Yellow cake, the classic Betty Crocker boxed cake mix. Who hasn't had that? Usually with some chocolate frosting and "Happy Xth Birthday!" written on the top, sometimes with those god-awful hard candies that no one really likes, but they look nice.
That was the image that came to mind when I ordered this juice. It's not a tank cracker, so that's a plus, but it is a bit of a darker juice that will gunk up a coil. That means it's going in my dripper, and that means it's going to be max VG, because clouds are fun!
Upon arrival, the juice was sweet smelling with notes of, well, cake. Upon the first vape it was pretty tasty, and it definitely had a cake flavor, but it was more cake batter than the finished confection. I didn't have a problem with that, since I don't think it would be terribly easy to make something taste exactly like a cake. Also, the thing about every yellow cake I've ever has is that I couldn't precisely tell you what the cake alone tasted like. It seems to me that yellow cake is more of a transport device to get the frosting to your face without eating it out of the can.
Throughout the course of the bottle, I could definitely tell when the juice was starting to gunk up my coils, because the sweetness was greatly overshadowed by a charcoal taste. Not a big deal, juice gunks up. After a wick change everything was OK, and I only had to change it every 5ml or so. Not too awful really.
Overall, I'd have to go with a 3/5 on this one. Tasted like yellow cake, and I have no major complaints about it. Now, if you could make it taste like the cake with chocolate frosting and those stale candies...
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Monday, May 26, 2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
The Great Mt. Baker Vapor Review: Cola
This juice... I wanted to like it so bad. I tried, I really did, but it didn't happen, and that makes me sad.
When I got this juice I cracked it open and took a whiff, and it smelled like, well, cola. I figured we were off to a good start here. Then I looked at the juice itself, and noticed it had seemed to have seperated, all the flavor floating on the top. I'd seen that before, so I let it sit. This steeped for around a week before I got around to vaping it.
Since it was a tank cracker, I decided to drip it. I got the full bore flavor out of it and the best description I have for how it tasted was from my brother. He said it's like a spicy store brand soda. I say it tasted like straight Soda Stream syrup. We both agreed that it was missing a vital component to a cola: sweetness. The distinct cola flavor was very prevalent, but there was way too much of it. I figured I would try it in my kayfun and see if lower power helped with the flavor.
With my metal tank on my kayfun, I filled it up and had a vape. First thing that happened was it now tasted like some kind of lemon, not really cola at all. I'm clueless as to why this happened. Second thing that happened was the juice burned. I've never had an issue with juice burning using the kayfun. Same setup I'd been using for months (0.8 ohm microcoil on a magneto). I figured maybe I wicked it funny, so I drained, rewicked, and refilled. Same problem, until my battery got down to about 3.6v, then I could vape it like I normally do with little to no issue. And before you ask, no, the juice wasn't separating anymore at this point. I checked before I filled it up. I still shook it for good measure though.
Overall, I'd have to put this juice at a 1/5. I've never had a juice just burn like this unless I was roasting a near-dry wick. The flavor was either super overpowering or wasn't cola at all, depending on the atty I used. I also got the unpleasant side effect of wicked throat irritation. I do not have a sensitivity to many things, but this crap made my throat feel like I had a mild case of strep. I can't say either way if there are better or worse cola flavors in the world, but I can say I wouldn't recommend this one.
When I got this juice I cracked it open and took a whiff, and it smelled like, well, cola. I figured we were off to a good start here. Then I looked at the juice itself, and noticed it had seemed to have seperated, all the flavor floating on the top. I'd seen that before, so I let it sit. This steeped for around a week before I got around to vaping it.
Since it was a tank cracker, I decided to drip it. I got the full bore flavor out of it and the best description I have for how it tasted was from my brother. He said it's like a spicy store brand soda. I say it tasted like straight Soda Stream syrup. We both agreed that it was missing a vital component to a cola: sweetness. The distinct cola flavor was very prevalent, but there was way too much of it. I figured I would try it in my kayfun and see if lower power helped with the flavor.
With my metal tank on my kayfun, I filled it up and had a vape. First thing that happened was it now tasted like some kind of lemon, not really cola at all. I'm clueless as to why this happened. Second thing that happened was the juice burned. I've never had an issue with juice burning using the kayfun. Same setup I'd been using for months (0.8 ohm microcoil on a magneto). I figured maybe I wicked it funny, so I drained, rewicked, and refilled. Same problem, until my battery got down to about 3.6v, then I could vape it like I normally do with little to no issue. And before you ask, no, the juice wasn't separating anymore at this point. I checked before I filled it up. I still shook it for good measure though.
Overall, I'd have to put this juice at a 1/5. I've never had a juice just burn like this unless I was roasting a near-dry wick. The flavor was either super overpowering or wasn't cola at all, depending on the atty I used. I also got the unpleasant side effect of wicked throat irritation. I do not have a sensitivity to many things, but this crap made my throat feel like I had a mild case of strep. I can't say either way if there are better or worse cola flavors in the world, but I can say I wouldn't recommend this one.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
The Great Mt. Baker Vapor Review: Peach
What can I say about Peach? More than I thought, apparently.
I received Peach as a freebie on one of my orders. It was clear, smelled like peaches, and it was STRONG. Since this flavor is a known tank cracker, I decided to use it in my drip atomizer that, at the time, was a 0.7 ohm dual microcoil. It was super overpowering in there until my battery was on its way to dead. What I decided to do was dilute it with pure VG by a little more than half, and it was pretty close to perfect. No exact science here, folks. If I mathed right it ended up at about 4mg and about 60% VG, but that's an approximation.
The flavor on this was, as I said, really strong straight out of the bottle. So strong in fact I could taste it in my mouth for some time after I'd finished vaping it. It comes off as an artificial peach with none of the tang you usually get from a real peach. It also became very tiresome after about a half an hour. It definitely did have a bit of a weird flavor that I couldn't really put my finger on, almost like it was a green, unripened peach. After I had the epiphany of diluting the juice, it got a lot better. More of the peachiness came through, and less of the greenness (best word I can think to describe it). Plus I got bigger clouds, and that made me happy :)
Overall I'd have to give this one by itself a 2/5. If, however, you dilute it it would go up to a 3 or 4 if you mix something with it, like that white tea I got an order or two back. I think that would have ended up pretty good if I had any white tea left to try it. Oh well, maybe I'll try that out at some point in the future. Either that or you MBV guys can make a tea line and name it after me, I wouldn't object. In any case, I'll say it's a decent juice, but it's too damned strong, and unless you like to challenge how much peach you can handle, DON'T GET EXTRA FLAVOR SHOTS! But if you do, max it out and send me a video of you trying it.
I received Peach as a freebie on one of my orders. It was clear, smelled like peaches, and it was STRONG. Since this flavor is a known tank cracker, I decided to use it in my drip atomizer that, at the time, was a 0.7 ohm dual microcoil. It was super overpowering in there until my battery was on its way to dead. What I decided to do was dilute it with pure VG by a little more than half, and it was pretty close to perfect. No exact science here, folks. If I mathed right it ended up at about 4mg and about 60% VG, but that's an approximation.
The flavor on this was, as I said, really strong straight out of the bottle. So strong in fact I could taste it in my mouth for some time after I'd finished vaping it. It comes off as an artificial peach with none of the tang you usually get from a real peach. It also became very tiresome after about a half an hour. It definitely did have a bit of a weird flavor that I couldn't really put my finger on, almost like it was a green, unripened peach. After I had the epiphany of diluting the juice, it got a lot better. More of the peachiness came through, and less of the greenness (best word I can think to describe it). Plus I got bigger clouds, and that made me happy :)
Overall I'd have to give this one by itself a 2/5. If, however, you dilute it it would go up to a 3 or 4 if you mix something with it, like that white tea I got an order or two back. I think that would have ended up pretty good if I had any white tea left to try it. Oh well, maybe I'll try that out at some point in the future. Either that or you MBV guys can make a tea line and name it after me, I wouldn't object. In any case, I'll say it's a decent juice, but it's too damned strong, and unless you like to challenge how much peach you can handle, DON'T GET EXTRA FLAVOR SHOTS! But if you do, max it out and send me a video of you trying it.
Monday, May 5, 2014
The Great Mt. Baker Vapor Review: Bananas Gone Nuts
Bananas Gone Nuts is exactly what the name implies, bananas with nuts. It is NOT banana nut bread, as I kind of figured it would be. Thanks to my wife, I can say for sure they are different flavors since she has the Banana Nut Bread flavor.
The banana component of the juice isn't quite a candy banana flavor, but very close to being one. As far as what kind of nuts, I largely got walnut, maybe a little bit of almond but I could be imagining that.I didn't get any weird off flavors or unidentifiable tastes, so that's a plus!
Overall I'd give this one a 4/5. It was pretty enjoyable from start to finish, didn't destroy my coils with gunk, and I didn't tire of it too quickly. Definitely a solid juice.
The banana component of the juice isn't quite a candy banana flavor, but very close to being one. As far as what kind of nuts, I largely got walnut, maybe a little bit of almond but I could be imagining that.I didn't get any weird off flavors or unidentifiable tastes, so that's a plus!
Overall I'd give this one a 4/5. It was pretty enjoyable from start to finish, didn't destroy my coils with gunk, and I didn't tire of it too quickly. Definitely a solid juice.
Friday, May 2, 2014
The Great Mt Baker Vapor: Get Razzled
I'm going to start this review off by saying it's probably unfair. When this came around in my rotation my allergies decided to kick in, so my taste very well could have been compromised.
Get Razzled is a raspberry milkshake flavor. I really like milkshake flavors when they're done right. Surprisingly my favorite one is some off-brand juice from a local smoke shop, but they only have banana strawberry.
The smell on this was like a (surprise) raspberry milkshake. It reminded me of the real ice cream shakes you can get at small mom and pop drive in type places in small towns. You know the ones, they dump a bunch of soft serve in to a cup, dump a big scoop of fresh berries on it, and blend it up.
I had some issues with the flavor on this one. Again, allergies may have been a contributor. My first few puffs would be about average for what I'd expect. Sweet, berry, and a little creamy. After maybe four the flavor would just be gone, except a little bit on the exhale, but other off flavors would come in. There was a pretty strong artificial taste that would come through, as well as a complete lack of flavor with what I can only describe as being like when you get water up your nose on accident.
Since I was all congested and junk, I can't fairly review this with certainty, only share what I experienced. Under heavy allergies, I'd give it a 2/5. I would estimate that if I could taste and smell properly, it would likely move up to a 3.5/5. I may have to revisit this one in the future.
Get Razzled is a raspberry milkshake flavor. I really like milkshake flavors when they're done right. Surprisingly my favorite one is some off-brand juice from a local smoke shop, but they only have banana strawberry.
The smell on this was like a (surprise) raspberry milkshake. It reminded me of the real ice cream shakes you can get at small mom and pop drive in type places in small towns. You know the ones, they dump a bunch of soft serve in to a cup, dump a big scoop of fresh berries on it, and blend it up.
I had some issues with the flavor on this one. Again, allergies may have been a contributor. My first few puffs would be about average for what I'd expect. Sweet, berry, and a little creamy. After maybe four the flavor would just be gone, except a little bit on the exhale, but other off flavors would come in. There was a pretty strong artificial taste that would come through, as well as a complete lack of flavor with what I can only describe as being like when you get water up your nose on accident.
Since I was all congested and junk, I can't fairly review this with certainty, only share what I experienced. Under heavy allergies, I'd give it a 2/5. I would estimate that if I could taste and smell properly, it would likely move up to a 3.5/5. I may have to revisit this one in the future.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
The Great Mt. Baker Vapor Review: Coffee
I skipped over doing this review when I finished this juice, mostly because it's a really easy review to do, but also because I got the wicked Candy Cane Coffee and I had to share that one immediately since DAMN, it's great.
What can I say about Coffee? It tastes like coffee. No on-the-burner-all-day taste, no I'm-eating-coffee-grounds grossness, and no super bitterness like I've had in other straight coffee flavors. It also satisfied my curiosity of how gunked up my coils would get with a juice that's a 5 on MBV's Shade Rating chart. The answer is extremely gunky very quickly. Out of curiosity I kept dripping it until I barely got any vapor, and when I opened up my atty I found crazy gunk build-up, I should have taken a picture.
I'd like to take a second to thank MBV for the extra info they provide you. I really like that Shade Rating chart they have for each flavor. Out of the 10 juices I've gone over so far, it's been spot on. I never have to say "I wonder what this will do to my Kayfun?" If it's 3 or higher, I drip it. They also put a note in the juice descriptions if it cracks a tank or not, which is a valuable piece of knowledge. Most people know that strong cinnamon and citrus flavors will crack a tank, but did you know that Banana can too? It's a good thing to know.
Overall I'd give the Coffee a strong 3/5. It's simple and it tastes like what it's supposed to. It isn't anything mind-blowing, but it's enjoyable. Just remember, don't put this in a tank atty, just use a dripper that's simple to rewick/clean, otherwise it'll be a huge hassle to vape.
What can I say about Coffee? It tastes like coffee. No on-the-burner-all-day taste, no I'm-eating-coffee-grounds grossness, and no super bitterness like I've had in other straight coffee flavors. It also satisfied my curiosity of how gunked up my coils would get with a juice that's a 5 on MBV's Shade Rating chart. The answer is extremely gunky very quickly. Out of curiosity I kept dripping it until I barely got any vapor, and when I opened up my atty I found crazy gunk build-up, I should have taken a picture.
I'd like to take a second to thank MBV for the extra info they provide you. I really like that Shade Rating chart they have for each flavor. Out of the 10 juices I've gone over so far, it's been spot on. I never have to say "I wonder what this will do to my Kayfun?" If it's 3 or higher, I drip it. They also put a note in the juice descriptions if it cracks a tank or not, which is a valuable piece of knowledge. Most people know that strong cinnamon and citrus flavors will crack a tank, but did you know that Banana can too? It's a good thing to know.
Overall I'd give the Coffee a strong 3/5. It's simple and it tastes like what it's supposed to. It isn't anything mind-blowing, but it's enjoyable. Just remember, don't put this in a tank atty, just use a dripper that's simple to rewick/clean, otherwise it'll be a huge hassle to vape.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
The Great Mt. Baker Vapor Review: Candy Cane Coffee
I don't usually jump the gun on my reviews, choosing to do them one at a time as I finish the juice off, but this is a special exception. Candy Cane Coffee is truly a diamond in the rough.
I've been through my coffee flavors. I got hazelnut coffee on my first round of juices from MBV, and plain coffee the next (I need to write that one up still), not to mention coffee flavors from a few other places, some good, some godawful. I was done with coffees. Then Random.org did it's job and Candy Cane Coffee was on the list. I considered re-rolling it, but if I did that every time I got a flavor I might not like I'd end up not trying everything out. I'm extremely glad I didn't do that.
The first thing I thought with this juice upon taking a whiff was that it didn't smell bad at all, not too strong coffee, and not too strong peppermint. Good start. I figured since I was finishing off my 925 Coffee from Good Life Vapor I could just transition over to this one without rewicking (I'm SOOOO lazy). On my first pull, it was an instant "WOW!" I was blown away. I had my wife try it and she loves it, and she doesn't even vape. She's drooling over it now, in fact. Apparently it tastes like a mint chip frappachino from Starbucks, I say peppermint mocha, but same thing pretty much.
This juice is a solid 5/5. The only think I don't like about it is the same thing I don't like about all coffee flavors... they gunk up my coils. This one's worth it, though. I think at the end of my journey of reviews this one is going to be in my top 10 list for sure, and I can't imagine it not being in the upper portion of those 10 juices.
I've been through my coffee flavors. I got hazelnut coffee on my first round of juices from MBV, and plain coffee the next (I need to write that one up still), not to mention coffee flavors from a few other places, some good, some godawful. I was done with coffees. Then Random.org did it's job and Candy Cane Coffee was on the list. I considered re-rolling it, but if I did that every time I got a flavor I might not like I'd end up not trying everything out. I'm extremely glad I didn't do that.
The first thing I thought with this juice upon taking a whiff was that it didn't smell bad at all, not too strong coffee, and not too strong peppermint. Good start. I figured since I was finishing off my 925 Coffee from Good Life Vapor I could just transition over to this one without rewicking (I'm SOOOO lazy). On my first pull, it was an instant "WOW!" I was blown away. I had my wife try it and she loves it, and she doesn't even vape. She's drooling over it now, in fact. Apparently it tastes like a mint chip frappachino from Starbucks, I say peppermint mocha, but same thing pretty much.
This juice is a solid 5/5. The only think I don't like about it is the same thing I don't like about all coffee flavors... they gunk up my coils. This one's worth it, though. I think at the end of my journey of reviews this one is going to be in my top 10 list for sure, and I can't imagine it not being in the upper portion of those 10 juices.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
The Great Mt Baker Vapor Review: Vanilla Custard.
I'm sorry to say, this is the first juice I've gotten from MBV that I truly disliked. I was really looking forward to this one too, since custard flavors are all the rage these days.
I was excited when this juice came up on my random list of what flavors to order. I've been hearing left and right about custard flavors and I hadn't had any yet, plus I don't know if I've every had a really good vanilla, so hope were high. The color was pink, as many vanillas I've seen tend to be, and it smelled like, well, sweet vanilla, like I expected. I loaded up my Kayfun, took a pull, and... metal. It tasted like some kind of metal, like sucking on a penny. It was awful. I'd only experienced that once, and it was when I got a bottle of that Puro crap they sell in smoke shops. It was pumpkin pie. It's also one of the two bottles I never vaped through.
After my immense disappointment, I figured maybe I just hadn't ever had any real vanilla custard. My wife made me some to compare it to, and if it did indeed taste like what my wife whipped up, it would have been amazing stuff. I started wondering what might be in common between what's essentially pudding and a pumpkin pie, and I think it's nutmeg, which, according to my 5 seconds of internet research and the late, great Julia Child's recipe, doesn't go in vanilla custard, unless it's spiced vanilla custard. I don't think the spice flavor being used, whatever it is, translates well to a vape.
I had to be sure it wasn't just me that had an issue with this flavor, so I took it to my panel (wife, brother, two co-workers). One of them I didn't tell anything about it other than what it was supposed to be. He took a long pull, slowly exhaled, frowned for 5 seconds, and simply stated " Ew. I don't like it." No one liked this one.
I did save this one for last out of my last batch so it had about a week and a half to steep, and maybe it could have gotten better with age, but I'm not really one to want to wait that long to vape something. I tried my best to like it, but even after all 15 mL, I only occasionally tasted vanilla, and that metallic spice thing going on never went away. I did find that it was pretty good if I drank a Coke along side it, strangely enough. I have to give this one a 1/5. Doesn't taste at all like vanilla custard, and I think it would be prudent to put "Spiced" in the name of this juice. Back to the drawing board, guys. I know you could make a killer custard, but it isn't this one.
I was excited when this juice came up on my random list of what flavors to order. I've been hearing left and right about custard flavors and I hadn't had any yet, plus I don't know if I've every had a really good vanilla, so hope were high. The color was pink, as many vanillas I've seen tend to be, and it smelled like, well, sweet vanilla, like I expected. I loaded up my Kayfun, took a pull, and... metal. It tasted like some kind of metal, like sucking on a penny. It was awful. I'd only experienced that once, and it was when I got a bottle of that Puro crap they sell in smoke shops. It was pumpkin pie. It's also one of the two bottles I never vaped through.
After my immense disappointment, I figured maybe I just hadn't ever had any real vanilla custard. My wife made me some to compare it to, and if it did indeed taste like what my wife whipped up, it would have been amazing stuff. I started wondering what might be in common between what's essentially pudding and a pumpkin pie, and I think it's nutmeg, which, according to my 5 seconds of internet research and the late, great Julia Child's recipe, doesn't go in vanilla custard, unless it's spiced vanilla custard. I don't think the spice flavor being used, whatever it is, translates well to a vape.
I had to be sure it wasn't just me that had an issue with this flavor, so I took it to my panel (wife, brother, two co-workers). One of them I didn't tell anything about it other than what it was supposed to be. He took a long pull, slowly exhaled, frowned for 5 seconds, and simply stated " Ew. I don't like it." No one liked this one.
I did save this one for last out of my last batch so it had about a week and a half to steep, and maybe it could have gotten better with age, but I'm not really one to want to wait that long to vape something. I tried my best to like it, but even after all 15 mL, I only occasionally tasted vanilla, and that metallic spice thing going on never went away. I did find that it was pretty good if I drank a Coke along side it, strangely enough. I have to give this one a 1/5. Doesn't taste at all like vanilla custard, and I think it would be prudent to put "Spiced" in the name of this juice. Back to the drawing board, guys. I know you could make a killer custard, but it isn't this one.
The Great Mt Baker Vapor Review: White Tea
This juice had me a little curious when I received it. It didn't have any real noticeable smell, was totally clear, and if my knowledge of Snapple commercials is correct, then it was going to have a light flavor as well. I'm proud to say I was right about the flavor being light, but the problem for me was it was too light. When I first put this in my Kayfun, I wasn't entirely sure my mod was firing until I exhaled, the flavor was that light. After I knew what the flavor was, I could taste it more easily, but it was easily overpowered by almost anything with a strong scent. It's a very light, delicate tea flavor, not sweetened or anything. It's the closest thing I've had to an unflavored eliquid.
Overall, I wasn't a huge fan of this one, and would probably give it a 2/5 by itself. Now, you put in a little fruit flavor with this? BAM! Potential for a 5/5 with a cherry on top. Especialy peach, that was my favorite Snapple white tea, I may mix and match a bottle of that in the future. It's a definite background flavor and doesn't shine well on its own, but maybe if you really like white tea, would like it to mix other juices with, or are a cloud chaser that doesn't need really strong flavored juice, this one might be for you.
Overall, I wasn't a huge fan of this one, and would probably give it a 2/5 by itself. Now, you put in a little fruit flavor with this? BAM! Potential for a 5/5 with a cherry on top. Especialy peach, that was my favorite Snapple white tea, I may mix and match a bottle of that in the future. It's a definite background flavor and doesn't shine well on its own, but maybe if you really like white tea, would like it to mix other juices with, or are a cloud chaser that doesn't need really strong flavored juice, this one might be for you.
Friday, April 11, 2014
The Great Mt Baker Vapor Review: Ocean Breeze
This is about the shortest review I think I'll ever have to do. Pina Colada. DONE. I'll go ahead and give my thoughts anyway.
This juice, for me, started out strong as a pretty tasty, enjoyable vape, occasionally kind of suntan lotiony, but it a way that doesn't seem gross (does that make sense?) As the days wore on I started to notice a bit more pineapple than coconut. It got old pretty quick though, and by the end of the bottle I was certainly itching for a new flavor. In this case I got to try another Ocean Breeze my buddy ordered as well, but with the extra flavor shot. The pineapple was even more pronounced in his.
I noticed that my throat would begin to get irritated after a couple pulls. The same has happened to me with a few other juices, usually with a citrusy component to it, like lemonades and such. It didn't really put me off on the juice, but over the last few months I haven't had a juice that did that so I was caught off guard a little bit. Then again my friend never had an issue, so it's probably one of those person to person things.
Overall I'd say this is definitely a decent juice, I'd put it around 3.5/5. I don't know why it isn't just called Pina Colada, but maybe it's different somehow. One day I'll get them both side by side and compare. I'd also like to point out that after the full 15 mL I still had a nice clean cotton wick, so that was a nice added bonus since I am a very lazy person sometimes. Most times. Always.
This juice, for me, started out strong as a pretty tasty, enjoyable vape, occasionally kind of suntan lotiony, but it a way that doesn't seem gross (does that make sense?) As the days wore on I started to notice a bit more pineapple than coconut. It got old pretty quick though, and by the end of the bottle I was certainly itching for a new flavor. In this case I got to try another Ocean Breeze my buddy ordered as well, but with the extra flavor shot. The pineapple was even more pronounced in his.
I noticed that my throat would begin to get irritated after a couple pulls. The same has happened to me with a few other juices, usually with a citrusy component to it, like lemonades and such. It didn't really put me off on the juice, but over the last few months I haven't had a juice that did that so I was caught off guard a little bit. Then again my friend never had an issue, so it's probably one of those person to person things.
Overall I'd say this is definitely a decent juice, I'd put it around 3.5/5. I don't know why it isn't just called Pina Colada, but maybe it's different somehow. One day I'll get them both side by side and compare. I'd also like to point out that after the full 15 mL I still had a nice clean cotton wick, so that was a nice added bonus since I am a very lazy person sometimes. Most times. Always.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
The Great Mt Baker Vapor Review: Blue Ice
For those unfamiliar with MBV's Ice flavors, all you need to know is MENTHOL. My God, so much menthol. I've vaped on their Extreme Ice flavor before when I had a cold and it cleared my sinuses up faster than Vicks Vaporub ever could. Blue Ice is that Extreme Ice with a touch of blueberry.
The blueberry flavor of this juice was hit and miss with me. Sometimes I could get a nice ripe blueberry flavor, other times it was more like a candy. Sometimes it was completely overwhelmed by the menthol. The blueberry really seemed to come out if I was drinking something while I was vaping, and on the first few pulls after I hadn't vaped in a while. If I had to venture a guess, I would think my taste buds just became overloaded by the menthol at times and then I couldn't taste the blueberry.
Overall I'd say the juice in general is pretty good. No weird flavors, just menthol and blueberry. If I was more of a menthol vaper and was used to it, I'm sure the blueberry would have been a refreshing change of pace from straight menthol. I think the best part of using the juice was that even after the full 15mL was run through my Kayfun Lite (clone) my cotton wick was still as white as the driven snow. I'm lazy, so this appealed to me. I would give this juice a 3.75/5. It's not quite a 4 because it's a simple blend and the flavor doesn't have a ton of depth, but it certainly isn't a 3 because it is definitely one that I would recommend for someone that likes menthol and wants a little something different.
The blueberry flavor of this juice was hit and miss with me. Sometimes I could get a nice ripe blueberry flavor, other times it was more like a candy. Sometimes it was completely overwhelmed by the menthol. The blueberry really seemed to come out if I was drinking something while I was vaping, and on the first few pulls after I hadn't vaped in a while. If I had to venture a guess, I would think my taste buds just became overloaded by the menthol at times and then I couldn't taste the blueberry.
Overall I'd say the juice in general is pretty good. No weird flavors, just menthol and blueberry. If I was more of a menthol vaper and was used to it, I'm sure the blueberry would have been a refreshing change of pace from straight menthol. I think the best part of using the juice was that even after the full 15mL was run through my Kayfun Lite (clone) my cotton wick was still as white as the driven snow. I'm lazy, so this appealed to me. I would give this juice a 3.75/5. It's not quite a 4 because it's a simple blend and the flavor doesn't have a ton of depth, but it certainly isn't a 3 because it is definitely one that I would recommend for someone that likes menthol and wants a little something different.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
The Great Mt Baker Vapor Review: Hazelnut Coffee
Hazelnut Coffee... Sounds perfect since I use hazelnut creamer all the time, but my past with coffee juices has been less than great, with three of the four tasting like burned grounds (or worse) and the other tasting amazing sometimes and flavorless others. Needless to say I put this into my dripper not expecting much.
Surprise! This is hands down the best coffee flavor I have yet to try. It's sweet but not overpoweringly so, and the coffee flavor isn't a burnt or grounds flavor, but more like an actual cup of joe. It isn't the same as a cup with the flavored creamer in it, but more like that flavored coffee with say 2 packets of sugar in it. Overall I was pretty happy with it until I put it in my Kayfun...
Holy gunked up coils! I wish I had a pic to share of how much crap built up on my microcoil after a day of vaping in my KFL. Probably a good 2mm of char on top of the coil. Even in my dripper I could only get about 2-4 hours of vaping out of it before needing to rewick. Sure, a quick dry burn and a new piece of cotton and I was back on track, but I am a lazy man. Let it be known that the fine folks at MBV do put a Shade Rating chart on each flavor of juice to let you know how fast it can gunk up coils and such. This was a 4/5 on that scale, so no small wonder the coils gunked up. I'd like to find a 5/5 to see what happens then.
If I was a huge coffee fan it would be worth it, because as I said before, this is the only coffee flavor to not let me down. Maybe I'll get it as a standby in the future and wick my dripper with silica so I don't have to change out cotton twice a day. Overall, I'd give the juice a 4/5. Good flavor, not burned assy taste like coffees usually are.
Monday, March 31, 2014
The Great Mt Baker Vapor Review: Butterscotch
Welcome to my first installment of The Great Mt Baker Vapor Review. I'm ordering every flavor MBV has to offer, three bottles at a time (plus the freebie), vaping through the whole 15mL, and letting the world know what I think of it. I'm kicking this off with my first freebie and one of the flavors I wasn't looking forward to; Butterscotch.
I received Butterscotch as my first freebie, and it came in as a 12mg 80/20 pg/vg as all of the MBV samples do. I have never liked butterscotch anything for as long as I can remember. I figured I would just get this one out of the way immediately and move on. Luckily, either my tastes have changed or this didn't taste like butterscotch. I found it to be sweet and generally enjoyable. It made my van smell like a Werther's, which lead me to believe it tasted right. I had my brother and a friend try it out as well, and they both said it was indeed a nice butterscotch flavor.
I vaped through the entire bottle with no troubled. It didn't gunk up my coils super fast, but more often than some juices. It was a decent, caramelly sweet vape that was once mistaken for a pancake. The nic content and pg/vg ratio weren't my standard 6mg 50/50, but it's a freebie so I can't complain. Once I got used to that bigger throat hit I was almost sad to run out of this one, but then I remembered it was butterscotch and moved on. I'd give the juice 3/5 stars, not anything amazing but not bad, and 5/5 for being the first thing that was butterscotch and didn't make me gag!
Next up: Hazelnut Coffee.
I received Butterscotch as my first freebie, and it came in as a 12mg 80/20 pg/vg as all of the MBV samples do. I have never liked butterscotch anything for as long as I can remember. I figured I would just get this one out of the way immediately and move on. Luckily, either my tastes have changed or this didn't taste like butterscotch. I found it to be sweet and generally enjoyable. It made my van smell like a Werther's, which lead me to believe it tasted right. I had my brother and a friend try it out as well, and they both said it was indeed a nice butterscotch flavor.
I vaped through the entire bottle with no troubled. It didn't gunk up my coils super fast, but more often than some juices. It was a decent, caramelly sweet vape that was once mistaken for a pancake. The nic content and pg/vg ratio weren't my standard 6mg 50/50, but it's a freebie so I can't complain. Once I got used to that bigger throat hit I was almost sad to run out of this one, but then I remembered it was butterscotch and moved on. I'd give the juice 3/5 stars, not anything amazing but not bad, and 5/5 for being the first thing that was butterscotch and didn't make me gag!
Next up: Hazelnut Coffee.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Juice Review: Good Life Vapor Zombie Blood
My first official juice review!
I've ordered from Good Life Vapor a few times now, and every time I get a 4x10mL sample pack to check out flavors I'm curious about. It's $20 and well worth doing, in my opinion. I'm not the type of person to order just one thing repeatedly, but if there is one I particularly like I'll order a bigger bottle. I'll get to the other flavors I've ordered in time, but today I'd like to take a look at the stand-out flavor from the last sample pack: Zombie Blood.
For review purposes I use a 1.5 Ohm bridgeless drip atomizer I ordered from Nhaler (http://shop.nhaler.com/510-and-306-Bridgeless-Atomizers-bridgeless.htm). I don't have a particular preference for this atomizer over any other since I haven't used other drip atomizers, but the flavor is true and it works well enough that I'll likely order another once this one dies.
Steep time on this one is only about 3 or 4 days.
Color: The color of the juice is nearly clear with just the slightest hint of red, or maybe orange. Not cloudy or foggy at all.
Scent: First thing I always do as soon as I get a new bottle of juice is smell it to see what I've gotten myself in to, and compare it to the actual flavor I get. Smells like cherry gummy bears.
Flavor: If you went to a candy store and bought a bag of red gummy bears and stuffed a fistful in your mouth, that's what this tastes like. Maybe a few of those white/clear gummy bears with the nondescript flavor on the exhale too. You know the ones, sweet and possibly pineapple. No weird off flavors, no bad aftertaste.
Vapor: Seems good enough to me. I haven't seen a juice that didn't have decent vapor in a long time.
Throat hit: Pretty solid, I'm happy with it. It gives a good hit in the back of the throat. I only vape 6mg juice and I can tell it's there without a doubt.
Overall I would give the juice 4/5 stars, it's going in the ProTank, and there's a pretty good chance I'll order this one again.
See it here: http://www.goodlifevapor.com/zombie-blood/
*I received no compensation for doing this review, and I ordered the juice with my own hard-earned money. Same goes for the atomizer.
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