First time I tried it i had never tried anise, licorice (black)… its different. I kept taking hits off it on a dripper, and by the time the 10 or 15 ml was gone, even before it was almost gone, I knew I had to have more.
It's a reall "full bodied" flavor… hits all the notes from top to bottom and aftertaste is there too.
but … that was quite a while ago, imo there wasn't a lot of that level of quality, and since then there's been a lot of custom or gourmet type of juices hit the market. Back when it first came out, you couldn't buy it without stalking and f5 fighting… today there are more choices for well rounded juices.
I've tried other Pluid-like juices that werent as good imo; ie Scorpions Blood… didn't like it as much.
I'm a DIY'er now and Pluid is still very hard to duplicate, but I'm happy making my own juices (not licorice or anise).