This isn't the usual post, but I thought it should be said.
I happen to be fortunate enough to live in Asheville, NC. Not because Asheville is the place to be or anything, but because of my location, Asheville Vapor is my one stop shop for everything Vape related. One day, the owner of Asheville vapor was telling me about a line they have coming out that would be exclusive to Asheville Vapor for a little while. After he told me it was created by a popular DIY reddit user, I knew exactly who it was, and it was confirmed after seeing /u/fizzmustard's post about his new eliquid line.
I won't go beating around the bush; this stuff is fantastic. Every flavor is a knock out of the park. Being that I mainly DIY, I don't really purchase eliquid anymore, but I felt the need to support one of our own. The dude created a nana cream clone that got a lot of people into DIY, including myself. I feel that we owe a lot to the guy. So, if you ever get the chance, pick up a bottle of Artifact. You won't be disappointed, and you'll be supporting the business of one of this subreddits more invaluable users.
Basically, congrats, /u/fizzmustard! The line is great, and I wish you nothing but success.
/u/Nickilas – wow...thanks so much for posting such a ringing endorsement!
DIYers are a tough crowd. I mean, we're pretty terrible customers since we try to do everything ourselves haha. That's extremely high praise for you to enjoy these flavors so much. I put a tremendous amount of time and energy into these, and if they impress another juicemaker that's about the highest compliment I can imagine.
Truly, thank you. Any favorites so far?
Also, we should meet up for a beer some time!
Yeah man, of course. I'm loving Genoa, I would say it's a looper killer. I think my favorite part of the line is just how clean everything tastes. I used to be in love with cereal killa. Now when I vape it, it tastes sticky and overly sweet. Like, waay too many sweeteners. Everything is great man, I was very impressed. I can tell it's definitely very thought through and you can tell how much time you put into it.
And wait, are you from the area?? If so, yes.
That's fantastic! I'm really happy you like Genoa. Glad you picked up on the cleanness as well. I don't add any sweeteners whatsoever; the only sweetener at all would be small amounts of ethyl maltol found in the flavorings themselves. No additives (citric acid, malic acid, MTS, etc), no colorings. All the flavors are D/A/AP-free according to their manufacturers as well and we'll post the lab results as soon as we get them back.
And yep – I was born and raised in Asheville. PM me and we'll coordinate.
Holy shit these flavors look amazing. The pear cream and kaffir lime especially. I'm in Raleigh NC but we have a house in Highlands and pass through Asheville regularly. I'll have to stop and grab some juice next time I'm through there.
His juice line is legit the only line I'm excited about. And I'm super excited
Yeah, fuck /u/botboy141. ^^^^^^Just ^^^^^^kidding ^^^^^^you ^^^^^^know ^^^^^^I ^^^^^^love ^^^^^^you
Wish I could upvote more...
Just curious why do you say that or are you joking? Oh and where can I buy fizzmustards juice???
/u/botboy141 has his own line, and from what I hear it's pretty great too. http://www.gggejuice.com/Gunner-s-Gold-Gourmet-E-Juice-s/100.htm He won't shut up about his apple pie, so I'd suggest starting there ;P
And /u/fizzmustard will be selling on his website soon, but if you can't wait, ashville vapor sells his online and in store.
Will there be a place for online purchase?
Although I'd love an excuse to travel to Asheville. I got a friend from there, he says it's beautiful.
Our online shop will be up very soon. Just waiting on our credit card processor at the moment so we can flip the switch.
If you can't wait to try the line, Asheville Vapor does have them on their online shop for $17.49.
We will, when the site is open, have a pretty big giveaway and a discount code for everyone here. I'm really sorry for the delay :/
Your description for your juice is really great, but is it possible to cram all those different flavor notes into e-juice? I guess my real question is "can e-juice become something so complex and layered?" Genoa for example, will someone with the optimal set-up really taste all the notes of strawberries, blueberries, nutty almond milk, and a crumble of shortbread cereal flakes no less?
I'm not trying to be condescending, I'm just used to being disappointed by all these vendors describing their juice like quality coffee is described. Pretty similar in terms of what flavor descriptors are used actually!
Honestly? I think so - I think you can taste all those components.
Sure, there's a LOT of marketing hype that floats around with trumped up descriptions that fall flat. All I can say is that I've really, really put my energy into these flavors. None of them were created with the intention of selling them. My partner had to basically coerce me into selling these. I made each one for me; personal experiments to chase profiles I couldn't find elsewhere. Everything from probably-excessive numbers of flavorings, to creating custom flavorings that didn't yet exist, to perfecting percentages to the 0.01% level in simple recipes. They're designed at the molecular level of individual aromatic molecules to taste, well, exactly like I want. We're making our own nicotine base, pre-homogenizing the liquids...really everything we could think of to create a superior product.
I spent a lot of time for years frustrated by similar more-hype-than-substance flavors. That's why I got into DIY, and why I share my knowledge here - I want things to be better.
Ok, enough ranting :)
Specific to Genoa, as you cited, I can taste all the elements you listed, and those who have provided feedback have usually said the same. Palates vary, of course, and your equipment certainly has an effect. It won't taste quite the same in a CE4 vs an RDA, or at 7w vs 70w.
How about this: PM me your shipping details and nicotine level. I'll send you a bottle of Genoa (or any flavor you prefer) gratis in exchange for your feedback. You're welcome to post your feedback publicly to let me and the community know if you can really taste the complexity I'm promising. I want to help you find something you like, even if it's not my line.
Fizz said he was going to start online sales either this month or next month. It's in his original post about his line.
Edit: he said in the comments he was going to do an online 4th of July sale and said this sub would be the first to know when it's open
Widow's walk is something special, truly amazing stuff. His 'nana cream clone seems almost amateur hour compared to the apparent time and love that he spent developing his line. I truly enjoyed every one of them, especially Skull Flower and fucking Widow's Walk. Not since Black Out City have I loved a liquid so much.
Thanks buddy! You'll have to post your full review of WW once the site goes up.
Thanks to /u/fizzmustard diketone replacement version of mm, I am now 100% diketone free in my daily habit!
If these juices are diketone-free I'll order one of each.
They are all diketone free. I spent...jeez...a ton of time working with flavor manufacturers to ensure our ingredients did not contain diacetyl, acetoin and/or acetyl propionyl. We are also waiting on the results of independent lab testing to publish those findings.
I really, really care about my products being as safe as possible.
I'm really curious about the pricing on this line. Although he's helped enough people make good DIY, that he may as well start milking the ignorant consumer for some cash like every other retail juice company. Kidding :) (sort of lol) but I would like to know the prices, thanks! :)
For those curious, Asheville Vapor sells fizz's line on their store. I placed an order for the full line in 30mL bottles today. 5 flavors x 30 mL came out to $87.45 with free shipping.
Thanks for the order /u/shrine399 – I really hope you're pleased. But don't hold back! You'll have to send me your brutally honest feedback.
I have every bit of confidence in your abilities. While I'm picky about my ADV's I can appreciate a well crafted juice. I'm on the west coast so I'm expecting the shipping to take a bit, hopefully not too long. Once it's here I'll try em and shoot you a PM :)
I miss Asheville everyday. Glad to hear things are still as progressive as ever.
Hopefully he gets those online orders up soon. I'd love to smoke something that reminds me of home.
/u/fizzmustard. Just checked out your line at the Asheville Vapor online shop. Did you provide those pics or did they stage them? They look amazing and very classy.
I took them. I've done all of the creative work on this line. It's a labor of love.
I hope it's not inappropriate on this sub's rules to recommend checking out my Instagram account @artifactvapor or Facebook https://facebook.com/ArtifactVapor for more photos and such.
Thanks for the compliment :)
Sorry to chime in on this thread, but it's true, Artifact Vapor Craft really is something special. We carry a ALOT of juice but we take a lot of time selecting brands and only bring on what we consider the best of the best. Our customers have come to expect excellance. It's made a big splash, to say the least. Fizz really out-did himself with these creations.
Hey /u/fizzmustard - Will you be selling concentrates? I can't import liquids containing nicotine, but concentrates shouldn't be a problem - I'd love to try your liquids! :D
Could you import them sans nic add your own?
Thanks /u/fizzmustard I have a gut feeling he's leaving something out ;) I wonder if that b&m gave you credit for that lol
Dang, I wish I would have known a week or so ago. I had a buddy that stayed in Asheville for a concert, I would have had him stop by and pick us up some.
Raleigh area here.