Need E-Liquid Help...already $100 down in one week!

[Hulamoon]

Hi gangsta Can you pinpoint what it is you don't like in the samples you've tried? Is it too muted a flavor, too "raw" a flavor, something else? Maybe we can help suggest some specific samplers if you can give a bit more info. I know the above can be a tough one to answer, because the first thought is "I can't quite put my finger on what it is" - but if you can, that would be helpful. Also have you tried some of your older purchases again, now they've had a little while to "steep"?

So I've got my setup just the way I like it. Ego Twists with CE4 Clearos and Vivi Nova tanks. vaping awesome right now, but the problem is I can't find anything to put in them!!!!

The only thing I LOVE so far is Vapor Vixen's Tiger's Blood. I really like High Caliber's Appie Pie and VaporPure Apple
Besides that everything I've tried tastes like nothing or no where near the description. Mostly 50vg/50pg because I don't know how I would react to anything else. All around 16-18mg nico.

I guess I need some suggestions, because right now I'm on pace to >double what I spend per month on analogs. Based on the Tiger's Blood and apple(ish) flavors, I guess I'm liking the fruity liquids, but they must have a full, full flavor.

Have Tried:
Altsmoke: High Caliber Apple Pie
Happyesmoker: RY4, Grape Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade, Pineapple OJ Express
Vapor Pure: tobacco, Reds, Cherry, Apple, Strawberry
Vapor Vixens: Berry Berry, Pixie Dust, Tiger's Blood, Cherry Limeade, Fuzzyberry


On Order:
Vapor Vixens: Bubblegum (double flavor)
AVE- Boba's Bounty and Gorilla Juice (buying into hype)

Thanks in advance!

 

[Scott_Simpson]

I like Johnson Creek Smoke Juice, they have sampler kits and 100% pg and 100%vg liquids. Personally I've tried most of thier Red Oak Line which is the 100%vg line that they offer. I am getting really curious about DIY seems way cheaper but am reluctant because of all the stuff going around about vendor saying thier DIY nic strength is one thing then u test it and find out it is up to 300 times stronger than advertised. That's scary stuff man.

If you're interested in trying DIY, I can recommend Wizard Labs; their nic is right on the money, and they have all the essential DIY stuff. I've bought nic (100mg/mL PG, and also 100mg/mL VG) from them, plus labware (beakers, syringes, etc.), protective gear (gloves, essential for working with nic in high concentrations), plain PG and VG (all USP grade), and many great flavorings. They're EXTREME when it comes to purity, safety, and product sourcing.

At the moment, I'm puffing on a very nice turkish pipe tobacco (12mg, 100%VG), with just a kiss of latakia, that I made myself! Give you a certain sense of satisfaction, especially when my cost is around $3 for 50mL ...

 

[lonnieperrin]

I am a BIG fan of DIY (do it yourself)
Advantages are controlled nicotine mg (start high and go low), controlled VG/PG mix, and cost effective.
I started with 36mg nic mix and I am now at 10mg
Buying a variety of flavors until you find your favorite few, I recommend a E-juice Calculator (Google it)

 

[TheSenator]

Hi gangsta Can you pinpoint what it is you don't like in the samples you've tried? Is it too muted a flavor, too "raw" a flavor, something else? Maybe we can help suggest some specific samplers if you can give a bit more info. I know the above can be a tough one to answer, because the first thought is "I can't quite put my finger on what it is" - but if you can, that would be helpful. Also have you tried some of your older purchases again, now they've had a little while to "steep"?

The other flavors are mute to none for me. I contribute some of that to still having a few analogs here and there, but I have found 2-3 "regular" flavors that I can taste much more than others. Throat hit, vapor, everything else is fine. I understand I won't like all of them, but it seems that anything light in color has no taste to me. I got ANOTHER sample kit in last night, and tried a strawberry banana mix...couldn't taste either of them.

 

[Hulamoon]

I'd suggest ordering just a couple of small sampler sizes in 80/20 and 70/30 PG/VG ratio to see how you get on with them. If you start hard dry coughing or getting a chest heaviness, then that may mean that PG is too onerous to you, like it is for me. But! _ Lots of people use the 80/20 and 70/30 (I think they are the standard), so give them a go because flavor gets more muted the more VG is in it. You might want to up the nic to 24 mgs if you're not getting the throat hit that you would expect. Just some thoughts for you. Hope they help.

The other flavors are mute to none for me. I contribute some of that to still having a few analogs here and there, but I have found 2-3 "regular" flavors that I can taste much more than others. Throat hit, vapor, everything else is fine. I understand I won't like all of them, but it seems that anything light in color has no taste to me. I got ANOTHER sample kit in last night, and tried a strawberry banana mix...couldn't taste either of them.

 

[LongHaul]

Mix your own it cost me about .26c to mix a 10ml bottle and at that price if I don't like it I dump it and start over

 

[cindycated]

You're letting your liquids steep, right? Sometimes it takes awhile for the flavor to fully develop. Some of mine have been great right out of the mailbox. One took as long as a couple of months to taste like what it's supposed to be. Maybe let the bottles sit for a few days, shake them up like crazy, then try them again.

If you like fruit, my favorite is Blueberry. From everywhere I've gotten it from, it doesn't taste subtle like the real fruit, it's tasty, more like the pie filling. I also try to order my flavors mixed strong, with extra or double flavoring.