I found Strawvana a great juice. On par with Nicoticket's Strawnilla. Maybe it needs more steeping. Think it is 70VG/30PG - so should be ok in the Ego, but do not have an Ego to try unfortunately.
Mikes Mega Mixes - Juice Reviews
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You might want to try the CLR coil if you are using stock coils with your ego one. I've vaped Ashy Bac without any issues using the CLR coil, rayon wick and turning up the juice intake on the coil all the way open.
Indeed I am.I will give those coils a go.thanks bud
Oh I only have Japanese cotton,will that be fine
Sure, that will work fine. Using rayon vs cotton is largely preference. I prefer rayon but cotton hasn't let me down in any way specifically.
Hope this solves your issue and keep us updated on how it goes
Company: Mike's Mega Mixes
Product Name: Budget Banana
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Mod: Smok M80
Watts/Volts: 30 Watts
Atomiser: Velocity
Coil Resistance: 0.48 ohms
Wicking Material: Jap Cotton
Strength: 3mg
Blend: VG60/40PG
Price: R 125
Website: no website
Website blurb: Budget Banana is a curious blend of banana and strawberry with four other secret ingredients to make an incredibly curious but slightly familiar juice with a hint of sourness. Not your average fruit vape!
Reviewer Notes: Budget banana takes me back to my very first Vape Meet when I tasted Nana's Cream for the first time. It was a favourite of mine for a long time. I generally don't like banana vapes but this is on another level and is definitely a all day vape. It is sweet but not too sweet, this juice always keeps me guessing as there are a multitude of other flavours in the background that I just cant make out. I love this Juice.
Similar to: Bombies Nana's Cream
Avoid if: I you hate quality juice at a bargain of a price.
Product Name: Budget Banana
Product Image:
Mod: Smok M80
Watts/Volts: 30 Watts
Atomiser: Velocity
Coil Resistance: 0.48 ohms
Wicking Material: Jap Cotton
Strength: 3mg
Blend: VG60/40PG
Price: R 125
Website: no website
Website blurb: Budget Banana is a curious blend of banana and strawberry with four other secret ingredients to make an incredibly curious but slightly familiar juice with a hint of sourness. Not your average fruit vape!
Reviewer Notes: Budget banana takes me back to my very first Vape Meet when I tasted Nana's Cream for the first time. It was a favourite of mine for a long time. I generally don't like banana vapes but this is on another level and is definitely a all day vape. It is sweet but not too sweet, this juice always keeps me guessing as there are a multitude of other flavours in the background that I just cant make out. I love this Juice.
Similar to: Bombies Nana's Cream
Avoid if: I you hate quality juice at a bargain of a price.
I am sure the intent is good, but one juice vendor reviewing another juice vendor's product in the open forum does not feel right/credible to me?Company: Mike's Mega Mixes
Product Name: Budget Banana
Product Image:
Mod: Smok M80
Watts/Volts: 30 Watts
Atomiser: Velocity
Coil Resistance: 0.48 ohms
Wicking Material: Jap Cotton
Strength: 3mg
Blend: VG60/40PG
Price: R 125
Website: no website
Website blurb: Budget Banana is a curious blend of banana and strawberry with four other secret ingredients to make an incredibly curious but slightly familiar juice with a hint of sourness. Not your average fruit vape!
Reviewer Notes: Budget banana takes me back to my very first Vape Meet when I tasted Nana's Cream for the first time. It was a favourite of mine for a long time. I generally don't like banana vapes but this is on another level and is definitely a all day vape. It is sweet but not too sweet, this juice always keeps me guessing as there are a multitude of other flavours in the background that I just cant make out. I love this Juice.
Similar to: Bombies Nana's Cream
Avoid if: I you hate quality juice at a bargain of a price.
I am of the opinion that if the reviewer is doing so in a personal capacity and not as a vendor, it's fine. In addition, a juice vendor would, due to experience, be able to describe subtleties that someone like me would not be able to pinpoint / discern?
Just a thought?
I thought I would just share this with the community as I was a big fan of Nana's Cream and this is a spot on clone of Nana's cream.
I don't buy too many juices nowadays, but I spent money on Mike's juices to give them a bash and loved the Budget Banana and thought I would share it.
Thanks for the review dude. I mix 70:30 btw
@Andre I had a brief discussion about this recently - I was looking to review a couple of juices on my youtube channel. Do people really view vendor's reviews as not credible? I spend a lot of time working with juices and experimenting with new recipes, to the point that I do feel I'm able to discern some flavour notes a little more easily than the average vaper. Partly because I've been practicing "tasting" and also because I have a good "vocabulary" of concentrates that I know. I'd feel kind of disappointed if I was distrusted when sharing my impressions solely due to me selling my own juices. I've only done one review in the past and I do think that it is still as valid as it was the time that I wrote it. However as you say, it might be received differently and that's my concern. I'm not looking to stir the pot here at all, but I would like to be certain before I spend my time and effort in speaking about juices. I'm in a similar position where I sometimes taste a juice that makes me think, "holy crap, why haven't I done that?" and feel as though I want to offer some recognition to other mixers.
@Andre I had a brief discussion about this recently - I was looking to review a couple of juices on my youtube channel. Do people really view vendor's reviews as not credible? I spend a lot of time working with juices and experimenting with new recipes, to the point that I do feel I'm able to discern some flavour notes a little more easily than the average vaper. Partly because I've been practicing "tasting" and also because I have a good "vocabulary" of concentrates that I know. I'd feel kind of disappointed if I was distrusted when sharing my impressions solely due to me selling my own juices. I've only done one review in the past and I do think that it is still as valid as it was the time that I wrote it. However as you say, it might be received differently and that's my concern. I'm not looking to stir the pot here at all, but I would like to be certain before I spend my time and effort in speaking about juices. I'm in a similar position where I sometimes taste a juice that makes me think, "holy crap, why haven't I done that?" and feel as though I want to offer some recognition to other mixers.
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@AndreFerreira, my post you disagreed with, as you can see it was an expression of a feeling coupled with a question mark. Meaning I was wondering about it. I was expecting some discussion about it. Per your explanation I understand the "why" better and infer that it was a once off for that reason. But bear in mind you two do a collaboration on video reviews, so might be seen as punting for your partner.
@Mike (and @AndreFerreira) I have no doubt that as juice makers you are imminently capable of doing very accurate reviews. I, for one, have no doubt about your integrity, but another juice maker might abuse such a precedent? What happens if you give a bad review of the juice of a fellow local vendor? Can you really be totally objective when it comes to a fellow vendor's juice?
I can live with it either way, but in principle it does grate against my sense of justice. Maybe too much lawyer in me!
@Andre would you believe any bad review you see by a vendor? I don't think many would I honestly believe I could be more objective than most, less swayed by marketing and hype because I know what's goes into the bottle. I'm exceedingly careful when speaking about competitors' juices (positively or negatively), as I think my commendation reflects on me and my juices. What would it say about me if I were to recommend a juice that many people don't like? Or even worse, what if I love a juice that other people think is bad?
On the note of our videos, I can understand why that might raise some questions and you do raise a valid point. In fact, @AndreFerreira would have never tasted the juice if we didn't make the videos together. At the end of the day, people will interpret things as they choose and I do appreciate Andre having good words about my juices in public.
I honestly believe I could be more objective than most, less swayed by marketing and hype because I know what's goes into the bottle. I'm exceedingly careful when speaking about competitors' juices (positively or negatively), as I think my commendation reflects on me and my juices. What would it say about me if I were to recommend a juice that many people don't like? Or even worse, what if I love a juice that other people think is bad?On the note of our videos, I can understand why that might raise some questions and you do raise a valid point. In fact, @AndreFerreira would have never tasted the juice if we didn't make the videos together. At the end of the day, people will interpret things as they choose and I do appreciate Andre having good words about my juices in public.
I guess once one steps into the vendor space reviewing becomes more political.
Example: if I wanted to review some of the new donut flavours available - I don't think anyone would be too thrilled with that
But back on topic, I thought budget nana was pretty nifty too. 30ml didn't last long 'round these parts.
Example: if I wanted to review some of the new donut flavours available - I don't think anyone would be too thrilled with that
But back on topic, I thought budget nana was pretty nifty too. 30ml didn't last long 'round these parts.
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My point exactly as that has a flip side.@Andre would you believe any bad review you see by a vendor? I don't think many would
That you have your own taste buds. I have recommended juices that many others do not like. I love some juices that others think are awful. As a vaper that is quite acceptable, but as a juice maker and vendor you will be in precarious position imho.
Very true, @Mike. Personally I would have loved to see reviews from you (being you), but if I may revert to legalese again - hard cases make bad law.
In the end it, fortunately, is not my decision.
The only aim to my review was to let people know that there is a Nana Cream Clone available locally, because it's not available in SA anymore, though I might be wrong. Perhaps I should have put it in the "What are you vaping thread" and talked about it there. Neither Plume Station nor CoVapes gain anything from this review, I just gave credit where credit is due. I felt that I was doing the community a favor by doing a short review (which I suck at) and putting the word out for vapers that also enjoyed Nana Cream.
After the fact I can understand that it looks suspicious, but I don't see why it has to. Each person can have their own opinion and think what they want because taste is so subjective anyway. I really think that the forum would benefit if we were a bit more laid back instead of looking to criticise so quickly. We are all fellow vapers and I feel that questioning people about stuff like this is unnecessary.
And if I knew that Mike's thread would be de-railed like this, I wouldn't have posted the review in the first place. My intentions were good and it seems people have taken it the wrong way.
After the fact I can understand that it looks suspicious, but I don't see why it has to. Each person can have their own opinion and think what they want because taste is so subjective anyway. I really think that the forum would benefit if we were a bit more laid back instead of looking to criticise so quickly. We are all fellow vapers and I feel that questioning people about stuff like this is unnecessary.
And if I knew that Mike's thread would be de-railed like this, I wouldn't have posted the review in the first place. My intentions were good and it seems people have taken it the wrong way.
@AndreFerreira , its good to talk about these things, dont feel bad.
Andre is just stating his opinion. Doesnt mean his opinion is necessarily shared by many.
Just a question, how many juice reviews have you posted on these juice review threads?
Andre is just stating his opinion. Doesnt mean his opinion is necessarily shared by many.
Just a question, how many juice reviews have you posted on these juice review threads?
Agreed. I have done a few reviews, how many I am not sure of, but because I don't buy a lot of juice and Vape mostly my own creations, I don't do many reviews.
Been thinking about this.
I think the points being discussed are all valid - on both sides
I think if vendors do any juice reviews they should do them in their own personal capacity and say so in their review.
On the topic of getting juice for free versus buying the juice, i think reviewers should at least say whether they bought it or were given it for free for review purposes.
Then the reader can make up their own mind if they choose to.
I think the points being discussed are all valid - on both sides
I think if vendors do any juice reviews they should do them in their own personal capacity and say so in their review.
On the topic of getting juice for free versus buying the juice, i think reviewers should at least say whether they bought it or were given it for free for review purposes.
Then the reader can make up their own mind if they choose to.
Just remember that in the end taste are all subjective. Doesn't mean if one does not like it the others will also not. U'll never know unless you try it urself. Reviews are nice, but this shouldn't stop anyone from trying out something new...after all, the review is one's "personal" opinion. (This post has no intentions of offending anyone)
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So I was looking for a nice sweet tobacco flavor and reading the comments on the forum, I decided to try out MMM Sweet Bac.
Now look, I'm not trying to be a d**k here, this is just my honest opnion and how I experienced it.
One word: No.
I'm sorry, definitely not my thing. I get it that taste differs from person to person, but I doubt my taste differs so much that where you would eat an apple and taste apple, that I would eat the same apple and taste a lemon.
I do not like it and it doesn't taste like tobacco to me.
Edit: Have spoken to @Mike and will let it steep for a few weeks and then try again.
Now look, I'm not trying to be a d**k here, this is just my honest opnion and how I experienced it.
One word: No.
I'm sorry, definitely not my thing. I get it that taste differs from person to person, but I doubt my taste differs so much that where you would eat an apple and taste apple, that I would eat the same apple and taste a lemon.
I do not like it and it doesn't taste like tobacco to me.
Edit: Have spoken to @Mike and will let it steep for a few weeks and then try again.
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It's amazing how subjective taste is. I actually enjoy it. Now I have not tried it in a tank. Just been dripping sweetbac in the freakshow mini. 0.3ohm and about 33w. It was a definite wtf for me at first. But I've been following the reviews of certain tobacco lovers here on the forum and found that their likings were similar to my own. So i have it a chance. I definitely get a sweet tobacco cigar or pipe like taste. Besides normal ciggs I used to roll golden Virginia as well. This too had a sweetish taste, for me at least and I enjoyed it. I found that I cannot vape sweet deserts and fruits in the morning, and prefer something spicy, read cinnamon, to break my vape fast. I drip this in the mornings now as a start, and then tank up with which ever other juice I'm feeling for the day.
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