Some fruit e-liquids tell you exactly what is in them. Tropical Pucker Punch by Twist eLiquids does not: it is one of the brand’s mystery blends, and neither the label nor the official description names a single fruit. I had sampled a few Twist eLiquids bottles before, but this is the first one I have sat down to review properly, and going in blind made it an unusual tasting.
The short version
My score is 6 out of 10. Nothing is wrong with this juice, and a gentle sweetness stays with it from the first puff to the last, but the flavor is light and the throat hit is mild. I wanted both to be stronger. Given the name, I expected something with real force behind it and did not find it. If a smooth, easygoing fruit vape that sits a little above average on flavor and throat hit sounds right to you, it may suit you better than it suited me.
How it tastes
Fruit flavors are my favorite category, and I usually know the listed fruits before I start, which nudges me to hunt for them in the vapor. Here the only clue was a vague line about exotic tropical fruit extracts, so I had to rely on taste alone. That was slightly unnerving.
- Inhale: a light but clear sweetness that made me think of strawberries, with some warmth from the vapor landing at the back of my tongue.
- Exhale: what seemed like grape, plus a faint tartness that might have been cherry.
- Lingering vapor: very sweet and pleasant when I breathed it back in.
The balance is good. It never turned cloying, and it never went flat or dull either. I enjoyed it even without knowing which fruits I was tasting, and guessing may be part of the appeal. After roughly three tanks, though, I wanted a bolder fruit. Because the throat hit sits on the light side, I caught myself chain-vaping, and I was chasing the nicotine more than the taste.
Filling the tank
The juice ships as a two-pack of 60mL bottles, 120mL in total, and I worked from whichever bottle came out of the box first. Its child-resistant cap came off in seconds, and the narrow tip filled my tank with a few light squeezes.
Two things surprised me about the liquid. It is completely clear, with none of the yellow tint that nearly every nicotine e-liquid shows to some degree. And the bottles are clear as well, where colorless juices normally arrive in dark tinted ones. The liquid is also very thin; a couple of soft taps had it sloshing up the sides of the bottle.
Smelling the open bottle gave me a very faint fruit scent: berries first, then a trace of orange. Taken together it smelled like a fruit punch drink.
Packaging and label
Twist eLiquids makes a large range of fruit, menthol, dessert and other flavors, in freebase and nic-salt versions, and ejuice.deals stocks a selection from across that range.
The pair of bottles sits in a slim box. Brand and flavor name are printed in colorful lettering over a silver background that fades from light to dark, dotted with multi-colored bubbles. They reminded me of carbonated water, which is not quite what a fruit punch juice calls to mind.
What the box tells you:
- Warning: the product contains nicotine, and nicotine is an addictive chemical. A second warning appears on the back.
- Nicotine level: 3mg, printed on the top flap and on both sides.
- Lower side panels: bottle size and the company’s social media handle.
- Back panel: a gold medal graphic with a note that the company has won awards, the ingredient list, manufacturing details and the company website.
The bottle label repeats that information and adds some. Its left edge carries the warnings, restrictions and a social media hashtag, and it also states that the ingredients are kosher. The box’s ingredient list does not mention that, which struck me as odd, although some makers do choose kosher VG and PG for their own reasons. Above the barcode you will find the 70/30 VG/PG ratio, which happens to be the mix I prefer, and below it the expiration date. I appreciated that placement, since many brands stamp the date on the base of the bottle or leave it off entirely.
A note on the company website
I visited the Twist eLiquids site printed on the box and found it a little confusing. The juices are sold in the US and internationally, and when I went looking for the company’s own listing I was sent on to a third-party site named Daddy’s Vapor. I had assumed Twist eLiquids was a standalone brand and company, but Daddy’s Vapor appears to be the parent.
Where to go from here
There is a nic-salt version of this flavor as well, and the rest of the range is in the Twist eLiquids collection. Taste in e-liquid is personal, so your read on this one may differ from mine; the comments are open if you have tried it or anything else from the brand. More reviews of the fruit and dessert flavors from this line were planned at the time of writing.