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Vision e-juice reviews:

Cigar- The taste was almost right to me. It seemed to have a sweet flavor that just didn't work for me. The smell however was horrible. I'm still trying to get that out of my ss wick.

Cherry- It wasn't good. I could not think of any cherry flavor I've tried before that taste like that. It might could be adjusted I didn't find it offensive to the senses.

Peach- Tasted like peach. It was off though I think that was because it wasn't very sweet and I associate peach flavor with a syrupy sweetness.

Watermelon- I don't eat watermelon but I do like it as a candy flavor. Even though it wasn't overly sweet it still tasted good. I also tried it with menthol and they worked very well together.

Fruit Punch- It wasn't bad by itself but I felt it lacked something. Maybe a touch of citric acid or maybe just some more of a specific fruit flavor. I mixed in a little watermelon and it tasted better but I don't know if that was just the fact that I like watermelon.

Menthol- I don't taste a whole lot of minty flavor but what little mint I do taste taste right. It might just be me I like strong flavor. It was a very cool mint. In my stallions it felt like I was inhaling frigid air just how I want to to feel.

Quick overview
cigar- no go
cherry- no go
peach- good
watermelon- great
fruit punch- good
menthol- great
 

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The vision juices could probably benefit from a poll. I'm thinking, trying to go through the reviews, the minthol has been rather/highly successful, watermelon and peach fairly successful excepting the one incidence of mouth burning, most of the rest hit or miss, and the chocolate an absolute miss.

Oh, and watermelon works with minthol.

Does that about sum it up?
 

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The vision juices could probably benefit from a poll. I'm thinking, trying to go through the reviews, the minthol has been rather/highly successful, watermelon and peach fairly successful excepting the one incidence of mouth burning, most of the rest hit or miss, and the chocolate an absolute miss.

Oh, and watermelon works with minthol.

Does that about sum it up?

I think I'd add that State Express was an excellent rendition of an analog... so I'd say it is a winner also
 

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The vision juices could probably benefit from a poll. I'm thinking, trying to go through the reviews, the minthol has been rather/highly successful, watermelon and peach fairly successful excepting the one incidence of mouth burning, most of the rest hit or miss, and the chocolate an absolute miss.

Oh, and watermelon works with minthol.

Does that about sum it up?

some may just dislike the nic level ..maybe a 0mg for future alpha tests would be a good idea
 

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I've gotten both sizes of the Apollo tanks and both tops broke off in my pocket spilling GV's pear juice. Makes me smell like pear the whole day
The new juices need a different top. Took me 2 minutes to fill my Kangers.
The golden virginia doesn't taste like virginia. I would know. I smoked that in my pipe for 4 years. Tastes like every other tobacco juice.
 

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some may just dislike the nic level ..maybe a 0mg for future alpha tests would be a good idea
For me 18 is just about right for testing juices. I don't know the breakdown of what is the most common nic level that they sell, but for me at least I wouldn't bother filling a tank with 0-nic as I'm still vaping juice with nic and want an accurate representation of flavor and performance that a 0-nic sample wouldn't give me.

I think they should use the nic content that is most popular with their customers…whatever that is. :2c:
 

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For me 18 is just about right for testing juices. I don't know the breakdown of what is the most common nic level that they sell, but for me at least I wouldn't bother filling a tank with 0-nic as I'm still vaping juice with nic and want an accurate representation of flavor and performance that a 0-nic sample wouldn't give me.

I think they should use the nic content that is most popular with their customers…whatever that is. :2c:

very valid point...
 

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18mg is a good balance IMO. If the selection could vary, I wouldn't mind grabbing two as well - 0mg and a 36mg and mixing to my preference. Obviously paying twice as much there, and if you didn't vape 18, you'd be wasting some.

Anyway...yeah, I guess 18 is good :p definitely need to be able to taste (or assert lack of taste of) the nicotine.
 

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Vision Eliquid FRUITS Review:

Peach- A pretty solid candy peach flavor, very one-dimensional. I mixed this with some dragon's blood and it tasted all right.

Watermelon- A sour-ish bright candy flavor. Also very one-dimensional. I tried it on its own in my Apollo tank and it vapes pretty well, but I find myself growing tired of it rather quickly.

I have some Chocolate on the way, but according to the reviews here it doesn't look too promising. I'm basically just hoping to have a mixing juice to liven up a tobacco, or to add more chocolate to a dessert juice. We shall see!
 

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I've gotten both sizes of the Apollo tanks and both tops broke off in my pocket spilling GV's pear juice. Makes me smell like pear the whole day
The new juices need a different top. Took me 2 minutes to fill my Kangers.
The golden virginia doesn't taste like virginia. I would know. I smoked that in my pipe for 4 years. Tastes like every other tobacco juice.

Which part of the top broke off for you? Was it at the threads in the top? or the base. This hasn't happened to me, but the Apollo is kind of large, so I don't think I would carry it in my pocket. Let me clarify: it's so long that the leverage on the battery or drip tip seems too much to comfortable carry around.
 

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ALPHA - APOLLO E2 6ml TANK Replaceable Tank & Stem/Coil RED [gv-ALPHAApolloTank-RED] - $4.25 : GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more

Initial thoughts:

Love the way the top closes down on the rubber stopper on top of the atomizer

The size of the top piece makes it very hard to unscrew without a roughed finish.

The bottom is also hard to get off without a rough finish. It is also sharp due to the notched air channels.

Almost all metal edges are "sharp".

I like that the atomizer assembly is more like the SMOK TiTan than the ViVi Nova, in that it also acts as part of the air intake post. This will make it easier to get on and off without worry of accidentally pulling on the wicks, as will sometimes happen with the smaller heads.

Initially concerned that the view window would limit juice visibility, but am less concerned about that since it can be tipped to see levels.

Paint on main body should be improved as there are some small scratches out of the box.

Haven't tried this yet, but the top and bottom seem interchangeable with the parts from the 10ml jumbo tank.

Draw is very easy, which I actually like. Easier draw than ViVi Nova, SMOK TiTan, SplitFire, and StarDust.

I normally take three hits in succession, which with the long wicks can taste a bit burned on the third hit.

I like that it covers the eGo threads, but wish it actually used them instead of the 510 threads as I notice some rocking on the battery. Since the eGo threads are covered and the 510 threading is recessed, it is highly unlikely that someone would even be able to mount this to a battery unit that was using just 510 threading (I may be misinformed about this, but the ones I've seen would simple not be able to use it without an adapter anyway).

Also notice more rocking of the drip tip than I have seen in any other tank. I wish it was more secure.

With the included atomizer, voltage is best at 3.3V. Any higher and the propensity is there to get a burned taste after the first (consecutive) hit.

Doesn't seem to wick well... Left it standing up over night with about half a tank full of juice, in the morning tried to hit it without and oscillation and the hit was very muted. Hit it three more times without moving it and all hits were muted. Put it on it's side for about a minute and the hit improved. Did this same thing with three other tanks (SplitFire, Stardust, ViVi Nova) and all of them hit well after being left sitting up with about half a tank full in them.

...also, I was stupid and didn't order extra atomizers to test with this.

In the end, it's a really interesting looking tank that I had high hopes for, but would likely not buy again.
 
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