Nicotine Comparisons

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aikanae1

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The Reddut conversation is more informative. Located in the sub DIY. Made by Dupont, sold under several names, some have been able to get and try it. I've got enough of an allergy to PG that this could be a godsend. I'm not convinced it's in a different class and that's what I'd need due to previous reactions.
 

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My coworker had bought some Vaping Zone 100 mg a few months ago. He stores it in our hot lumber warehouse. This stuff stayed clear for a long time. Had me thinking. Should I buy some again and try it ? Well, I did.

I received it today. Comes in a pretty blue plastic bottle that has a aluminum seal. Nice ! Pulled some out with a syringe. Crystal clear. No odor. WOW !!!

Mixed some unflavored. Tasted just pg and vg, but was kinda muted. Mixed in some Inawera Black Cherry for Pipe. Hmm there's not much tang from the cherry.

Then I pulled my RDA cap. Derrr.. My coil was black full of gunk LOL Rebuilt another and WHAM !!! Flavor City ! The cherry notes are popping just as good as my imported Polish stuff. Another thing that I noticed. There's less burn in the VZ nic.

It's great that I can find good nic in the states again. :)
 

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I've never had nic with no odor. Not NN, and not VT. I guess I'll have to try some of this. Price seems entirely reasonable.
I've found odor in both of those suppliers. Nude had less compared to VT's. VT (Chemnovatic) nic varies because they get their nic from India and the U.K. Yeah it's a lot less than me ordering from Poland :)
 
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Yeah, I recall VZ and XV being too clean for me as an unflavored vaper. Had to find something a little dirty so it seemed closer to a ciggie.

Is VZ clean like WL's Ice? Wonder if John would ever bring that back. Sold well.
Yeah man, it's clean like the Ice nic. Less odor too. I still have 500 ml of WL Ice in the freezer.
Give Nic Select a try for that ciggie taste. I ordered mine from Vices I believe. Keep it cool though it starts to oxidize pretty quick.
 

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i tried many nic suppliers , and honestly XV is most clean . But VZ is pretty good , i have the same blue bottle like Jimmy got while its not clean as XV its much better than other
that re bottling alchem crap with kerosene taste.
sometimes i wish MFS nic from 2012 will back in stock :) that was amazing nic
not the crap they sell now
 

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I've never myself tried alchem's nicselect (yet!), but I've been looking at a bunch of their coas, and as Kurt previously mentioned, then they're "crazy pure"!

About 10 times better than usp requirements for many of the contaniments, and about 8 times better than ph.eur standards(EP).

I think its really strange that such exceptionally clean nic can have such alkaloid or kerosene taste still, but oh well, I of course believe the observations many of you posted previously in this thread. Allthough it seems to have been a little better recently, according to e.g. Jimi, but still not "neutral" like chemnovatic, which sorta should be expected from such coa's.
 
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If I recall correctly, Kevin told me that the original batch of Throat Hit nic was the result of an error in processing the pure mic he sources from England. In converting that to 100mg/ml, somehow the oxidization was mistakenly higher than it should have been. After sampling the batch, Kevin's original intention was to throw it out, since it wasn't as "pure" as standard VT nic, i.e., it was slightly less smooth, with more throat hit. After further thought, however, discarding it seemed a waste of perfectly good nic, so he changed his mind and decided to offer that batch to his customers at a steeply discounted price---$35 for a liter.

I scarfed up a liter at that price and have loved it ever since.


I have tried a lot of nic vendors myself and VT throat hit is still higher quality than anything else i have tried , the regular must be really outstanding.
 

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I was poking around these sites trying to decide what to order to make my next batch of 15mg base. I do use flavors, but lightly, so I like a clean nic. I've been using NN and VT.

XV is by far the highest priced. I can afford it, but is it really worth it?

VZ seems more reasonably priced, but their pricing makes no sense. In 500ml and bigger bottles, they charge more for 48mg than 100mg? Huh?

I guess I'm gonna find out. I just ordered 120ml bottles from both, and one from VT as well. I figure I'll do the sniff test on all three and use whichever one has the least odor. The others, I'll put in glass bottles in the freezer for a rainy day, next to the NN Armor that's already in there.
 
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