VaporCraze eLiquid Review

Once Upon A Time…

There were three men named Jon, Joeffery, and Matt. Not that long ago these wise men, Vapers all, after having continuously searched east to west and north to south for a good and proper eLiquid, made the decision to stop looking for ‘others’ to provide them with what they needed and wanted, and instead they turned their search inward, to look inside themselves and discover their own hidden talents to create eLiquids that would a deliver great tasting vape that would surely please the three wise men, and soon after every Vaper in the land as well.

Each of these men has been a member of the vape community for quite some time and like most of us who vape, the three men would buy from various companies hoping to find eJuice they could enjoy, that would deliver good flavor and plenty of vapor, as well as a decent throat hit and, every once and a while, a certain amount complexity and nuance. (Is that too much to ask?) After being disappointed time after time with the eLiquids they would purchase, they began the practice of mixing together the finest of ingredients to tailor make eJuice for their individual palates. They became ‘artists with skills’ at DIY eLiquids that would soon become their all-day vapes. Deciding to strike out on their own, they formed VaporCraze, and that is where our story begins…

A Long Term Commitment

From the very beginning VaporCraze was formed to be a company that would be around for decades. VaporCraze would be a company that would thrive on innovating and trying new things. There was plenty of risk involved, but plenty of reward as well, if VaporCraze was successful. It began with a single storefront and 10 of the best custom eLiquids…today there are 5 retail locations, 25 eLiquid flavors, and the growth of the company continues to be phenomenal.

…And they lived happily ever after…

The Spinfuel eLiquid Review – Team B

Over the course of the last few weeks we’ve had the pleasure to vape all 25 flavors from VaporCraze. Because the ‘Spinfuel Way’ is to spend exclusive time with the eLiquids for review we spent more than our usual 72-hours with the VaporCraze eLiquids. To make sure we got to know the VaporCraze flavor profiles we divided up the 25 flavors into 3 separate 72-hour periods, separated by several days so that we could understand fully what we had spent our time with, and to be able to convey to you the truth, as we see it, about each of the 25. Taste is subjective, but judging vapor production, and to a lesser degree, throat hit, our comprehensive review will reveal, as best can, the true characteristics of each flavor.

Julia and Keira Hartley-Barnes, Jason Little, Cynthia Stevens and newcomer to Spinfuel Dillon Jones (not his real name), a long-time Vaper and a very talented DIY eLiquid creator himself, invite you to sit back, and take in this rather lengthy review… at your own pace. As always, you are invited to leave your thoughts and experiences for VaporCraze in the comment sections below. We hope you will.

VaporCraze At A Glance

All VaporCraze eLiquids are 50% PG and 50% VG. Certain dedicated customers (i.e. ‘regulars’) as well as friends and family can sometimes ask for and receive special PG/VG ratios, but for now customers will need to make due with the 50/50 blend.

When members of this team buy eLiquids we ‘usually’ look for 70/30 ratios, as well as 50/50, depending on the vendor. 50/50 is a ratio that provides both pros and cons, but then again, so does any other ratio.

The Viscosity of VaporCraze eLiquids is on the thin side, though not as thin as others we’ve reviewed. All the eLiquids drip easily into cartomizers, clearomizers, and even dripping atomizing without a problem, and Dillon reports that after several flavors were vaped via his various dripping atomizers there were no issues to deal with. Dillon used a few different RBA with coils outputting as low as 1.6ohm and as high as 3.2ohm (metered), and he reports no issues with VaporCraze ‘gunking’ up the coils. Good news to the more advanced Vapers out there.

The Naming Conventions for VaporCraze are funny and sometimes filled with innuendo. Names like “Morning Wood”, “Spank The Monkey”, “Big Melons” and “Concubine” feel right at home with names like “MIT”, “Sunrise” and “Breakfast In Bed”.  Our favorite name is “Nutty Professor”, and the most confusing name is “112”.

Naturally naming conventions can be straightforward or whimsical, risqué or downright boring, but our feelings in general about naming conventions relate to the confidence of the company as a whole, and it was clear that the owners of VaporCraze have confidence in their products. Can you imagine walking up to the counter of a VaporCraze retail store and asking for a bottle of “Spank The Monkey”?

Price – Size – Packaging – Nicotine

As we go to press VaporCraze eLiquids are available at all 5 retail locations (listed below) out west and on 310vapers.com. Soon, however, VaporCraze will have a dedicated website for online ordering. When that site goes live we will update this review.

Conducting such a large eLiquid review for a brand that does not have its own site to sell directly to the public is something we’ve never done before, but we are confident that the wait won’t be very long and for now some flavors can be purchased through 310vapers.com. Though, sadly, not many were available when we visited.

It seems as though 310vapers.com offers only one size, 30ML, for $15, an excellent price for a premium eLiquid. Nicotine strengths are 6MG, 12MG, 18MG, and 24MG. Each eLiquid is also available in a non-nicotine formula.

Packaging of the VaporCraze eJuice is excellent. Instead of the usual practice of shrink-wrapping the bottle or at least the neck of the bottle (which we like and are happy to see this practice is now widespread) VaporCraze uses a plastic collar breakaway seal. If your eLiquid has been opened or tampered by anyone the plastic collar will break the seal from the cap and you’ll know it instantly. I’m not advocating that all vendors switch to this method, as it is only one of many secure ways to do it, but we all liked it, it produced a feeling in all of us that contamination wasn’t going to be an issue.

Twenty-Five Flavors

The eLiquids we are reviewing today are:

Scoring – Ratings – Spinfuel Choice Awards

We continue to use the 1-5 Star rating, 1 stars meaning either unvapeable or nearly so, and 5 meaning we loved it.  Each member of the team rates the eLiquid with a single score. Once all 5 members have given their ratings and comments we rate the eLiquid on “flavor, vapor, throat hit, satisfaction”. This score has nothing to do with the members rating, it is rather used as a scale to measure the intensity of the flavor, the amount of vapor being produced, the strength of the throat hit, and the overall satisfaction one would experience while vaping.

A member can, and often will, rate a flavor with 5 stars despite the eLiquid lacking in one or more areas. A throat hit, or a massive amount of vapor may not be a factor when deciding whether the individual’s score will be 1 or 5 stars. Follow?

Synopsis – VaporCraze eLiquids in a Nutshell          

Setting up this review was just a little bit unusual in that there was no website to go to for basic information. The site that does sell VaporCraze eLiquids only handles about 10 flavors out of the 25, and when I visited there a few of them were out of stock. Most of VaporCraze eLiquids are sold in the 5 retail locations in California, too far to travel to, and certainly not enough web exposure for our readers to take advantage of, unless they live near one of the 5 locations. However, one of the owners of VaporCraze sent along their “menu”, a full-color PDF that consisted of the 25 flavors and the official description of each. Part of our individual score/stars is judged by how accurate they portray the eLiquids in their description.

Of the 25 flavors most of them were downright delicious, with plenty of flavor, and vapor. As a result, the entire team became fans of VaporCraze and when all the flavors were vaped up we were sorry to see them go. We hope it won’t be long before an official website is set up and you, and the team, can drop in and buy their juice. VaporCraze is solid eLiquid brand with talented “flavorists” working hard on each of their flavors.

Menthol: As most readers know we’re not huge fans of menthol eLiquids. In recent months however, several brands have created some wonderful “cool” eLiquids that use peppermint, spearmint, or just plain mint, not menthol or menthol crystals. There are a few menthol flavors below, all of them made with menthol, not mint(s). If you are a fan of menthol eLiquids we recommend you ignore our scores and comments concerning the menthol flavors. As hard as we work to be a fair as possible, when it comes to strict menthol flavoring we are, as the kids might say, an “epic fail”.

There is something for everyone in the 25 flavors below. When reading through the individual comments keep in mind that if you don’t like the flavor of a certain fruit, nuts, coffee, etc. then no matter how much we enjoyed it you’re not likely to. That said if you do like the flavors that are discussed then there is every chance that you’ll like VaporCraze’s “take” on it. Their flavor profiles are authentic and very satisfying. Many of the flavors below are now a part of our regular rotation. – JHB

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