Dekang Vs. U.S. & U.K made juice

[souvik]

Hi All , kind of had this thought going back n forth in my mind for a while, what makes the U.S and U.K made juices better or superior vape wise or taste wise in comparison to the Dekang or other china made juices, as we keep hearing that china/dekang juice is crap..where as some have also mentioned they only vape Dekang....Pbusardo in his site has mentioned that in the beginning of his vaping journey he only ordered juice from Heaven gifts, but now he uses U.S made, not that it means chinese juice is bad.

So it would be great if someone who has tried both the juices over a period of time, and can share their experience on this matter. If this is really a fact or a myth about Chinese juices being inferior. If the West is using a higher grade chemical, and is that making a better vape experience overall?

Thanks in Advance

 

[Thrasher]

well cause dkang uses ground up babies for flavoring.........
lol really though dkang had a great rep for their juice, they are a big company, the issues come down to reliability and consistency. with all the problems in other areas of chinese products with regards to production and purity standards as well as consistancy, there is no way to really verify the sourcing of the ingredients or the purity of the chemicals involved.

when liquids are made here in the US they are usually sourced from labs (like Wizard) that can vouch for the purity and stability of the chemicals used. as with a lot of products there are tighter standards and regulations on how these things are produced here.
In the end it's a case of they say this is whats in it or here's a paper from our supplier that states this is what it is, where it came from and how good it is.
On top of all this sourcing from a US supplier also helps OUR economy not theirs.

but I will admit dkang ry4 is pretty decent even if it is powdered seahorses and storm drainage scrapings.

 

[klynnn]

I have tried quite a few usa juices and I keep going back to my dekang dk-tab which I mix with a few drops of other flavors. I have been smoke free for almost a year so I'm not complaining. I always request they leave out the dried seahorses and storm drainage.

 

[Butters78]

Lmao ground up babies

 

[conflator]

I always thought Dekang had a decent rep, actually. I ordered some DK-TAB and RY4 to try out because I kept hearing that they were a pretty good tobacco vape.

Personally, I couldn't stand either of them, even after letting them sit for a long time. I think they taste swampy. No idea why, and I've never seen anyone else complain of that, but taste is subjective.

 

[Izan]

I always thought Dekang had a decent rep, actually. I ordered some DK-TAB and RY4 to try out because I kept hearing that they were a pretty good tobacco vape.

Personally, I couldn't stand either of them, even after letting them sit for a long time. I think they taste swampy. No idea why, and I've never seen anyone else complain of that, but taste is subjective.

My wife and I decided that Dekang DK-Tab tastes like fried rice. \
I have been searching for something to replace my allday everyday flavor, TW Titan Tob.
I have tried every "cigarette" type flavor from both Dekang and Hangsen. I hate all but two.

Hangsen Gold and Silver and Dekang Usa mix are both very vapable and for me, DO NOT taste like ashtray.

Halo and Bloog are the only US juices I could comment on. I find that the overall difference is about subtlety.
Boge/Dekang and Hangsen are love em or hate em, for me. The US juice I tend to have to spend more time with it to really decide if it's good or not. For example:
Halo Tribeca was real nice to begin, but after 20-25 mls... It now just tastes flat. It's not bad and I'd vape it if I had it, but I won't order it for myself again.
I only use TOB flavor juice. No fruit,drinks,candy,flowers or menthol.
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[flintlock62]

All I can say is that I hope China always uses propyene glycol, and NOT ethel glycol. With the baby formula, and the melamine certain Chinese manufacturers used that killed babies, and pets, I can no longer trust them. Even if the China problem never happens again, it will stick in my mind forever.

Once bitten, twice shy.

 

[Izan]

All I can say is that I hope China always uses propyene glycol, and NOT ethel glycol. With the baby formula, and the melamine certain Chinese manufacturers used that killed babies, and pets, I can no longer trust them. Even if the China problem never happens again, it will stick in my mind forever.

Once bitten, twice shy.

There are MANY MANY companies in china. Its not just ONE big factory.

 

[klynnn]

How many people are dead in the us because of moldy medicine, e-coli cantaloupes, lettuce etc. and bad meat? I don't think the us has a premium on a lot of things like it it once did. These days you take a chance walking out the front door if the house doesn't blow up first from a gas leak.

 

[flintlock62]

Oh, really? I didn't know.

There are MANY MANY companies in china. Its not just ONE big factory.

 

[conflator]

My wife and I decided that Dekang DK-Tab tastes like fried rice. \

I can actually see that. It's not how I would describe it, but having vaped it, the description makes sense

Halo and Bloog are the only US juices I could comment on. I find that the overall difference is about subtlety.
Boge/Dekang and Hangsen are love em or hate em, for me. The US juice I tend to have to spend more time with it to really decide if it's good or not.

I've only tried the two Chinese juices, both Dekang. If those are representative, though, yeah, I'd say subtlety and complexity are the defining differences. I haven't tried juice from a lot of vendors (the other two are Halo and Jugheads), but the latter two definitely have a lot more going on. Even the "simple" juices have qualities to them that I find hard to define.

 

[klynnn]

I cut the dekang down and add more pg/vg and flavoring. Gives me a good tobacco base and I get the flavor I want at a very cheap price. Works for me.

 

[loldude]

I love dekang tobacco flavors when I first get them! But then after a month or so they taste like dirt smells. I'm not kidding, I have over 12 10ml bottles of dekang tobaccos I loved(vaped the first 5ml of each bottle) and then I came back to them and want to throw up. No more dekang for me. I don't want to waste my money.

 

[Sdh]

I personally do not like too many U. S. made e-liquids. Why? I can taste the flavoring manufacture in each liquid. Most of it taste like grandma's perfume. I strictly do diy and use mostly Chinese flavorings.

If I actually buy e-liquid it will be Dekang or Hangsen. Hangsen flavorings are just a touch better. In addition, no regulation is present in American e-juice. It could be mixed in one's kitchen or maybe a clean room. I have read stories about this. :

 

[Jimi D.]

I personally do not like too many U. S. made e-liquids. Why? I can taste the flavoring manufacture in each liquid. Most of it taste like grandma's perfume. I strictly do diy and use mostly Chinese flavorings.

If I actually buy e-liquid it will be Dekang or Hangsen. Hangsen flavorings are just a touch better. In addition, no regulation is present in American e-juice. It could be mixed in one's kitchen or maybe a clean room. I have read stories about this. :

Grandma's perfume LOL!!!!

 

[PhreakySTS9]

I personally do not like too many U. S. made e-liquids. Why? I can taste the flavoring manufacture in each liquid. Most of it taste like grandma's perfume. I strictly do diy and use mostly Chinese flavorings.

If I actually buy e-liquid it will be Dekang or Hangsen. Hangsen flavorings are just a touch better. In addition, no regulation is present in American e-juice. It could be mixed in one's kitchen or maybe a clean room. I have read stories about this. :

Honestly if the juice is good enough, they can mix it on their roof for all I care as long as they use proper and sanitary procedures.

 

[souvik]

The opinions seem split on this topic......and it has turned out to be pretty informative , ground up babies??? really in dekang liquid?
However if the U.S juices are being made by several small scale manufacturers won't it get difficult to achieve the same taste/flavor and satisfaction every time, over a longer period? Also it would become difficult to really chose a liquid vendor, as they all name their liquids differently cannot compare one with the other's just from the name..seems like a lotta trial and error IMO.

For Dekang, I have heard good things about the 2 flavors 555 and DK tab...is there anything else I can go for, coz dekang would be a cheaper option for me to play around with considering the price and time taken to reach me.

 

[Syav]

For Dekang, I have heard good things about the 2 flavors 555 and DK tab...is there anything else I can go for, coz dekang would be a cheaper option for me to play around with considering the price and time taken to reach me.

Dekang RY4.

 

[denali_41]

i use to like dekang ry4 until this last batch,,flavor is just not as good as it once was..hangsen is much better and it can be had cheaper then dekang

both of those companies get their PG and VG base from DOW chemical,,a US company

 

[souvik]

Just watched one of Scott's reviews, and according to him the Chinese Tobacco flavors are in fact far superior in comparison to any American or European e liquid vendors.

So like Klynnn mentioned earlier in this thread...going for the Chinese tobacco flavors and DIYing other flavors with it seems like a good bet.