Hi all
It's been a long while since I reviewed a Vape King juice. I like their Pina Colada and Grape Soda and have re-ordered those a few times.
I am a tobacco fan but with my favourite WB Blackbird not easy to get anymore, my plan is to try more local tobaccoes.
So when I saw the Hazelnut Cigar at the VK NorthCliff launch a few months back, I bought a bottle. I got the 12mg strength. The 20ml bottle cost me R80. It is a 65% VG blend. I believe VK have since changed their packaging and bottle sizes.
Have been vaping it for about two weeks. Here goes...
Vape King - HAZELNUT CIGAR (12mg)
Bottom line - a bold rich and bitter tobacco with a bit of sweetness in the background. I like it for its boldness, ruggedness and decent throat hit. I enjoyed the flavour for the occasional strong vape - but it's just a pity that I found it to be quite a coil gunker so I had to rewick more frequently. I will probably not re-order.
The juice has a dark brown colour and a feint "tobaccoey" smell.
On the vape I get an immediate strong rich bitter tobacco taste with something a bit sweet in the background. It's definitely bold and "rugged" - that suits me! The tobacco component is the dominant feature. Is it a cigar? I don't really know because I was never into cigars - but it is a strongish full tobacco taste. Not easy for me to describe the tobacco taste itself - but it's deep and rich. Earthy, woody perhaps - i.e. not grassy. There is a bitterness to the tobacco which I quite like - and it becomes more prominent in the aftertaste. Overall it's a strong flavoured juice.
The sweetness in the background is not obvious - doesn't strike me as hazelnut - but I do get a background nutty sort of taste now and then. The bit of sweetness does balance the tobacco bitterness but the bitterness still dominates.
I got more used to the taste the more I vaped it - and did enjoy the flavour.
It's not a sweet vape - more of a bitter type of taste. I found it to be a wettish vape. It is certainly warm and not cool.
Throat hit was surprisingly good for a 12mg 65%VG juice (from my perspective). It delivered in that department. Not the strongest throat hit I have had but very satisfactory. The boldness of the flavour likely contributes to this. Vapour production was good.
This is definitely a bold vape. Not something I would vape mindlessly - more like an occasional vape when I felt like that taste. So not an alldayer for me. I liked it while drinking coffee and for a few puffs after dinner.
The aftertaste is a bitter tobacco one. Even 10 minutes after vaping this, just exhaling through your nose, you can still taste that deep tobacco - but it becomes quite bitter. It reminds me a lot of smoking.
I only used my "Tobacco Reo" with RM2 for this juice because I prefer my tobaccoes strong and in mouth to lung mode. A drawback for me with this juice was the way it gunked the coils and wicks in my RM2. The first 2ml or so is lovely, then the vape starts degrading a bit. Less vaporisation and a more subdued vape. Nowhere near the first 2ml. So I had to dry burn and rewick more frequently to get the most out of it. I initially thought something was wrong with my setup and even tried three different coils with different IDs and wicking materials - but got the same result. It's a pity because I quite like the flavour.
How does this compare with other tobacco juices? It's more bitter than Blackbird. Along the same lines of Hurricane Vapor Sunshine Cured, but I think not as authentic. Also along the lines of Vape Elixir's pure tobacco but a lot darker and richer. VE's Pure Tobacco is lighter and has more "grassiness" to it.
Overall, I enjoyed this juice but was disappointed at how much of a coil gunker it was. Leading to a degraded vape and having to rewick. I think this juice is suited for drippers and rebuildables where you can rewick easily. I won't be suggesting it for commercial coil setups even though I didn't attempt that
If you want something quite dark, rich, bold and bitter, give this a try - but be prepared to rewick more frequently.
Packaging:
Equipment used:
It's been a long while since I reviewed a Vape King juice. I like their Pina Colada and Grape Soda and have re-ordered those a few times.
I am a tobacco fan but with my favourite WB Blackbird not easy to get anymore, my plan is to try more local tobaccoes.
So when I saw the Hazelnut Cigar at the VK NorthCliff launch a few months back, I bought a bottle. I got the 12mg strength. The 20ml bottle cost me R80. It is a 65% VG blend. I believe VK have since changed their packaging and bottle sizes.
Have been vaping it for about two weeks. Here goes...
Vape King - HAZELNUT CIGAR (12mg)
Bottom line - a bold rich and bitter tobacco with a bit of sweetness in the background. I like it for its boldness, ruggedness and decent throat hit. I enjoyed the flavour for the occasional strong vape - but it's just a pity that I found it to be quite a coil gunker so I had to rewick more frequently. I will probably not re-order.
The juice has a dark brown colour and a feint "tobaccoey" smell.
On the vape I get an immediate strong rich bitter tobacco taste with something a bit sweet in the background. It's definitely bold and "rugged" - that suits me! The tobacco component is the dominant feature. Is it a cigar? I don't really know because I was never into cigars - but it is a strongish full tobacco taste. Not easy for me to describe the tobacco taste itself - but it's deep and rich. Earthy, woody perhaps - i.e. not grassy. There is a bitterness to the tobacco which I quite like - and it becomes more prominent in the aftertaste. Overall it's a strong flavoured juice.
The sweetness in the background is not obvious - doesn't strike me as hazelnut - but I do get a background nutty sort of taste now and then. The bit of sweetness does balance the tobacco bitterness but the bitterness still dominates.
I got more used to the taste the more I vaped it - and did enjoy the flavour.
It's not a sweet vape - more of a bitter type of taste. I found it to be a wettish vape. It is certainly warm and not cool.
Throat hit was surprisingly good for a 12mg 65%VG juice (from my perspective). It delivered in that department. Not the strongest throat hit I have had but very satisfactory. The boldness of the flavour likely contributes to this. Vapour production was good.
This is definitely a bold vape. Not something I would vape mindlessly - more like an occasional vape when I felt like that taste. So not an alldayer for me. I liked it while drinking coffee and for a few puffs after dinner.
The aftertaste is a bitter tobacco one. Even 10 minutes after vaping this, just exhaling through your nose, you can still taste that deep tobacco - but it becomes quite bitter. It reminds me a lot of smoking.
I only used my "Tobacco Reo" with RM2 for this juice because I prefer my tobaccoes strong and in mouth to lung mode. A drawback for me with this juice was the way it gunked the coils and wicks in my RM2. The first 2ml or so is lovely, then the vape starts degrading a bit. Less vaporisation and a more subdued vape. Nowhere near the first 2ml. So I had to dry burn and rewick more frequently to get the most out of it. I initially thought something was wrong with my setup and even tried three different coils with different IDs and wicking materials - but got the same result. It's a pity because I quite like the flavour.
How does this compare with other tobacco juices? It's more bitter than Blackbird. Along the same lines of Hurricane Vapor Sunshine Cured, but I think not as authentic. Also along the lines of Vape Elixir's pure tobacco but a lot darker and richer. VE's Pure Tobacco is lighter and has more "grassiness" to it.
Overall, I enjoyed this juice but was disappointed at how much of a coil gunker it was. Leading to a degraded vape and having to rewick. I think this juice is suited for drippers and rebuildables where you can rewick easily. I won't be suggesting it for commercial coil setups even though I didn't attempt that
If you want something quite dark, rich, bold and bitter, give this a try - but be prepared to rewick more frequently.
Packaging:
- Simple packaging. A plastic squeezable bottle with an easy to use nozzle.
- The labelling is good. It has the PG/VG ratio and the nic strength.
- The cap however is not of the child deterrent variety.
Equipment used:
- REO Grand/RM2 - 0.4 ohm para coil - Jap Cotton wick - (35 to 45 Watts, depending on battery level)
) and I LOVE it. This juice has quickly become my “go to” for whenever I feel like a stinkie, or even just for when I feel like a strong tobacco flavour.
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