review of 4 Viking Vapor flavors

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jdvorr

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Okay so i ordered juice from Viking vapor last week and have tried four flavors. First off, let me say that the price is great and delivery was timely. The order was all exactly as I had specified. Here's my take on this juice.

First off I was surprised at how thin the juice was, compared to juice I've received from other vendors. It really seemed watery. But, it didn't seem to effect the flavor or vapor. There seemed to be plenty of both. The problem with the thin juice was leakage. I've rarely had much if any juice leak out the battery end of a carto while vaping. This happened far more than usual, which was annoying.

Flavors & thoughts on them:

Blackberry - I liked this one and felt like I could taste and smell the blackberry pretty well. It had a litttle bit of a perfumy thing going on, but not enough to bother me. I liked it. It's a clear juce, which was unusual for a dark fruit.

Mocha - This one surprised me with how dark the juice was. It's nearly black and not at all transparent. This could explain the good coffee flavor. I didn't get a lot of chocolate, but I haven't found any chocolate that really hit the mark, so that's not a surprise. I love coffee flavors and this is a pretty good one for me. Juice is thin like the others, which is the only drawback for me.

Pomegranate - I had high hopes for this as it is a favorite from another vendor who is currently out of stock. I have to say comparatively, this one doesn't come close to as good. I get a very slight hint at pomegranate, but it really does fail. This sucks because I bought an extra bottle to get over $50 for free shipping. Maybe I'll find some thing I can mix it with so it won't go to waste. I love pomegranate. I don't love this.

Cherry - I had high hopes for this as well. I have yet to find a really good cherry. While I do taste the cherry, it does not taste like the fruit. I would have settled for a cherry candy flavor, but this isn't that either. It tastes more like cherry cough drops. I think I may be able to vape some of this, but it's not as good as at least 15 or 20 other flavors I use, so it will have to serve as a last resort or a mixer.

Edit: Okay, so I tried the apple and while it doesn't taste a whole lot like apple, it does taste good. It has little of a crisp sweet apple flavor and almost a sweet tart candy flavor. Not tart at all though. Clear juice that is also thin. I'll definitely use this up.

Viking Vapor is hit and miss for me. With the thin/watery consistency, I don't know that I'll be using them again. The price is the best around. The service was excellent. But those things can't make up for a product that doesn't stand out for me.

This is posted as one person's opinion only. Take it for what you will.
 
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My suggestion would be to order a pile of the $3 bottles and find some you like.

The prices are amazing and some of the flavors I have tried like cola and banana creme are some of the best things i have ever tried.

Once you find a few you like then go back and get the big bottles.

On my second VV order I got only my favorites and ended up with 180ml of various juices for the insane price of $60
 

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My suggestion would be to order a pile of the $3 bottles and find some you like.

The prices are amazing and some of the flavors I have tried like cola and banana creme are some of the best things i have ever tried.

Once you find a few you like then go back and get the big bottles.

On my second VV order I got only my favorites and ended up with 180ml of various juices for the insane price of $60

I just ordered 8 bottles from VV and I am super pumped!

All 7.5ml bottles at 18mg and 80/20 VG/PG

Can't wait! I got some wild flavors!
Peanut Butter Cup
Peach
Chocolate Banana
[FONT='PrimaSans BT,Verdana,sans-serif']Viking Vapor Apple Smoke Tobacco
Vanilla Buttercup
[/FONT][FONT='PrimaSans BT,Verdana,sans-serif']Red Bully
Cheesecake
[/FONT][FONT='PrimaSans BT,Verdana,sans-serif']Raspberry Italian Cream Soda[/FONT]
 

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My suggestion would be to order a pile of the $3 bottles and find some you like.

The prices are amazing and some of the flavors I have tried like cola and banana creme are some of the best things i have ever tried.

Once you find a few you like then go back and get the big bottles.

On my second VV order I got only my favorites and ended up with 180ml of various juices for the insane price of $60

This is exactly the way to go.

I just got some VV cola from your little recommendation and I gotta say, I love it. It is sweet, but moreso it has a pronounced spicy flavor that is totally cola. I think you also said you liked his cotton candy which I ordered and also enjoy. If you like the cotton candy you should give his Red Bully a whirl, it basically tastes similar to cotton candy but isn't as sweet and has a very nice tart finish.

Of all the flavors i have tried with VV these are the ones I like in order:
1) Red Bully
2) Blueberry/Cola
3) Maple
4) Cotton Candy
5) Butterscotch
6) English Toffee

The "Smoke" flavors I can't handle because the liquid smoke flavoring screws with my throat. I liked his chocolate flavor, but I think the darker juices tend to clog up my atties on my 510 so I pretty much stay away from chocolates and coffee flavors. Now if VV can make a flavor that tasted more like Dekang's 555 or Tobacco, it could be my one-stop shop for sure.
 

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I didn't really have any problem with the size bottles I ordered. This was about the juice inside. I don't really know where that came from. But whatever. We all go our own way. Money is not really an issue for me at all. I had high hopes for a couple flavors that didn't even get close to what I wanted. They'll go into the drawer with all the others that didn't work for me. I'll doctor them up and maybe make them usable.
 

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I didn't really have any problem with the size bottles I ordered. This was about the juice inside. I don't really know where that came from. But whatever. We all go our own way. Money is not really an issue for me at all. I had high hopes for a couple flavors that didn't even get close to what I wanted. They'll go into the drawer with all the others that didn't work for me. I'll doctor them up and maybe make them usable.
I gotta agree with Most of what you said i ordered 4 bottles as well and 2 outta the 4 were nice the other 2 not so much

I got
Mocha
Pralines n cream
Menthol smoke
English toffee

The mocha was odd tasting....almost like artificial sweetener not so good

The Menthol smoke was one of the oddest menthols i have ever had it was like having a mesquite/liquid smoke/bbq flavor lol it was a failure

But...the Pralines and cream was fantastic easily a 10
and the Endglish toffee was great

So 2 outta 4!! cheap prices although it took over a week to get my Priority shipped order and that added to the hmmm i dont think i am gonna order from these guys again feeling!

but flavs are so subjective

Nice write up
 

River

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I didn't really have any problem with the size bottles I ordered. This was about the juice inside. I don't really know where that came from. But whatever. We all go our own way. Money is not really an issue for me at all. I had high hopes for a couple flavors that didn't even get close to what I wanted. They'll go into the drawer with all the others that didn't work for me. I'll doctor them up and maybe make them usable.
The point was not the size of the bottle or the price the point was being able to try a wide variety of flavors then finding the ones you like and going back and ordering the big bottle so you know exactly what you are getting and can customize them into something you like since they give you so many ordering options.

On my first order from them I got about 10 different flavors in the smallest size then on my second order I ordered only the ones I really liked in the 30ml size and that way I didn't end up stuck with giant bottles of stuff I did not like.

Sorry for the confusion my suggestion was aimed more at the general forum audience and not just you.

$3 per bottle is a pretty low risk way to check and see what you like then once you find a handful that are for you you can go back and put in an order for the 30ml bottles and not be worried that you are stuck with stuff that will not get used.

VV is easily my favorite new retailer, who else can you spend $3 with and get a totally customized bottle of liquid including the pg/vg mix, flavor mix, thickness or thinness and throat hit intensity? To me that's raising the bar.

You are going to run into flavors you don't like just like I did but once you find he ones you like you have got the hookup.
 
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While I do agree that VV tends to be hit and miss I gotta say....PB&J...OMG!!! I just love this stuff!!! The strawberry jelly flavor is so true to life....and there is just an undertone of peanut which for me is perfect. And I really love the fact that you can get double strenght flavors and mix it to your own desires. To me that is a true "doubler"....not like getting stuck with a bunch of no nic juice you'll never use. I like VV and expect them to improve with time.

Here is the other thing I really like about them...they are honest. When I get flavors I don't like I let them know. I don't want any freebies or anything...just think they should know. And it's so cool when I get a reply that says....yeah...we know...we don't like it either and we will be discontinuing it. It's just nice to be validated instead of flamed for expressing a personal opinion.

Keep up the good work guys! :thumbs:
 

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I just got a 15 ml. bottle each of Peanut Butter Cup and Smores. Both are 24 mg/full strength/house mix. I planned on trying both this evening but haven't moved past the Peanut Butter Cup. It is REALLY good! It tastes like TV Tasty Finger but like the VV Chocolate Coconut and English Toffee I had previously, the VV has an absolute killer throat hit. Whatever they're putting in there to customize the TH, I approve. I think I'll try the "filterless" option next, just for the hell of it.

I'm quickly becoming a VV fan.
 

jdvorr

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Okay so i ordered juice from Viking vapor last week and have tried four flavors. First off, let me say that the price is great and delivery was timely. The order was all exactly as I had specified. Here's my take on this juice.

First off I was surprised at how thin the juice was, compared to juice I've received from other vendors. It really seemed watery. But, it didn't seem to effect the flavor or vapor. There seemed to be plenty of both. The problem with the thin juice was leakage. I've rarely had much if any juice leak out the battery end of a carto while vaping. This happened far more than usual, which was annoying.

Flavors & thoughts on them:

Blackberry - I liked this one and felt like I could taste and smell the blackberry pretty well. It had a litttle bit of a perfumy thing going on, but not enough to bother me. I liked it. It's a clear juce, which was unusual for a dark fruit.

Mocha - This one surprised me with how dark the juice was. It's nearly black and not at all transparent. This could explain the good coffee flavor. I didn't get a lot of chocolate, but I haven't found any chocolate that really hit the mark, so that's not a surprise. I love coffee flavors and this is a pretty good one for me. Juice is thin like the others, which is the only drawback for me.

Pomegranate - I had high hopes for this as it is a favorite from another vendor who is currently out of stock. I have to say comparatively, this one doesn't come close to as good. I get a very slight hint at pomegranate, but it really does fail. This sucks because I bought an extra bottle to get over $50 for free shipping. Maybe I'll find some thing I can mix it with so it won't go to waste. I love pomegranate. I don't love this.

Cherry - I had high hopes for this as well. I have yet to find a really good cherry. While I do taste the cherry, it does not taste like the fruit. I would have settled for a cherry candy flavor, but this isn't that either. It tastes more like cherry cough drops. I think I may be able to vape some of this, but it's not as good as at least 15 or 20 other flavors I use, so it will have to serve as a last resort or a mixer.

Edit: Okay, so I tried the apple and while it doesn't taste a whole lot like apple, it does taste good. It has little of a crisp sweet apple flavor and almost a sweet tart candy flavor. Not tart at all though. Clear juice that is also thin. I'll definitely use this up.

Viking Vapor is hit and miss for me. With the thin/watery consistency, I don't know that I'll be using them again. The price is the best around. The service was excellent. But those things can't make up for a product that doesn't stand out for me.

This is posted as one person's opinion only. Take it for what you will.

EDIT -- EDIT -- EDIT -- EDIT -- EDIT -- EDIT -- EDIT -- EDIT -- EDIT

I have to say this for my own peace of mind.
After using the Viking Vapor juice for a while, I have fallen in love with 3 of the 5 flavors. I have gotten used to the "thinner" juice and it doesn't bother me any more. So, while a couple of the flavors didn't do it for me (I've been finding this to be the case with all vendors for me) I take back what I said about Viking Vapor juice not standing out for me. it took some time getting used to them, but a couple of the Viking Vapor juices are now definitely in my top 10.

My apologies to Viking vapor for a hasty review. I am sorry.:(

jdvorr
 

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okay....jdvorr....don't keep us in suspense...which ones do you like????

I am also looking for a good cherry flavor. But blackberry,pomegranite and apple would all be great too if I could find good ones. So the winners are.......?? :)

ps...btw...Love PB&J. Good enough to be one of my dailys.

The two that really like are mocha and blackberry. Apple is good too, it's just sweeter than I think some will want. The blackberry is somewhat perfumey but I really enjoy it. The mocha is simply the best coffee flavor I found.:)
Still don't like the cherry or pomegranate at all. I'm waiting for V4L to get pomegranate back in stock, cause I love it, and I have tried so many different bad cherry flavors that it just may not be one that can't be made well for vaping.:(
 
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If u are l0oking for some good fruit flavors i would say Bomb drops vapor is the one to go to for sure best flavor to me so far and ive tried plenty of people and i have also had viking , u should give his cherry cola a taste it does not have that cherry cough drop at all. Also his pomegranate is pretty darn good kinda like the drink a bit.
Good luck
 
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