I just ordered a black penstyle from puresmoker.com, and the regular carts tasted horrid, so I waited a couple of days for the nonpg JC sample pack. The package came. It was the new formula. I tried the arctic mint and the tenn. cured flavors. I would say the JC juice is better than the regular carts that come with the e-cigarette, but honestly, I can barely taste the flavor. And the vapor is still harsh. I have an Aromed for vaporizing various herbs, so I am familiar with the mild harshness vapor usually brings to the throat. But I am not so sure about this e-smoking deal. I want to give it a fair chance, but it just doesn't have much taste at all and it seems too harsh for what it's worth. I could deal with the harshness even if there was just more flavor. This vapor seems flavorless and empty, at least until some random fibers start burning in the atomizer bringing that occasional passing metal burning taste.