dripeez - does anybody have an opinion?

[tiburonfirst]

i had mentioned ecf to adrianna as a worthwhile venue to stay on top of new developments and gave her my username. so it's very possible she's doing some reading. i saw nothing much wrong with the link - the majority of e-cig users get/got started through those companies.

also, when my order came i thought for a moment l'bug did the packing, lol
a dark lavender padded envelope and the juices were wrapped in lemon yellow tissue paper!!!!! love it

 

[Joanr]

I'm wondering where on earth they are getting their organic flavorings without some organic ethyl alchohol. I've been looking everywhere for flavoring without the alky. Nothing worse than opening a bottle of organic juice and having it reek from the alchohol in the flavoring. So anyone else get their order and have a review? Mostly fruit on the website though, except for what looks like a nice Vanilla.

 

[tiburonfirst]

ditto !!!!

unless they let the alcohol evaporate ......

i dropped the ball with the follow-up. i had called and left a message and received an email back from adriana. and that's where it stands, lol - too many other things going on.
as with all organic juices i felt the taste was weak. letting my 3 samples steep peach now seems to shine, as per my nose. i will fill a fresh carto and try to report back.

 

[Joanr]

Thanks, no hurry, I was really just curious about the ethyl alky. Seems to be a sore spot when it comes to the organics, I can taste the stuff in all the organics, but not the regular juices. I've got bottles open right now under a fan, organics with no alky would be a nice thing.

 

[tiburonfirst]

adriana uses the cold pressed extraction method so no alcohol.
i should have remembered plus i don't take well to alcohol in my juice. my nature's flavors flavorings are still sitting on my table uncapped weeks after getting them .....

 

[Joanr]

Ah, then worth a try for the Vanilla at least. Maybe she will branch out into some other types of flavors besides mainly fruit. Thank you. I'll order mine with extra flavor, sounds great!

 

[tiburonfirst]

Ah, then worth a try for the Vanilla at least. Maybe she will branch out into some other types of flavors besides mainly fruit. Thank you. I'll order mine with extra flavor, sounds great!

that's what i wanted to talk to her about - offering extra flavor
maybe you can pave the way - either way, very speedy and pleasant to deal with. as i said it was me who dropped the ball ...

 

[Joanr]

I just ordered a 15ml glass bottle of Vanilla and asked her to add an extra shot of flavor. What the heck, it has no alchohol so it should be OK. I also mentioned maybe her doing a 50/50 mix for those who use cartos and can take the PG so we will see how she reacts to that....probably won't want to do it, the website is very organic oriented, but I can dilute it a little anyhow.

 

[tiburonfirst]

let us know how it works out .......

 

[Joanr]

Adrianna was gracious and emailed me some of her future plans. She is sensitive to PG but can handle it with gloves on to do a 50/50 mix in the near future. But they will probably open a separate website for anything other than the total organics. She is also sending me some samples of their chocolate and coffee flavors which are not out there yet and she has not mixed them up with anything else yet, so they are just plain flavors but they have no alky. She is doing everything herself except for the website, that is her hubby. Very nice lady. More laters.

 

[Joanr]

OK, this is going to have to steep for awhile. Smells like a great Vanilla but flavor needs to pop more. I'll try it again in about a week. Nice though, no alky smell or taste, but just too thick for the DCCs, dripped a small amount and put the bottle away for later. I think Adrianna has a great idea with the alky free but maybe needs to step up the flavor. I'll get back in a week or so and see if it improves. It does have potential though, and nothing funky about the taste, just not strong enough to vape right away. And most hand mixed juices need the steeping time. Very good CS and nice packaging.

Has anyone had a bottle for a few weeks and any opinions after the juice flavoring has settled in?

 

[tiburonfirst]

yes, and my peach and blueberry improved. since the juice is thick, as you noticed, thinning it a little with distilled water weakens the flavor even more.
i think the balance between flavoring and vg needs to be adjusted. extra flavoring as an option would come in handy. adriana is a pleasure and so are her juice ingredients. this is a very new company and i hope it will work out.

 

[Joanr]

+1, hope so too, I love the idea of alky free. I did get the extra flavor added to the Vanilla, give it some steep time and we'll see how it does. She sent me a sample of Light Chocolate and Coffee also. I haven't tried them yet, gonna let them sit for awhile also. One thing for sure, I won't need to be running the fan over opened bottle with this juice. I might mix it up with some other organic Vanilla I have here if the flavor doesn't develop, but time will tell. To be fair, I shouldn't even be trying it yet, I usually let bottles steep for a week before trying them but I was really excited with the concept.

 

[Joanr]

Well it's been over a month now since I ordered the Vanilla. The bottle has been steeping all this time and sadly it hasn't changed much. I did notice that Adriana has added a lot more to the website and is offering a mix of vg/pg now. Maybe worth another try, anyone try the new blends?

 

[tiburonfirst]

nope - being allergic to pg won't allow me that choice. still hoping that those organic flavors can be intensified .....

 

[Joanr]

nope - being allergic to pg won't allow me that choice. still hoping that those organic flavors can be intensified .....

I just went back to the website to see what's up with her 50/50 mix. IDK, the website is just all over the place on my lappy. I can't see half the text, they need a webmaster....But what got me was the price that came up for the 50/50. 24 bucks for a 10ml bottle of juice? I'm hoping this is a mistake 'cause there is no way in hades that I would pay that for ejuice, organic or not.

 

[tyleris12]

I just went back to the website to see what's up with her 50/50 mix. IDK, the website is just all over the place on my lappy. I can't see half the text, they need a webmaster....But what got me was the price that came up for the 50/50. 24 bucks for a 10ml bottle of juice? I'm hoping this is a mistake 'cause there is no way in hades that I would pay that for ejuice, organic or not.

After you said this, I had to go look and another thing that is suprising is how it cost more if you order with less Nic, for example:

Coffee Flavor -
10 ml - 50/50 mix - 7 mg - $28.53
10 ml - 50/50 mix - 21 mg - $21.86

Wierd, huh?

 

[Joanr]

After you said this, I had to go look and another thing that is suprising is how it cost more if you order with less Nic, for example:

Coffee Flavor -
10 ml - 50/50 mix - 7 mg - $28.53
10 ml - 50/50 mix - 21 mg - $21.86

Wierd, huh?

Think I'll just stick with VV, can't beat her juice anyway. What attracted me here in the first place was the cold pressed idea, no alky, but I'm not getting that alky taste in VV's juices anyway. I think Adriana is very sweet, but they need to get in touch more with the going pricing for joose. Either that or their website is bonkers...she told me that the whole operation is just herself and her hubby who does the website, that probably explains it. There is no reason that adding PG to a mix should jack up the price like that. Heck, the stuff is dirt cheap.

Just to add, Adrianna did say that she is highly allergic to PG but would work with it using mask and gloves. Maybe they are trying to discourage sales with PG by jacking up the pricing like that?? Doesn't make much sense though, if willing to mix with it in the first place.

 

[tiburonfirst]

something has to be wrong - triple the regular price for a pg/vg mix - don't think so ....

i'm still after the elusive watermelon but the one from vv had no flavor either and the alcohol was extremely pronounced.

 

[Joanr]

something has to be wrong - triple the regular price for a pg/vg mix - don't think so ....

i'm still after the elusive watermelon but the one from vv had no flavor either and the alcohol was extremely pronounced.

I think with organics it's necessary to order with extra flavor, sometimes XXF. The VG doesn't carry the flavor as well as the PG.
As far as watermelon goes, you could probably do one yourself if you can't find anything you like. Natural flavors are almost as good as organics, just not certified, and some are even based in VG instead of PG. But that's a whole other topic. I'm half tempted to email Adrianna and ask about the pricing but the joose just wasn't that good to make an issue. Too bad because it had some promise.