Tiger's Blood by Vixen Vapors

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Thank you AaronY for putting up this thread, and for having that awesome blog website of yours.

Obviously I'm brand new, so let me start by letting you know the only 2 other thing's I've tried before this. I've tried 2 different juices from Vapor Nine. I've tried peppermint, and watermelon. I thought that was how this whole vaping thing was supposed to be until I found this forum. The mix on those juices are not listed, but judging by this 1 point of comparison, I'm going to say they are all PG. They are way thinner, than the Tiger's Blood, and the throat hit is much stronger, with almost no flavor. I mean you can feel the peppermint, but it is like blank menthol to me pretty much. I've decided, that I'd rather replace that PG throat hit feeling with nic or maybe a little menthol, if I'm worried about it at all.

So on to the Tiger's Blood. I got it at the standard 70%PG/30%VG mix, basically because I'm still using this little 808 carto setup from Vapor Nine. I got this Tiger's Blood double flavor at 24 mg/ml, and "just a hint" of Menthol. I really like the way you can personalize your juice on their website.

Not having much to compare it to, all have have to say is WOW this stuff is really good!! I can taste some of all of the flavors intended. Compared to what I was used to it is like walking into a wall of flavor. The menthol is decidedly separate from the blended other flavors from the Tiger's Blood, so it is like 2 parts. I'm really looking forward to getting a grownup mod so I can indulge and taste more. I just don't have the wattage right now.
 

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does tigersblood remind you of any other juice youve had? from what i gather it has a hint of menthol in it? i love bounty hunter/GJ and bobas bounty in particular. looking to broaden my juice selection. any info appriciated.
Bobas and Bounty hunter are tobacco blends. This juice is different. It is more of a fruit flavored desert type of vape. Nothing I have tried tastes like it. But the semi sweet yummy juice I find that Vapelicious Maui blend has that. Have you tried Vapor station BlackBerry? It taste like that fused with a white chocolat. Sorry my descriptions are so vague. It is hard to but a fingure on what makes this juice so yummy. Is that answer good enough? Any more questions about this ejuice? Tell me what you think of it when you try it.
 

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Thanks for the post Aaron. Im waiting for my ipro to show up and im going to make a juice order in the next week.
Ive bought juice on a whim too many times, this time i wan to make sure (as much as possible) to read user opinions before i pull the trigger.
I dont mind a small amount of menthol, although im not a huge fruit juice guy.However, i am going to try this juice.

Thanks again.
 

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Today I received a 30mL bottle of Tigers's Blood DIY today after hearing rave reviews from many people. I mixed it at 24%, (flavor) which is how the vendor mixes for 2x strength. I was told in advance that this one was one that needed to steep for a while. Well I am pretty new to DIY and have heard mixed opinions on steeping so I decided to pop it in a fresh ce2 and give it a whirl. All I can say is that I will be following the advice and letting it steep! The taste reminded me of a cheap strawberry lip gloss that I used in the 80's or maybe a strawberry chap-stick. Taste are subjective but I know that there is no way that anyone would consider this appealing in any way shape or form. So the plan is to let this one steep for a few days to a week and try again. If it requires further steeping so be it but I would like to see how it changes over time since I am in the experimental phase of DIY.

Please do not count this one out because of my opinion on day 1 of mixing. I surely am not. I am very excited to see what how this flavor develops. I think it is going to teach me an important lesson in the processing of e-juice as well. I can't wait to taste the end result because I hear it is phenomenal! I will keep you guys posted.
 

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Today I received a 30mL bottle of Tigers's Blood DIY today after hearing rave reviews from many people. I mixed it at 24%, (flavor) which is how the vendor mixes for 2x strength. I was told in advance that this one was one that needed to steep for a while. Well I am pretty new to DIY and have heard mixed opinions on steeping so I decided to pop it in a fresh ce2 and give it a whirl. All I can say is that I will be following the advice and letting it steep! The taste reminded me of a cheap strawberry lip gloss that I used in the 80's or maybe a strawberry chap-stick. Taste are subjective but I know that there is no way that anyone would consider this appealing in any way shape or form. So the plan is to let this one steep for a few days to a week and try again. If it requires further steeping so be it but I would like to see how it changes over time since I am in the experimental phase of DIY.

Please do not count this one out because of my opinion on day 1 of mixing. I surely am not. I am very excited to see what how this flavor develops. I think it is going to teach me an important lesson in the processing of e-juice as well. I can't wait to taste the end result because I hear it is phenomenal! I will keep you guys posted.
Have you tried it again? Taste different or need to steep way more?
 

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Error in spelling was pointed out for me. I changed it
"6.2 Watts 4 hit of berries with a fusion of flavors that is undesirable except for yum. It taste great. Nice and juicy."
I mean indescribable. Not "undesirable." Stupid spell check messed me up. I hope this makes alot more sense.
4 is " More smoke then a puff but not the same as a drag" There is a non describable flavor that has a hint of berrry that is just great and yummy. :)
I also updated the review on my review blog.
 

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@ AaronY - if you like this supplier I would reccommend their RY4. I don't know if that is your thing exactly, but I've looked at your site, and you seem to have a sweet tooth with your vape. Also, you said you like bold flavors. I got it with double flavor, and I'm considering backing off on my next order. It is very carmelly. The tobacco flavor is very good, but this stuff MUST be seeped unless you like the taste of Jaegermeister in your vape, because that is what it tastes like fresh. Once it is seeped, it is so sticky sweet tasting, and has a LONG carmel aftertaste. That taste lingers for several minutes. Keep in mind, I started vaping this on a cartomizer with one of those tiny 808 batteries with G6 cartos.

My setup now is Cisco 1.5, and silver bullet at 3.7...so 9 watts or so after it levels off.

As for Tiger's Blood, I'm about to order my second 30ml bottle. I'm getting it in light menthol, because I like the hint of menthol a lot with those flavors that I got last time, and I'm getting triple flavor. I'm a heavy nic guy, and the 24mg wasn't enough for me so I'm going to try the 30. If I don't like it, I will get stuff to make some adjustments to my juice, but I should have that tomorrow, and I'm pretty sure I nailed what I want. My next order will be their RY4 again before I move on to trying new things.

The only thing I know I don't like is any chocolate. I like the idea of vaping that flavor, but it never seems to translate well into vapor.

One more thing, I was curious if you had the same experience I had with COV Butterscotch. Is there a hint of tobacco in that or am I crazy? I do like it. Vaping it now.

Edit: I forgot, I'm trying tigers blood at 80%vg for dripping this time.
 
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The only thing I know I don't like is any chocolate. I like the idea of vaping that flavor, but it never seems to translate well into vapor.

One more thing, I was curious if you had the same experience I had with COV Butterscotch. Is there a hint of tobacco in that or am I crazy? I do like it. Vaping it now.
I notice the problem with chocolate vapes does not exist with white chocolate ones. Do you find the same thing?
For the COV Butterscotch that is some great ejuice. I don't get the tobacco. But the juice becomes peaty at a high wattage is that what you are tasting? What aspect of tobacco are you getting?
 

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My buds are not as fine tuned as yours, probably due to severe allergies. However, if I had to describe the tobacco flavor, I would say it has a sharpness like you would "taste" if you were to smoke an unfiltered analogue. Not really the smokiness or the hayish grassy taste, just the sharpness. Just a hint of something more complex than butterscotch. It is quite true that it is not there on my little 808 setup, so we may be talking about the same thing.

Yeah, I'm not messing with chocolate any more. I'll keep what I have around just in case.

OK, so I got the Tiger's Blood(X3 flavor, light menthol, 30mg, 80%VG 20%PG) I ordered, and I really nailed it. Soooo good. It's like strawberry white chocolate ice cream or something. I left it with the lid off for 4 days, and shook it up really good once per day during that. I couldn't wait any more so I put a few ml in a separate bottle to try it out, and blew out my atty and refreshed to get the full effect. I don't think it needs steeped any more, but I'm going to wait anyway....just in case aliens come down, and figure out a way to improve the stuff in the next couple of weeks.
 

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Think watts are watts. For at least non duel coil stuff. :p So ohms law works. Steeping works different for everyone. Think the climate you are in and personal tastes are big factors. Does the juice taste different with more steeping? Glad you enjoyed it. Have you tried Vixen's Berry Berry, vapelicious's maui blend, or VaporStation's Blackberry? (links to ECF forums on the ejuices) Wondering what you think of them.
 

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I'm waiting another week to go back to that Tiger's Blood. I'll let you know. I don't want to waste any of it while I'm breaking in this atomizer. This one is running really hot and popping a lot. It was unvapable for the first entire day. I couldn't inhale, and there was no primer from factory. It has been blown out a couple of times now, and is starting to mellow. It was so hot, in fact that I was getting my nicotine fix without inhaling, just through my mouth and nose like a pipe, but it tasted terrible. Anyways, I'm almost there. My COV butterscotch is tasting pretty good and I can take big boy vapes from it now. I'm trying a different brand of atomizer next time at 1.8 ohms instead of 1.5 and going from Cisco to IKV. We'll see. Still can't get my hands on that Cannon SS 1.8 I want.

I'll put those on my to-do list to try. Blackberry is my favorite jelly and pie filling. I grew up near a big patch of those, so there is a nice olfactory memory thing going on with Blackberry and my childhood. I would imagine that flavor is difficult to replicate, but I'll definitely give that a whirl. Getting another 30ml of that VV RY4 is priority, though. I'm a creature of habit, I guess.
 

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I'm waiting another week to go back to that Tiger's Blood. I'll let you know. I don't want to waste any of it while I'm breaking in this atomizer. This one is running really hot and popping a lot. It was unvapable for the first entire day. I couldn't inhale, and there was no primer from factory. It has been blown out a couple of times now, and is starting to mellow. It was so hot, in fact that I was getting my nicotine fix without inhaling, just through my mouth and nose like a pipe, but it tasted terrible. Anyways, I'm almost there. My COV butterscotch is tasting pretty good and I can take big boy vapes from it now. I'm trying a different brand of atomizer next time at 1.8 ohms instead of 1.5 and going from Cisco to IKV. We'll see. Still can't get my hands on that Cannon SS 1.8 I want.
What do you think? What is a Cannon SS btw? Sounds interesting. Is it a cannon stainless steel drip tip from cherry vapes? Anyways hope you are enjoying this juice. I just added some vixen ry4 to my cart.
 
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