The Juice Thread (the where, what, and taste)

[mbottema]

Hi Gang, I thought I would start this thread as it has been spread out through other threads. If you find a juice you like (or hate) post it here and let us know where you got it from and how it tasted.
i just posted this description in another thread but I thought I would post it again.

From V4L.com

My favorites are
Wowboy Peppermint, more peppermint less candy so you get the mint without the sweet.


Apple Breeze, a nice taste of green apple followed with a little sweet. Great to mellow out other strong flavors too. I add it to menthol for a nice smooth evening vape. It's thin so it mixes well.


Smilin Special Menthol, a strong flavor menthol perfect for an afternoon vape when you just want to make it through the day. It is a strong menthol, so you will want to put it down fast. Perfect for a fast break when you don't have much time.


Vanilla is real smooth, but it is also a thick juice. To thick for a carto, might work well in your dual coil tanks.

 

[Fantasio]

Talking of which, for people living close enough to Tokyo, we could have a vaper's tasting some day, where we could bring our own e-juices and taste each other's e-juices. Flavors depend so much on someone's own taste and feeling, that words or personal opinions don't often match IMHO.
What do you think?

 

[mbottema]

Sounds good. But I'm not in Tokyo much and would have to be a Sunday for me.

 

[rebgold]

You may want to look at this.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...discussion/304212-top-5-vendors-e-liquid.html

or this

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...394623-your-best-worst-juice-youve-tried.html

 

[trunk]

i just got hangseng malboro flavor,... hate it,... smells spicey, like a spice market, and the smell gets in my clothes,... still better than smoke, plus its got nic in so,.. yeah,.. gotta finish 3 bottles of the stuff.

 

[mbottema]

You may want to look at this.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...discussion/304212-top-5-vendors-e-liquid.html

or this

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...394623-your-best-worst-juice-youve-tried.html

Thank Rebgold. It is a very good thread. The group here in Japan is always looking for vendors. The main problem for us is finding reliable, quality vendors that can ship to us at a fair price.

At fantasio and others, during the long holiday break I could meet. How about somewhere central like Asukasa, there is a great place called Kamiya bar near the station.
Taste flavors, make some trades and get a drink on. Kind of a Vapor Bounenkai, if you will.

 

[Fantasio]

@mbottema

I don't know about others, but I'm away for Xmas season.
I'll be in Gunma, in Maebashi precisely, from January 2nd to 4th. PM me if you're free, we could have a drink.

 

[trunk]

would love to but i'm going to be working,... and i'm all the way down in the ... end of the country

 

[mbottema]

Hi Fantasio, just getting over a bad cold. Still feel a little groggy. The 3rd we have family coming over, so may not be good.

 

[Mab74]

The vape has this great to test a wide range of flavours, so let me share with you my feelings about some e-liquid that I tried so far. Be aware that I do not work for any e-liquid companies mentioned below.
Those reviews are just reflecting my opinion. I will not comment on the throat hit neither on the amount of vapor as nic strength and PG/VG ratio differ according to each.

Drake's Vapes
- Alchemist: I am not a big fan to be sincere; the taste of absinthe (Anis) is too pronounced for me. Actually I feel like vaping medicine. But for what I could read it is quite popular. If you like absinthe taste, I believe it is a tasty one.
- Chai town: I do like this one; it is spicy. I originally like Chai tea so it may help; even if I do not have the feeling of vaping Chai tea but more a elaborated Chai spicy taste.
- Yolo!: it supposed to taste lemonade and it definitely does taste like lemonade. Regarding the expected hint of lavender, I do not get it. With or without lavender it is a good e-liquid overall. Vaping lemonade is a pleasant feeling.
- Drakeula: a blood oranges taste mainly and not a sweety candy taste which I do not like. I would rather feel a stronger guava touch behind as I find the combination interesting.
- Melon Fiasco: as you can guess, it is a melon mix of cantaloupe and watermelon. As Drakeula, it is not a sweet candy taste. Cantaloupe is taking over the watermelon. It is a soft vape I like to vape in the morning.
- Vanilla Trifecta: very nice natural vanilla taste with a hint of custard which makes it not too "queasy" after a while; which can be the default of those kind of flavours
- Figen Kanel: cinnamon candy flavour; too sweet for me.
- Echelon: a well balanced combination of pomegranate and sweet marsemallow. The marsemallow brings this sweetness touch to the pomegranate without killing it.
- Punky Bruiser: a fresh citrus vape. Not too sour and not too sweet to be an all day vape for the citrus afficionados.
- O-Face: a lemonade taste with a ginger tone.

Goddess Gourmet
- Ambrosia: it is a bit addictive actually. It is a powerful citrus taste followed by a raspberry touch. To me it is a well balanced combination. But if you do not like citrus taste, do not take this one.
- Fierce: very strong menthol flavour. Such strong that it covers the tangerine's one; a pity. It feels like you bit in an iceberg. For the ones who loves menthol flavour but not for me.
- Spritz: "crisp Cucumber with mint", such an intriguing combination... A successfull combination in fact! Very refreshing vape that I will probably enjoy even more in summertime like with the "Yolo!".
- Lotus: another great and original combination of flavours: green tea and sweet honeysuckle. A perfect harmony, a very relaxing vape, a caress in the mouth. I do love this juice. For the one who are green tea "Otaku" like me, do not expect a strong green tea taste as you can have in a macha. It is there but not too strong to overcome the honeysuckle.
- Mahalo: this one's a mystery for me and a disappointment as I do not get the "blend of hibiscus and grapefruit" as described. Maybe because I had great expectation reading the description. I will let it steeped a bit and try it later to see if it is getting better (hopefully).
- Guilty Pleasure: it tastes like it says: cookie & milk. A bit more milky would have been better for me.
- Luna: very fruity tobacco taste, similar to "desert ship" tobacco flavour from Inawera
- Ginger Fetish: ginger you want, ginger you get. Perfect match with sushi.

Shoreline Vapes
- Catalina: it is described as a "tropical infusion of fruits" which is a fair description of the flavours. Like an infusion it is a calm and soft vape.
- Boardwalk: "a frutty cotton candy blend". Not enough body in my opinion, a bit boring."
House Of Liquid
Very good and unique tobacco juices. If you are looking for true tobacco taste, those e-liquids are the ones. It helps breaking up with real cigarettes.
- Eden: crispy apple taste combined with tobacco.
- El Toro Guevara: for the ones who miss strong cigar taste. I will not vape it all day long, but after dinner, it worth it.
- Cigarillos Naturales: lighter taste than Guevara, as it says, a cigarillos taste.
- Virginia Prime: a blond tabacco taste. The one I like least.

The Standard
- Irie Nights: Jamaican rum and brown sugar. Not too sweet to be my ADV. I like this "brown sugar" unique taste. It has this soft caramel taste. Imagine the taste of "bananes flambees" w/o banana taste. Actually I did read some people are mixing this juice with "Curious Jorge" (another liquid from The Standard). I assume it is because they got this "bananes flambees" taste out of it. I should try once.

Alien Vision
- Boba's Bounty: no need to introduce this liquid. But I would like to give my feedback anyway. I hesitated before writing about this juice. Because it is THE e-liquid, the "Holy Graal", the one that carried unanimously. But for me, it is not. Do not misunderstand me, it is a very good sweet tobacco e-liquid but it is not my Graal.

Halo
- Tribeca: a nutty tobacco flavour. Good but not good enough to be a ADV for me; it is a bit tirering after a while.

Hope this review is helpful for some of you looking for new flavours to vape. Again, it is just my opinion.

 

[dragonbone]

Thanks Mab for the very helpful and interesting review.

 

[Jorunkun]

Have been vaping Halo juices exclusively, starting with their samplers. My favorites are

Mystic - a light, slightly sweet menthol taste
Menthol Ice - strong, cool menthol taste; I like to thin this down with their unflavored nic base
Tribeca - very rich and a bit too sweet; like a previous poster, I tire of it quickly, but I always come back to it

The following are ma-ma, IMO: Turkish Tobacco (very heavily spiced, touch of hairspray), HX3 (middle-of-the road tobacco flavor), Midnight Apple (thin apple flavor, good for chain-vaping).

I really like the taste of their unflavored base though.

 

[Crazy⑧s]

The vape has this great to test a wide range of flavours, so let me share with you my feelings about some e-liquid that I tried so far. Be aware that I do not work for any e-liquid companies mentioned below.
Those reviews are just reflecting my opinion. I will not comment on the throat hit neither on the amount of vapor as nic strength and PG/VG ratio differ according to each.

Drakes Vapes
- Alchemist: I am not a big fan to be sincere; the taste of absinthe (Anis) is too pronounced for me. Actually I feel like vaping medicine. But for what I could read it is quite popular. If you like absinthe taste, I believe it is a tasty one.
- Chai town: I do like this one; it is spicy. I originally like Chai tea so it may help; even if I do not have the feeling of vaping Chai tea but more a elaborated Chai spicy taste.
- Yolo!: it supposed to taste lemonade and it definitely does taste like lemonade. Regarding the expected hint of lavender, I do not get it. With or without lavender it is a good e-liquid overall. Vaping lemonade is a pleasant feeling.
- Drakeula: a blood oranges taste mainly and not a sweety candy taste which I do not like. I would rather feel a stronger guava touch behind as I find the combination interesting.
- Melon Fiasco: as you can guess, it is a melon mix of cantaloupe and watermelon. As Drakeula, it is not a sweet candy taste. Cantaloupe is taking over the watermelon. It is a soft vape I like to vape in the morning.
- Vanilla Trifecta: very nice natural vanilla taste with a hint of custard which makes it not too "queasy" after a while; which can be the default of those kind of flavours
- Figen Kanel: cinnamon candy flavour; too sweet for me.
- Echelon: a well balanced combination of pomegranate and sweet marsemallow. The marsemallow brings this sweetness touch to the pomegranate without killing it.
- Punky Bruiser: a fresh citrus vape. Not too sour and not too sweet to be an all day vape for the citrus afficionados.

Goddess Gourmet
- Ambrosia: it is a bit addictive actually. It is a powerful citrus taste followed by a raspberry touch. To me it is a well balanced combination. But if you do not like citrus taste, do not take this one.
- Fierce: very strong menthol flavour. Such strong that it covers the tangerine's one; a pity. Actually it feels like you bit in an iceberg. For the ones who loves menthol flavour but not for me.
- Spritz: "crisp Cucumber with mint", such an intriguing combination... A successfull combination actually! Very refreshing vape that I will probably enjoy even more in summertime like with the "Yolo!".
- Lotus: another great and original combination of flavours: green tea and sweet honeysuckle. A perfect harmony, a very relaxing vape, a caress in the mouth. I do love this juice. For the one who are green tea "Otaku" like me, do not expect a strong green tea taste as you can have in a macha. It is there but not too strong to overcome the honeysuckle.
- Mahalo: this one's a mystery for me and a disappointment as I do not get the "blend of hibiscus and grapefruit" as described. Maybe because I had great expectation reading the description. I will let it steeped a bit and try it later to see if it is getting better (hopefully).
- Guilty Pleasure: it tastes like it says: cookie & milk. A bit more milky would have been better for me.
- Luna: very fruity tobacco taste, similar to "desert ship" tobacco flavour from Inawera.

House Of Liquid
Very good and unique tobacco juices. If you are looking for true tobacco taste, those e-liquids are the ones. It helps breaking up with real cigarettes.
- Eden: crispy apple taste combined with tobacco.
- El Toro Guevara: for the ones who miss strong cigar taste. I will not vape it all day long, but after dinner, it worth it.
- Cigarillos Naturales: lighter taste than Guevara, as it says, a cigarillos taste.
- Virginia Prime: a blond tabacco taste. The one I like least.

The Standard
- Irie Nights: Jamaican rum and brown sugar. Not too sweet to be my ADV. I like this "brown sugar" unique taste. It has this soft caramel taste. Imagine the taste of "bananes flambees" w/o banana taste. Actually I did read some people are mixing this juice with Curious Jorge another liquid from The Standard. I assume it is because they got this "bananes flambees" taste out of it. I should try once.

Alien Vision
- Boba's Bounty: no need to introduce this liquid. But I would like to give my feedback anyway. I hesitated before writing about this juice. Because it is THE e-liquid, the "Holy Graal", the one that carried unanimously. But for me, it is not. Do not misunderstand me, it is a very good sweet tobacco e-liquid but it is not my Graal.

Halo
- Tribeca: a nutty tobacco flavour. Good but not good enough to be a ADV for me; it is a bit tirering after a while.

Hope this review is helpful for some of you looking for new flavours to vape. Again, it is just my opinion.

I will edit and update my post when tasting new juice.

Great post. I've only been a serial vapist for just over 2 months, so I'm still wading through the initial stages, terms etc. Thanks for this, dude, it's specifically what I was after when I joined.

 

[Mab74]

@Dragonbone & Crazy⑧s. You are welcome! ;-)

Some more juice reviews coming soon. I got deliveries from Good Life Vapor and Alice In Vapeland.

 

[Crazy⑧s]

@Dragonbone & Crazy⑧s. You are welcome! ;-)

Some more juice reviews coming soon. I got deliveries from Good Life Vapor and Alice In Vapeland.

Awesome! Thanks, man. I'll be waiting on that one. Is there a user tagging system here? Apparently there's not, so I'll have to keep an eye out for your review.

 

[Mab74]

Another personal opinion about some e-liquids from GLV.

Good Life Vapor
- Corrosion: "Lime on the inhale, orange on the exhale, creamy coconut goodness all around", I fully agree with this review I could read on their website. The creamy coconut all around gives its particularity to this e-liquid.
- Kustard: a creamy vanilla custard vape, but the vanilla taste is too light for me. I am usually not into very sweet taste but here I miss it.
- Deadly Sin: it is a light sweet tobacco. I have difficulty to put a finger on the sweet touch. Is it cinnamon, maple, caramel, butterscotch,...? Definitely cinnamon but with what else? Anyway, an impressive vape, a must have for me.
- High Five: a Toasted Almond/Bourbon Tobacco. More I vape it, more I like it. A long run vape.
- El Kamino: a fruity tobacco with cocoa. Hard to say what kind of fruity taste it is, but it is too sweet to become an all day vape (ADV) for me.
- Nana's Nuts: a banana nuts bread taste. It has the taste of dried ripe banana slices. A good banana juice.
- Spook Sauce: a very tasty blend of peach, nectarine, butterscotch and rum which stings your tongue a little bit. Another "must try" juice.
- The Keys: looking for a lemon pie? Here you have it. A dessert vape.
- OurYChai: a chai taste all around, but I would prefer Chai Town from Drake's Vapes because of its spicy tone.
- Melon Boba: a cantaloupe/watermelon with a hint of menthol. A good fresh melon taste but the menthol is too pronounced for me to be able to like this juice.
- Freak show: it supposed to taste chocolate with a "perfect orange hidden". It is true, the orange is hidden, so hidden that it disappeared; and the chocolate is very light. A disappointment for me because chocolate and orange are usually a very nice combination which I was eager to try.
- Pain Killa: a kind of pina colada vape where the pineapple and the citrus are too powerful and the coconut is too shy.

My favorites are: Corrosion, Deadly Sin, High Five and Spook Sauce.

Cheers.

 

[dragonbone]

Awesome Mab74! Thanks for the great review.

 

[Mab74]

Time to explore Vapeland!

Alice In Vapeland
- April Moon: apricot & blueberries blend. Apricot on the inhale and blueberries on the exhale, both not being too sweet. A well done e-liquid where apricot and blueberries "make good household".
- Orange makes me Creamsicle: a very good and natural orange flavor but not that much creamy.
- A Quiet Morning: "Hints of green tea and passionfruit". A soft vape where flavors are too undertones, especially passionfruit.
- Lemon Loves Cake: very similar to "Orange makes me Creamsicle", you replace the orange by the lemon and you get "Lemon Loves Cake".
- Mystic Mandalime: "Taste the sweetness of the delightful mandarin, and then the spicy hit of the bold lime." Not more to say.
- Twas Brillig: it is a nice creamy natural blackberry flavor. Not my vape but it can be for the ones who like berry taste.
- 15 Foot Falls: a coconut and toasted marshmallow e-liquid with a light tobacco taste. A well balanced blend, but for me, not enough tasty because flavors are too light
- Bandersnatch: "A Fierce blend of Butterscotch and Banana!". "Butterscotch" definitely, "Banana" not that much. Nevertheless, a very creamy and tasty vape.
- Pun’kin Tumble: "A delightful pumpkin cake rolled into a sweet vape!". I agree with that. Pumpkin is there, very sweet and very creamy. Not an all day vape but clearly a good dessert vape.
- Frost Blossom: a orange and menthol e-liquid. Same natural orange flavor as you can get in "Orange makes me Creamsicle" with a hint of menthol. Flavors are well balanced with a menthol not too intrusive.
- Cherry Blossom Tea: as it is called, a well combined natural cherry and earl grey tea. Perfect to vape under "Sakura trees" between end of March and beginning of April (for Tokyo area).
- Zombie Apocalypse: craving a strawberry yogurt, Zombie Apocalypse is for you!
- Foursquare: "Fresh Concord Grape, Black Tea, Lime, and . . . one more!". I can only feel one: the grape; a candy grape. A bit disappointed here.
- White Rabbit: I have kept this one to the end knowing its reputation. As many, I have hard time to discern its flavors. Some feel coconut, I don't. But I do feel a nutty/almondy butter taste. Overall it is a nice vape but not top notch for me. I believe what makes this juice so popular, it's because it is difficult to put your finger on it; so you keep vaping it, trying to figure out what is inside.

My favorites are: Mystic Mandalime, Bandersnatch, Pun’kin Tumble & Cherry Blossom Tea.

Cheers.

 

[Mab74]

Keep on exploring some e-liquids.

Sandsmods
- Pirates brew: a well balanced pineapple, coconut and rum. Tobacco you should get, tobacco you do not taste. Overall a very good "pina colada" sort of eliquid.
- Grumpys Hooch: a sweet & smooth tobacco vape. Difficult to put a finger on the non tobacco taste which is very specific. I would say without confidence something like toasted coffee bean. Anyway, many people compare it to Boba's Bounty, and I personally prefer Boba's Bounty.
- Hooch Gone Banana's: it is supposed to be Grumpys Hooch with banana. Tobacco is there, the specific sweetness I was talking about is gone and the banana taste is very dominant; unfortunately for me, it is a candy banana. Hope this synthetic taste will disappear after steeping a little bit.
- Hooch Gone Nuts: same as Hooch Gone Banana, it is Grumpys Hooch with nuts. Tobacco is also there and this specific sweetness not. You also get nuts flavor, kind of sweet and toasted too.

Halo
- Tribeca: a nutty tobacco flavour. Good but not good enough to be a ADV for me; it is a bit tirering after a while.
- Tiki Juice: a tropical tobacco vape with a menthol base. Pineapple with a hint of menthol, this is what I get. Tobacco? I missed it apparently. Too pronounced menthol hint for me.
- Belgian Cocoa: a dessert vape. It is definitely a cocoa vape, a very good one. It has this bitter taste I like from natural cocoa. The best I tried so far.

Quack's Juice Factory
- Gizzard Juice: a chocolate vape. I get a spicy mild chocolate. I would expect more chocolate flavor on this one.
- Goose Juice: a vanilla custard juice. Taste is good but lack of egginess creaminess from my point of view.

More to come.

Cheers!