Lucky Pear by NamberJuice

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. Pertinent portions of this review are quoted from my review of NamberJuice's Moot's Juice. http://vapour-taster.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/moots-juice-by-namberjuice.html Quoted passages are in italics.

Lucky Pear by Namberjuice http://namberjuice.com/ is "One of Nick's all time favorite juices in our line... It is one of his go-to Las Vegas vapes." http://namberjuice.com/namber-originals/lucky-pear.html

The Rabbit foot. This somewhat grisly artefact has been associated with good luck since 600 BC when the Celtic People of Europe followed ritualistic procedures for the killing of the rabbit and obtaining it's hind foot. Apparently, the belief that humans with lycanthropic powers assumed the form of rabbits to achieve their ends, nefarious or otherwise and that obtaining the hind foot of one of these beings, in its state as a rabbit, shot or captured in a cemetery and by the light of a full moon conferred good fortune on the owner. Variations on each of these conditions were held to be true by different peoples; full moon, new moon, Friday, a rainy Friday, Friday the thirteenth were all said to be requisite and/or favourable conditions for the obtaining of the foot. (1)

Modern folklore suggests that the gambler is often the bearer of such an item. If not a rabbit's foot, then some other token of good fortune. For example, the Touch Piece, which is often a coin which needs to be on the person, in a pocket and regularly touched for it to be effective. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_piece The human race, to a great extent, are a superstitious lot and we rely on amulets (which protect from malignant energy) and talismans (which attract benevolent energy) more often than we realise. Grimmgreen's Lucky Pear is a talisman in liquid and vaporous form. It's the Vaper's rabbit's foot or Touch Piece.

Good luck!

Lucky Pear is an e-liquid by NamberJuice, the relatively new company set up by pillars of the vaping world, Nick "GrimmGreen" Green and Amber "VapeBabe" Johnson, both YouTube celebrities, reviewers, commentators and all-round nice people. GrimmGreen has been talking about all things vaping since 2009 and from then till now has had approximately three and a half million views of his videos. Here's a link to GrimmGreen's blog: http://www.grimmgreen.com/ and here's a link to his YouTube channel: http://m.youtube.com/user/GrimmGreen VapeBabe has been posting videos to YouTube since 2010 and has also amassed a sizeable following. She also maintains a blog dedicated to seeking out and discussing all things vaping for the female market. In her own words, "...we (women) are out here, we have money, and we are more than willing to throw it at (vendors) if they invest in our interests!" http://www.thevapebabe.com/post/11008147355/hey-everyone-just-getting-this-site-up-and Here's a link to her Youtube channel: http://m.youtube.com/user/TheVapeBabe and a link to her blog: http://www.thevapebabe.com/

NamberJuice currently have a catalog of twenty one flavours, divided into two ranges; Namber Originals and Namesakes, with a third range, Tumbleweed Tobacco coming soon. Their liquids range from confectionary and desserts through to beverages and tobaccos. Each of their liquids are available in a 15ml bottle ($10.00) at nicotine strengths of 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24mg

Lucky Pear, from the Namber Originals range is described as "A delicate and slightly sweet, juicy pear (which) meets crisp light mint! This pear is the real deal, no artificial taste here." http://namberjuice.com/namber-originals/all-flavors/lucky-pear.html There are sixteen customer reviews for Lucky Pear, as of the writing of this review, with an average rating of 4.2/5 stars.

The bottle is a semi-opaque, easily squeezed plastic with an attached plastic dropper insert. The black plastic screw top cap is childproof. When it arrived, the bottle was sealed from head to toe in a seemingly vacuum sealed plastic and I had to use a steak knife to remove it! The design on the label is striking with it's geometric design in red, white and black. The label includes the following information: the name of the liquid, the phrase "The all original" preceding the brand name, the phrase "Quality E-Liquid", nicotine contents in mg, liquid contents in ml, a batch (lot) number, a "born on" date, an ingredients list, a warning that the liquid may contain concentrated flavours and nicotine, a declaration that the liquid contains artificial flavouring, an advisory notice to keep out of reach of children and pets and the NamberJuice address.

The liquid is a clear, dark Rust Brown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(color) A vigorous shake of the bottle, diffusing bubbles of air throughout the liquid sees them defying gravity and the viscosity of the liquid reasonably quickly. A drop of the liquid rubbed between the tips of my thumb and forefinger is absorbed I to my skin within forty seconds. It immediately feels slightly tacky, so lubricity is low. All of this suggests a low VG content. The aroma that rises from the opened bottle, held below my nose is a blend of mint and pear. This mixture approximatse the aroma of cough lollies.

I've been vaping Lucky Pear in both an AC9 (Genesis style atomiser) (WOW!) and an Igo-L on a Poldiac. For the purpose of this review I'm using an Igo-L on a Poldiac running on a freshly charged 18650 battery. I don't have the means to check the ohms of the coil, but if it helps you to know, there's a four/five coil of 0.2mm (32AWG) Kanthal wire around three strands of 2mm Silica wick.

I take a slow, sustained inhalation of vapour and it registers as sweetness along the forward edge of my tongue. Almost immediately, I experience the cooling sensation of the mint from the mid section of my tongue through to the back of my throat. If I draw the vapour into my mouth without inhaling the sweetness enfolds and almost seizes my tongue, while I perceive the coolness of the mint as a secondary event . Inhaling the vapour draws the chill toward the back of my throat where it intensifies the longer I draw. Although the NamberJuice website suggests the presence of mint, I experience chemesthetic chill rather than the flavour of mint per se; this is true when I vape Lucky Pear in both the AC9 and the Igo-L. As I finish inhaling and draw fresh air into my lungs, the chill is amplified to the level of a cold burn and I recognise the pear flavour as a type of candy rather than the fresh fruit. However, it may very well be a species of pear with which I'm unfamiliar. Whatever the case, you should make your own decision about the character of the pear flavour at play in this juice. As I exhale, the cold burn amplifies even further and dominates the pear flavour. The aftertaste consists of a cool residue along the length of my tongue and at the back of my throat with the resurfacing of the subdued pear flavour. 

When using both the Igo-L and the AC9, throat hit is significant, as is the chemesthetic reaction afforded by the mint. Vapour production is very generous, especially when the AC9 is used.

I would like to say that Lucky Pear is accurately cast as a pear flavoured juice, but I experienced the mint as the primary element with the pear lending an auxiliary sweetening and fruity influence. Please note that I'm personally not a big fan of Menthol type juices, so my assessment of this liquid will be necessarily biased. Don't let my personal bias sway you either way. In and of itself, this is a very finely tailored juice; the flavour is full-bodied and nicely balanced against the cooling effect of the mint. If you're partial to Menthol/Koolada/Mint flavoured vapes with fruity attributes, then I'd suggest this as a worthy addition to your vaping diet.


(1) Ellis, Bill: Lucifer Ascending: The Occult in Folklore and Popular Culture (University of Kentucky, 2004) ISBN 0-8131-2289-9