Malibu –A Spinfuel Choice Award Winner for 2015 – This blend was called a “frozen Pina Colada” at one point, “twisted inside a light menthol wrapper.” No one currently at Spinfuel (except for Tom) has ever awarded Malibu with a Spinfuel Choice Award. However, in a review headed up by Tom with members of a Spinfuel eLiquid Review Team that consisted of my friend Nicole, and Stephanie, as well as Dave’s still-girlfriend Angel, actually did award Malibu the Choice Award in July of 2013. It is very interesting to read what they had to say about Malibu more than 2 years ago. Here’s what we think today…
Julia: 5 Stars – The higher amount of VG in the new Malibu really tamed what was once a wild menthol tropical blend. It makes me think that perhaps Halo altered the recipe with more than just a higher VG. Here’s what different; Malibu is more of a tropical blend now, with a sweeter, less powerful menthol. The tropical flavor notes are more pronounced, the pineapple (and coconut?) are sweeter, richer, fuller. It vapes so richly now that it is easy for vape it as an all-day-vape. I have since added this version to my rotation.
Kiera: 5 Stars – Malibu now does what I used to think was impossible. How do you maintain a sweet tropical blend while adding a cool menthol to it without overwhelming the tropical? Malibu is my first choice on a hot day because it provides a real tropical, Pina Colada type vape surrounded with a non-abusive coolness. For the first time I truly enjoyed Malibu enough to want to buy it on a regular basis.
Tom: 5 Stars – I award Malibu the full 5 Stars a long time ago because I felt that tropical fruit and a blast of cool vapor went well together. And I still do, so my score does not change. What does change is how often I will vape it. Malibu of 2015 is a sweeter, richer Pina Colada, one that provides enormous clouds of vapor in a sub-ohm tank, yet still keeps that menthol tweak within a well-tolerated level. I loved it way back when, and I still do. Malibu is popular today because vapers can now taste a proper balance of tropical and menthol.
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Jason: 5 Stars – Malibu, where have you been these last years? How could I miss out on this delicious and wonderful tropical-drink vape that also produces a ginormous amount of vapor? Was it always like this? No, of course not.
I talked to Tom and Julia about Malibu because I knew that many people thought Malibu was “first a menthol, then a tropical drink”, and after telling them my experience with this new Malibu they shared their experience with the older recipe, and the strong menthol flavor. In the end, we understood that the old recipe is still available, but the new, Higher VG was the one that was important enough to talk about.
The truth is easy to tell; Malibu is not just one thing. There is enough tropical fruit flavor to satisfy those vapers looking for a full flavored Pina Colada, and has enough cool menthol flavor to become a favorite for vapers looking for just the right amount of a cool breeze.