Charity Competition (Competition Closed)

I have a competition running at the moment over on my Facebook page. There will be two winners, each winning a 100ml bottle of juice from my own personal stash. The first winner will be able to choose the flavour they would like the second winner gets the other 100ml bottle. To be in with a chance of winning a 100ml bottle of Hodges Home Brew head over to my Facebook page and follow the instructions. The charity that will be receiving the money raised is Meningitis Now. They get no government funding and could really use some extra money. So if you fancy a chance of winning some juice and want to help out a worthy charity enter the competition over on my Facebook Page.

This competition is now closed and the winners have been picked, notified and have received their prizes. The video of the draw is on my Facebook page.

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.

Digbys Mum's Custard

I spend a fair bit of time on varying Facebook pages, and there is a constantly asked question. To be honest, for a good long while every time I saw this question asked I wondered why anyone would want to know the answer. The question always seems to be "what's the best custard?". I know there are countless different flavours and variations of ratio's etc but custard? Anyway the more I saw this question asked the more it got me thinking, if so many people are asking about custard flavour liquids then they must be good, but is there a best custard flavour?
   Theres only one way to find out, so I got some from from one of the most mentioned brands and gave it a go. The one I went for was Mum's Custard from Digbys. I got a 50/50 blend in 11mg strength. With a name like Mum's Custard, who wouldnt want to try it? It brings to mind family dinners and Mum's cooking. The question is though, is it any good? Well I'm going to go out on a limb and say I was suitably impresssd, I really didn't expect to like a custard liquid at all. I don't like to eat cold custard and would only usually eat it hot, poured over my dessert. Right let me tell you about this liquid, it arrived really quickly and came well packaged. On it's arrival I had a whiff of the bottle and it was pretty damn good. A lot of custard liquids come with advice from the vendor to let you know about steeping the liquid in order to get the best flavour from it. This varies between days and weeks and you'll notice the colour of the liquid darken as it does. Its normal and is supposed to happen so don't worry if you get a custard and it's light in colour and after a few weeks it's really dark. This custard is different in that it is batch steeped for four weeks before bottling, this means that when you get it and take that first whiff you wont have to put it away, you'll be able to get that sweet smelling liquid straight in your preferred atomiser and have a vape. This for me was great as I really didn't want to wait to try this liquid out, so in my squonker it went with a single 1.3 ohm coil and I vaped away. This liquid is fantastic, you instantly get the vanilla followed by a smooth milky sweet custard thats really hard to put down. I absolutly love this stuff, the 30ml I had tasted great from start to finish. I can really see why so many people rave about custard liquids. It's just a shame I didn't go for a much bigger bottle, in the blink of an eye it was gone. I need to get more of this, I would urge any of you reading this to give it a try if you haven't already. Seriously payday can not come soon enough.
    Is this the best custard out there? Well it's a little to early for me to say, but I can say this, it's going to take some beating. I think I'm going to enjoy finding out which of the custards out there rates for me as being the best, I'll let you know what I think after I've tried some others.
    There are two variants of this liquid, you have a 50/50 blend available in 6, 11 and 18mg strengths with the choice of 10, 30, 50 and 100ml bottles (you can choose glass or plastic bottles). If however 50/50 blends aren't your thing and you prefer a vg heavy option then they have you covered, they have a second version in an 80/20 blend available in 6 and 11mg strength with the choice of 10, 30 and 50ml bottles (again with the option of glass and plastic bottles). This flavour will cost you between £4.99 and £46.99 depending on your bottle type and amount of liquid you choose, I can see a 100ml bottle being ordered in the very near future. It's pricey if you compare this liquid to the plethora of other liquid brands out there but you know what, after trying this liquid I get why it's the price it is and for me it's well worth it. You can pick this liquid up in some shops too, there's a list of authorised sellers on the site here

*  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.

TMAX JUICES - Dr. Stanley Clark's Snake Oil

I'm sure there are very few people unfamiliar with this liquid, I've been seeing people post pictures of this stuff in hand checks and vapemail pictures for a long, long time. There was always something about this liquid, that made me not want to try it. Perhaps because it was so popular and frequently mentioned I assumed it was like the dreaded Red Astaire, which for me was a try once and never again liquid ( I know it will perhaps seem strange to many of you. Red Astaire has a lot of fans, but it's just not for me.). However unlike Red Astaire I've very rarely seen or heard people say they've not liked it. After speaking to a few people about it I decided to speak to the man who makes it.

So long story short, I got some and gave it a try, I have to say that the service was fantastic. It arrived really quickly, properly packaged and nicely presented with a little snake shaped sweet.
     Snake Oil used to be sold as a supposed cure all and fraudulent medicinal remedy to people in the 19th Century, some believe it was a misinterpretation of a Chinese remedy, that was taken from the Chinese water snake which was used to treat joint pain. This Snake Oil offers no such promises, it does promise to taste good straight away and taste better as it gets older though. This liquid will come to you batch steeped, this means the whole batch will have been steeped for ten days before it was bottled. The only question is, does it taste good? The answer to that, in my case was yes it really does.
     Once this liquid arrived I left it a few days as I had other stuff to test, I did my usual undo the cap and have a smell though. That first smell revealed a very fruity note not to dissimilar to the little snake sweet that came with it. I'm not going to lie it did smell good, it was a little difficult to put the cap back on and put it on the side. After a few days though when the other liquids had been tested it was time to get the Snake oil out and have a vape. It was also an ideal opportunity to try a new dripper too. So with a freshly coiled and wicked dripper I set about my first real taste of Snake Oil, it's good. I really quite like this stuff, it reminded me of these sweets called Grays Herbal Tablets.

Now im not saying for certain that they taste exactly like them, but for me, they definitely reminded me of them. Perhaps im wrong, im not sure. Its been a long time since i had those sweets, id be interested to know if any of you reading this agree or disagree. Anyway I got through a few mililitres and with a concerted effort, put the bottle away and left it a while longer. I came back to it recently and this liquid just gets better, its really quite strange because I found it quite difficult to pick out exact flavours. Its fruity, there's some anise in there, not so much that it overpowers it, it's  enough to add to the overall flavour but not so much that it stomps all over the other flavours that make up the liquid. Then there's the sneakily subtle hint of cooling menthol that creeps up on you, again though it's enough to just blend in seamlessly, it doesn't do anything other than again compliment the overall experience.  This liquids flavours just work so well together, I can really see why people love and talk about it. It's also pretty handy that they sell this in big bottles. Something else that was really quite nice was the amount of vapour you can get from this. A lot of liquid makers are focusing on heavy vg recipes for cloud chasing. This liquid is 60/40 pg/vg but you can still get your clouds with the right build if that's your thing. This liquid has been in my regular rotation for a little while now and can honestly say I think it'll stay in rotation aswell, I'm really enjoying this liquid. The flavour is great, it smells really good and I'll definitely be getting more when I run low. If like me you've seen pictures of this stuff, or heard it mentioned and weren't sure if you'd like it. Give it a go is all I'd say, I'm so glad i did I'd recommend everyone try this at least once. As with all liquids the whole love it or hate it thing is going to be down to your own personal tastes, but I think it'd be a shame if you spent your time vaping without giving this a try. You can find it here, it comes in 0,6,12,18 and 24mg nicotine strengths and as a nice little touch, you can buy it in the amber glass bottles or you can buy it in refill packs, the available sizes are 30, 50, 80 and 100ml. You'll be looking at £13 for a 30ml bottle, then when you've vaped your way through that first bottle. You can pick up a 50ml refill bottle for £19, now it's not the cheapest liquid you can get by any means. But to be fair, for what your getting when you purchase I don't think it's a bad price at all, especially as I'm sure a lot of you myself included, have purchased liquids in this price bracket based on hype or recommendations and not liked it. Which means you have some of your hard earned sat in liquid form in a posh bottle gathering dust, or you've given it away or thrown it out. So if you look at it that way, id much rather pay out for liquid that's not going to sit there and will be used completely and then reordered, again and again. Ultimately you pays your money, you make your choice. Do I think it's worth its money? Well I can honestly say I'll be more than happy to purchase a refill when the time arrives.

If your really not sure enough to go straight to buying a 30ml bottle, you live in the UK and you've never tried this liquid before. If you speak to the man behind Tmax Juices and ask him very nicely, he may just send you a 10ml trial bottle for the cost of the bottle, fees and postage. At the time of writing this, that cost will be £1.75 (this is subject to change should the need arise), so if you'd like to speak to Simon Wilson from Tmax Juice and sort yourself out a sample to try, you can contact him here. Any samples requested will be sent out on the next available batch, so get yourselves over to Tmax Juices and give this liquid a try, I'm fairly sure once you've tried it, you will want more.

*  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.

Mrs Lord & Co - Part One

I have here some of Mrs Lords finest liquids, to be fair I've heard so much about this stuff. But being me I didn't want to just follow the herd and get some. I've never been a follower, however an opportunity arose to give some of these liquids a try. Having resisted for a long time, I figured why not. Who knows it may actually be as good as people say it is. I picked five that most appealed and waited for Pat to deliver them. They came very quickly, very well packaged and in perfect condition. All that was left to do was give them a try, so the tank was cleaned and I tried the first three. Here's what I thought......

Seville Marmalade

To be honest as much as I like Marmalade, Orange Marmalade is not usually my first choice, I prefer the Lime variant. I decided to give it a go anyway,

I'm glad I did. It's pretty good, if you're familiar with Seville Orange Marmalade then you will instantly recognise that quite bitter, tangy Orange flavour right from the very first vape. According to the website this recipe is the result of twenty previous attempts at this flavour. I have to say I think Mr Lord has pretty much nailed it. I wonder if he could knock up a Lime version? If he could, or would then I would definitely be in the queue to give it a try. As nice as this is, I wouldn't vape it all day, everyday. For me this is really quite nice in the morning with your first cuppa of the day. It's an ideal breakfast vape. You get the great taste of the Marmalade, without the need to prepare the toast or wash up afterwards. Vapour production with this liquid is very good, it's a 50/50 mix so depending on your build you could very easily get a decent cloud out of this and still get the full taste experience from it. Will I be getting any more of this when it runs out? I think the answer to that is a definite yes, although as I don't use this all day everyday, the 15ml I have will last me a little while.

Victoria Sandwich

I think most of you will be very familiar with the Victoria Sandwich, so the most important question that needs answering in regard to this liquid is,

does it taste like Victoria Sandwich? Well I'm fairly sure you'll have a smile on your face, when you take a whiff of this liquid on first removing the cap. For me, when I took the cap off and had a quick sniff, I was instantly reminded of homemade cakes and couldn't wait to get this in the tank. So in the tank it went and I have to say I really enjoyed vaping this, it's a great liquid. To answer the question, yes it does taste exactly like it should. The Jam, cream and sponge flavours combine brilliantly,  they come through really well and leave a very pleasant after taste that leaves your mouth watering and wanting more. Mrs Beeton herself couldn't have done any better in my opinion. I've used this liquid a fair bit since it arrived and have to say, next time I'm going to have to get the bigger bottle. I really can't see this one lasting to long, I really find it quite hard to put down. I'm quite a fan of dessert flavours and usually find that they don't quite live up to what they're supposed to be, this one however really does. I like it a lot. If your going to place an order with Mrs Lord & Co and like your dessert flavours then I can definitely recommend this one, I'm sure you'll really enjoy it. I know I'll be adding more of this to my basket very soon.

Spotted Dick

This one I'm not too sure about to be honest,  this isn't one of Mr Lord's creations. According to their site it's one of his favourite Chefs Vapour recipe's.

Spotted Dick and Custard is a cracking dessert after a Sunday lunch, it's not one of my absolute favourites but I like it none the less. So it seemed like a good idea to give it a try. In the tank it went and I gave it a vape. You definitely get the rich raisin filled sponge taste come through nice and clearly. However this is why I'm in two minds about it, I've never eaten Spotted Dick and thought, you know what. I won't bother having custard on it, I'll have it without..... I really think this needs to have a custard flavour with it. Yes it tastes like it should and how you would expect it too, but without the custard it's not quite right. It's just one of those liquids that every time I give it a vape I'm always going to end up reminded of the fact it's missing something. Now having said that, I'm sure a lot of you vapers reading this will be more than happy to tinker with this and add your favourite custard to it. When you do and get the mix just right, I'm sure this liquid will be all the better for it. Will I be getting this liquid again? Well if they made a Spotted Dick and Custard, yes I wouldn't mind giving it a go. But as it is, I don't think this is one I would get more of. It just isn't for me at all.

The Mrs Lord & Co website is just here if you would like to pay them a visit, they have thirteen flavours on the menu to choose from. All of their liquids are in a 50/50 ratio, with the choice of 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24mg nicotine strengths. Some great things to note is all their liquids will reach you next day where possible (Royal Mail willing) if you order before 15:30 hrs, there is a flat shipping fee of £3 per order. The best thing though is your chosen flavours will arrive pre steeped. No waiting just fill your tank or prime your dripper and go for it. For those of you on the other side of the water, good news, they'll ship to you if you so choose. With a suggested delivery time of ten days. There are some other items for your consideration too, the also sell coil jigs, filling syringes,  Kayfun custom caps and the popular Japanese Cotton. So if you want some tasty liquid, give them a look. I'm sure you'll be more than happy with your selection. I have two more flavour to try out, once I've finished testing them I'll post my thoughts, the two to come are Custard Cream and Toffee Apple. They smell really, really good. Hopefully they taste as good as they smell.......


*  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.