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So my experience with A+ started out with SGP. I threw it in an eVod on my way out the door to work the day it arrived. The peach in this juice pairs perfectly with the tobacco. I am a peach LOVER, and I was very glad to find that this is very much a fresh peach blended into tobacco that is crisp, fruity, and a deep tobacco flavor that is not the least bit off-putting. Before receiving the A+ order, my only experience with NETs was with HHV. There is a definite fork in the NET highway with these two vendors, but I have no problem closing my eyes and letting the car decide which fork to take on this particular vaping journey. I love the smooth, creamy, inviting flavors that HHV juices have, and continue to find myself filling tanks with these lovely flavors. I also find in the past week that I keep finding a spare tank to fill with one of the A+ juices that I have sitting in the vape box, and the up-front, in-your-faceness tobacco from these is a nice detour on the vaping journey that has become a welcome part of my life this past month.

I finally got my VAMO in the mail a couple of days ago, so with that I built my IGO-L and tonight have been blazing away the rest of my A+ order. The BGB is a much different beast than the SGP, IMO, but it is not an untamed beast that requires much space. This is the first tobacco vape that I have tried that reminds me of the smell of working the summer of my teenage years in the tobacco fields here in Kentucky, as well as the smell from curing the tobacco in the barn. It doesn't have the smoky taste that accompanies combustion, but I have moved on from that era of my life since giving up the analogs. I don't miss the combustion taste at all, and am pleasantly surprised at how well the "pure" tobacco flavor comes through in this juice.

The follow-up to BGB is my sample of House Blend that Wlad so graciously included. Wow...that's about all I can say. This juice is just over a week old, and is rivaling Legend as my go-to flavor in an eVod for work. I drive a forklift, so there is not much variety for me in juices during work. My variety comes at home before and after work. I found myself today having a hard time deciding on which one to take along for the night, and finally settled on taking both HHV Legend and A+ House Blend. There is a sweetness to this juice that reminds me of why I very much enjoy HHV DF (although I have limited my exposure to DF to both allow it to steep as well as to not "tire" of the flavor). The best I can describe the flavor in HB to me is the way that cinnamon rolls smell when they are proofing on the counter. There is both a vanilla-y dough taste, as well as a subtle cinnamon (in my opinion, at least. Who knows, none of these flavors may actually be contained in here, but that's what I am picking up). There is a reason that when I got my first AGA-T2 built last night, the tank was filled with House Blend :D.

I haven't yet had time to spend with Sahara, Dulce, or Smooth Criminal, although I might be ok just letting those steep for a while as I continue on the bottles that I have broken into.

I have acquired a bottle of Devil Dog (thanks Anthony!!!!) since placing my first order, and just from smelling that bottle I am trying to find the time to make its acquaintance. I do see why so many say that the aros are good for "spurts," as the BGB was a very abrupt right hook, especially as I was coming from an eVod full of Legend to the IGO-L with BGB.

I will continue to spend some time with these juices in the coming days, and hope to have the time (probably will have to wait until the weekend...) to write up full impression of each of these juices.

That's great that you've found so many NETs that you really enjoy in such a short period. I'll warn that DD! is quite a bit stronger than BGB.
I'd try SC, SB and DC now so you have a base, fresh flavor to base your opinions on how hey steep. I will say that if you like Sweet Georgia Peach and Smooth Criminal, do yourself a favor and get Peachy Criminal! It's based on SC but with peach. I don't know how Wlad does it, but it makes it a totally different type of Criminal. :)

Hope you stick around here and continue to contribute. I like hearing your perspective along with everyone else's
 

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Mann can you please pick up for me.. oh never mind. You can just please tell them it's about time they started to deliver to Australia. Thanks.

Well, after reading your post (and Shatner's), I just reached capacity. I don't know how much I will have to spend, but you all got something comin'. ;) Got your back.

I just placed an order even though I am headed to the store. I got my 60 mL of SC and a free 10 mL of Ole! 70 mL at under $24 shipped? I tell ya', these overpriced vendors are killing me. That's almost .34 a mL?! That's some expensive soap! :lol::facepalm::lol::facepalm::lol:
 

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Oh no need to thank me, thank you for doing me the service. It's exciting to read your review on the batch you ordered which contains my juices as well. Great to read your review and I look forward to getting my stash as well! :)

I would like to say more but I won't on account that it's getting late and there is not much I can say on juices I have never tried.

I just can't wait! This thread has been bouncing up and down on the Sahara, SGP and Dulce Cabonita wave for over a week now and I am so glad I can be a part of this particular vaping journey thank to you Chimps.

A very big jar of vegemite is in order for sure. Vegemite is EXACTLY like tobacco extraction, only it's done with yeast. I made that up admittedly but it sounds close enough to qualify as semblance of truth. I bet you could use vegemite in place of tobacco extract.

So my experience with A+ started out with SGP. I threw it in an eVod on my way out the door to work the day it arrived. The peach in this juice pairs perfectly with the tobacco. I am a peach LOVER, and I was very glad to find that this is very much a fresh peach blended into tobacco that is crisp, fruity, and a deep tobacco flavor that is not the least bit off-putting. Before receiving the A+ order, my only experience with NETs was with HHV. There is a definite fork in the NET highway with these two vendors, but I have no problem closing my eyes and letting the car decide which fork to take on this particular vaping journey. I love the smooth, creamy, inviting flavors that HHV juices have, and continue to find myself filling tanks with these lovely flavors. I also find in the past week that I keep finding a spare tank to fill with one of the A+ juices that I have sitting in the vape box, and the up-front, in-your-faceness tobacco from these is a nice detour on the vaping journey that has become a welcome part of my life this past month.

I finally got my VAMO in the mail a couple of days ago, so with that I built my IGO-L and tonight have been blazing away the rest of my A+ order. The BGB is a much different beast than the SGP, IMO, but it is not an untamed beast that requires much space. This is the first tobacco vape that I have tried that reminds me of the smell of working the summer of my teenage years in the tobacco fields here in Kentucky, as well as the smell from curing the tobacco in the barn. It doesn't have the smoky taste that accompanies combustion, but I have moved on from that era of my life since giving up the analogs. I don't miss the combustion taste at all, and am pleasantly surprised at how well the "pure" tobacco flavor comes through in this juice.

The follow-up to BGB is my sample of House Blend that Wlad so graciously included. Wow...that's about all I can say. This juice is just over a week old, and is rivaling Legend as my go-to flavor in an eVod for work. I drive a forklift, so there is not much variety for me in juices during work. My variety comes at home before and after work. I found myself today having a hard time deciding on which one to take along for the night, and finally settled on taking both HHV Legend and A+ House Blend. There is a sweetness to this juice that reminds me of why I very much enjoy HHV DF (although I have limited my exposure to DF to both allow it to steep as well as to not "tire" of the flavor). The best I can describe the flavor in HB to me is the way that cinnamon rolls smell when they are proofing on the counter. There is both a vanilla-y dough taste, as well as a subtle cinnamon (in my opinion, at least. Who knows, none of these flavors may actually be contained in here, but that's what I am picking up). There is a reason that when I got my first AGA-T2 built last night, the tank was filled with House Blend :D.

I haven't yet had time to spend with Sahara, Dulce, or Smooth Criminal, although I might be ok just letting those steep for a while as I continue on the bottles that I have broken into.

I have acquired a bottle of Devil Dog (thanks Anthony!!!!) since placing my first order, and just from smelling that bottle I am trying to find the time to make its acquaintance. I do see why so many say that the aros are good for "spurts," as the BGB was a very abrupt right hook, especially as I was coming from an eVod full of Legend to the IGO-L with BGB.

I will continue to spend some time with these juices in the coming days, and hope to have the time (probably will have to wait until the weekend...) to write up full impression of each of these juices.
 

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I ordered some MOV Hey Jack from MOV. I'll be sure to let you guys and gals how it is.

Really looking forward to it. :)

Mines in the steep box, smells good. I imagine it'll be a significant step up compared to the Maple Spirit Tobacco I had yesterday.

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This thread has become pretty laden with abbreviations. Having a hard time knowing what half the things you guys are referencing even mean. Kinda hard to go back over 1000+ pages to figure it out.

hm. good point. we do toss a few around here and there.

Are there some specific ones that you'd like to have some clarification on?
 

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This thread has become pretty laden with abbreviations. Having a hard time knowing what half the things you guys are referencing even mean. Kinda hard to go back over 1000+ pages to figure it out.

Feel free to ask about any! I'm trying to abbreviate less, but it's kind of a habit.

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@El_R....

You are now officially off the hook for causing me to not get an order into Ahlusion ( A+ ) yesterday... I got my order in this morning even when it was already after 10am ( CDT ) before I got time to place the order due to an emergency call for work ( computer related )....

I ordered up a 30ml of Sahara, 10ml of JG Blend ( JG ) and a 15ml of Blue Grass Burley ( BGB ).... for the sample I chose some Gold Rising ( GR ). Can't wait for them to get shipped and in my door so I can pre-sample them before setting them aside to steep. Speaking of steeping... The Smooth Criminal and Desperado I got on my last order is now just over 2 weeks old so it's time to check them out. I'd hoped to get to them this last weekend but with all of the weather ( tornado's and such ) we've had... I didn't get time so perhaps I can get to them this weekend after I get the chores done....


Ok... OT but important info to know for those that have computers etc... In the past week, I've had three clients call me up after they had called whom they thought were tech support for the products they were having issues with. All three had searched on the internet for the tech support numbers and were directed to pages that looked convincing. They were each told, after these so called "techs" had connected to their computers that they were either extremely infected or had a lot of errors that needed specialized work in order to correct the problems.... In each case, it was a scam... IF you need tech support for something on your computer DO NOT go to a search engine to find out what the tech support contact info for a particular company is... go directly to the companies website and find out that info from there website instead. These scammer's are pretty convincing when you are talking to them but in each case ( thankfully ) something didn't seem right to my clients so they all called me before they proceeded.
 

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All this Sahara love prompted me to take out my March vintage bottle out of my Ahlusion drawer (yes, I sort my juices by brand, so sue me) and take a few puffs.

It still tastes like TA to me, not unlike VCV's White Beard. Nice TA, but TA nonetheless. Not a bit of sweetness.

What's wrong with me? :cry:

I don't care for any A+ juices. What's wrong with me? :D
 

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Well I just wanted to tell you mates, I'm finally happy with my protank. Yesterday I made a wick with the 1/32 xc-116 braided ceramic. I actually thought it would be too small, it's not even 1mm according to the conversion chart. Anyway, I didn't double it or anything, just wrapped 6 wrap (same as the stock coil) 30awg kanthal. Then I laid 2 small strands of the twisted german silica on top for flavor wicks and ended up with 1.1Ω on the provari.

I started with house blend and was pretty much blown away with the vapor even at 3.2volts. I mean this setup is cranking it out. That goes on for a couple hours and the flavor is fine but I decided to go with a flavor that I really know well so...

I loaded up Smooth Criminal and vaped it the rest of the night, took it as high as 3.8v(13watts) with no burnt taste but there is really no need. I can vape it at 3.2v (9.3w) and I'm just as happy as a pig in, err... mud. Not a warm vape mind you, but the flavor, vapor and th is some of the best I've had. Vecchio Blend is in it right now and she is rockin' the casbah. I feel like I found the rosetta stone of the protank. I'm satisfied enough that I even ordered one of those SS Tatroe tanks for it so I can use a non-metallic drip tip which was my biggest gripe.

Not sure if it's the wick, gauge or the ohm... maybe just the combination but it's a winner. Going to have to coil another for some aromatic action.

As they say, ymmv.

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Glad the ProTank is working so well for you Chohan. It's a nice feeling to find a topper that works well for our specific needs. Mine is small, rebuildable drippers, with the IGO-S a current personal fav. Now I'm obsessed with buying every new affordable small dripper I find lol. I have 6, with 5 coming in the mail, and a few more I plan on getting.

Haven't rebuild my eVod head yet, but have been using German silica for flavor wicks which works awesome. The tiny, individual strands is perfect to add just the right amount. Not sure if I'll use 2mm twisted or German silica for the main wick yet; I have 2 heads so will try one of each.

Received my Vapetrik order, Coo Ca Choo and Dorky Stud. DS will probably be a TINO (tobacco in name only) but based on the smell I have a feeling it will be a TINO in the same league as Boba's Bounty, Bounty Hunter, and Gold; a league that definately has a place in my collection.

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Feel free to ask about any! I'm trying to abbreviate less, but it's kind of a habit.

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I've been trying not to use abbreviations very much lately, but I probably forget sometimes.

Both of these.

MOV= Mountain Oak Vapor
GeJ= Good eJuice
QnJ= Quick Nic Juice
A+= Ahlusion
Aro= Ahlusion Aromatic tobacco
MM= Mr. Mann, the abbreviation non-idiot savant :laugh:

If we use them and you don't follow, just quote the post and someone will clear it up for you.

This is a huge thread, so don't even bother searching.
 

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Both of these.

MOV= Mountain Oak Vapor
GeJ= Good eJuice
QnJ= Quick Nic Juice
A+= Ahlusion
Aro= Ahlusion Aromatic tobacco
MM= Mr. Mann, the abbreviation non-idiot savant :laugh:

If we use them and you don't follow, just quote the post and someone will clear it up for you.

This is a huge thread, so don't even bother searching.

MM is also Mad Murdock, though rarely discussed in this thread. So two MMs, one I have a deep respect for, the other adds food coloring to otherwise fine juices :p

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