Favorites...

[TigerLadyTX]

I know that we all have our very favorite e-juices. In some cases, we have multiple favorite e-juices...choosing just one and saying "this is my absolute favorite" is, for many of us, impossible.

I try a lot of juices from a lot of vendors via sample sizes. I later order the 'big bottles', (30-50ml size), of the juices that I really, really liked in sample size. If I have ordered more than one big bottle of the same e-juice from the same vendor, well, obviously, it is a favorite flavor for me.

Here is my question for you:

In the case of those with multiple favorites, do your favorite e-juices all, (or mostly), come from the same vendor?
Do you find that you consistently order more 'big bottles' of e-juice from the same vendor?
ie: You have 5 favorites, 3 of them are made by the same vendor - who is that vendor?

I'll start.
I carry around an Altoids tin filled with cartomizers, clearomizers, (primarily Stardusts and Visions). I will semi-panic if I find that I have left the house and didn't take that Altoids tin with me. With my mild OCD, all of the cartomizers, etc., must be the exact same thing/design. I cannot put different juice holders into the Altoids tin - I just cannot do it. Right now, my Altoids tin is filled with four 3.5ml Vision Clearomizers and there is a 5th one screwed onto my PV.
And yes, all of these things have labels on them so that I know what is in them at a glance.

As I was topping my carts off a wee bit ago, I noticed something which vaguely amused me. Out of these five clearomizers, four of them are filled with EC Blends juices. Runyan 4, White Peach ala Zoe + vanilla, Cinnamon Fireball, and Vanilla Malt. The 5th, is filled with the Vapor Room's 'Sweet Tangerine'. Yesterday, it was filled with TVR's 'Sweet Strawberry'. I also realized that I always have Runyan 4, White Peach ala Zoe + vanilla, & Cinnamon Fireball in the Altoids tin. ALWAYS. The other flavors choices in the tin may vary, both those core three flavors remain.

So, this sent me to my stash box and I started counting the 'big bottles' that I have purchased, (I have a few that were gifts, or trades, so I am not counting those). Of the 16 'big bottles' that I have purchased, 4 are from Hoosiers, 1 is from Pink Spot, 1 is from TVR, and the rest? They are all from ECB.

So, this made me curious, and being curious, I had to come here and ask you to help assuage my curiosity - based upon your purchased big bottle stash, who is your current favorite juice vendor?

~Tiger

 

[ogredog]

Well, I changed the way I purchase ejuice so I don't have much of a stash anymore. I make orders to cover me for a few months but they are not particularly my favorites.

I vaped what I had because I had a lot if half fulls that were coming close to being a year old. I have been sticking with a bottle or two till they r done.

The "set" of juices I have are from ec blend, nlv, vapor renu, and blue mist. I have started keeping a list of juices I like since I used to try so many. My biggest problem is settling for my favorites and not trying new ones.

Blue mist and ecblend are new vendors for me. I made a second order to ecblend to customize juice because I couldn't help myself lol I really put thought into what I want in my juice.

Actually instead of ecblend I was gonna order from mt baker but while my flavors were in cart they dropped the customization for a couple weeks cuz they are revamping the way they are going to do it. Oh well.

I carry my stuff in a nintendo ds bag. I posted a pic in another thread but it carries enough for my 12 hr shift. Actually its kind of ridiculous all the stuff I bring!

 

[ogredog]

My fave vendors would be ave bwb and nlv and not because I think they are the best but I feel if I purchase from them I know the flavor will be good, it will be flavor full and if by chance I didn't they can be traded or sold with ease

Everything I have bought from those vendors has been vapable. Im not saying they are all awesome or the best fruit or coffee etc but quality juice

 

[Voltron]

Here is my question for you:

In the case of those with multiple favorites, do your favorite e-juices all, (or mostly), come from the same vendor?
Do you find that you consistently order more 'big bottles' of e-juice from the same vendor?
ie: You have 5 favorites, 3 of them are made by the same vendor - who is that vendor?

I would definitely answer yes to both questions. In my case, my top 5 favorite juices are from Nite Lite Vapor and Vermillion River. I have big bottles of NLV's Gold, Vanilla Strait, and Bounty Hunter. I also have some from VR's Kentucky Premium Blend and Caramelized Cappuccino.

Just like you, I've tried a bunch of flavors from different vendors. I've only reordered big bottles from NLV and VR.

 

[Cynder]

I definitely have certain flavors I keep reaching for and craving throughout the day. I do have a few favorite vendors and have ordered big bottles from all 3 of them now. They are Highbrow Vapor, Vape-a-licious, and NLV. I go on missions sometimes though to find the best of a certain flavor. These 3 don't carry my latest conquest, which was lemonade. I did find a fantastic one however (after 6 different vendors) and that is Joogler's. I screamed in delight and yelled FINALLY when I vaped it. lol.

I too have tried quite a few different vendors. Most likely still will (especially if I go on another flavor mission). It's part of the fun of vaping for me.

 

[Andy Thatcher]

Similar to an earlier post I am going through a juice clearing exercise at the moment.

Will always have some NLV and AVE juices around and normally one of those with me.

I have 3 go to juices apart from the other stuff I am clearing from the vendors above. Out of the rest I suspect I will not be reordering any of them the good news is apart from 2 which I just cannot tolerate at all the rest will be vaped.

Then I think I will keep a stock of NLV and AVE then branch out to some DIY and cherry pick what I look the look of.

 

[4play]

still somewhat of a noob but my favs are:

RAWR 50/50 blend, 12mg nic
Hawaii Sunrise cool
Strapple cool
Truth Serum cool
Banana cream cool

Right now steeping and testing:
COV Butterscotch
Virgin Organic Creme Carmel
Virgin Kona Coffee Milkshake

 

[Mr.Mann]

BWB and Ms.T's for me.

 

[invididual]

Ive tried a lot and so far my top 2 are both EC Blends
Ruyan 4 DXF, X Vanilla X Caramel
Root Beer DXF Double Sweetener with a Bavarian Cream (Vanilla) flavor shot

 

[Vego]

Vermillion River's Kentucky line has, for all intents and purposes, put an end to my juice hunt. Got my first ever 60ml bottle today (KPB).

While their other flavors do not excite me very much, the juices in the Kentucky line provide a great deal of satisfaction for me, and in enough variety (they're all good) where I'm pretty sure a) I don't need anything else, b) I'll not find anything better, and c) I'm now ready to quite the expensive, wasteful and often disappointing sample testing business.

So, except for keeping some Malty Toffee, Bobas & GJ, and Truth Serum in stock, Vermillion River is where I'm gonna settle for the foreseeable future. What a relief to settle down now... whew.

 

[jplanet]

Before realizing I needed to avoid PG, Backwoods and Vapor Station were two big favorites.

Since then, I've had to go to vendors who offer all-VG options, and so found Alien Visions and Highbrow to be my current favorites.

I do order big bottles of a few that I like, but it's fun to have some variety in rotation as well. i find it better to have lots of choices of smaller bottles around, otherwise it feels like a burden to finish them, kind of like what ogredog described.