First Norwegian E-juice hits the international market

That's right! It's now possible to buy Norwegian e-juice for people outside Norway as well, as Steamer Elixire was recently made available through cool-chili-vapors.com. I asked Roger, the guy responsible for this juice, a little about how he got into mixing and how his juices ended up on the international market.

To make a long story short (Roger sent me quite a detailed story) he discovered vaping through friends a little over a year ago, starting out like we all do with poor equipment and looking for juices that actually taste good. But unlike a lot of us, who are still trying out new juices after like ... 3 years now, Roger figured that the best way to get the juice the way he wanted was to make it himself. So back in February 2014 he started his quest to create a tobacco juice that actually tasted something like what he used to smoke. I don't really know Roger, but from the way he tells his story I get a feeling this is a guy who finishes whatever he starts. And I also guess that the months of dedicated research he then put in, talking to other juice-makers and reading online resources is what made him something of an e-juice oracle according to some of the members of the NDS facebook group.

Anyway, the quest ended up in a finished product, Mountain Smoke which is one of the juices now available through cool-chili-vapors.com. There is also another one, Foxy Lemon and according to Roger he's got quite a few others in the making.

Hopefully I'll be able to do a review for you guys pretty soon as well. Actually I think I have tried the Foxy Lemon already. A colleague wanted me to try out a juice that tasted like some candy we have here in Norway (not sure if it's sold in other countries) called Fox. Trying to work I didn't pay that much attention to where he said it came from (sorry), so I'm not 100% sure. But from what I remember the juice was good.

Congratulations on being the first Norwegian juice-maker to go all international on us, Roger. And good luck with your juice-making adventure. I'm looking forward to your Giraffe special blend :)

Juice Review: Lush by Nick's Blissful Brews

It's been a good while now since I first came across Nicks Blissful Brews. I first heard of it through the Vapepit forum back when Nick was mainly selling through forums. Back then I remember I got hold some of his Smoked Custard and did a review if it as well. The Smoked Custard was a great juice in my opinion so I had pretty high expectations for Lush as well.

Lush
Tested on: Kanger SubTank (RDA @ 0.4 ohm's, 20-25 watts)

Back when I was reviewing the Smoked Custard I wrote about his original ideas, and that he didn't just do versions of the popular flavour mixes but added his own touches, creating original blends not found elsewhere. With Lush however, he is doing a quite ordinary mix of Strawberries and cream. Now there is a reason this is a popular mix... these two flavours are really soulmates like it says in the description of this juice. In a way it is probably more demanding making a good juice when you're having a go at a pretty common taste combination, as it really needs to be perfectly balanced and you need to find the best available ingredients to make your juice better than the others, something I do believe is Nicks goal. So does he deliver? Hell yeah! This is simply the best Strawberries and cream juice I've tries. Well, actually I think it might be the only one that claims to be a strawberries and cream juice. I mean I've tried several strawberry juices that I've felt tasted like strawberries and cream(ish)... and maybe that is what makes Nicks version so damn good. This juice does not only have a great strawberry taste (a lot of other have that), but the cream in this juice is also fantastic, and Nick has really nailed the balance between them. A great juice that reminded me of something I had almost forgotten to do: Try out some more of Nicks juices.




Disclosure:

• All my reviews are my honest opinion even if I am affiliated with the company manufacturing or selling the product. 
• The juice was sent to me free of charge for the purpose of this review.
• This review does not contain affiliate links.

Juice Review: C4 by Buckshot Vapour

Buckshot Vapour is also based in California, apparently focusing on fruit and berry flavours. All their juices, as far as I know, have some touch of fruit or berry, but some, like the one reviewed here, I'd also classify as a dessert vape.

C4
Tested on: Aspire Nautilus (1.8 ohm's, 15 watts)

C4 is described as blueberry shortcake drizzled in cream. I think blueberry is kind of a hard flavour to nail when it comes to e-liquid. A lot of the one's I've tried have tasted kind of artificial, more like blueberry candy than actual blueberry. The smell of the C4 however, is more natural than what I've tried before (with exceptions of course... like Scope's blueberry that is absolutely delicious). However, I did get that artificial feeling when I first vaped it. A bit disappointed to be honest, but after a while it started tasting more natural, and closer to Scope's, a juice often described as blueberry muffin. I'm not sure what made it taste artificial in the beginning, though. Might have been my brain playing tricks on me again (it does that) as I kind of expected it to taste a bit artificial, or it might have been me not able to clean my tank properly so there was some taste left from the previous juice in there that came into the mix and screwed it up a bit. But anyway, when it had been in the tank a while and I could taste it like it's supposed to taste, it is pretty damn good. Nice balance of berries, cake and cream. So would I buy this juice again... probably not actually. But that is just me, and it's mainly because I like Scope's better. That doesn't mean this is not good, cause it is, and I see a lot of people really love it. It's just a matter of personal taste I guess. I suggest you go get yourself a bottle of this and a bottle of Scope's blueberry and make up your own opinion. Who knows ... maybe you'll end up on with the opposite conclusion. Oh... one thing, be sure to vape both of those with a cup of coffee after dinner... I think that brings out the best in both of them.



Disclosure:

• All my reviews are my honest opinion even if I am affiliated with the company manufacturing or selling the product. 
• The juice was sent to me free of charge for the purpose of this review.
• This review does not contain affiliate links.

NCSCT embrace e-cigarettes

National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) in the UK are now officially recommending e-cigarettes as an aid to quit smoking. I'm really not sure when their new guidelines were released, but I started coming across this link yesterday: http://goo.gl/wuxNtb. As someone, somewhere (I can't find it right now, might have been tweeted), said yesterday: I almost fell of my chair when I read this. And as others have stated today: This is a huge leap in the right direction. Finally some common sense, and I'm really happy to see that NCSCT is living up to what they say they are: "committed to support the delivery of effective evidence-based tobacco control programmes and smoking cessation interventions provided by local stop smoking services". You probably noticed that I emphasized evidence-based. Some of the statements from the guidelines shows that they are serious about this as well:

There are currently no robust data to support the concern that the existence of electronic cigarettes might ‘normalise’ smoking and increase use of conventional cigarettes

Short-term exposure to electronic cigarettes appears to be associated with few serious risks. Mouth and throat irritation are the most commonly reported symptoms and these appear to subside over time. There are no high quality safety data regarding long-term electronic cigarette use but there is no a-priori reason to expect that such use may pose risks anywhere near the risks associated with smoking.

That's the way to do it. Not only do they base their guidelines on evidence, but as you can see in the last one I pasted above, they are using common sense as well. Let's hope this can be an eyeopener for some politicians and policymakers. Good work NCSCT!

Juice Review: #32 by Beard Vape Co.

Like the Time Bomb Vapor that was just up for review with their Joker, Beard Vape Co also originates from California. For some reason they've chosen to just put a number on all the juices in their range. It looks like they are focusing on creamy, sweet dessert vapes, and it looks like they're quite good at it based on the reviews they get around the web. My choice was #32... cause I like cinnamon...

#32
Tested on: Hellfire Dripper (around 0.4 ohm's, 20-25 watts)

#32 is supposed to taste Cinnamon Funnel cake. Now I haven't really tasted Cinnamon Funnel cake myself, so I had to check with google a bit, so I at least could see if it looks any good. Turns out it usually looks like kind of like a human brain (with some white stuff on it): http://goo.gl/MmQosq Anyway... smelling the juice, it smells quite familiar, it smells to me like cinnamon rolls. Not very strong smell actually so I was a bit concerned that this wouldn't taste a lot either... but then I tried vaping it. This juice really tastes a lot. And it brings forth some memories from my younger days when I used to go snowboarding a lot. In the cafe at the skiing-resort closest to where I live (like 30 minutes by bus) they used to have these huge cinnamon rolls covered in so much icing they were impossible to eat without... well getting covered in icing yourself. I've been there lately as well, but now they've gotten greedy and the cinnamon rolls are like half the size and with just some drops of icing. Damn, I've missed those cinnamon rolls... but now I can at least have them in e-juice form. Cause that is what #32 tastes like to me (who has never really tried cinnamon funnel cake, remember): huge sweet hot cinnamon rolls covered in icing. And yes... it tastes huge as well. Lot's of flavor, which goes incredibly well with your morning coffee. It has become part of my morning ritual when I come in from the cold after walking to work in the morning. Hot cup of coffee, and then fire up the dripper with #32. Only problem is that I've found myself doubling my intake of coffee at work lately. Definitely one of the best new juices I've tried lately, and one I'll have to get some more of to keep me going through this winter. Top stuff from Beard Vape Co, looking forward to see if their other juices keeps up to this standard.




Disclosure:

• All my reviews are my honest opinion even if I am affiliated with the company manufacturing or selling the product. 
• The juice was sent to me free of charge for the purpose of this review.
• This review does not contain affiliate links.