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Pokeygizmo

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Pokey's back with first impressions...and a disclaimer to start off with, as well.

I never like to review or judge a juice at the end of the day - too much has been going on with the tastebuds at that point to have a clear enough palate to really get the nuances down.

BUT -- these are by far the best flavors I've had straight out of the mailbox in ages. Seriously. I am impressed. And will give you my afternoon impressions for now. I am vaping them this morning and will continue to do so throughout the day to get an even better feel for them. But the fact of the matter is that I am still vaping them -- I cannot begin to tell you how many juices I have tasted new and set aside, hoping for an improvement. These are good enough to hang on to right off the bat.

Maple Nut Crunch - heavy on the nut, I don't taste nor smell the maple although there is something else in there for certain as it is not just a straight nut flavor. Very nice TH, very addictive flavor - but I keep hoping more for the maple aspect to pop. It may need a day or two for that to happen - it was a fast turnaround time on ordering to delivery and I am guessing the juice is still quite young. It does reminds me of a candy more than a cereal - and one I can't quite place...when I do, I'll let you know. But it is slightly sweet, not overbearingly so and I do like this one. Heavy sweet juices are not my thing - this one hits just right in that department ;) A keeper, especially if I can find a bit more maple in it later.

Mocha Capp - very smooth yet with just enough TH, less than the MNC. I am getting a slightly sweetish hint of something which must be the mocha - and missing the capp part a bit so far, it is a little weaker than is to my personal liking. In all fairness, I have never been able to find or enjoy a chocolate or chocolatish vape flavor - my tastebuds are lacking in that department. I would not have recognized it as mocha - but it is a very nice flavor. You also need to know that I like my coffee/espresso strong. Even flavored ones, I prefer the coffee-ish flavor to outshine the added flavors. But overall this is a pleasing flavor, nonetheless. And a keeper. A good morning vape, maybe not an all day one for me.

I will update as the juices age and as I use them more - and I will vape them. They are exceptional quality, no off-flavors or undertones that I note. The viscosity is good for me as is the vapor production. TH is a bit dependent on which flavor and which voltage I am using. And I am still playing around with that as I use a VV mod with both 2.5Ω Cannon Atties as well as tanks and Fusion Cartos and usually trend to higher voltage/wattage with my preferred flavors - somewhere between 9-10 watts, usually. These two I am findind a better flavor at lower numbers - but the day is young...and I have time to play.

Thanks so much for the great juice - I think you have a winner here, something different to offer the market, something that sets you apart...and that is a GOOD thing. I will be trying others I can assure you. Pralines and Cream is already calling me....:)

Pokey
 
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mjones

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Pokey's back with first impressions...and a disclaimer to start off with, as well.

I never like to review or judge a juice at the end of the day - too much has been going on with the tastebuds at that point to have a clear enough palate to really get the nuances down.

BUT -- these are by far the best flavors I've had straight out of the mailbox in ages. Seriously. I am impressed. And will give you my afternoon impressions for now. I am vaping them this morning and will continue to do so throughout the day to get an even better feel for them. But the fact of the matter is that I am still vaping them -- I cannot begin to tell you how many juices I have tasted new and set aside, hoping for an improvement. These are good enough to hang on to right off the bat.

Maple Nut Crunch - heavy on the nut, I don't taste nor smell the maple although there is something else in there for certain as it is not just a straight nut flavor. Very nice TH, very addictive flavor - but I keep hoping more for the maple aspect to pop. It may need a day or two for that to happen - it was a fast turnaround time on ordering to delivery and I am guessing the juice is still quite young. It does reminds me of a candy more than a cereal - and one I can't quite place...when I do, I'll let you know. But it is slightly sweet, not overbearingly so and I do like this one. Heavy sweet juices are not my thing - this one hits just right in that department ;) A keeper, especially if I can find a bit more maple in it later.

Mocha Capp - very smooth yet with just enough TH, less than the MNC. I am getting a slightly sweetish hint of something which must be the mocha - and missing the capp part a bit so far, it is a little weaker than is to my personal liking. In all fairness, I have never been able to find or enjoy a chocolate or chocolatish vape flavor - my tastebuds are lacking in that department. I would not have recognized it as mocha - but it is a very nice flavor. You also need to know that I like my coffee/espresso strong. Even flavored ones, I prefer the coffee-ish flavor to outshine the added flavors. But overall this is a pleasing flavor, nonetheless. And a keeper. A good morning vape, maybe not an all day one for me.

I will update as the juices age and as I use them more - and I will vape them. They are exceptional quality, no off-flavors or undertones that I note. The viscosity is good for me as is the vapor production. TH is a bit dependent on which flavor and which voltage I am using. And I am still playing around with that as I use a VV mod with both 2.5Ω Cannon Atties as well as tanks and Fusion Cartos and usually trend to higher voltage/wattage with my preferred flavors - somewhere between 9-10 watts, usually. These two I am findind a better flavor at lower numbers - but the day is young...and I have time to play.

Thanks so much for the great juice - I think you have a winner here, something different to offer the market, something that sets you apart...and that is a GOOD thing. I will be trying others I can assure you. Pralines and Cream is already calling me....:)

Pokey

Pokey!! :D welcome back, phew glad ya liked it, awesome review btw, you could give the pros a run for their money. I will be working on a super strong but good expresso soon hopefully. Maybe I'll name it after you :)

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Hey mjones!
Finally received my sample of banna/hazelnut. (kinda).
Package was repackaged at the post office.
Bottle was smashed and had hole rubbed thru it by the sorting machine.
Of course bottle was empty and package was wet.
But boy did it smell like it tasted great.
Oh well, life goes on.

Man! That sucks :( lol did they put the package in another package? Or just pass off the mangled one? All good, I'll send you another one, I stashed two bottles back in case this happened. Sorry to hear that. Lol I bet some people's mail smells really good haha.

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oldpaintdoc

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Man! That sucks :( lol did they put the package in another package? Or just pass off the mangled one? All good, I'll send you another one, I stashed two bottles back in case this happened. Sorry to hear that. Lol I bet some people's mail smells really good haha.

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Ya the put the package in a bag kinda thing.
Bet they are wondering what that great smell is all about.
Thanks for the resend.
 

atom48

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First of all, I want to thank Matthew for the free sample of Mocha Cappuccino that I received last Friday, but was unable to get to until today.

What did I think of it? Well. upon opening the bottle, the first thing I noticed was a pleasant aroma of milk chocolate. However, what I found even more pleasant was no hint of a chemical, soapy, or artifical-type of smell. BIG PLUS in my book.

I both dripped the mocha cappuccino (mc) on a new 510 atty and I also put it into a new Boge 2.0 carto.

Throat hit in both instances, for me, was very good...neither too harsh nor too light.

Vapor production was also very good. While I don't know what the ratio of PG to VG this juice is, I generally vape at 70 PG/30 VG, and the vapor from the mc was comparable.

Flavor -- here is where there could be a little improvement. I drink cappuccinos nearly every day, and when I think of anything with "cappuccino" in the name, then I think "coffee"...even a little bit. However, I did not taste any coffee at all in this juice. As I stated earlier, I smelled chocolate and I tasted a very nice milk chocolate (not dark) on the inhale, and I tasted a wonderful creamy caramel on the exhale (in fact, the most true caramel I've tasted from any juice), but no coffee. Don't know whether my perception from the name is wrong or not.

Overall, I really liked the flavor of this juice, after I got over the "coffee" issue. Thank you again, Matthew.
 

mjones

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Ya the put the package in a bag kinda thing.
Bet they are wondering what that great smell is all about.
Thanks for the resend.

Haha no problem man, guess from the smell they figured you could hang it from your rearview mirror or something lol

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mjones

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First of all, I want to thank Matthew for the free sample of Mocha Cappuccino that I received last Friday, but was unable to get to until today.

What did I think of it? Well. upon opening the bottle, the first thing I noticed was a pleasant aroma of milk chocolate. However, what I found even more pleasant was no hint of a chemical, soapy, or artifical-type of smell. BIG PLUS in my book.

I both dripped the mocha cappuccino (mc) on a new 510 atty and I also put it into a new Boge 2.0 carto.

Throat hit in both instances, for me, was very good...neither too harsh nor too light.

Vapor production was also very good. While I don't know what the ratio of PG to VG this juice is, I generally vape at 70 PG/30 VG, and the vapor from the mc was comparable.

Flavor -- here is where there could be a little improvement. I drink cappuccinos nearly every day, and when I think of anything with "cappuccino" in the name, then I think "coffee"...even a little bit. However, I did not taste any coffee at all in this juice. As I stated earlier, I smelled chocolate and I tasted a very nice milk chocolate (not dark) on the inhale, and I tasted a wonderful creamy caramel on the exhale (in fact, the most true caramel I've tasted from any juice), but no coffee. Don't know whether my perception from the name is wrong or not.

Overall, I really liked the flavor of this juice, after I got over the "coffee" issue. Thank you again, Matthew.

Hey Atom :) thanks so much for the awesome review, yeah the coffee is very very light, I tried to get a bit more coffee punch out of it, but kept landing in the burnt coffee ground zone lol. I'll recheck my recipe see if i can squeeze a bit more coffee in there :) thanks for the review, glad you enjoyed it in it's current form. :)

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atom48

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Hey Atom :) thanks so much for the awesome review, yeah the coffee is very very light, I tried to get a bit more coffee punch out of it, but kept landing in the burnt coffee ground zone lol. I'll recheck my recipe see if i can squeeze a bit more coffee in there :) thanks for the review, glad you enjoyed it in it's current form. :)

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Thanks, mjones!! If you could punch up the coffee it would be outstanding!! Thanks again.
 

Nelson76

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I just want to say thank you for letting me try the snickerdoodle and sorry for the late review.
When I first got the package in the mail It smelled excellent. I'd been dripping it on a 306 2.5 ohm atty and an ego,It was pretty good. No chemical taste and I could taste the cinnamon and some chocolate. All day today I've been using it with the ego and a 2.8 ohm clearomizer And that's when the flavors really came out, really rich and clean no bad tastes to it at all just a rich cinnamon and chocolate infused, Neither overpowering the other, I haven't been vaping for too long and have ordered from a few different places to see what I like,Most have been a disappointment but this is something I'd definitely pay for and wouldn't feel ripped off. Thanks again MJones. Can't wait to try some of your other flavors.
 
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