The Juice Chronicles - What's Good?

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Tried a lot of ITC vapes juice, the only 2 I have reordered, is heavens bounty and caramel cream, good prices, but don't class them as a premium juice vendor though, but I'm the same as you and always looking for affordable juice, when go through a 30mil bottle of juice in less than a week, just can't justify spending $22 for 1 bottle of juice.
So far I found one almost winner. Their Turkish Tobacco is spot on, too bad I'm not into cigarette tobacco taste anymore. :facepalm:
 

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Custard#3 from ITCvapes is one that I had on my list to try, that and their Lemon Bar but I am thinking I will pass. Its not that the Spoonlicker OG was bad, its not nasty tasting by any means, but I am not gonna pay money for juice that doesn't taste as good as my own DIY. I seriously feel that I could make a better strawberry cake batter juice.

It tastes like strawberry, but not at all like a cake batter even as there is another component there. It comes off more like a strawberry paste .. its for sure vapeable, but not anything that I would recommend. Now Ahlusions strawberry vanilla cake is awesome, even as it took 2 weeks for the flavor to develop, it is so clean, tasty, and well done. So I cannot agree that ITC is premium juice with budget pricing, the skill level is just not there IMO.

MBV has some winners, their Banana Fosters is quite good. The Moo Juice I am afraid to try again :laugh: GWAR Beefcake is awesome.
Next time I think I'll try Lemon Bar and Cinnagram Custard before I write ITC off.

I had written off MBV, but I may give them another try at some point. My only order from them was a long time ago and it was primarily flavored tobaccos. MBV makes the worst tobacco juices I have tried.

I have to keep looking for affordable juices in addition to the premium stuff because I am DIY challenged. Cheap crap juices are better than the stuff I came up with. :nah:
 

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Just a thought, I know, :facepalm:
There is a lot of info on the juice, that is hard to keep all together with all the different venders and juices, so why not do a spreadsheet with your thoughts on each one, sorted by vender? It would help lots of people decide which might be good to try. After the initial setup, it wouldn't be that hard to update as you try each juice. Again Just a Thought. :wub:

Something like this, that Katdarling setup for Little itty bitty mods under $100.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-z_V674p-5HYa9uzMqj1mq67da8-hnOOh2NNB2-ifgI/edit?pli=1#gid=0
 

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Today I am happily vaping some apricot brandy! I have never eaten a apricot, I have never drank brandy either. But this combo is a great vape!

That is interesting about the some juices ... I would NEVER think to order apricot brandy juice. This is how I feel about Potion XXIV Geisha, I never eat peaches, don't really care for them but this juice is divine to me, I absolutely love it, and was very shocked by that. I bought the first bottle from the classies because the name intrigued me and it was a new unused full bottle for cheap. I vaped the entire bottle within 3 days, just tank after tank ... then I bought a new bottle :banana:
 

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:laugh: I know right? I can tell ya that I haven't saved a red cent! :facepalm: But very happy to not be smoking cigarettes none the less :) I keep hearing the name Charlie Noble, so I will put that on the list.

I am vaping Blue Label Elixir's Daddy's now, and you were right, this is a really nice juice so I am glad that I got it ... and the bottle is really unique too :p

Glad you like it. Vaping frisco from blue label elixirs today. Love their stuff....
 

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Well .. my journey was prompted by the need to see if premium juice was really premium. In some cases not at all, but in many others I can honestly say yes. I admit that I was skeptical because back in 2011 vendor juice was not impressive at all, and DIY made the most sense. The E-liquid game has really evolved over the years, and I am at least that happy that I have found a few winners that make me feel that some vendor juice is worth it. :)

Argh but you know what I am not liking? Space Jam Venus :cry: Its like peanut butter and moldy socks .. I sure hope that Eclispe taste better since my darling boo boo sent me some. :p

A friend of mine gave me a bottle of space jam Venus last week and asked me to try it. Vaped it yesterday and poured out the tank. Bleh!!! I texted him today and he laughed. He thought the same thing and thought I should participate in his pain.....lol
 

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Next time I think I'll try Lemon Bar and Cinnagram Custard before I write ITC off.

I had written off MBV, but I may give them another try at some point. My only order from them was a long time ago and it was primarily flavored tobaccos. MBV makes the worst tobacco juices I have tried.

I have to keep looking for affordable juices in addition to the premium stuff because I am DIY challenged. Cheap crap juices are better than the stuff I came up with. :nah:

I think you would like their GWAR German Chocolate Beefcake, its not super sweet but well done. Needs a short steep to develop, but I think its great. I already mentioned Banana's Foster, I liked cinnamon roll, I loved Guava but not sure if it was a fluke or not. Don't love Moo Juice, but I haven't tried it again since it has steeped, FOOB it was very wrong indeed :facepalm:

GWAR Bloodbath was aight too, I vaped the whole bottle, but you don't strike me as the Hawaiin punch type :laugh:
 

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Just a thought, I know, :facepalm:
There is a lot of info on the juice, that is hard to keep all together with all the different venders and juices, so why not do a spreadsheet with your thoughts on each one, sorted by vender? It would help lots of people decide which might be good to try. After the initial setup, it wouldn't be that hard to update as you try each juice. Again Just a Thought. :wub:

Something like this, that Katdarling setup for Little itty bitty mods under $100.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-z_V674p-5HYa9uzMqj1mq67da8-hnOOh2NNB2-ifgI/edit?pli=1#gid=0

It is a great idea Burnie .. but then I would have to actually add stuff to it :( I have a google spreadsheet for keeping track of the products I receive for review, and updating it is my least favorite thing in the whole world :laugh:

I need secretary :blink: because this is the only way to keep it all straight ... takers? Anyone? :laugh:
 

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The only juice I order from MBV anymore is cinnamon roll (sandy has been vaping this juice since we started vaping) and vanishing oatmeal cookies. The oatmeal cookie is pretty darn good.

I love oatmeal cookies, especially the soft chewy kind :wub: Alien Visions Boba's Bounty kinda reminds me of raisin oatmeal cookies ... that is a great high VG juice, with fantastic throat hit at 12mg.
 

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A friend of mine gave me a bottle of space jam Venus last week and asked me to try it. Vaped it yesterday and poured out the tank. Bleh!!! I texted him today and he laughed. He thought the same thing and thought I should participate in his pain.....lol

I was prolly the most excited for this juice when I really got into this whole "premium juice" journey .. It is more disappointing than ITC's Spoonlicker, by a lot. At least Spoonlicker is vapeable, and not nasty .. Venus is so utterly strange and off tasting :facepalm:

I heard that this is a revised recipe, and read some comments saying it had been ruined in the revision. I don't know what it tasted like before, but this does not taste like peanut butter, toasted marshmallow and caramel. Its peanut butter and strong moldy socks .. think Space Jam and Seduce juice must use some of the same flavor bases because Seduce Juice Trinity has the same exact moldy sock flavor ... its disturbing. :cry:

I do like Seduce Juice Snake Oil, and snake bite and vanilla custard are ok, but I would not reorder either. Their snickerdoodle is ok but needs sweetner, its a very dry flavor. I will prolly not reorder from Seduce Juice again. While Snake Oil is a nice Pear flavor, its not mind blowing or any thing, so ...
 

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I think you would like their GWAR German Chocolate Beefcake, its not super sweet but well done. Needs a short steep to develop, but I think its great. I already mentioned Banana's Foster, I liked cinnamon roll, I loved Guava but not sure if it was a fluke or not. Don't love Moo Juice, but I haven't tried it again since it has steeped, FOOB it was very wrong indeed :facepalm:

GWAR Bloodbath was aight too, I vaped the whole bottle, but you don't strike me as the Hawaiin punch type :laugh:

When I first started vaping, moo juice was the first juice I could actually vape. Every one around me swore it smelled like dirty feet hahaha. I finished my first 10ml bottle and ordered 120 ml. I only vaped about 20ml out of that, and honestly most of it got poured out. I let it steep for over a year before finally throwing out the entire bottle!
 

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I think you would like their GWAR German Chocolate Beefcake, its not super sweet but well done. Needs a short steep to develop, but I think its great. I already mentioned Banana's Foster, I liked cinnamon roll, I loved Guava but not sure if it was a fluke or not. Don't love Moo Juice, but I haven't tried it again since it has steeped, FOOB it was very wrong indeed :facepalm:

GWAR Bloodbath was aight too, I vaped the whole bottle, but you don't strike me as the Hawaiin punch type :laugh:
You're right, not the Hawaiian Punch type, but I could probably pull off a grass skirt. :D

P.S. I added MBV back on my list.
 

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My momma, always told me I was special :laugh:

I have no idea why I got the upgrade though.

Like short bus special? :p

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Tried a lot of ITC vapes juice, the only 2 I have reordered, is heavens bounty and caramel cream, good prices, but don't class them as a premium juice vendor though, but I'm the same as you and always looking for affordable juice, when go through a 30mil bottle of juice in less than a week, just can't justify spending $22 for 1 bottle of juice.

I've been trying to keep it under $10 for a 30ml bottle after spending $20/30ml for over 2 yrs with Johnson Creek.


So far I found one almost winner. Their Turkish Tobacco is spot on, too bad I'm not into cigarette tobacco taste anymore. :facepalm:

I thought I needed tobacco flavors when I first started. MBV has the worst tobacco flavors. I still have 2 bottles that I use to add a but of tobacco flavor into chocolate or coffee but it never turns out well :lol:.


A friend of mine gave me a bottle of space jam Venus last week and asked me to try it. Vaped it yesterday and poured out the tank. Bleh!!! I texted him today and he laughed. He thought the same thing and thought I should participate in his pain.....lol

Misery loves company. Kinda like smelling something bad and asking your friend to smell it too :lol:


I love oatmeal cookies, especially the soft chewy kind :wub: Alien Visions Boba's Bounty kinda reminds me of raisin oatmeal cookies ... that is a great high VG juice, with fantastic throat hit at 12mg.

I've been hesitant in trying different flavors as I have more than a few bottles that haven't worked out for me. Some are mixed to try to make them better but didn't work out and I wouldn't wish them on anyone. Then again, I just bought flavors that I thought I'd like w/o reading reviews or getting recommendations. That's why I joined this thread to find different flavors. I have a list of at least 8 juices I need to try when I run low on juice. That might take a few weeks or months with the stash I have now.
 

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You're right, not the Hawaiian Punch type, but I could probably pull off a grass skirt. :D

P.S. I added MBV back on my list.

Go for one of the Gwar flavors, for 10.99 and 30mls you can't go wrong, and Beefcake is really good. Gwary4 was good, but had more vanilla than I like in a RY4, which I prefer with heavy caramel.
 

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We should set up a swap club!

I have tons of juices which simply didn't agree with me, but I'm sure that others may like them!

I tried to get my cousin into vapping, and gave him five different flavors of juice, four which I loved, and one that I simply found awful! Take a guess which one he LOVED!

I wonder if we couldn't figure a way to simply swap juices... I LOVE Claim Your Throne from Kings Crown so much, I've ordered another 30ML bottle. I have my first bottle with enough juice for someone to fill a tank or two... I'd be happy to send the remains of my Claim Your Crown to someone, in exchange for trying something THEY love.

I'd also be willing to trade or give away juices that I simply didn't care for! I'm not into fruits or deserts all that much, although Claim Your Crown is a custard flavor and I really love it! I'm more into tobacco, caramel, vanillas....

Not sure how we could set it up, but it would be cool if we could post what juices we have to trade, a brief discription, and tell wether it's a full bottle or a partial bottle, and if partial, how much juice it contains. Again, the idea is simply to TRY different juices... If I send my 8-10ml bottle of Claim Your Throne (or whatever) to someone, it's enough for them to decide they love it as much as I do, and order more online, without the risk of hating it! It also has the advantage of having steeped!

If we get a big enough database of juices, we'd be able to find a sample that someone is offering of a juice we want to check out, before ordering!

The problem of ordering a new juice you think you may like is this... if I read lots of RAVE reviews, I don't want to order a small bottle, I figure I should order at least a 30ml bottle, if it's that great. However, if it arrives, and I find that I just don't get what all of the fuss is about, I'm stuck with a 30ML bottle.

Order a small, 15ml bottle, and if you end up loving it, you've got to go online and order another bottle, spend more $$$ for additional shipping, etc.

(By the way, Nikki, not sure if you've tried Castle Long from Five Pawns, but it's simply amazing! One of my ADV's)....

We could set it up so members gain points.. so you don't necessarily have to trade with the same person. If someone sees something they like from my collection, I'd send it to them, and get so many points for a partial bottle, so many points for a full bottle. They wouldn't necessarily have to have juice which I like, but they'd have to have a list of juices they're willing to send to other people. They'd now OWE two, three points, and could get back in the positive by sending juices to some other member... get too far into the negative (by having too many juices sent TO you, and NONE sent FROM you, and you're out of the club or on probation!)

Just a thought, but it would be great to find an easy inexpensive way to try new flavors!
 

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A swap club sounds awesome .. Maybe Burnie could chime in with some ideas. The PIF section? Which I have never been too :laugh: But this is a good idea and will all of the juice buying going on here, it is inevitable that there will be some we don't like and wouldn't mind giving away.

FYI, Five Pawns Castle Long Reserve was the first high end premium juice I tried ever ever ... Nikki didn't like it. I do love Gambit however :)

We should set up a swap club!

I have tons of juices which simply didn't agree with me, but I'm sure that others may like them!

I tried to get my cousin into vapping, and gave him five different flavors of juice, four which I loved, and one that I simply found awful! Take a guess which one he LOVED!

I wonder if we couldn't figure a way to simply swap juices... I LOVE Claim Your Throne from Kings Crown so much, I've ordered another 30ML bottle. I have my first bottle with enough juice for someone to fill a tank or two... I'd be happy to send the remains of my Claim Your Crown to someone, in exchange for trying something THEY love.

I'd also be willing to trade or give away juices that I simply didn't care for! I'm not into fruits or deserts all that much, although Claim Your Crown is a custard flavor and I really love it! I'm more into tobacco, caramel, vanillas....

Not sure how we could set it up, but it would be cool if we could post what juices we have to trade, a brief discription, and tell wether it's a full bottle or a partial bottle, and if partial, how much juice it contains. Again, the idea is simply to TRY different juices... If I send my 8-10ml bottle of Claim Your Throne (or whatever) to someone, it's enough for them to decide they love it as much as I do, and order more online, without the risk of hating it! It also has the advantage of having steeped!

If we get a big enough database of juices, we'd be able to find a sample that someone is offering of a juice we want to check out, before ordering!

The problem of ordering a new juice you think you may like is this... if I read lots of RAVE reviews, I don't want to order a small bottle, I figure I should order at least a 30ml bottle, if it's that great. However, if it arrives, and I find that I just don't get what all of the fuss is about, I'm stuck with a 30ML bottle.

Order a small, 15ml bottle, and if you end up loving it, you've got to go online and order another bottle, spend more $$$ for additional shipping, etc.

(By the way, Nikki, not sure if you've tried Castle Long from Five Pawns, but it's simply amazing! One of my ADV's)....

We could set it up so members gain points.. so you don't necessarily have to trade with the same person. If someone sees something they like from my collection, I'd send it to them, and get so many points for a partial bottle, so many points for a full bottle. They wouldn't necessarily have to have juice which I like, but they'd have to have a list of juices they're willing to send to other people. They'd now OWE two, three points, and could get back in the positive by sending juices to some other member... get too far into the negative (by having too many juices sent TO you, and NONE sent FROM you, and you're out of the club or on probation!)

Just a thought, but it would be great to find an easy inexpensive way to try new flavors!
 

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A swap club sounds awesome .. Maybe Burnie could chime in with some ideas. The PIF section? Which I have never been too :laugh: But this is a good idea and will all of the juice buying going on here, it is inevitable that there will be some we don't like and wouldn't mind giving away.

FYI, Five Pawns Castle Long Reserve was the first high end premium juice I tried ever ever ... Nikki didn't like it. I do love Gambit however :)

Not really, but there is a thread in the NT Forum for trading with others, might be an idea to look at.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/nicoticket/576506-nt-swap-meet.html

Other than that the Classies is all I can think of at the moment.
 
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