Grape Ape is a winner!!!

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Placed my order on the 6th and got it on the 8th! Nicoticket has the best customer service ever!!!! Loaded up Grap3 Ap3 and Queen of Hearts as soon as I opened the package and I am one happy vapor. Nicoticket did it again with two new great flavors that are spot on. Love them both.

Long time no see chili - I saw your order come through and I hoped you would stop down and say hello! (mostly because I like that gorgeous dog in your AVI). Glad you are diggin' on da joooooose!
 

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So, I sashayed out to the mailbox at 4:40AM after realizing my NT order had shown up probably 16 hours before that time. Didn't really expect it until Monday so I hadn't checked on it. Grap3 customer service! I sniffed everything (of course) and stumbled to bed.

Fast forward:
Played the drip game with an elite gutted cartomizer & old 808D batt setup. Grap3 Ap3 is about to find its way into a tank for my vaping pleasure. Holy schmoly that's mmm mmm good!

 

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Just got in my limited run QoH and Grap3Ap3.... holy crap these are AWESOME right out of the box... I could probably DRINK both they're so damned good. FINALLY a place that can actually do GOOD fruit flavors!

Queen of Hearts is a very smooth vape, and I can see myself vaping this after dinner most definitely. Excellent vapor and flavor!

Grap3 Ap3 I though for a second when I did the sniff test it was grape juice! Once again, exceptionally smooth, great flavor and vapor

I would imagine both would mix exceptionally well together also... If you haven't ordered any of these yet, I highly recommend you try them before they're gone!

(and these were both tested on a measely IGO-L with a stock airhole.... can't wait to get them into my Trident V2!)

Finally got some GA into my Trident V2, 0.8ohms, fresh 18650 on the Nemmie...
OH
MY
GAWD.

This just "might" overtake CLS/ CB mix as my ADV, and that's seriously saying something! Both are a masterpiece (of course!)
Gonna hafta install my kick2 later on and play around with wattages, but right now, its the best grape flavor I've ever vaped. PERIOD.
 

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Grap3 Ap3 reminds me of the Grape Cotton Candy juice that NT had for the Veteran's Day holiday. I am so pleased to have something like that back. The flavor is very good. I am using it in an Evod on an Itase 3.0. The flavor is an explosion in my mouth. Spot on!

Good observation - slightly different - but very similar!
 

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I have a question. I got my GA earlier in the week. It said it was born on the 7th (I believe, I don't have it in front of me right know). It has a VERRRRY faint grape smell and tastes like burning atomizer at any voltage.

When I got it, I do like I always do with new juice-mail. I open i, take the spout out and let it sit on top of my Tobacco Cabinet for 12 or so hours shaking every now and then. Then I close it up and put it in my juice drawer. It's turned a VERY light iridescent purple color (you can't really see it unless you look at it in the light a certain way) and tastes like dry hits at any voltage I set it on on my ProVari. I've tried it in my Aerotank with 2.1 cotton coil, my "Squid" RDA and an iclear 30b. I get the faintest whiff of grape kool-aid every now and then but it's so light against the dry hit flavor you can't really taste it.

So my question is: is this normal? Is this what it's supposed to taste like? I got 2 15ml bottles of Betelgeuse and Gravity along with it and I assumed GA's flavor was going to be as pronounced as they were, they are fantastic! Is it supposed to be a muted delicate flavor? Believe me, I'm not trying to be a "Nicoticket Sucks" guy because I LOVE their stuff! This is just my first time with this flavor and didn't know if it's supposed to have a "dry hit" flavor to it. Because that's all I taste.

Thanks for any input!
 

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I have a question. I got my GA earlier in the week. It said it was born on the 7th (I believe, I don't have it in front of me right know). It has a VERRRRY faint grape smell and tastes like burning atomizer at any voltage.

When I got it, I do like I always do with new juice-mail. I open i, take the spout out and let it sit on top of my Tobacco Cabinet for 12 or so hours shaking every now and then. Then I close it up and put it in my juice drawer. It's turned a VERY light iridescent purple color (you can't really see it unless you look at it in the light a certain way) and tastes like dry hits at any voltage I set it on on my ProVari. I've tried it in my Aerotank with 2.1 cotton coil, my "Squid" RDA and an iclear 30b. I get the faintest whiff of grape kool-aid every now and then but it's so light against the dry hit flavor you can't really taste it.

So my question is: is this normal? Is this what it's supposed to taste like? I got 2 15ml bottles of Betelgeuse and Gravity along with it and I assumed GA's flavor was going to be as pronounced as they were, they are fantastic! Is it supposed to be a muted delicate flavor? Believe me, I'm not trying to be a "Nicoticket Sucks" guy because I LOVE their stuff! This is just my first time with this flavor and didn't know if it's supposed to have a "dry hit" flavor to it. Because that's all I taste.

Thanks for any input!

As my Asian friend would say, Sum-ting-wong. (His joke, not mine)

But there has to be a problem. The grape is a very pronounced flavor on both my MVP and my newest power source the Provari. I use a kayfun, but loaded it also in my friends portank and still loads of grape flavor.
 

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As my Asian friend would say, Sum-ting-wong. (His joke, not mine)

But there has to be a problem. The grape is a very pronounced flavor on both my MVP and my newest power source the Provari. I use a kayfun, but loaded it also in my friends portank and still loads of grape flavor.

That's what I figured. Everything else I have from them is "BLAM!" on my taste buds! But I'm not kidding when I say it tastes JUST LIKE a dry atomizer hit! With a grape "kool-aid" flavor so far in the background I can barely detect just a hint of it. Sucks too cause I was stoked to try this I LOVE everything grape!

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I have a question. I got my GA earlier in the week. It said it was born on the 7th (I believe, I don't have it in front of me right know). It has a VERRRRY faint grape smell and tastes like burning atomizer at any voltage.

When I got it, I do like I always do with new juice-mail. I open i, take the spout out and let it sit on top of my Tobacco Cabinet for 12 or so hours shaking every now and then. Then I close it up and put it in my juice drawer. It's turned a VERY light iridescent purple color (you can't really see it unless you look at it in the light a certain way) and tastes like dry hits at any voltage I set it on on my ProVari. I've tried it in my Aerotank with 2.1 cotton coil, my "Squid" RDA and an iclear 30b. I get the faintest whiff of grape kool-aid every now and then but it's so light against the dry hit flavor you can't really taste it.

So my question is: is this normal? Is this what it's supposed to taste like? I got 2 15ml bottles of Betelgeuse and Gravity along with it and I assumed GA's flavor was going to be as pronounced as they were, they are fantastic! Is it supposed to be a muted delicate flavor? Believe me, I'm not trying to be a "Nicoticket Sucks" guy because I LOVE their stuff! This is just my first time with this flavor and didn't know if it's supposed to have a "dry hit" flavor to it. Because that's all I taste.

Thanks for any input!

Nah - great feedback - just the kind of experience I would love to help with.

The color is spot on... I see that 'faint purple tint' in it with the right light. As a side note, we used to employ food coloring in Grape Ape to make it a royal purple but we have since made the decision to go away from all food coloring. (Despite the fact that there is no legitimate health concern with the coloring we do use, both Betelgeuse and Gravity will no longer have color on subsequent runs).

As far as the taste is concerned, that's definitely not what I get from the liquid. Some have compared it to a Grape Nehi soda, but the flavor profile/intensity is very much dependent on the wattage... I get a concord grape juice south of 8w. Between 8-12w I get a progressively more candy'ish "grape soda" flavor, north of 12w it gets to be a really intense grape candy flavor (jolly rancher).

As a %, Grap3 Ap3 is about as "in your face" as you are going to find on any product line... there's nothing 'faint' about it.

Tell me more about the device you have it in. Have you tried the liquid in anything else by chance?
 

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That's what I figured. Everything else I have from them is "BLAM!" on my taste buds! But I'm not kidding when I say it tastes JUST LIKE a dry atomizer hit! With a grape "kool-aid" flavor so far in the background I can barely detect just a hint of it. Sucks too cause I was stoked to try this I LOVE everything grape!

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I refuse to lean on the 'taste is subjective' excuse until we have exhausted all other options.
 

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I refuse to lean on the 'taste is subjective' excuse until we have exhausted all other options.

Thanks for replying Kent! As for devices I've tried it on, I've tried it on a Kanger Aerotank with a rebuilt single 2.1 cotton single coil through 3.7 - 4.3 volts. Through the lower voltages I get a very faint grape taste overpowered my the "dry hit" flavor. The higher the voltage, the grape gets undetectable and its just straight "dry hit" flavor. I've also tried 3 different atomizers.

I tried it in the Squid RDA with an eGo VV, with a 2.0 ohm cotton coil. I could taste the grape a bit more but the dry hit taste was still there. The lowest voltage gave me the best flavor although still very faint, and not much burnt flavor.

I tried it on an iClear 30b with a stock 2.0 ohm coil on my ProVari. The result was the same as the Aerotank.

That's the only toppers I've tried it on. If this helps. Thanks Kent!


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Thanks for replying Kent! As for devices I've tried it on, I've tried it on a Kanger Aerotank with a rebuilt single 2.1 cotton single coil through 3.7 - 4.3 volts. Through the lower voltages I get a very faint grape taste overpowered my the "dry hit" flavor. The higher the voltage, the grape gets undetectable and its just straight "dry hit" flavor. I've also tried 3 different atomizers.

I tried it in the Squid RDA with an eGo VV, with a 2.0 ohm cotton coil. I could taste the grape a bit more but the dry hit taste was still there. The lowest voltage gave me the best flavor although still very faint, and not much burnt flavor.

I tried it on an iClear 30b with a stock 2.0 ohm coil on my ProVari. The result was the same as the Aerotank.

That's the only toppers I've tried it on. If this helps. Thanks Kent!


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Lets tackle the squid. I am going to bust mine out and wrap a coil now, I will be right back. :)
 

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Im wondering if my mouth just doesn't process grape in liquid very well. You know come to think of it "Thug Juice" from MBV tasted off to me too. It has grape in it. These two are the only liquids I've tried with grape.

The squid gave me the best flavor. It was almost like the grape and burnt were neck and neck. Faint but a lot better than the other two toppers.

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Im wondering if my mouth just doesn't process grape in liquid very well. You know come to think of it "Thug Juice" from MBV tasted off to me too. It has grape in it. These two are the only liquids I've tried with grape.

The squid gave me the best flavor. It was almost like the grape and burnt were neck and neck. Faint but a lot better than the other two toppers.

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Try this...

I slapped my Squid dripper (stock air-hole... I have another drilled out cap if yours is drilled out, also)... onto a Vision Spinner 1300mah battery (my first mod, I might add)... rolled a coil with 6 wraps of 28gu Kanthal... came in at 1.01 Ω. Of course I took it straight to 4.8v (22.81w, 4.75 amps)... and (aside from the cotton taste because I am using regular CVS sterile rolled cotton, not organic cotton balls)... I am getting straight up jolly rancher with a hint of "grape soda." What nic level are you in (I am on 6mg)
 

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Im wondering if my mouth just doesn't process grape in liquid very well. You know come to think of it "Thug Juice" from MBV tasted off to me too. It has grape in it. These two are the only liquids I've tried with grape.

The squid gave me the best flavor. It was almost like the grape and burnt were neck and neck. Faint but a lot better than the other two toppers.

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Please forgive if this is too obvious, but another possible weak link - shake the bottle before you drip! I know you been around for a minute, but I don't take anything for granted (and, if someone with less experience stumbles on this thread, I want them to know, also)
 
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