Juices that didnt meet the hype? expectation? or did they?

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ShariR

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I tried Pluid. It was not for me. Tasted like I was vaping Nyquil. Yuck. The Boba's Bounty is very good. Not good enough to stand in line for. Fuzion has great juices, very flavorful and in your face. I find MBV and HDV taste of chemicals to me and even a long steep does not improve most of them. I like more complicated, layered flavors and net tobaccos.
 

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I agree VanDamage here i like to tailor my own liquids to my liking and making them myself lets me get it just how i like it. much cheaper too.
though i will say when i placed a recent order for some flavors i thought i would try this liquid called super skunk... WOW>>> it was NOT a good experience.... i felt like i was a cow out in the field eating my lunch and accidently got a little poo in the mix... eek.. :facepalm:

Where did you get the Super Skunk? Did you get the flavoring or buy it premixed? I've had alien Vapors SS, and thought it was freaking great. Vaped 30ml of it in less than a week. Sorry to hear about your experience.
 

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NiceJuice - Young Berry Crunch, is my main staple right now. Love it.
Boba's Bounty - I like it, but I dont LOVE it like many others do.
Thug Juice - First impression, to much menthol for me. It could be in part that I ordered a 50/50 blend with an extra flavor shot. Im currently letting it steep cause it's made to order. So we will see if I get better results in a few days.
 
What do you like?
Some "surprises":
MrELiquid - huge selection, I like them better than MtBaker. Try "Grey Matter" and tell me if you figure out what it is.
NicQuid - small selection, but it's pre-steeped. Great "sweet" flavors. I buy Banana Nut Bread and StrawNana Smoothie.
Halo - Interesting tobacco-ish flavors like Tribecca and Voodoo. Famous Menthols, but I don't like those.

Grey Matter.... I tried this and like it a lot... for a short amount of time, then it quickly stated tasting chemical... almost like amonia at times.

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Burley Beard Tobacco from VCV. It's definitely vapable and nice tasting but I was expecting something that tasted more like tobacco and not green tea. Maybe I didn't read the description and reviews close enough. I do know it's a juice that supposed to steep though. Even so, I doubt I'll get the tobacco flavor I desire.

Their Night Shift is great. I'm vaping it continuously. However, I do get a powdery texture and taste from it. I'm also not a fan of 100% VG and the lack of throat hit.
 

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GS, smoked 20+ years myself, and it took almost three weeks before I could taste anything either. Other than tobacco flavors, couldn't taste much. However, Atomic fireball from dfwvapor, and and nut (hazlenut, almond) I could taste really strong.
Grape is my favorite flavor, but I still can't really taste it! Wanna swap taste buds?

That's one of my ADV's for the past week.
 

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I didn't like Boba's Bounty at first but had to try it given all the hype. However, after about a day it became one of my favorites. Delicious.

Interesting, I cannot taste the bananas in Gorilla Juice - to me it tastes EXACTLY like BB - although my wife tasted the bananas very clearly. Go figure.

Tribeca meets the hype. No wonder it is Halo's most popular flavor. It is terrific.

I found (by accident) that mixing Tribeca and BB 50/50 creates an incredible combination.

JC's Rainier (Cherry) is also fantastic.

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Alice in Vapeland meet and surpass the hype. Everyone of their flavors is mellow enough to be an ADV. Now when I say mellow I don't mean you have to search for the taste is definetly there, but it's not overwhelming at all, like many vendors something will be too spicy, or too sweet, or too mellow. AIV is perfect for everyone because they have such an array of flavors all of which are delicious. I got lucky enough to find a shop near me that sells them and got to try all the flavors and boy did some of them I didn't think I would like suprised me!

Also 5 Pawns lives up to its hype as well. I can't wait to taste their new and upcoming flavors but for a gourmet flavor that is strong delicious and taste exactly like you were eating it. Great flavors, delicious, and worth the high price. They are actually the highest priced vendor I've come across, and worth every penny.

Halo did not live up to its hype for me. Yes, they have some good in your face menthol, and some tobacco flavors that will beat most vendors, but that's the only juices that are worth purchasing in my opinion. Their other flavors arent' potent enough and often get overwhelmed by anything else. I usually have a few tanks ready to vape and when I get to the halo "other" flavors if I vape them after most other vendors, the halo flavors don't break through what is already on palette. So I would say stick to the Halo flavors people rave about, not any of the others.
 

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I've found that most don't have a strong enough flavor for me. That said, my fave vendor so far is MaddCatt. Every flavor I've tried from them has had enough flavoring. And I found a great surprise - Nutty Monkey (peanut butter/banana) tastes exactly like warm PB toast with sliced bananas - yummmmmm.

Anyway, I find that so many have kind of a chemical smell that's so disappointing - even an organic vendor I ordered from. I plan on learning about DIY (love ECF)!
 

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    I know a lot of people rant about Halo juice, so decided to give there mocha a try, couldn't vape it, was disgusting for me, it was only a small bottle, so it ended up going in the trash, but sure put me off trying anymore from there, don't know why people rate them so high myself.

    About the only vendor who does get a lot of hype and actually lives up to hype for me is Nicoticket, I had juices I liked, but didn't love and pretty much given up looking for a vendor who's juice I did love, but Nicoticket's name kept coming up around the forums, so decided to give them a go, I am so glad I did, awesome tasty juice which you can really taste and actually tastes like it describes, Nicotocket proved to me there was juice out there that I could LOVE, Creme Brulee is my top ADV now, I still have a few juices on the go, but 75% of the time I am vaping Creme Brulee, and the Custards Last Stand is my 2nd best juice, in fact there isn't a juice from NicoTicket I haven't liked, and another plus is the customer service, Clark the owner really cares about his customers and will go the extra mile to make sure they are happy.

    I still trying the odd new juice vendors here and there, and just tried Five Pawns because of the hype, I will say the juice is pretty good, it is not better than Nicoticket, but still not bad, but it is not worth the money it costs, yes really fancy packing, but I don't care about fancy glass bottles and bottle boxes, I want good juice at a reasonable price, if there prices was cheaper, I might of ordered again, but not at a $1 a mil though.

    Next on my list of hyped vendors will be Alice in wonderland, keeping fingers crossed :)
     

    SoCalMichelle

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    I've found that most don't have a strong enough flavor for me. That said, my fave vendor so far is MaddCatt. Every flavor I've tried from them has had enough flavoring. And I found a great surprise - Nutty Monkey (peanut butter/banana) tastes exactly like warm PB toast with sliced bananas - yummmmmm.

    Anyway, I find that so many have kind of a chemical smell that's so disappointing - even an organic vendor I ordered from. I plan on learning about DIY (love ECF)!


    Many do have a chemical smell/flavor at first, so make sure to steep them 2days up to a month.

    If you like in your face flavors that are strong and delicious I would suggest 5 Pawns. They have an amazing Peanut Butter/Banana/Choc flavored one called Grandmaster. It's one of my new favorite flavors. Absolute perfection!
     
    Many do have a chemical smell/flavor at first, so make sure to steep them 2days up to a month.

    If you like in your face flavors that are strong and delicious I would suggest 5 Pawns. They have an amazing Peanut Butter/Banana/Choc flavored one called Grandmaster. It's one of my new favorite flavors. Absolute perfection!

    Grandmaster sounds like something I'd really enjoy
     

    Ipster

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    See the can of worms here? :D Really...so much variety! Gourmet juices, Lab juices, DIYs and everything in between!
    maybe hundreds more than there were choices of cigarette brands.
    I think you need to noodle around the internet, find a "reliable" supplier so you know the Liquid will hold up,
    not have any "ucky" stuff in it. I hate to gripe...but really some of the "popular-gourmet" suppliers hyped here at ECF- the liquids
    wont mix with others; turn dark or separate; gunk cartos; etc...
    So you can look at reviews, look at the forums, pick your fav. and then make a small order (5 or 10 ml bottles) for a trial.
    When I shop a new supplier, I'll also vary my first order -trying to really sample the companies offerings/options. like a dozen 10ml bottles.
    You'll find what's perfect for you; AND your taste will likely change over time also.
    All the Best, happy Holidays. I DO recommend suppliers who are AEMSA or equivelant (maybe in EU) trying to provide safe,
    quality standards. To me thats more important than a popular recipe.
     
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