Disclaimer: This E-liquid was provided to me free of charge for the purpose of conducting a review. This fact notwithstanding, I will, as best I'm able, provide an honest, accurate and unbiased assessment of this product.
Hurricane Vapor http://www.hurricanevapor.com/ are based in Miami, Florida and have this to say on the front page of their website, "...we want our patrons to be transported to a tropical place where they can literally feel the sunshine on their face and soak in the rich flavors and bold attitude of the Caribbean tropics, and International influences." These E-liquid artisans are confessed dual-users, that is, they enjoy a fine cigar when the fancy takes them as well as being avid vapers. They're intent on bringing the mindset of the cigar connoisseur's appreciation of (a particular type of) flavour to the vaping world. Anybody who thinks laterally when designing and manufacturing flavour intended to be inhaled in vaporous form, gets my seal of approval. Intent and methodologies only get you halfway though; the vapours also need to taste good. Fortunately for Hurricane Vapor and more so for you and I, the e-liquids from this duo are astonishingly good.
Hurricane Vapor produce a line of E-liquids called Storm Juice which includes a catalogue of twelve flavours encompassing the following categories: "cool and icy", "dark and rich", "mild and velvety" and "sweet and delicious". The flavours include Sunshine Cured Tobacco, Toasted Amber Tobacco, Belgian Simmered Tobacco, Cuban Coffee, Chocolate Frost Bite, Vice City Ice, Berry Jello Shots, Miami Lemon Drop, Peaches and Irish Cream, Florida Orange Creamsicle, Galletta Dulce and Papaya Milkshake. They're also preparing to roll out the following flavours: Sunset Cavendish, Winter Cured Tobacco, October-Bomb, Red Chile Guava or Guava Frosada (testing both versions), Cortadito, Vanilla-Sky Tobacco and Beach Breeze Tobacco.
Each E-liquid is available in a 15 ($9.99) and 30ml ($17.99) bottle at nicotine strengths of 0 (0% ("Just Juice")), 6 (0.6% ("Very Light")), 12 (1.2% ("Light")), 18 (1.8% ("Medium")), 24 (2.4% ("Full")) and 36mg (3.6% ("Extra")) with PG/VG ratios of 50/50 ("Smooth Inhale") and 70/30 ("Firm Inhale"). Note that, as of the writing of this review some of their liquids are listed at reduced prices. Whether or not these are permanent reductions I couldn't say.
The 15ml bottle is a clear cuboid glass. (Glass is inert, which means it doesn't interact with the liquid contents in any way; no affect on the chemical integrity of the liquid contained within at all.) The bottle was shipped to me with a black, non-childproof, screw top cap with a plastic bag containing a second screw top cap but with an integrated dropper. The bottle was also shipped with a tamper evident plastic seal around the cap. Attention to detail, folks.
The label includes the following information: the company name, the brand name, the name of the liquid, liquid contents in ml, nicotine strength as percentage (in this case, listed as 1.8%, medium), an ingredients list, a warning to keep out of the reach of children, an age warning, the words "Do not drink" and the instruction to "Shake well".
The colour of the liquid is somewhere between copper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_(color) and a Rufous Brown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous. The aroma of the liquid itself is reminiscent of peaches and cream but with a delicate suggestion of liqueur.
I'm vaping Peaches and Irish Cream in an Igo-L on a mechanical mod running on an 18650 battery. Drawing the vapour into my mouth, I experience a generalised sweetness and subtle tartness along with the velvety smooth texture of the vapour. Then I begin to experience a building of pressure at the back of my throat, which, beyond a certain point becomes uncomfortable. At this point I stop inhaling vapour, and draw in a short, shallow breath of fresh air. The flavour, at this moment, is of the sweetest, juiciest peach I've ever tasted. It has just the right balance of sweetness and tartness to convince me I'm actually eating a real peach. This is amplified as I exhale. Alongside the peach, from the moment the breath turns and I begin to exhale is the incredibly convincing flavour of sweetened cream mixed with the vaguest suggestion of coffee. The aftertaste is the continued marriage of these two primary flavours. I sense the cream on my tongue for the most part while the flavour of peach lingers about the rear sides of the tongue. Just incredible. I've reviewed one other fruit flavoured juice recently which delighted me with it's authenticity of flavour, but that was one unadorned fruit. This is the perfect marriage of two components; the very subtle, coffee-laced creaminess that contrasts with and softens the sweetness and gentle tartness of a peach. There's no hint of artificiality about the flavour at all. It tastes fresh and sweet and absolutely authentic.
Hurricane Vapor are consummate professionals; this shows in the attention to detail they've observed in everything from the graphic design on their bottles, to the bottles themselves, the additional screw top caps with integrated droppers to the beautifully crafted juices. I'm very impressed.
I have "superlative fatigue".
