eJuice Review 43: Strawbs & Custard by Hardcore Vapers Australia
Up until now Hardcore Vapers Australia has been primarily a vape clothing company, with some pretty sick designs and quality materials, they are the go to guys for vape hoodies!Well, now theyve jumped into the juice game with their first flavour “Strawbs & Custard” aka “HCVA#1”.
You can purchase this juice from their website: http://hardcorevapers.com.au/
From the website:
“HCVA #1 Strawbs & Custard has a sweet strawberry inhale with a thick creamy but almost savoury custard exhale.
Steep time: Shake and Vape! 1-5 days and the creamier notes start to shine.”
The Review:
I picked this one up as a sampler from a Vape Meet a few weeks ago, have given it a steep and am really getting stuck into it, I haven’t put it down since I opened the bottle. (about a day ago, nearly gone…)
You have to know that the Strawberry Custard profile is one of my favourites. In fact, I have a very similar juice that I DIY. It is one of my fallbacks, and there is always a bottle of it in my vape cupboard.
Let me tell you, Strawbs & Custard is as good as, if not better than that, and trust me I’ve spent a considerable amount of time on my mix, perfecting it and perfecting it. You could say, I know my strawberry custards 🙂
On inhale I get a real kick of strawberry, an earthy tangy strawberry that hits you right in the taste-buds, it’s full flavoured, and not sweetened which is exactly how I like it. You won’t be lacking for strawberry here, like many other juices. It’s front and centre, in your face, at the same time leaving you wanting more.
The light custard peeks through at the height of the inhale to give a nice creaminess to the mix, that adds dimension and fullness to the flavour.
Exhale is a lovely mix of both, leaving you looking for custard amongst the strawberry, and strawberry amongst the custard, with a tanginess on the tongue and an aftertaste that you’ll be sure to enjoy.
If you’re a fruit and custard fiend, grab yourself a bottle of this, you definately won’t regret it!
Colour:
Caramel with a Yellow tinge to it
Scent:
Strawberry and custard of course
Texture:
Thick texture when vaped, very full mouth feel
Steeping:
This would definately be best when steeped. It is great straight away though.
Presentation:
HCVA labels rock. Black background with knarly red and white text, really portrays the hardcore in the name.
Non-leaking Unicorn bottles … tick. Mine came with vape bands too.. another tick.
Test rigs:
Kennedy RDA 0.3ohm Dual coil running @ 50 – 80 Watts
Serpent Mini RTA 0.5ohm Clapton running @ 30 – 50 Watts
Rating overview
Shane Presser has been vaping since 2013, and has extensive experience with advanced equipment, coil builds and DIY mixing. He is the man behind VapersGarage, and also more recently Aussie Vape Stores, a resource to help vapers find their nearest Vape Shops, and eLiquid Vendors.
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