What is regarded as a good ejuice to you?

Oh man I could waffle on this subject. But I can summarise my thoughts on a "good juice" with just a few of my favourites:

Firstly Suicide Bunny Derailed and Five Pawns Castle Long:
Both highlight really popular flavours - one Banana and the other a Bourbon. Both in my opinion really layer their most basic flavour with other flavours that compliment that primary one. They're complex to the max, and seem to feature the best versions of ingredients - the nicest Banana, the nicest biscuit etc. It is hard to imagine that either of these two juices were developed on first or second try. It must of taken some effort to get to this perfection.

The other I found on Reddit, where a now highly respected DIY'er and retailer, basically found the best in two very good flavours.

A simple Strawberries and Cream - Mustard Milk. BUT the creator found two of the very best versions of 'strawberry' and 'cream' (from TFA), and worked out at what percentage they could marry to create a sublime version of strawberries and cream. And the result is a two flavour juice that could be mistaken for something much more remarkable.

Personally, I won't buy another strawberries and cream, because I feel it doesn't get much better than Mustard Milk. So simple, yet becase the formula is spot on, it allows two simple flavours to absolutely shine together.

So... I don't judge by price or complexity per say. I see it more like a simple sketch, that could be a work of art. A good ejuice for me is either a premium or a basic one, but one that is better or stands out amongst its peers, which in this case a certain flavour profile.
 
But without being philosophical, I tend to steer towards juices of a flavour that I don't consume much of in my day to day. So while I am a coffee adict, I've owned one coffee juice. I like fruit juices that I don't normally eat, like Dragon Fruit or Guava, for example.
 
consistency is definitely important.. case in point, 5p gambit was one of my staples, but I swear it doesn't taste the same anymore, the recent bottle I've got tastes atrocious :-(
 
r0gue z0mbie said:
Oh man I could waffle on this subject. But I can summarise my thoughts on a "good juice" with just a few of my favourites:

Firstly Suicide Bunny Derailed and Five Pawns Castle Long:
Both highlight really popular flavours - one Banana and the other a Bourbon. Both in my opinion really layer their most basic flavour with other flavours that compliment that primary one. They're complex to the max, and seem to feature the best versions of ingredients - the nicest Banana, the nicest biscuit etc. It is hard to imagine that either of these two juices were developed on first or second try. It must of taken some effort to get to this perfection.

The other I found on Reddit, where a now highly respected DIY'er and retailer, basically found the best in two very good flavours.

A simple Strawberries and Cream - Mustard Milk. BUT the creator found two of the very best versions of 'strawberry' and 'cream' (from TFA), and worked out at what percentage they could marry to create a sublime version of strawberries and cream. And the result is a two flavour juice that could be mistaken for something much more remarkable.

Personally, I won't buy another strawberries and cream, because I feel it doesn't get much better than Mustard Milk. So simple, yet becase the formula is spot on, it allows two simple flavours to absolutely shine together.

So... I don't judge by price or complexity per say. I see it more like a simple sketch, that could be a work of art. A good ejuice for me is either a premium or a basic one, but one that is better or stands out amongst its peers, which in this case a certain flavour profile.
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Who is Mustard Milk by? While I like strawberry and cream most I've tried have a bitter or purfumey after taste.
 
Expensive Juices
Seduce Juice - BlackJack (Berries & Cream)
3 Leaves- Nutcracker (Hazelnuts and caramelised sugar)
Stash - Cinnamon Girl (Duh, Cinnamon, just like on a cinnamon pancake)
Goodlife - Deadly Sin (Very similar to cinnamon girl, but sweeter)
Banzai Vapors - Milk Plus (milky caramel, a lot like caramel condensed milk)
Mad Mikes - Manic Meltdown (Water Mellon and strawberries)

Cheap Juices
Vapejoose - Belgian Waffles (Used to not taste much like belgian waffles, now it does :p )
Vapejoose - Arctic Blast (It's a strong menthol)
Vapejoose - Chai Tea (Like it says on the label, sweet chai tea)
Vapejoose - Peaches & Cream (I honestly can't taste the difference between this and Stash - Lushington)

All max VG and 3mg :p

All these juices have this in common, really intense flavour despite being max VG.

What I've noticed is that often a lot of the more expensive juices, tend to give you vapers fatigue quicker than cheap ones. I can't vape Stash liquids for more than a few hours at a time. But I can chug vapejoose day in and day out with no issue.

What I look for in juice is this.

- Smoothness (Lack of throat hit)
- Flavour
- Price

Another thing i've noticed is that some Max VG liquids have a slight fishy taste to them. Charlies Chalk Dust - Peanut Butter & Jesus is guilty of this, but there are a ton of others too.
 
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Paulie said:
Hey all,

With all the new local and International juices that are available to us i thought i would be interesting to talk about E-juices here and also try and find out what aspects are important to you when vaping a juice.

As a few of you know i am a massive juice junkie and i just love getting new juices or even making new juices and for me a large part of it is due to the fact that i love identifying new flavours and also love to see and try how the juice maker has gone about mixing his juices.

Some of the key points i look for when vaping a new juice are:

1) Realistic flavour concentrates used in the juice - (i.e. apple in the juice is the same as a apple you get from Woolworths or even a apple that i may have tasted in a restaurant in a popular dessert).
2) Additional flavours used to blend or even create a new flavour in the juice - (When creating or vaping complex juices you sometimes come accross a juice where the one flavour is identified on the inhale and the other is identified in the exhale or after taste. Sometimes you also get a new flavour when 2 or more of the flavours create a new one for example multiple fruits make a "passion fruit flavour".
3) One of the most important things i look for in a juice is how well the juice maker has spent time on combining all the flavours together with additional tweaks to help mix the juice and balance off all the flavours so that you get to experience the juice the way the juice maker intended it to be. A good example of this is the fruit loops flavour and ever since ANML was created by Phillip Rocke this flavour is very popular in the ejuice community and its interesting to see how you can get some juices where the juice will have more milk or cream in it and also some of them like the lemon to pop out more like AISLE7 and KILO.
4)Smoothness and throut hit are often discussed when vaping juices and depending on how you vape? (Lung hits or Mouth to Lung) you will often look for juices that will meet you expectations of juices that you already like. Nicotine also plays a key role here and what is interesting to see is how there is a much larger gap between the two styles and also with the introduction of "sub Tanks" it definitely seems like there are alot more 3mg and 6mg vapers these days. However its important to remember that there are still a large amount of new vapers on starter kits still and also the people who love to do mouth to lung hits on 12-18mg juices.


There so much more to discuss here on the above and am looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this :p

Happy Friday Vaping all!!
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Seems u have hit the nail on the head in terms of what I look for in a good vape
 
r0gue z0mbie said:
Ya it's a DIY recipe:

TFA Strawberry 6%
TFA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream 8%

An adv for me.

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This is going to be my first foray into DIY.
Any other simple / effective recipes like this you recommend?
 
n0ugh7_zw said:
Seduce Juice - BlackJack
3 Leaves- Nutcracker
Stash - Cinnamon Girl
Goodlife - Deadly Sin
Vapejoose - Belgian Waffles
Vapejoose - Arctic Blast
Vapejoose - Chai Tea
Vapejoose - Peaches & Cream

All max VG and 3mg :p
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Now now Greg explain more why u like those :p
 
Paulie said:
Now now Greg explain more why u like those :p
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Done.

But I'll add, I chain vape, and make biggish clouds, so i go through tons of juice(15ml a day+), and because of that, I get to know juices pretty well, pretty fast.
 
Interesting thread. Good job @Paulie

@n0ugh7_zw I think the fishy taste you mention might be nicotine. It's far more stable in pg that vg and it reacts very, very quickly in vg comparatively. Have you ever compared a 0mg to your regular vape which you find tastes fishy? Might be worth investigating. I personally get hints cat pee andd fish from high nic mixes
 
Mike said:
Interesting thread. Good job @Paulie

@n0ugh7_zw I think the fishy taste you mention might be nicotine. It's far more stable in pg that vg and it reacts very, very quickly in vg comparatively. Have you ever compared a 0mg to your regular vape which you find tastes fishy? Might be worth investigating. I personally get hints cat pee andd fish from high nic mixes
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Mmm cat pee & fish - sounds like a winner for the next MMM? ;-)
 
Speaking of cat pee - I've noticed something reminiscent in some of the apple/apple pie based juices. As if a cat had been drinking brut and then peed.
 
Great thread @Paulie

I think juice is very important and often a bit overlooked. I frequently see peeps spending way more time discussing their gear than the juice. I have noticed that a great juice tastes good even in average equipment but a bad juice tastes double as bad in superb kit.

As for what I look for in a juice, I am still discovering and refining that. But I will try explain where I am at the moment.

It must be fairly bold in flavour. I prefer juices that have a strongish flavour to ones that are too subtle. I always vape multiple devices with different flavours so i dont get tired of one. If i vaped just one juice at a time i could understand a subtle flavour so you dont get fatigued. But i like a juice to come out and "announce itself". No messing around. It must be sure what it is and my taste buds must know what they are vaping. As a result, i dont like overly complex mixes where you dont know what it is you're tasting.

I like my throat hit. So that means 18mg on my mouth to lung devices. And around 12mg on lung hits. I dont vape at very high wattages so thats also a reason I need more nic.

I prefer a balanced mix of 50/50 PG/VG or maybe 60 VG but I find the very high VG doesnt suit me so well. Its too smoothe.

At all times I tend to have a few "types" of flavours running:
A refresher - typically a fruity menthol
A thumper - typically a good strong tobacco, normally WB Blackbird
A "normal juice" - normally a fruity juice or a coffee type of flavour

I have tried most of the flavour profiles but find myself typically vaping fruity mixes, menthol mixes , coffee and tobaccoes.

For menthols, i like them very strong. I find that most refreshing. I normally add menthol to other fruity juices to get a menthol burn in the throat on long restrictive lung hits. Most of the ready made juices i have tried dont have enough menthol in them so I prefer to add my own.

For fruits, i like them authentic tasting and fairly simple. They must taste real. Like @Paulie said in the OP. There are several good ones. I love @Oupa's strawberry and Paulie's guava. Both are superb in my view and currently loaded as I type.

For tobaccoes i love the Nets from Heathers Heavenly Vapes - like Huntsman, Gaia and Dark Horse. Also love Hurricane Vapour Sunshine Cured Tobacco. But my alltime favourite is Witchers Brew Blackbird. There is something just so amazing about it, i never tire of it and it gives a lovely thump indeed.

I dont like very sweet juices and generally i dont like custards and dessert type vapes. That is unfortunate for me given their popularity.

But one thing's for sure, this is an ongoing journey of discovery and I am loving every minute of it....
 
Silver said:
I have noticed that a great juice tastes good even in average equipment but a bad juice tastes double as bad in superb kit.
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Quoted for truth! I find good juice translates well over a range of devices!
 
This topic is a very hefty one. I tested alot, waist some good money, but eventually found my top juices. My nr1. Vape is H1N1 The virus, nr.2 Bobas, nr.3 is a twisp mix of rebel,mint and tabacco nr1, and I just love it..
 
method1 said:
I've yet to find a custard that tastes anything remotely like custard…. unless custard is made out of lentils and old socks.
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Have you tried Hazeworks Custard Cloud ? One of the best custards I have tried. Reminds me of what my grandma used to make before the days of instant custard.
 
Petrus said:
This topic is a very hefty one. I tested alot, waist some good money, but eventually found my top juices. My nr1. Vape is H1N1 The virus, nr.2 Bobas, nr.3 is a twisp mix of rebel,mint and tabacco nr1, and I just love it..
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Good ol' Bobas
 
deepest said:
Have you tried Hazeworks Custard Cloud ? One of the best custards I have tried. Reminds me of what my grandma used to make before the days of instant custard.
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Couldnt agree more. The BEST.


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