Vapers come in every type, and nearly all of them are after the same thing: a flavor they keep coming back to. The device is only a tool. What goes into the tank decides how a session tastes. Below are five e-liquids that stood out to us in 2018, followed by a tip for getting more out of whichever bottle you choose.
Dessert picks
Cheap E-Juice Vanilla Cake
Reviewers describe this one as smooth enough to vape all day. The vanilla is clean and reads like sweet frosting, backed by custard and cream. The blend is mostly vegetable glycerin, with propylene glycol making up 30 percent, so the clouds are big, dense and dessert-scented.
Smurf Cake
Despite the name, no Smurfs are involved. This is a blueberry cheesecake liquid, and what you taste is blueberries, cream and pie crust.
Fruit picks
Reds Watermelon eJuice
Red’s Apple Juice won us over with its original apple liquid and later widened the line with other fruits. Watermelon by Red’s keeps that crisp apple base and layers sweet summer watermelon over it. It suits anyone who wants fruit that tastes authentic.
- Blend: 70/30 VG/PG, the ratio most widely used in e-juice
- Bottle: 60mL glass, enough for a good number of tank refills
- Nicotine: 0mg, 3mg, 6mg
Naked 100 Hawaiian Pog
Juicy tropical blends are what Naked 100 is known for, and Hawaiian Pog is our favorite of the range. It mixes orange, guava and passion fruit. The brand’s liquids are light and clear in color and made without artificial sweeteners, yet the taste is rich and strong, and they are easy on coils. Naked 100 also has outside labs test its liquid to back up what it says about it.
Nasty Juice’s Gambino
Gambino is harder to describe. Officially it is a sweet mix of strawberries, tangy oranges and banana. In practice the strawberry and orange arrive first, and the richer banana note shows up as you exhale.
Steep it for fuller flavor
Whatever you buy, steeping deepens the taste. Give the bottle a shake, store it somewhere dark and let it sit a few days before you fill up.
For more help narrowing things down, read our guide to finding the right vapor flavor, or look through the new arrivals.