I just got my Johnson Creek sample pack a few days ago. My wife and I have been spending some time working through the flavors trying to find our favorites.
The sample pack came with small (3ml?) bottles of each flavor JC makes. It also came with 10 droppers for the bottles. Everything was packaged in a small round tin.
First let me state I'm pretty new to vaping. I've tried the Tobacco, Menthol, Vanilla, and Coffee flavors included with some kits from Smoking Everywhere and other vendors, that's about it. So please keep that in mind as you read this review.
TIP: I'm not sure if this only applies to JC juice or to all of them...but I've found you get much better flavor when you shake the bottle up right before you fill the cartridge. It seems some of the ingredients must seperate when it sets for a while.
I'm just going to go through the flavors and give my impressions...All the JC juices seem to produce good vapor and decent throat hit.
JC Original: A fairly strong sweet tobacco taste. I would say similar to pipe tobacco or some cigars in smell and taste. This is my personal favorite.
Tennessee Cured: Similar to Original, only a little bit milder and not as sweet. I would say this one is a little closer to the taste of a cigarette. I liked TC fine, just prefer Original.
Espresso: Has a somewhat tobacco flavor. I would say the smell/taste is similar to the smell of dry ground coffee. Reminds me of the smell I get when I open a can of coffee.
Chocolate Truffle: Also a slight hint of tobacco flavor. Has a smell/taste that reminds me of how powdered cocoa smells.
Arctic Menthol: A very minty taste. Almost reminds me of a peppermint candy. I'm not a menthol person, but my wife said she preferred this to some of the menthol flavors that came with our starter kits. Arctic Menthol is one of her favorites.
Mint Chocolate: Very similar to the Chocolate Truffle to me, but with a slight hint of Arctic Menthol mixed in. The menthol taste wasn't as strong as I expected. My wife and I didn't care that much for this one, it was just alright.
Strawberry: Has a strawberry flavor, but it was fairly weak. Sort of reminded me of a strawberry candy. We liked it fine, but both agreed the flavoring was weak.
Black Cherry: A nice cherry candy type of taste. Similar to a hard cherry candy. We both liked this one pretty well.
Summer Peach: A nice peach flavor, this was also one of our favorites.
French Vanilla: A light sweet taste, I didn't really get the vanilla flavor, but it was alright.
I'll probably be sticking with JC Original, while my wife will probably go with Arctic Menthol as her main juice. We will also be keeping some Summer Peach and Black Cherry around for something different.
This was my second order from Johnson Creek. Both orders arrived quickly and were correct. So far they seem like a good company to deal with and I've had zero problems or complaints.
David
The sample pack came with small (3ml?) bottles of each flavor JC makes. It also came with 10 droppers for the bottles. Everything was packaged in a small round tin.
First let me state I'm pretty new to vaping. I've tried the Tobacco, Menthol, Vanilla, and Coffee flavors included with some kits from Smoking Everywhere and other vendors, that's about it. So please keep that in mind as you read this review.
TIP: I'm not sure if this only applies to JC juice or to all of them...but I've found you get much better flavor when you shake the bottle up right before you fill the cartridge. It seems some of the ingredients must seperate when it sets for a while.
I'm just going to go through the flavors and give my impressions...All the JC juices seem to produce good vapor and decent throat hit.
JC Original: A fairly strong sweet tobacco taste. I would say similar to pipe tobacco or some cigars in smell and taste. This is my personal favorite.
Tennessee Cured: Similar to Original, only a little bit milder and not as sweet. I would say this one is a little closer to the taste of a cigarette. I liked TC fine, just prefer Original.
Espresso: Has a somewhat tobacco flavor. I would say the smell/taste is similar to the smell of dry ground coffee. Reminds me of the smell I get when I open a can of coffee.
Chocolate Truffle: Also a slight hint of tobacco flavor. Has a smell/taste that reminds me of how powdered cocoa smells.
Arctic Menthol: A very minty taste. Almost reminds me of a peppermint candy. I'm not a menthol person, but my wife said she preferred this to some of the menthol flavors that came with our starter kits. Arctic Menthol is one of her favorites.
Mint Chocolate: Very similar to the Chocolate Truffle to me, but with a slight hint of Arctic Menthol mixed in. The menthol taste wasn't as strong as I expected. My wife and I didn't care that much for this one, it was just alright.
Strawberry: Has a strawberry flavor, but it was fairly weak. Sort of reminded me of a strawberry candy. We liked it fine, but both agreed the flavoring was weak.
Black Cherry: A nice cherry candy type of taste. Similar to a hard cherry candy. We both liked this one pretty well.
Summer Peach: A nice peach flavor, this was also one of our favorites.
French Vanilla: A light sweet taste, I didn't really get the vanilla flavor, but it was alright.
I'll probably be sticking with JC Original, while my wife will probably go with Arctic Menthol as her main juice. We will also be keeping some Summer Peach and Black Cherry around for something different.
This was my second order from Johnson Creek. Both orders arrived quickly and were correct. So far they seem like a good company to deal with and I've had zero problems or complaints.
David
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