Mountain Oak Vapors - Apache

[luceblueboy]

Vendor: Mountain Oak Vapors
Liquid: Apache 70/30 PG/VG 9mg
Setup: Dripping on a 3.0 atomizer with 18350 battery mod
Description: Apache is a medium bodied English blend of Flue Cured Virginia, Oriental, and Latika tobacco's and is sure to put a smile on your face. The tobacco leafs used in this blend were combined to create a balanced experience, without one particular leaf seeking dominance over another. With subtle dark nuances this NET Blend remains smooth yet complex through out the vape. I suppose you can say that Apache has perfect vaping manners!
Thoughts:
When Mountain Oak Vapors (MOV) decided to start making natural extracted tobaccos (NET) they hit the vaping world by storm. With stellar release after release they definitely have made incredible strides towards amazing eliquids. They have release both mild and medium bodied blends. Apache completes the line with a full-bodied vape.

Both Oriental and Latakia tobaccos are associated with English tobacco. That is exactly what you get with Apache. On inhale the dark tobacco hits the palate while on exhale the smoky flavor of the Latakia arrives. Just as real English tobacco there is no sweetness or "lightness." There is no slight flavor just in your face. It's like an evening nightcap after a long day at work. I feel that I need to have a robe on while I vape it.

Along with the full-bodied dark smoky flavor comes an excellent throat hit. I mean freight train hit. For a PG dominant liquid the vapor production is excellent.

Final Thoughts
If you're a fan of the sweet smelling aromatic pipe tobacco then Pendragon would be your forte. If you like "outdoorsy" or "refined" pipe tobacco then give Apache a go!

There are only three other English pipe tobacco eliquids on the market: Want2vape's London and Louisville, and Ahlusion's Devil Dog. The difference between those and Apache is the other three have burley tobacco. Apache does not. The other three are also very good except London and Louisville will destroy your atomizer/cartomizer. Devil Dog is better on your hardware but still not an all day vape due to the intensity. Apache is extremely clean with less intensity. By creating a clean English tobacco eliquid they are not revolutionizing the vaping industry but perfecting it. With an incredible creation, a strong 10/10.

Quick Note: Because of the tobacco blend this will sit in your atomizer. Wash it down with some Sunday Morning eliquid and it's out of there!

 

[billherbst]

Luce,

My 3ml sample bottle of Apache is now empty. The Bauway CE4 clearo I loaded up with Apache is now getting topped up with w2v London or Louisville. Each time I top up the carto at the half full mark, the Apache remaining in it is reduced by half in percentage. I've topped up the clearo twice already, so it's down to 25%. Another couple of times and it'll be down to just a whisper. At that point, I'll need to re-label the carto. Interestingly, I never previously bonded with London or Louisville, so the Apache's opening that door has been a pleasant surprise.

I've had only a 2ml sample of Devil Dog that Mr.Mann graciously sent me (or was it Scarf-ace? No, I think it was Mr.M), and I agree that DD was nice and clean, but far too potent for prolonged vaping. Now it's just a memory, anyway.

I haven't had the new version of Pendragon with more extract, but---for a standalone vape---Apache strikes me as the first NET from MOV that easily holds it own against the other top-rank NETs from Ahlusion, Want2Vape, and GoodEJuice.

I'm quite pleased with my Frankenjuice alterations of Sunday Morning (with extra coffee and a bit of vanilla) and Southern Gentleman (with a tad of caramel candy). Taking them further into hybrid territory has worked well to make them enjoyable for me, which is good, since I bought 15ml bottles of both sight unseen.

Did MOV send you any of the Two Rivers to try? I think it's pretty good, but not nearly as sit-up-and-take-notice as Apache.

 

[johni]

Luce, great review of a great juice! Apache, Sunday Morning, and Southern Gentleman have all become favorites.

Bill, I look forward to trying Two Rivers when it is released and agree Apache is probably the flagship of MOV Gold Labels.