If I had to choose one vendor for the rest of my life, it would be frustrating, because only certain brands do certain flavors really well. If I did have to choose just one, it would be Velvet Vapors. VV flavors are anything but generic. They are unique, delicate yet full and strong, and I haven't found equivalents elsewhere. The ones that I like taste just like they are named: root beer float, caramel, and fuego (a hot cinnamon or big red gum type flavor). The house "velvet blend" 50/50 PG/VG is too thick, and the caramel and root beer float in 50/50 will gunk up my
coils, so I get those in full PG. They are thick enough to produce clouds, and my coils last a lot longer. Fuego is fine in 50/50, an almost clear liquid which only becomes very light amber with age. All that said, I have tried some Velvet Vapors flavors that I didn't like.
ECBlends has one called Tobacco Blend which, to me, is the only one, out of a million tobacco flavors I've tried, that tastes like a light cigarette, but doesn't make the air stink like cigarettes.
mount baker Vapor has two flavors I'll always reorder, cinnamon roll and graham cracker. I love their service and prices, and I'll bet I need them a lot more than they need me. They have so many flavors to try, and always send you the 15 ml. sample with your order. I believe that they try to consider the equipment when formulating their eliquids, but I have had one or two of theirs that gunked my coil.
Those are my top three. I've tried several Johnson Creek flavors and I liked them, but they have texture issues. I thought Vanda would become a permanent reorder, but after a week I could see thick deposits in the glass dropper, and, well, your clearo just won't last very long with this fabulous flavor. Their spiced apple cider was thin and made no clouds at all. Marcado was unique and delicious, but made gunk. I've read enough mixed
reviews to know that I don't need to spend a fortune on Halo or Alice in Vapeland. I've tried lots of other brands that were not worth what they cost.