Dripping With Flavour

As I've mentioned a few times I belong to many Facebook groups, since I've been Squonking I've joined as many groups relating to squonking as possible. On a few groups I kept seeing this one particular juice pictured all the time.  Curiosity got the better of me, all the posts I saw with A.P.C mentioned all seemed really positive. All these people couldn't all be biased or misleading could they?
So a bit of digging around revealed the name of the site where this and other liquids could be found. That site was Dripping With Flavour, I was very pleased to find another well regarded UK made liquid being mentioned a lot, nothing against US liquids,  the ones I've tried so far for the most part have been great. As a Brit though I have to favour UK made, it's just the right thing to do. Anyway back to it, I got some A.P.C through the door, let it steep a bit and gave it a go, here's what I thought.....


A.P.C

As I'm sure the astute amongst you will have guessed from looking at the picture, A.P.C is Apple Pie and Custard.  I really do like my custards and who doesn't like Apple Pie?  Together you get a traditional dessert flavour which doesn't disappoint. This juice is no exception, as I found out about this juice from a Squonking group it seemed only right to sample it on a Squonking setup. So in the Viper it went and if I'm honest, that's the only juice I've been Squonking with since it arrived. I absolutely love this stuff, I'm so glad I got some. On the inhale you get that sweet spiced Apple Pie and on the exhale that combines with a nice creamy custard which is great. This juice is available in 0,3, 6,12 and 18mg nicotine strengths. You get to choose between 60/40 and 30/70 PG/VG. You can choose from two bottle sizes, a 10ml which will set you back £4 and for £5 more you can get a 30ml bottle. This is where my issue lies, much bigger bottles are needed in my opinion, and I don't think I'm the only one that thinks that. There has been mention of whether or not people would like to see bigger bottles on the Dripping with Flavour Facebook page. Hopefully bigger bottles will arrive sooner rather than later. I'll let you in on a little secret, don't tell anyone but, after speaking with Joe from Dripping with Flavour,  he has hinted that it looks like it will happen. Which is great news as far as I'm concerned, this is right up there in my opinion as one of my favourite juices. I'll definitely be wanting more of this when I run out, my only dilemma is do I buy it now so it has chance to steep before my bottle dies or do I wait for my bottle to get low before I order. There really isn't much else I can tell you about this to be fair, other than its great go and get some for yourself, you'll not be disappointed.  I love it I'm sure you will too. So get some A.P.C and squonk away!!!


Bahama Mama

I got this liquid with the A.P.C, it smells great and it tastes great too. I wasn't so bothered about using a squonker with this one so it went in my Origen V2 with some fresh cotton. If any of you are familiar with Tropical Sparkle you'll love this, it's very similar with one slight difference. There's been some coconut added to the mix and it works so well. The tropical flavours hit you first, the mango and pineapple come through brilliantly then the coconut comes along complimenting the tropical flavour. I only wish 10ml lasted longer, I tend to vape this later on at night and it's good. I've been tempted a few times when the A.P.C ran out in my squonk bottle to try this in the squonker but for some reason it's not quite made it, not because of any particular reason other than because I can't be bothered to clean it all out to change the flavour. If I have any Bahama Mama left when I do I'll definitely be giving it a go. This is the same price as the A.P.C and comes in the same nicotine strengths, mix ratio's And bottle sizes. Again I'll definitely be ordering more of this flavour too, it's very good.

There are quite a few flavours available on the site and after trying these two I am very tempted to try some others. So enough reading, head over to Dripping with Flavour and get some A.P.C in your basket, whilst your at it you wouldn't go far wrong by adding some Bahama Mama to the basket too. Here's the site, have at it people!!!!!

*  What is written above are my personal thoughts and opinions only, everyone's tastes are different and because I have liked or disliked a particular liquid shouldn't and doesn't mean you will too. Please take my opinion as it was intended, not as a reason to purchase or avoid, but rather to help you make your own decision based on your own research, budget and requirements.

eCigVapeHut

I have two liquids here, as a result of chatting with Lewis from eCigVapeHut. One is a Blueberry Yoghurt and the other is Pink Starburst. Before I get down to telling you what I think of these to liquids I'd like to tell you a little bit about eCigVapeHut. Everything that is on offer on the site is used by their own staff, how many vape shops have you been in, to have a question answered with "er not sure" or "don't know mate not tried that one"? I know I've been in plenty where I have a greater knowledge of the products on offer than the employees do. Which for me doesn't instill that much confidence. The liquids they sell are UK Lab tested for quality and content, which is great as there are plenty that don't do this. Also they aren't really expensive either, looking through the site the prices are pretty good. They have hardware on offer too, it's not going to be to everyone's taste, however what they have will appeal to most people. From those just starting out to those wanting something a little bit better. Go have a look, I'm sure you'll find something that takes your fancy. Right down to the liquids which I did get free for the purpose of review. I did get these two flavours in non retail bottles but from what I'm told, the ones you guys will get will be fully compliant child safe ones.

Blueberry Yoghurt

This flavour is from their premium range of liquids, which by looking at the site is available in 10ml bottles only at 6,12 and 18mg nicotine strengths, in a 50/50 PG/VG mix. Priced at £4 per bottle with no nasty chemicals or colourings. The question is, does it taste like Blueberry Yoghurt? A little confession from me before I answer that, I absolutely hate yoghurt. I can't and won't eat the stuff, I think it's mainly down to its consistency but none the less a yoghurt has not been consumed in many, many years. I however kept an open mind to give you guys who take the time to read the waffle that's comes from my keyboard a fair opinion. So back to it, does it taste like it's supposed too? I hate to admit it but it really does, I got the whiff of Blueberry Yoghurt from the bottle. I nice freshly wicked dripper certainly gave a great flavour actually. I instantly got a really nice Blueberry flavour (not a Blueberry type sweet flavour an actually Blueberry flavour) on the inhale with a very subtle creamy yoghurt flavour on the exhale. If I'm honest it was the yoghurt part of the flavour I was least looking forward to, however I actually quite liked it. It wasn't over bearing it was quite complimentary to the Blueberry and it just worked. To be fair I wouldn't vape this solidly all day everyday, but I'd certainly vape it regularly without any hesitation. Would I buy this with my own money? Honestly after trying it, yes I think I would. Would I have bought it without trying it first? No, but only because of the word Yoghurt in the title. Which wouldn't of been fair to the liquid because I'd of missed out purely down to my own preconceptions. I also put this into a tank with a mesh wick, this only improved the flavours I got from this liquid. (I would really recommend people use mesh wicks more. With perseverance and practice the end result is worth it.). It's quite versatile really I have had no issues with this liquid in any atomiser I've tried it in, and Ive tried it in a fair few, on regulated and mechanical devices. It's just one of those liquids that's worth having in your juice supply. Vapour production is really good, I got a nice throat hit from my 12mg version I had to test. I've even had others ask what it was after complimenting the smell, so rather than tell them I let them try it. After a few seconds everyone of them correctly told me what the flavour was purely from the taste alone. Which to me means the person who mixed it did a great job.

Pink Starburst

This liquid on the site is referred to Pink Candy, but is described as an opal fruit type flavour for those that remember when Starburst were called Opal Fruits. This much like the liquid above is a /50 PG/VG mix available in 6,12 and 18mg nicotine strengths. It is also available in 10ml bottles at a cost of £4 each. I'm quite a fan of Starburst to be fair and who doesn't like the pink ones? So to know this liquid was supposed to replicate that flavour, to me was great. The question as always though is, did it manage it? Yes and no, is my honest answer. It was better in some atomisers than others truth be told, I quite liked it actually. Which ever atomiser I tried I got that it was supposed to be pink starburst it just was better in some configurations than others. As I'm sure most of you reading this have come to realise, the flavour and vapour production are quite dependant on the atomiser and how it's built. For me, in a tank it was quite good and I really quite liked vaping away on this liquid. However on a dripper with a mesh wick it was far better. So knowing it's at its best in that configuration,  that's how I've vaped it since and as I say it's really quite a nice vape. My brother visited whilst I was tooting away so I asked him if he could tell me what the flavour was supposed to be. After a few toots he was instantly able to tell me it was opal fruits (Starburst if your under 20) so, did it taste as it was supposed to? Yes it did, it was just better in some atomisers than others. Would I buy this liquid with my own money? Yes I think so, again it wouldn't be something I would vape all day, it is quite sweet. But it's again a liquid I'm quite glad I can pick up and use for a bit for a while. As with the other flavour, I was more than happy with the throat hit and vapour production from this one too.

Overall would I recommend this company to others? Yes I certainly would, the choice of flavours is really not bad at a all, they are not overly expensive. I wouldn't say they were cheap, but I would say there stuff is very reasonable priced. The hardware they stock varies from your Ego, Evod type starter stuff and goes through to those that want a little bit more. For those that want you can get your Sub tanks ( I hear these are quite good, people seem to like them) with a K-Box (again supposed to be quite good) or if you prefer your Aspire stuff they have the Sub Ohm CF kits too. It also looks from their site that they will at some point cater for those that want to mix their own liquids. Currently the have empty bottles and syringes. To reward frequent purchases there is also a loyalty reward program in the form of Hut points which can be used (once enough have been accrued) to purchase the items you want. If nothing else, take a look at the site I think you'll quite like the selection available, as already mentioned there are a fair few flavours for you try. Whilst your buying your liquids, you can pick up a new tank at the same time. I've found nothing annoys me more than having to use different sites and incurring all those extra postage charges. So enough from me, thanks for reading. Have a look at the site here and give them I try, I'm sure you'll not be disappointed. Thankyou Lewis for sending these two flavours on for me to try.


*  What is written above are my personal thoughts and opinions only, everyone's tastes are different and because I have liked or disliked a particular liquid shouldn't and doesn't mean you will too. Please take my opinion as it was intended, not as a reason to purchase or avoid, but rather to help you make your own decision based on your own research, budget and requirements.

Jimmy The Juice Man's Creme Brulee

I was contacted by David from Vape Club and was asked if I would like to have some juice from their fairly extensive menu to try out for review. Of course I said yes please and here we are, with the first of the four bottles I was sent. It's a name I'm sure pretty much anyone who has an Internet connection and vapes will of heard about. It's Jimmy The Juice Man and I have before me a bottle of Creme Brulee. 
   

     Let's get down to what I think about this particular flavour, I started off with a tank full in a SQuape R with a nickel build on a DNA40 device. I sat there having a vape and do you know what? I just hated it. It's supposed to be Creme Brulee,  why can I only taste banana? Not nice banana at that if I'm honest. It didn't get any better with different temperature or wattage settings. In the interest of fairness and my thoughts that , so many people rave about this stuff, it can't be that bad. I tried a different angle, I put a kanthal build in a Kayfun V4, on a Phenom and gave that a blast. It was slightly more appealing but I still wasn't sold on this juice at all. My next move was to try it in a dripper, so a fresh build was put in the Derringer and I gave that a go, it was starting to get better.  I was actually beginning to

get some of the other flavours starting to show through now, I could now detect a bit of burnt sugar, a bit of the creamy goodness too. There still for me though, wasn't that wow about it. So along the same line of thought as before, I decided that if using a dripper helped. Would it get better if that dripper got smaller? Out came my Squonker with a tiny little No Fear atomiser on top, still using kanthal and some new Japanese cotton.  I filled the little squonk bottle and tried again. 
Now I wasn't expecting much improvement but I've got to 

say I'm liking this juice more and more each time I have a squonk. On the inhale I now get that creamy custard flavour come through so much better, with the accompanying banana which now doesn't overpower as it did before. Then on the exhale that creamy custard flavour starts to give way to  nice little hint of burnt sugar. What I didn't expect when I first tried this juice was the banana. Whenever I've been out at a restaurant and have chosen Creme Brulee as a dessert, it's never had banana in it. So I looked up the recipe and I was a little surprised to find how many variants of Creme Brulee there actually are. Typically you get Custard, flavoured with Vanilla, topped with caramalised or burnt sugar. Due to the sweetness of the dish you would normally only have a small serving.


Your most common recipe is this:-

Crème brûlée (/ˌkrɛm bruːˈleɪ/; French pronunciation: ​[kʁɛm bʁy.le]),^[1] also known asburnt cream, crema catalana, or Trinity cream^[2]is a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hardcaramel. It is normally served at room temperature. The custard base is traditionally flavored with vanilla, but can also be flavored with a variety of other flavorings. (This is from Wikipedia)

This is the recipe I'm most used to, so I think I would like this flavour more if they dropped the banana and stuck with the vanilla as the main flavouring for the custard base.

Saying that though, the more I vape this with my squonking setup the more it's growing on me. I have tried it in a tank again and I still hate it, so for me it'll be a juice I use exclusively in a very tiny 14mm bottom fed dripper. The question is, when this bottle has gone will I be wanting any more of it? Yes I think I will, I'm sure it's only going to get better as it steeps. Who knows, in a few more weeks once it's matured some more I may even acquire a taste for this juice in a tan, if I do I'll let you know. This juice is available in 0,6,12 and 18mg strengths, it's a 50/50 PG/VG blend and will cost you £15.99 for 30ml. You get your usual child proof cap with dripping pipette and a nicely presented bottle, I have to say I really do like the brand logo quite a lot. Vape Club offer next day delivery if you order before 16:20 hrs and if your order exceeds £20 the postage is free, yes you read that right I did say free. To be fair with the selection Vape Club have on offer, spending £20 is going to be so easy. They have juice from all the big names, I'm sure you'll be spoilt for choice. I urge you to have a look on their page which is www.vape club.co.uk, I was personally amazed and really happy that a UK company has such a wide selection of premium juice available. American liquids are great, but it's the shipping costs and the weeks wait, even longer if customs want to check it over that just makes it really expensive and has always put me off In the past.  I did get this juice free for review,  but I will definitely be keeping Vape Club in my browser bookmarks and will, most certainly be visiting to make a purchase in the future.

***Update***

I have continued with my search to get the best from this particular liquid and have found,

that for me it works best with a Stainless Steel mesh wick. Using the same 14mm atomiser I switched the configuration to allow a central mesh wick, then using some 0.2mm Kanthal I was able to wrap a 1.1 ohm coil and Squonk away. The Mesh wick is quite highly regarded as one of the best, if not the best wicking material to provide the best flavour possible. In this case and with this particular juice, I have found it to be completely accurate. The thing to bear in mind with a Mesh wick build is that it needs to be properly oxidised before use and just as importantly,  it wicks very well but will not absorb liquid like cotton or silica etc. wick will. That is why you will see cotton in the bottom of the atomiser. It's there solely to catch excess fluid. This will stop excess fluid congregating at the air hole of the atomiser which will cause it to gurgle. If you have a central wick compatible atomiser I strongly advise you give it a try, it works really well. There are video tutorials about on YouTube should you want or need some help.




*  What is written above are my personal thoughts and opinions only, everyone's tastes are different and because I have liked or disliked a particular liquid shouldn't and doesn't mean you will too. Please take my opinion as it was intended, not as a reason to purchase or avoid, but rather to help you make your own decision based on your own research, budget and requirements.

V2 Platinum E-Liquid

I was contacted recently by Steve from Pure E-Liquids, he offered to send me liquids from his Platinum collection to try. These liquids are PG heavy in make up so if you can't vape PG heavy liquids due to allergies then these will not be for you. However you will not be left out as their ECOpure is 100% VG so you can still purchase liquid from the site should you wish. As I'm sure most of you will be aware PG heavy liquids are not going to give you massive clouds of vapour, this for me isn't really an issue. I like a few things from my liquids, I don't want to be ripped off, I want it to taste as it's supposed to and i want good customer service from the vendor. They are my main considerations when buying liquids. There's nothing worse than spending your hard earned on a liquid to find it doesn't even resemble the flavour it's supposed too. Right enough waffling here's my thoughts and take on these liquids.....

Green Tea Menthol

I really like a good menthol and I like tea, alot truth be told. I've never had a liquid that combines the two before though, I've never been tempted to try a liquid with a Green Tea flavour at all. If I were looking through a flavour menu and saw it listed I wouldn't have chosen a flavour with Tea in it, now though I would definitely be tempted to give it a go. So I opened the box, and filled the tank and had a vape. It's good, the menthol is not overpowering at all and the green tea compliments it really well. This liquid is actually really good I've used this in a fair few tanks so far and it just works so well. The two flavour components are easily distinguishable and it smells just like you'd expect Green Tea and Menthol to smell. This is one of those liquids that everyone should have in their collection, I've found menthols to be either really over bearing or even weak and somewhat flavourless. This one for me is just right, I've found myself returning to this flavour most evenings, I've found it to be very refreshing.


Grape

This is another flavour I wouldn't ordinarily have chosen, I'm not going to lie this is definitely not a true grape flavour in my opinion. It's more a grape juice type flavour, it's quite sweet but not sickly so. It smells good and I have to say it's another I quite liked, I had people around me after asking what the smell was give it a toot and it certainly seemed to be the general consensus that it was a good grape juice type flavour and all but a few loved the sweet lingering smell it gave off. My daughter even mentioned it reminded her of a grape scented bouncing ball she had from a school fayre a few years back. I even quite liked using this one in a dripper, I know what your thinking. Why would you put it in a dripper when your going to get so little vapour production? I'll tell you, a mesh slug in a dripper really brings out the flavour in any liquid. Flavour is far more important than clouds for me so it didn't bother me at all and bring out the flavour it did. If you've not tried it before, give it a go you'll not be disappointed.


Vanilla

Now this one is a strange one, for me it did taste like Vanilla. However I think Vanilla as a flavour is far better suited to being mated with another flavour. If you like Vanilla as a single flavour, then I'm fairly confident you'll like this one. Now is this down to me only having liquids where the Vanilla is not the main flavour? Possibly, I have tried this liquid with different configurations, ( different resistance coils and different wicking materials) it doesn't get any better or worse. It still tastes like Vanilla, it just doesn't do anything for me at all. I may try adding this liquid to another flavour and see how it goes. There really isn't much else I can think to say on this flavour so I'll leave it there.






Cherry

This one I had quite high hopes for, I do like cherry flavour liquids. I opened the bottle and gave it a sniff and I have to say I instantly got a whiff of cherry. When I gave it a vape though it was a little different. I wouldn't say I didn't like it, I would say I was a little disappointed that it didn't taste as it smelled. It tasted more like a cherry sweet than an actual cherry. Am I being unrealistic? Is an actual cherry flavour achievable?  All the ones I've tried end up tasting like those gummy cherry sweets, this isn't the end of the world by any means I quite like them. This liquid for me is a good representation of a cherry sweet, in that it tastes just like the gummy sweets I mentioned. I liked it quite a bit, I just hoped it was going to taste more like a proper cherry.






Coffee

This one I really, really liked. It's a toss up between this one and the Green Tea one for my favourite of the lot. It's not an overly bitter coffee flavour, it's quite smooth. At first it reminded me of the coffee ones in a bag of Revels only without the chocolate outer coating. But the more I vaped this one, the more the coffee flavour won me over. I found myself wanting to eat Biscotti whilst vaping it. I'm not a huge coffee drinker but I appreciate good coffee and I was more than happy to vape this flavour on and off throughout the day. The smell from the bottle is just the same as the smell you get from well known coffee shops when you walk through the door. I really didn't expect to like this one as much as I did, I wouldn't go as far to say it shocked me but I was pleasantly surprised.  If you like your coffee flavours then I would certainly suggest you give this one a go. I am tempted to perhaps add a dash of the vanilla to this liquid to see if it works, Vanilla and coffee go fairly well together so it might work out just fine.


Something that Pure E-Liquids do that not all companies do is, they are very open about their ingredients and the fact that they lab test every batch of liquid they make.  If you decide to purchase liquid from them, you can go here where you will be asked for the batch number information from your bottle. Once you have done so, you will have instant access to the lab report for your batch numbered bottle to look up and check on.  Here's an excerpt from one such batch test.

All the bottles have Child Safety Caps as we have now come to expect, these little bottles remind me of the bottles you see at the posh cosmetics counters in big department stores. I like them a lot, they each have a dropper affair built into the cap which make it nice and easy to fill your tanks. Now comes one of the most important bits, the cost. How much is this liquid going to set you back? It'll cost you £13.45 for a 25 ml bottle. This equates to a £5.38 for 10ml, as a bonus at the time of publishing this, the liquids are on sale at £12.99 so you'll save a little if your quick. All things considered, with the cost of the batch testing (can't imagine that's cheap), the nice child safe posh looking bottles, the speedy dispatch times. I don't think this liquid is expensive at all, I've paid over a fiver for liquids before and they were absolutly terrible. I did get these free for the purpose of review, however I wouldn't have an issue with parting with my own money for the Green Tea Menthol,  the Grape or the Coffee liquids. If your not too sure you could always dip your toe in so to speak with a sampler pack, these have three 10ml bottles for £19.99. These are also on sale at the moment for £18.99, saving you £1. Shipping will cost you £3 for tracked mail unless your spend exceeds £60 then it's free. You can also buy devices to vape the liquids with from them aswell should you want, good for a beginner looking for a one stop shop aswell as someone looking at maybe upgrading what they have already or wanting a second device. If you do nothing else, have a browse through the site. If you think liquids from this company are for you, give them a try I'm sure you won't be disappointed. You can find the site here  www.pure-eliquids.com. They claim to have the best E-liquids available, It's for you to judge give them a go.

*  What is written above are my personal thoughts and opinions only, everyone's tastes are different and because I have liked or disliked a particular liquid shouldn't and doesn't mean you will too. Please take my opinion as it was intended, not as a reason to purchase or avoid, but rather to help you make your own decision based on your own research, budget and requirements.

Mrs Lord & Co - Part Two

Right I have now finally given the two remain liquids a go and my thoughts on them are a bit further down. Just to recap a little, these liquids have come From Mrs Lord & Co.  They came through really, really quickly. Very well packaged and came with proper screw caps and with a little dripper pipette for each bottle. They all smelled great on that first smell when changing over the cap for the dripper. Anyway enough rambling and on with the last two flavours.


Custard Cream

To start with, I am a little partial to the odd biscuit when I sit down with a cup of tea. So with that in mind, as this smelled really good exactly like the biscuit of the same name in fact, I was quick to fill the tank and stick the kettle on.

This liquid did not disappoint, it was just as good as I had hoped it would be. I sat down with a freshly brewed cup of tea and set about having a vape. This liquid is now one of my favourites, I've found since I first tried this in my Kraken I haven't really used many of my other liquids at all. I just keep vaping away and when the tank runs dry, I reach for this liquid, fill the tank again and keep vaping. The 15ml bottle I have is running down very quickly. I am really going to have to place an order for a bigger bottle before this one runs out. Luckily they have 50ml bottles available for £23 each plus postage so that should last a lititle longer. I've only just recently tried this in a Big Dripper at around 0.8 ohm's just to see if how it'd fair compared to a genesis tank with steel rope and mesh with a 1.3 ohm coil. I was pleasantly surprised, some liquids taste great in a tank and suffer a little in a dripper. This one has no issues as far as I'm concerned, the only difference is a bigger cloud. The flavours come through really well in either setup. My advice to anyone who intends to give Mrs Lord & Co a go, is put some of this in your basket, you won't be disappointed.


Toffee Apple

This liquid is another that smelled so good when I first took the cap off, that I was straight away looking forward to seeing if it tasted as good as it smelled.

When I had finished my last tank of custard cream, the Kraken was washed, pulsed and prepped ready for a new flavour. I filled the tank and gave this Toffee Apple a try expecting great things, unfortunately the great things didn't happen. It smelled like Toffee Apple,  it sort of tasted like Toffee Apple.  But I found that for me it only slightly resembled the flavour, I thought it really quite a perfumed taste that wasn't what I had hoped. The after taste wasn't too pleasant either and I found it left a strange odour behind on the atomiser when I took it apart to clean it out. It was really disappointing,  I really hoped this was going to be a great liquid. This is most definitely not going to find its way into my basket again on my next order with Mrs Lord & Co.

Out of the five liquids I got from Mrs Lord & Co,  the only one I really didn't like was the Toffee Apple, however considering I have found a new favourite liquid in the Custard Cream and a close second in the Victoria Sandwich I'm really quite pleased. The Seville Marmalade was great as a morning vape, the Spotted Dick was good but I still think it'd be better as Spotted Dick and Custard. So overall I would definitely recommend you go to Mrs Lord & Co and give their liquids a go. They have also recently announced that they have a new Mechanical Mod on its way, whigh I have to say looks pretty good from the pictures I've seen so far. Not sure about its price, but if it's reasonable I think it'd make a good addition to my collection. See what you think in the picture below.

*  What is written above are my personal thoughts and opinions only, everyone's tastes are different and because I have liked or disliked a particular liquid shouldn't and doesn't mean you will too. Please take my opinion as it was intended, not as a reason to purchase or avoid, but rather to help you make your own decision based on your own research, budget and requirements.

Vape Crate Number Two

Well here it is, Vape Crate Number Two.  This is the one after the initial free one for signing up. The question is, is it worth it? As always I'll be completely honest, at first my answer to this was no..... The whole go cardless thing is very long winded, the money will leave your account, then a few weeks later you will get your Vape Crate. Is this Vape Crates fault...... well yes and no, yes because they chose go cardless to handle the payments for them, but no because it's obviously go cardless' policies and systems that drag the whole process out. Right now down to the important bit, the liquid itself. Was it worth the wait? Well that initially was a yes and no answer, so I'll get down to it and you can make your own decisions.

Cosmic Fog's Milk and Honey

This was one of those liquids that, I couldn't stand when I first tried it,  I thought it was absolutely disgusting. It quickly got dumped in my liquid collection and forgotten about. The cotton got dumped and the tank cleaned. That was until I had a new dripper delivered the other day. I cleaned it all up put a build in it, then it was time to give it a try. A look through my liquid collection revealed this Milk and Honey, I thought why not try my new dripper with that?

At least then I wouldn't mind if I had to throw the liquid out. But what happened was completely different, this liquid actually tasted o.k, and what surprised me was, that the more I vaped the better it tasted. For the last few days now I have barely used any other liquid at all. It's really grown on me. So does it taste like Milk and Honey? To me, not exactly, no. It has a light marshmallow type taste with a bit of biscuit thrown in. It leaves a nice aftertaste, vapour production is really good which leads me to believe it likely to be a 50/50 mix. Although even on the Cosmic Fog website it doesn't actually reveal the ratio, so it's only a guess on my part and I may not be completely accurate. My advice to anyone wanting to give this a try, is to give it time. This is definitely one of those liquids that gets better for being left a while.
Would I get this again? Yes I would definitely get some more of this at some point. As far as I know you can get this in 15 and 30ml bottles and yes you can buy this in the UK for around the £8 mark for 15ml. If you don't mind letting it mature a little it's worth a go. It works particularly well in a tank and it's really not bad in a dripper with the right build.


WYZE Cold Trill

This liquid out of the three in this month's vapecrate was my immediate favourite, it's tasty and it vapes really well. You get a good cloud and a nice aftertaste.

I have this in one of my genny hybrids and the flavour comes through so, so well. It's really light, the cheesecake, Graham Cracker ( biscuit type flavour ) works really well and on the exhale you get that subtle creamy strawberry. It tastes exactly like it's description says it will, this is a really good dessert type liquid. I've also tried this in a few different drippers and it works really well in all I've tried it in. The other surprising thing, to me at least was that the writeup says "served chilled" and it is. On the exhale there is definitely the feeling of it being cool almost as if it has been chilled. There really isn't much else to say on this one really, I like it and it tastes as it's described. All that's left is it's a 60/40 VG liqiud, available in 15, 30 and 120ml bottles in a maximum of 18mg nicotine strength. I haven't seen this available in the UK, however it does seem to have made a good impression with a lot of vapers so if it becomes popular enough I'm sure you'll be able to get it sooner or later. When it does become available it's going to be one for the basket, it's not an all day liquid by any means, but it's definitely worth having in the collection.


WYZE Parallax

This liquid I'm really quite indifferent about,

I've got it so I'll probably use it at some point, but in all honesty it's an emergency liquid for me. It'll come out and see the tank if I've not got any of my favourites left. Don't get me wrong it tastes like it's described, the pear flavour is fairly accurate, you definitely get that it's pear. However not being a huge pear fan myself ( I wouldn't choose a pear from the fruit bowl) it's just not a flavour I particularly like. I certainly wouldn't be searching for a bottle of this when I need to stock up my liquid stash. That being said, if you like pears then you may take a vape on this and absolutely love it, in which case go for it I'm sure you won't be disappointed. It's unfortunate really it's not the fault of the liquid it's just not for me. Again this is available in 15, 30 and 120ml bottles in a maximum of 18mg nicotine strength.  I've not seen this available online in the UK either, but who knows if enough people want it, it'll be available at some point.

With all the liquids mentioned above, you may very well find them available on different forums, or Facebook group pages. A lot of people will have received this in their Vape Crate too, so they may be about if you look. I really can't stress how worthwhile the Facebook groups for vapers are, there are hundreds and in some groups thousands of members of varying skill sets and experience that are prepared to answer questions and help you out. My biggest word of advice however, should you choose to join them, is read the rules in the pinned post and if they work for you then enjoy the group. If they don't you will find one that does, there are new groups popping up all the time. Anyway ramble almost over, if your considering joining Vape Crate, give it a go. But be prepared for the fact, that as you are not directly choosing what you get you may end up with one or two you don't like. By the same token it also provides you with the opportunity to try liquids you probably wouldn't of, so give it a go. I did and I don't regret it. How long will I keep the subscription going? Who knows is all I can say, for now it suits me so until it doesn't I'll keep it running. The first box free trial is no more unfortunately, but all is not lost. At the time of writing this, the current offer is you get the first one for £12.99, which is fractionally over half price. Which means you get a minimum of 45ml of liquid for £12.99 which is really very good value.

If you fancy giving Vape Crate ago here's the place to go.

www.vapecrate.co.uk  (Direct Link)

Or if your feeling generous you can use my referral link which gives me a money towards my next Vape Crate

www.vapecrate.co.uk  (My Referral Link)


*  What is written above are my personal thoughts and opinions only, everyone's tastes are different and because I have liked or disliked a particular liquid shouldn't and doesn't mean you will too. Please take my opinion as it was intended, not as a reason to purchase or avoid, but rather to help you make your own decision based on your own research, budget and requirements.

Empire from Vape Swag

This company is based here in the UK and appeals to me for two reasons, quality liquid and a Star wars theme. Let's be fair here what's not to like, well at first I have to be honest I didn't like the first liquid I tried. I won some Empire, a liquid from Vape Swag a fair while ago. I entered a competition hosted by Vape Swag when they were group sponsor of a Facebook vaping group and won 10ml of whichever liquid I wanted from the menu. I chose Empire, it arrived really quickly and I was really chuffed to win. This was one of the first competitions for vape stuff I'd entered so was really looking forward to this fancy liquid turning up especially as it was free. So I ripped open the packet and put some in the tank and gave it a vape. I really didn't like it at all, there was nothing wrong with it, it tasted exactly like it's description. It just turned out liquids with vanilla and custard weren't for me. So it got put aside and I forgot about it...... till I fancied a change and thought why not give it another go. People's tastes really do change, it's true. Whilst  I was in Scotland some weeks ago I filled my genny up with well steeped Empire and had a vape and it was truly outstanding. Was this down to the fact it had, had time to steep? Was it my taste had changed? Was it the better setup I was using to vape it with? Or was it all of those possibilities?  Who knows. What I do know is when the opportunity presented itself to get more liquid from Vape Swag I jumped at the chance and got more Empire. I really, really love this flavour, to me it's like vaping a strawberry milkshake with an added hint of custard. It's just as good in a tank as it is an a dripper and I can and have very easily spent all day just vaping this one liquid which is quite unusual for me I do like to swap and change.
Vapeswag liquids are really reasonable, 10ml will cost you £5, 30ml £12 and 100ml £35 plus p&p so not mega money. The liquids are available in 0,6,9,12,18 & 24mg nicotine strengths and are 50/50 PG/VG. Flavours on the menu are :-

• Order 66 (Vanilla, Banana Cream & Custard)
• Bantha Milk (Blue Raspberry Slush)
• Biker Snout (Tobacco Blend)
• Chewie Cherry (Cherry, Blackcurrant & Menthol)
• Corellian (Irish Cream, Praline Cream & Cookie)
• Empire (Vanilla, Custard, Strawberry & Cream)
• Imperial Mint (Fresh Mint & Menthol)
• Old Ben (Cookie Cappuccino)
• Phantom Menthol (Cherry, Perno, Aniseed & Menthol)
• Sour Jawa (Sour Strawberry & Raspberry)

Vape Swag are starting to appear in some Vape Shops (im sure you'll be seeing it in more and more shops given time) and there is a website in the works, but to order some of these liquids head over to the Facebook page in the links where youll find a list of shops that carry the line, or you could send Mr Hepburn (the boss man) a message and he'll sort it all out for you. There is a liquid to suit most people and if like me you give it a vape and don't like it, don't write it off. Set it aside and give it a go another time. I'm so glad i didn't throw mine out because now, Empire is one of my favourite liquids. Give Vape Swag a try I'm sure you'll love it*.



*  What is written above are my personal thoughts and opinions only, everyone's tastes are different and because I have liked or disliked a particular liquid shouldn't and doesn't mean you will too. Please take my opinion as it was intended, not as a reason to purchase or avoid, but rather to help you make your own decision based on your own research, budget and requirements.

CoolBreeze E-Liquid a few more

Hi all here's another three liquids from the last batch of flavours from the good people at Coolbreeze, again these three liquids are from the CoolTeezer range and are 100% VG with no nasty Diacetyl, additives and no Ethyl Alcohol. As with the other flavours they have all been tested on a one ohm single coil setup. As with all the others it all started with a nice new bit of wicking material in my case 100% Organic Cotton,  a clean tank and what I now refer too as my trusty hybrid. So here goes.... my thoughts on the next three flavours*

Caramel Kick

Where to begin..... well at the beginning I guess, take off the lid and take a whiff, it's really quite nice. My first thought was "what's the kick going to be" which I might add isn't easy to decide by smell alone. So it was time to try and work it out by giving it a vape, guess what still not an easy task. The Caramel

flavour is really good, it's smooth and leaves a very pleasant after taste, the kick part.... well sometimes I thought there was a hint of dark chocolate and other times I got a hint of coffee. Either way there was a slightly bitter tang to it, not a nasty bitter but bitter nonetheless. Now I don't profess to have a well educated palate and I'm sure someone else is just as likely to agree as disagree with me on this. Feel free to add your thoughts on what the kick may be down in the comments, I don't bite and everyone is entitled to their opinion, I'm just interested on people's take on the matter. Back to the matter at hand, this liquid is another fine example of a quality product from Coolbreeze,  I like it. I like it a lot actually after my initial taste testing, I gave it a vape with a nice coffee and the two went so well together. This is a definite candidate for a relaxing vape with coffee after a meal. This is a really nice liquid to keep in your collection, it's a nice smooth vape and the kick.... well whatever the kick actually is, it works.


Citrus Punch

There really isn't a lot to say about this liquid, you take a whiff from the bottle and it smells pretty good. I filled the tank and had a vape, the citrus flavours work well together, it's a great tasting liquid. I could of sworn I was vaping 7up, weird I know but that's what it reminds me of. Now a word of warning.... as with all citrus flavours this has a potential to ruin your plastic tank.

If your lucky you'll see the plastic craze which may give you enough time to empty the tank, if your not so lucky it'll just crack and you could end up with a lap full of liquid. To sum up, it you like a good citrus vape or you like to keep a nice citrus flavour in your stash to help keep the vapours tongue at bay, or if you just like 7up then get some of this Citrus Punch you'll love it. I've had citrus flavours from some well known big names before, they tend to fall into one of three categories,  great, good or bloody awful. This one I'm pleased to say falls into the great category, what can I say I love 7up. Seriously give it a go I think you'll like it. Just remember to be careful if you have plastic tanks you don't want a lap full of liquid. Or to be on the safe side whilst your on the Coolbreeze site adding this to your basket get one of these too.


Toffee

Well where do I start with this toffee flavour??? For starters does it taste like toffee? It most certainly does, it tastes exactly like toffee..... but this is not a flavour for me if I'm being honest, I'm not saying it's a bad liquid

it just isn't my cup of tea. If you like toffee flavour liquids then I'm fairly confident you'll love this one, take the lid off and take a whiff you get its toffee straight away. Stick a few millilitres in the tank with a nice fresh wick, give it a vape and you'll get the toffee flavour come through really well. I'm glad I was given the opportunity to try some,  it smells like toffee, it tastes like toffee but for me...... It isn't going to be a flavour that gets used very often. In the interest of fairness though I'll give it another few weeks and try it again, my taste may change who knows, or perhaps adding some mint or maybe some cream soda to get a toffee apple type flavour (can you get a cream soda flavour flavour???? I'm sure you do it yourselfers will know.) will do the trick.

OK people, I still have two more flavours to share with you. I'll get to them as soon as possible. I would like to thank the lovely people at Coolbreeze,  they have great liquids I would urge all of you to give them a try at least once. I'm sure once you've tried some though once just won't be enough. Please also remember that they don't just cater for us people who like to pick up a bottle and squeeze a few millilitres into a tank, no they carry so much more than that. Browse the site and you'll see flavour concentrates,  tanks, coils, starter kits and so much more. So what are you waiting for???? Follow the links in this review or find them on google if you don't trust links, but I'm sure you'll find something to put in your basket........ Thanks for reading.


*  What is written above are my personal thoughts and opinions only, everyone's tastes are different and because I have liked or disliked a particular liquid shouldn't and doesn't mean you will too. Please take my opinion as it was intended, not as a reason to purchase or avoid, but rather to help you make your own decision based on your own research, budget and requirements.