Curious

[Hans Wermhat]

I'm not a big fan of menthol. I smoked Newports for a short while in my late teens, but the TH was too much for me. The only mentholy juice I have found that I like is a flavor called "Permafrost" by Ten-Ninety. All their juices are 90%VG (hence the name), and Permafrost is a wild berry flavor with a HUGE mint/menthol kick. It's great if you are stopped up or have a cold. It's like a Halls cough drop on steroids. But it still has a great flavor.

 

[nyiddle]

Wait.. Hawk Sauce has menthol in it? I'm a Hawk Sauce fanatic, and I've never tasted menthol in it.

 

[Denvap0r]

I never smoked menthols when I smoked but I have 2 favorites from Halo that I use just for a change every once in a while. Malibu and Tiki juice. The menthol isn't overly strongand has a great fruit flavor. They are very good to me and great for when all my other juices start tasting the same and blah. Great palate cleansers.

 

[Denvap0r]

Yep, Hawk sauce is considered a menthol. Good stuff too. You're not the only one I've heard shocked by that news though.

 

[nyiddle]

Yep, Hawk sauce is considered a menthol. Good stuff too. You're not the only one I've heard shocked by that news though.

Very odd. I'm vaping on some Hawk Sauce right now (I always have a 236mL bottle on deck) and I don't really get any menthol at all. Maybe a tiny hint of it, but perhaps I'm jaded from my menthol cigarette days, because this barely counts as menthol lol.

 

[Denvap0r]

Very odd. I'm vaping on some Hawk Sauce right now (I always have a 236mL bottle on deck) and I don't really get any menthol at all. Maybe a tiny hint of it, but perhaps I'm jaded from my menthol cigarette days, because this barely counts as menthol lol.

Try adding an extra flavor shot or 2 on your next order and it will probably shine a bit more. I tried dripping it once and it was absolutely face melting, but it had 3 extra shots in it.

 

[kaahn]

Very odd. I'm vaping on some Hawk Sauce right now (I always have a 236mL bottle on deck) and I don't really get any menthol at all. Maybe a tiny hint of it, but perhaps I'm jaded from my menthol cigarette days, because this barely counts as menthol lol.

Yeah I get the 236ml too. If I could get it by the gallon I would. And yes three flavor shots is awesome... for me anyways

 

[Electrodave]

I never liked menthol cigarettes because they irritated my sinuses.

I make my own juice, mostly, because I don't like a lot of flavor, just a hint. So far, the best I've come up with for my taste is a key lime with a little spearmint in it (10% key lime, 3% spearmint). I like the little bit of "fresh" from the spearmint.

FWIW, "menthol" is French for "mint oil", and can be made from peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen, or any combination thereof. The harshest are peppermint based (Kool), and the milder ones are usually spearmint based (Salem).

 

[Train2]

I hated menthol cigs - would "pass" and go without smoking until I could find a non-menthol. In liquid, I'm not a big fan - but I didn't mind a couple flavors that had some menthol component. I think there was a "bahama something" that was a mentholated pina colada kind of thing that I bought and kind of enjoyed...

 

[RandyF]

I hated menthol cigs as a smoker. As a vaper, I must have menthol in my juice, never had a juice without it I liked. Recently started making my own juice and it is simply unflavored with menthol.

 

[edyle]

I never liked menthol;

however i don't mind adding some mint type flavors to my rda sometimes. - specifically i buy a bottle of halo malibu sometimes, but in general, i wouldn't usually even try something where the label suggests menthol or mint.

 

[rico942]

I hated menthol cigs - would "pass" and go without smoking until I could find a non-menthol.

I would say you are in the majority, here and in the real world ...

But I wonder how many analogs I saved by smoking menthols ?

Handing out "OPs" could wipe you out, but then I certainly bummed my share of smokes ...

 

[VNeil]

I was an only menthol smoker that never got into menthol vapes. And I DIY and tried various things. You just have to try it and see if you like it. You can add menthol to any juice. Buy some menthol crystals and some PG, and a 15ml or 30ml glass bottle with a dropper. Dissolve as much as you can, it takes a few hours and you may need to put the bottle in a hot bath. I think I had to put mine in boiling water.

Then add one or two drops to a 15ml bottle of juice. Just a drop at a time because it is VERY strong. And of course you can buy commercial mentholated juice. I'm just trying to get you into a little DIY through a back door

Thinking about it, rather than trying to make the most concentrated menthol you can, you may just put a few crystals in PG, and then a drop at ta time into a smaller amount of juice, maybe a few ml from a favorite juice so you don't waste it if it isn't what you are looking for. No sense killing a whole bottle of juice in the interests of science.

 

[jada1082]

Great insight guys. I was thinking of throwing a menthol in there - to change up my flavor profile. And surprise my tongue.
Maybe I'll try the hawk sauce

 

[edyle]

I was an only menthol smoker that never got into menthol vapes. And I DIY and tried various things. You just have to try it and see if you like it. You can add menthol to any juice. Buy some menthol crystals and some PG, and a 15ml or 30ml glass bottle with a dropper. Dissolve as much as you can, it takes a few hours and you may need to put the bottle in a hot bath. I think I had to put mine in boiling water.

Then add one or two drops to a 15ml bottle of juice. Just a drop at a time because it is VERY strong. And of course you can buy commercial mentholated juice. I'm just trying to get you into a little DIY through a back door

Thinking about it, rather than trying to make the most concentrated menthol you can, you may just put a few crystals in PG, and then a drop at ta time into a smaller amount of juice, maybe a few ml from a favorite juice so you don't waste it if it isn't what you are looking for. No sense killing a whole bottle of juice in the interests of science.

I've heard about these 'menthol' crystals, and at first I had absolutely no interest in menthol crystals , after all, it's 'menthol' ..... right?

But one question does bug me..... is it really 'menthol' or is it more like 'mint'?
And if it is indeed mentol, are there also peppermint crystals?

And on the broader question, are there crystals of other flavors?
I'd be much more interested in crystals or powdered stuff for DIY purposes than buying liquids.

 

[Mooch]

I've heard about these 'menthol' crystals, and at first I had absolutely no interest in menthol crystals , after all, it's 'menthol' ..... right?

But one question does bug me..... is it really 'menthol' or is it more like 'mint'?
And if it is indeed mentol, are there also peppermint crystals?

And on the broader question, are there crystals of other flavors?
I'd be much more interested in crystals or powdered stuff for DIY purposes than buying liquids.

I was just wondering about that earlier!
If menthol is more like peppermint (versus spearmint or other mint) then I'm definitely ordering some.

 

[jada1082]

My B&M had a mint chocolate chip- maybe I will taste test that next time I am in there

 

[VNeil]

I was just wondering about that earlier!
If menthol is more like peppermint (versus spearmint or other mint) then I'm definitely ordering some.

I'm pretty sure it's real menthol.

Search - menthol

Spearmint (I think all liquid form on this search)

Search - spearmint

Peppermint

Search - peppermint

 

[Mooch]

I'm pretty sure it's real menthol.

Search - menthol

Spearmint (I think all liquid form on this search)

Search - spearmint

Peppermint

Search - peppermint

Thanks! I like the idea of using just crystals but flavor is top priority. I'll probably order a bit of each and test. I just don't know how the different mints compare to the peppermint flavor I would normally prefer in a candy.

 

[Denvap0r]

My B&M had a mint chocolate chip- maybe I will taste test that next time I am in there

I'd you don't like it, try other types. I've never really liked chocolate vapes and I'm not the only one. Tried several, but they just never quite do it for me.