Lychee Luau eJuice by Tropic King blends three fruits: lychee, pear and peach. All three trace their origins to China, which makes the pairing a natural one. I like each of them, and the two Tropic King juices I had already tried went well, so my expectations for this review were high. Below I cover the brand, the packaging, the fill and, finally, the taste.
Where Tropic King comes from
Tropic King has six flavors, and in the weeks before this review I covered two of them. Grapefruit Gust eJuice turned out to be more of an adventure for my tank than for my taste buds (the full story is in that review), while Cucumber Cooler eJuice was a pleasant surprise for its distinct flavor and how well it held up over long use. Lychee juices have been gaining popularity as more companies turn out good fruit flavors, and Tropic King moved quickly to offer one.
The line is produced by parent company DripMore, which makes all of the King e-liquids: Cookie King, Milk King, Candy King and Tobacco King.
Packaging and label
The juice arrives in a thin paper box with a bright, playful design. Box and bottle label carry the same information, so I will describe the label.
- Front: pictures of lychees, pears and peaches over a calm woodgrain background, with the brand logo. Each fruit name is printed in a matching color: light green for pear, orange yellow for peach and pink red for lychee.
- Bottom edge: a large banner warning that the product contains nicotine and that nicotine is an addictive chemical.
- Left side: the ingredient list, which states that the flavorings are food grade and gives the VG/PG ratio as 70/30. Further warnings and the sale and age restrictions follow beneath it.
- Right side: allergen warnings and a caution not to drink the liquid or let it touch your skin, with the Poison Control number directly below in case either happens. DripMore’s “Drip with us” catchphrase, hashtag, website and manufacturing details close out the label, handy if you want to know where the juice is made or what else DripMore sells.
- Bottom of the bottle: a clearly stamped expiration date and batch number.
My bottle was the 3mg strength. The juice is also available in 0mg and 6mg.
Filling up
Lychee Luau comes in a clear chubby gorilla bottle holding 100mL. The label edges leave a gap wide enough to check how much is left and to see the liquid itself. At 3mg of nicotine it is the color of ginger ale without the bubbles, and it is thin, sloshing around freely in the bottle.
The child-proof cap came off without trouble. The fill tip underneath is slender, so it slid into my tank and I filled up without spilling a drop. One tip I have picked up: if you want a faster fill, snip the tip at an angle with scissors.
Before filling I put the tip near my nose and squeezed gently. Sweet peach came first, with a little lychee tartness behind it.
Taste test
The smell and the vapor are quite different. In the bottle the lychee is faint; in the cloud it dominates.
- Inhale: a light sweetness.
- Exhale: strong, close to overpowering. The tart lychee startled my taste buds at first, but I adjusted quickly and came to enjoy it. A faint peach shows up near the end, and a light pear lingers afterward.
- Re-inhaling through the nose: this is where pear and peach, hard to pick out on the exhale, became obvious right away.
- Throat hit: strong. Taking too many hits too fast left me light-headed, so pace yourself.
The flavor was far bolder than I had anticipated, so take it easy on your first hit. One hit was enough for me, yet the juice was so sweet that I kept going back for more. It stayed rich on every pull and never turned bland or lost its fresh-fruit character. Over two days I refilled the tank several times and liked it more each time.
Verdict: 9 out of 10
Lychee Luau eJuice is now among my favorite fruit e-liquids because of its strong fruit flavor and its sweetness. With food-grade flavorings behind it, nothing about it tasted fake to me, and there was no unpleasant aftertaste.
What kept it from a perfect score: lychee leads so heavily that peach and pear only appeared late in the exhale and on the re-inhale, and both the throat hit and the sharp lychee tang were stronger than I expected. If this is your first bottle, give your palate some time to adjust. The packaging looks good, and I liked having the flavor description printed on the bottle label itself.
If you have tried other lychee e-liquids, or other flavors in the Tropic King and Dripmore lineup, share your experience in the comments. For questions about lychee juices or anything else we carry, contact us by social media, phone or email.