Berry Amber is a dessert e-liquid from Cookie Twist, and it used to be sold as Strawberry Graham. The recipe pairs strawberry jam with golden graham crackers and a drizzle of wild honey. I went in hoping for an all-day juice, and after three days with Berry Amber in my tank, this is how it went, from the taste backwards to the box.
How it tastes
Knowing the old name, Strawberry Graham Cracker, I had a fair idea of what to expect. The pairing sounds unusual, but Twist clearly understands cookie juices. My first pull was packed with warm cookie, and I liked it straight away. On the inhale I got something soft and warm, close to heated strawberry jam. The exhale brought a rich cinnamon note first and a firm cookie base behind it, with light strawberry running through. Breathing the cloud back in pushed the strawberry further forward. Start to finish it was smooth, sweet and well balanced.
I refilled several times across three days and the flavor never went flat or dull. The throat hit was strong and satisfying. A faint trace of graham cracker and cinnamon stayed on my tongue afterwards, which I found pleasant. Cinnamon can easily take over a juice; here it sat neatly beside the graham and suited the cookie.
My one complaint is the fruit. I wanted the strawberry louder than it was. A friend went as far as blending Berry Amber with a melon juice to get more fruit out of it, though why melon I could not tell you. Still, as a dessert flavor it worked as an all-day juice for me, and I never minded finding it in my tank. It goes especially well with a morning coffee.
Filling the tank
The two bottles are slim unicorn bottles that need only a gentle squeeze. Each has a childproof seal that twists off without a fight and a narrow tip that fit my tank’s fill port exactly. The plastic is clear, and the label leaves a gap wide enough to check how much juice remains.
The liquid itself is neither thin enough to worry me about burnt coils nor thick enough to clog them. Its color matches the name: amber, like honey or maple syrup. Holding the open bottle under my nose, I picked up warm graham cracker with a little cinnamon, then a berry sweetness I recognised as strawberry, all wrapped in a heavy dessert scent. However good a juice smells, tasting raw e-liquid is a bad idea.
Box and label
Cookie Twist is one line among many from Twist eLiquids, a company that covers menthol, dessert, fruit and more. Twist is itself a subsidiary of Daddy’s Vapor, the maker behind FRYD eLiquid, Milkshake eLiquids, 360 eLiquids and Lost Art.
The thin paper box holds 120mL in total, split across two 60mL bottles. I like that arrangement a lot. A single 120mL bottle can be bulky and awkward on the road, while a pair of smaller ones is simpler to carry, share and ration. The box is dark red over a honeycomb pattern, with the company logo in large block letters on the front and the flavor name underneath. The artwork fits the recipe: honeycomb for the honey and graham, red for the strawberry.
Box and bottle label carry the same information. That includes a large warning that the product contains nicotine and that nicotine is an addictive chemical. Nicotine strength (3mg) and bottle size (60mL) sit in the middle where you can find them fast. The left side lists the company’s Instagram handle and website, the size again, and the 70/30 VG/PG ratio.
The back has further warnings, the ingredient list, and the sale and age restrictions. The real expiration date is printed under the barcode instead of being stamped on the base of the bottle, which I appreciated. One thing in the ingredients caught my eye: the VG and PG are kosher grade, and the flavorings are a mix of artificial and natural.
Verdict
I give Berry Amber 9 out of 10. The flavor is smooth and strong, the throat hit satisfies, and the packaging and labeling are done with care. The missing point is down to the balance, since I tasted far more cookie than strawberry. It is a dessert juice and not a fruit one, so that makes sense, but I would still have liked more jam.
I have other Cookie Twist flavors waiting for a turn, namely Frosted Amber (formerly Frosted Sugar Cookie) and Frosted Banana Amber (formerly Banana Oatmeal Cookie), and plan to review those as well.