry is very ripe and true which is amazing and delicious. I am not sure if others will get that as it is so true that taste is subjective but for me this flavor was amazing and I would have never purchased it for myself. I definitely want to hear what others thing when they try theirs though to see if I am losing my mind lol. I am on lots of medication for a spinal cord injury that mess with my taste buds so you never know
 

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I'm SO glad I dropped to 6mg. Testing on an IPV2 (it was my birthday a couple of weeks ago) with a TOBH 30g duals @ .6 ohm

Strw-Gwab - I was astounded at the clouds I was creating and then realized, duh, it's 100% VG. I chase flavor not clouds, but it sure is fun! Really nicely balanced between the 2 fruits. I really like Guava and it stands up to the Strawberry. I took this from 7-20 watts and 9.5 is where the Guava really shines. I like it!

Peaches & Cream - Peach is a little chemically, decent balance between the Peach and Cream. A bit lacking of sweetness and custard. 9-9.5 watts is the sweet spot again. I don't hate it, I suspect a week of steep will do this right.

Loopy - Citrus blend, tastes like eating Fruit Loops out of hand. Maybe a bit more Orange or Tangerine at lower wattage. Very refreshing, bright and sweet! Not too bad!

Pirate's Booty - Fair warning, I have never liked any Banana flavor besides a fresh ripe Banana and this is my first Banana vape...This is a Strawberry Banana sweetened with a touch of Cotton Candy. I get some faint Cotton Candy and some Banana (that doesn't sux) but the Strawberry is missing. Not bad, but I don't think it will be an ADV for me. Trades welcome if someone loves this stuff.

Mojo West - Nice rich decadent Chocolate, undertones of Coffee. Sweet, but not too much. Chocolates can be hard to do, but this is a really nice Chocolate vape! 8 watts did this best for me. A REAL coil gunker. My rayon was BLACK at the coils. MMM MMM Good.

Strawberry Blonde - I am a fan of NT's Strawnilla and I have a batch that will be ready in a couple of weeks. The Blonde is a little shy on Strawberry for me and I had to push the watts to around 11 to get the Custard which tells me that this needs to steep to give it a fair assessment. The two should be ready at the same time so I will update then. In fact I have a MM clone steeping that I put up today, so I will compare all three for you! This is not a bad vape at all, just needs time. I will say that NT wins on the Vanilla factor though...

Blackbird V2 - Switched it up from Black Currant and Kiwi to Black Currant and Quince. V2 delivered a pretty decent TH even at 40/60 pg/vg. Less sweet than V1. I need to taste this in a tank to figure it out. Not bad I love Black Currant.

Overall a pretty decent box this month. The Chocolate is by far my fav, I added those to my profile this month and am glad they gave me a good one to start out with! I'll slowly sling these into an Orchid to try. If you don't have one, get one. Despite the small volume they hold, it killed the Kayfun for me. It's a dripper with a tank, great airflow and should do all these flavors well! I hope ya'll enjoy your boxes as well!
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I'm SO glad I dropped to 6mg. Testing on an IPV2 (it was my birthday a couple of weeks ago) with a TOBH 30g duals @ .6 ohm

Strw-Gwab - I was astounded at the clouds I was creating and then realized, duh, it's 100% VG. I chase flavor not clouds, but it sure is fun! Really nicely balanced between the 2 fruits. I really like Guava and it stands up to the Strawberry. I took this from 7-20 watts and 9.5 is where the Guava really shines. I like it!

Peaches & Cream - Peach is a little chemically, decent balance between the Peach and Cream. A bit lacking of sweetness and custard. 9-9.5 watts is the sweet spot again. I don't hate it, I suspect a week of steep will do this right.

Loopy - Citrus blend, tastes like eating Fruit Loops out of hand. Maybe a bit more Orange or Tangerine at lower wattage. Very refreshing, bright and sweet! Not too bad!

Pirate's Booty - Fair warning, I have never liked any Banana flavor besides a fresh ripe Banana and this is my first Banana vape...This is a Strawberry Banana sweetened with a touch of Cotton Candy. I get some faint Cotton Candy and some Banana (that doesn't sux) but the Strawberry is missing. Not bad, but I don't think it will be an ADV for me. Trades welcome if someone loves this stuff.

Mojo West - Nice rich decadent Chocolate, undertones of Coffee. Sweet, but not too much. Chocolates can be hard to do, but this is a really nice Chocolate vape! 8 watts did this best for me. A REAL coil gunker. My rayon was BLACK at the coils. MMM MMM Good.

Strawberry Blonde - I am a fan of NT's Strawnilla and I have a batch that will be ready in a couple of weeks. The Blonde is a little shy on Strawberry for me and I had to push the watts to around 11 to get the Custard which tells me that this needs to steep to give it a fair assessment. The two should be ready at the same time so I will update then. In fact I have a MM clone steeping that I put up today, so I will compare all three for you! This is not a bad vape at all, just needs time. I will say that NT wins on the Vanilla factor though...

Blackbird V2 - Switched it up from Black Currant and Kiwi to Black Currant and Quince. V2 delivered a pretty decent TH even at 40/60 pg/vg. Less sweet than V1. I need to taste this in a tank to figure it out. Not bad I love Black Currant.

Overall a pretty decent box this month. The Chocolate is by far my fav, I added those to my profile this month and am glad they gave me a good one to start out with! I'll slowly sling these into an Orchid to try. If you don't have one, get one. Despite the small volume they hold, it killed the Kayfun for me. It's a dripper with a tank, great airflow and should do all these flavors well! I hope ya'll enjoy your boxes as well!
Vape on peoples!
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It's so funny different vapes on the different flavors. I got CRFT Strawberry Blonde also and I get tons of strawberry and absolutely love it. I also have NT strawnilla and really enjoy that too but the strawnilla for me is more of a sweet candy syrup like flavor where blonde is more of a strawberry shortcake with whipped cream for me.
 

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It's so funny different vapes on the different flavors. I got CRFT Strawberry Blonde also and I get tons of strawberry and absolutely love it. I also have NT strawnilla and really enjoy that too but the strawnilla for me is more of a sweet candy syrup like flavor where blonde is more of a strawberry shortcake with whipped cream for me.

Yeah, there's a lot of different variables too. Equipment, steep time, build, wicking, time of day etc...the CRFT was the last one I tasted and I bet my palate was getting worn out. The other thing with me vape mail shows up at 5 pm ish and my palate wears down over the course of the day. I always do a second tasting on the same equipment the next morning to pick up anything I missed...

It's the vape mantra, "taste is subjective, YMMV"!!
 

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The tester series lives on!

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It's so funny different vapes on the different flavors. I got CRFT Strawberry Blonde also and I get tons of strawberry and absolutely love it. I also have NT strawnilla and really enjoy that too but the strawnilla for me is more of a sweet candy syrup like flavor where blonde is more of a strawberry shortcake with whipped cream for me.

Thank you and Soignee for detailed comments on the SB vs. Strawnilla. NT usually does a good sweet vape and I usually like that, but I just don't find the strawberry very "fresh" I'm heartened by what you have to say, Kori, I like the idea of more of a strawberry shortcake vibe. And yeah, the build and other external factors count so much. I think I'm gonna re-build everything to prepare for my box. Of course after all this I won't get it and it will all be a moot point :D
 

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Thank you and Soignee for detailed comments on the SB vs. Strawnilla. NT usually does a good sweet vape and I usually like that, but I just don't find the strawberry very "fresh" I'm heartened by what you have to say, Kori, I like the idea of more of a strawberry shortcake vibe. And yeah, the build and other external factors count so much. I think I'm gonna re-build everything to prepare for my box. Of course after all this I won't get it and it will all be a moot point :D

If you don't pm me your addy and I'll send you some. I have SO MANY diy custard cream etc...that it's NOT a big deal. Payback for using your Twitter to enter contests! And thanks again.
 

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Thanks for sharing prophet, great news to hear! I know catmomma, robin, and I are in same boat, but so hard getting our boxes last after reading what everyone else has gotten....darn east coast....my fingers are crossed to get strawberry-blonde since I didn't jump on the nt strawnilla train
 

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Thanks for sharing prophet, great news to hear! I know catmomma, robin, and I are in same boat, but so hard getting our boxes last after reading what everyone else has gotten....darn east coast....my fingers are crossed to get strawberry-blonde since I didn't jump on the nt strawnilla train

I'm so glad to see you on here. I miss you!! It seems like a lot folks are getting the SB. I think that sometimes they get an exceptional juice and they send it to as many folks as possible. So perhaps we will get it too since we have custards on our profiles I'm sorry you're still using your pad bit that's no excuse since I often use my phone, like now [emoji75]


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Lol, I couldn't post on my phone at all, hate texting on darn thing, getting used to typing on tablet now(course now IT couldn't fix computer), still dislike it, then it subs words all the time "pima!!!" , yeah I am hoping since a lot are getting it, it increases the odds for us. A lot of crazy s#%© going on lately at home, oh my nerves!!!!....whatcha vaping on lately catmomma? Flavors, devices, etc...I'm still looking at dna 30 clones, now the 20 watt ileaf istick thing looks cute too....hope us 3 get our boxes today, for real. How are the kitties doing? Anyone see how Coelli's been? Hope things looking up for her.
 
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