Feeling Fruity ? Three from ecigarettedeopt.co.uk

[JayJ]

Hi all, Paul of ecigarettedepot.co.uk very kindly gave these to me for review after visiting his shop in Doncaster. Although they were free of charge my opinion is totally unbiased or influenced by that. In fact Paul stipulated he wanted honest reviews and if I thought they were terrible then I should say so. On that note I asked him to promise not to bar me for it.

All three bottles are well labelled with the relevant warnings. Nic content, pg/vg ratio, website address and physical address.

The ejuices provided in order I have tried them are. Explosion, Very Berry and Boomtastic, three fruity flavours all pre steeped in shop. Each juice has been tested in a Kanger Aerotank with a 2ohm head sitting on top of a Vamo V5, wattage tweaked if necessary and accoridngly.

Also I'd like to say as we all know that taste is subjective. I'd rather call these educated opinions after vaping.

Explosion: Strength 12mg Mix Ratio 60%pg 40%vg

When I received this juice I had no idea what to expect from the name. The description of this on ecigarettedepot.co.uk says there are eight different fruit flavours in this one. Opening the bottle and giving this juice a quick sniff test it's very hard to make out what fruits are in this. If I had to hazard a guess I would say possibly banana possibly some type of berry, raspberry maybe, but through smell alone I can't put my finger on it. The website gives nothing away regards the fruit flavourings. I feel this is intentional giving an air of mystery to the juice.

So on to trying it. This juice has got me stumped. On first vaping it I instantly thought banana but then after a couple more vapes and exhaling I was thinking raspberry again. Maybe these initial thoughts were influenced by my sniff test. There's definately more than these two flavours in there though but what they are I cant fathom it out. What I can fathom though is it's very good on flavour. To me it's like having a pick n mix of fruit jellies from the sweet shop grabbing a few out of the bag without looking and popping them in your mouth all at once. Definately different flavours in there but you just can't quite pick them out individually and name them. The flavour isn't subtle I wouldn't like to think I was giving that impression there's more than enough flavour for my pallete and I do need flavour as up until August 2013 I was a 25/30 a day roll up smoker so muted or subtle flavours just don't cut it with me.

The vape itself is nice and smooth. There is plenty of vapour production at this pg/vg ratio with a nice throat hit. It's not a harsh throat hit at all. I usually vape at 18mg but with this juice I feel I could happily vape it at 12mg without feeling I was missing out on something.

Is it a taste explosion ? Well theres a few flavours in there, they're good strong flavours and I can't seperate them easily so explosion may well be a fitting description. I could see this being a nice on the beach vape.

The juice also passes the girlfriend test aswell. This decides whether I can vape it in the same room as her. She says it's lovely and fruity.

Overall I'm quite impressed with this juice. Even after vaping it a while I wouldn't even attempt to tell you what flavours are in it I'd just say, yep there's flavour there and plenty of it. if I was asked if I would recommend this juice for a fruit lover I would have to say yes without hesitation

Very Berry: Strength 12mg Mix Ratio 60%pg 40%vg

With this juice I immediately knew it was going to be fruit based or more precisely berries, the clue is in the name, I'm quite clever like that ! I still checked the description on ecigarettedepot.co.uk and this is what it says. "A very nice blend of Strawberry, Blueberry, Cranberry and Cherry.

Now this is going to be a taste test for me. I love strawberries and I love cherries. Blueberries and cranberries, I can take them or leave them. What I don't love is artificial strawberry flavourings as in milkshakes and sweets etc. They never seem to be able to get it quite right. I can tolerate some artificial strawberry flavours but rarely and I can't think of one right now which tells you something.

Sniff testing this juice I thought it would put me off straight away but to my surprise it didn't. It's not got a strong smell to it at all which for me is pleasing. I'm not overpowered by a horrible attempt at strawberry flavouring, a big positive for me. On smell alone I don't think it's going to grab most peoples attention as a must try juice as the aroma is quite subtle but I will add quite pleasant. I can't pick the blueberry or cranberry out with the sniff test but the strawberry is there and I think the cherry. Probably slightly more in favor of the strawberry.

Right vaping very berry. This is going to sound like I am contradicting myself somewhat. In the above "explosion" test I said I didn't really do subtle flavours but in the case of flavours containing strawberry maybe subtle is the way to go. I've made comment on this very forum in the past regards strawberry flavours and the difficuly in finding one that's good. Maybe the cherry, cranberry and blueberry are aiding the strawberries case with this juice. I feel I'm definately picking out the strawberry and cherry and possibly the cranberry aswell, not sure about the blueberry but for me the subtle flavouring of this juice is just right.

The vape itself for me has a bit more throat hit than I expected from the sniff test and the subtleness of the flavours. Maybe I'm trying to relate taste and smell to throat hit here but of course nic/pg/vg content and ratio has more to do with that along with what hardware you use to vape with. Vapor production is very good at this ratio. I'm not a cloud chaser by any means but I do get a degree of satisfaction from good vapour production and there are no dissappointments here.

The girlfriend test is a pass. She says it doesn't smell too strong and it's a little fruity with possibly a hint of strawberries.

Would I recommend this juice ? Well if you like flavours not to be overpowering but still feel your vaping something resembling what is described in the description then yes. If your a strong flavour monkey like myself I'm not sure. I could find myself vaping this in a morning in the car but not for long periods. I think this juice definately has its place for fruit fans and I think I would say try it and see. I feel I may be doing it an injustice if i didn't say give it a try due to my dislike of strawberry flavourings.

Very berry has been a challenging test for me so if it made for challenging reading then I appologise but thats how this one has me.

Boomtastic 12mg Mix Ratio 60%pg 40%vg.

I didn't know what to expect from this juice at all. According to the description over on the website this is a mix of 13 different flavours or to be more precise "Boomtastic eliquid from our Premium Range a blend of 13 different flavours if you like our explosion eliquid you will love this one" Thats alot of flavours in 1 bottle of juice, will 13 prove unlucky. The comparison to explosion straight away said fruity.

The sniff test, we all do it, confirmed my thoughts this is fruity. A very nice and once again not overpowering aroma. What fruits though I would guess at there being orange in there, lemon and lime, so it's citrus based judging on the aroma alone. The aroma to me is a bit opal fruity or for our younger readers starbursty. Snickers are also really marathons in disguise, and that gunk the ladies put on there faces to keep them looking 21 (we wish) is actually oil of ULAY !! just while I have the oppurtunity.

Vaping this came as a surprise. Yes for me the citrus flavours are there and quite a few of them but what struck and I'd stick by it is coconut. If I had to be pinned down and asked name one thing that your willing to put money on being in this juice I would put coconut top of the list. Now I'm not a drinker and it's years since I had any but I would say this has a malibu taste to it. Malibu combined with a citrus mix. It brought the flavour straight back to me after a couple of inhales. The coconut combined with citrus are in equal measures on the inhale with the coconut being more prominent on the exhale. I really like this one. Throat hit is just right, nice and smooth, and the vapour production what you would expect from a 60/40 mix, a good cloud but not filling the room with fog.

The all important girlfriend test. This one is another pass for the ecigarettedepot liquids. GF says she's not sure it's fruity but would call it sherbert. She likes sherbert so thats ok.

Would I recommend this juice ? Yes I most certainly would. It's a very nice juice indeed. I mentioned in the explosion review that it would be a nice on the beach vape to me and this one also falls into that category. I've tried coconut eliquids before and to be honest I was dissappointed. Even if this liquid contains no coconut at all it would be my liquid of choice if i fancied a coconut taste with the added tang of something citrus. Out of the three juices tested this is the shortest write up and theres not alot more I can say about it. A recommended juice with a thumbs up.

Thanks for reading, Jay.