Juice Reviews - Yay or Nay?
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I have always struggled to find decent tasting juices, reviews for me are never very accurate.
Half of the time I question whether the reviewer would have given a 5 star rating to a bottle of Cats Pi$$ if it had a nice label and some nicotine in it.
I have an idea of how to get rid of the 'Cats Pi$$ factor', it will make juice reviews more accurate according to your tastes rather than it always being a case of 'Your Mileage May Vary' (YMMV).
Half of the time I question whether the reviewer would have given a 5 star rating to a bottle of Cats Pi$$ if it had a nice label and some nicotine in it.
I have an idea of how to get rid of the 'Cats Pi$$ factor', it will make juice reviews more accurate according to your tastes rather than it always being a case of 'Your Mileage May Vary' (YMMV).
they're so very subjective. what tastes like gold to me may taste like copper to you.
Yep, that is the problem, and that is why without prior knowledge of the reviewer (their taste profile) it is hard to gauge from reviews whether it will be up your street.
I would like to see a review site (like 'all the juices') do a review & juice selector, it would be largely like a 'dating site' where you (the reviewer/consumer) answer questions about what foods and flavours, for example, What do you think of Broccoli? You then score it out of ten (one being hate the taste, 10 being love it). Your scores then get compared to other users' (using a percentage deviation model) and then you get recommendations based upon those who have a high correlation with your answers.
I would like to see a review site (like 'all the juices') do a review & juice selector, it would be largely like a 'dating site' where you (the reviewer/consumer) answer questions about what foods and flavours, for example, What do you think of Broccoli? You then score it out of ten (one being hate the taste, 10 being love it). Your scores then get compared to other users' (using a percentage deviation model) and then you get recommendations based upon those who have a high correlation with your answers.
Individual tastes are pretty much an exercise in futility. I could write an essay on this, suitable for a Master's degree, but it wouldn't go anywhere. Find something you like and go with it.
I think juice reviews have a place in this world. I think the trick is to find someone who reviews juice that feels the same way about the juices you both have in common. Then, when you read their reviews, you can more accurately depend on them. Maybe that's a thread someone can start? For example, Mothers Milk is a 6.5 (1-10 scale) for me. I could go on about subtleties, but this is just an example. If I found a reviewer that felt the same, then I can bet I'd do better with the juices that they liked.
Yeah, I agree. If you were 'matched' with reviewers that have a similar taste to you then their reviews would be far more accurate. Questionnaires or user profiles should be used to gauge the reviewers' personal preferences in terms of flavours.
There are also too many 'reviewers' that either seem to love every juice they sample or that are affiliated with a brand, making the reviews less than insightful.
There are also too many 'reviewers' that either seem to love every juice they sample or that are affiliated with a brand, making the reviews less than insightful.
Agreed.
The guys at my my usual shop won't shut up about Mother's Milk lol, and yes it is good. But that could never be my stand-alone, all-day vape. More like a good cream to add to coffee or fruit flavors IMO (which did not justify the purchase, considering the price).
I think that is an excellent idea.
(Forgive my analogy, but...) I see it like this - Maybe we can both quote Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls word for word, even if neither would rate it as the best movie ever. But if your top movies are mostly cheesy romantic comedies, westerns, and action films with more explosions than dialogue, and mine are a mix of cult/pulp classics, pretty much anything Scorsese, sci-fi, and psychological thrillers - it is probably safe to assume that most of the films we enjoy differ...In the end it is all subjective, and no one should assume that enjoying one or two similar foods will result in 100% compatibility with all that reviewer's e-liquid choices. But it would certainly be a more effective way to determine potential e-liquids aside from trolling all the vape stores in your area to taste-test their entire stock, and even then, you miss out on tons of really great E-Liq companies that aren't available locally but are online.
Totally agree with you Kitti!
Now we just need someone to implement the idea...
Now we just need someone to implement the idea...
I think, even if you were matched in flavor profile to the reviewer, there would still be plenty of juices that would get recommended/you wouldn't like.
My friend and I have VERY similar palettes, 90% of the juices we try we feel the same way about. But occasionally, there'll be a juice that he likes that I don't like. So I think it'd be cool to be matched to a reviewer on their flavor profile, but it wouldn't account for the anomalous differences in how the taste is perceived. One juice that I really like (Blackout City by Bombies), my friend thinks "tastes like plastic."
That being said though, I wish juice reviewers were less opinionated in their reviews. Some people are better about it than others, but some juice reviewers just say that they like the juice, and don't try and compare it to things that it tastes like. Like if you're trying a "lemony-custard" juice, is it more like a key-lime pie? Is it more like lemonade with creaminess? Those are the important descriptors when reviewing a juice, not "Yeah I really like this juice, it has a nice throat hit and a good flavor." Please.
My friend and I have VERY similar palettes, 90% of the juices we try we feel the same way about. But occasionally, there'll be a juice that he likes that I don't like. So I think it'd be cool to be matched to a reviewer on their flavor profile, but it wouldn't account for the anomalous differences in how the taste is perceived. One juice that I really like (Blackout City by Bombies), my friend thinks "tastes like plastic."
That being said though, I wish juice reviewers were less opinionated in their reviews. Some people are better about it than others, but some juice reviewers just say that they like the juice, and don't try and compare it to things that it tastes like. Like if you're trying a "lemony-custard" juice, is it more like a key-lime pie? Is it more like lemonade with creaminess? Those are the important descriptors when reviewing a juice, not "Yeah I really like this juice, it has a nice throat hit and a good flavor." Please.
I agree with that, 90% accurate would be a good start though...
I am with you on the reviewers (most of them) lacking any sort of descriptive ability, I have lost count of the number of reviews where they simply say what you stated - "Yeah I really like this juice, it has a nice throat hit and a good flavor." It does irk me somewhat.
I watched a few reviews from this one guy, he was reviewing different strawberry custards (each one in a separate video), all of them he gave a 'thumbs up' to, saying almost exactly the same about them all, never once did he state which one was the best. It was just so pointless. Not even scoring them out of 10.
I guess when people get free juice to review they don't want to offend the supplier and jeopardize their flow of free liquid.
I am with you on the reviewers (most of them) lacking any sort of descriptive ability, I have lost count of the number of reviews where they simply say what you stated - "Yeah I really like this juice, it has a nice throat hit and a good flavor." It does irk me somewhat.
I watched a few reviews from this one guy, he was reviewing different strawberry custards (each one in a separate video), all of them he gave a 'thumbs up' to, saying almost exactly the same about them all, never once did he state which one was the best. It was just so pointless. Not even scoring them out of 10.
I guess when people get free juice to review they don't want to offend the supplier and jeopardize their flow of free liquid.
That's another thing that bothers me. A lot of times when watching a review, I have to wonder if it's biased, and sure they always have the disclaimer "I received this free of charge but am still judging it fairly etc.." but like.. Come on dude. If you're getting a bunch of free ...., you're not nearly as likely to complain as if you had spent your hard-earned dollars on it.
Yup waste of time, yup picky eater. I still like to learn of new suppliers though, even if its just to window shop.
I HATE those types of reviews! Its good, its good its good, doesn't really help. Plus Ive never really tasted what other people seem to taste (when they take the time too describe anyway)..
I swear half of the reviewers cant taste anything at all, they just read the juice description on the vendor's website and pretend that is what they can taste.
It would be better if they did 'blind' reviews, where someone else sets up what they are to vape, then after the reviewer has vaped and cast judgement they can then be told what it was they were vaping.
Whaahaha! That would be so hilarious. Of course after a blind run Id lie about the flavor before the experiment and see if they can taste my placebo.
Yes I'm a picky eater and Yes I watch the juice reviews. Sometimes their right, sometimes their wrong. Taste is Subjective.
Review of juice are pretty much a waste.. Individual taste and setups vary too much for anything more than an opinion of the vendor and customer service.
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