Nicoticket Custard's Last Stand

Here's an update on the bottle I got a week ago that was actually mixed on 7/22/2014. I jumped the gun and tasted it right out of the package. Nothing like custard. I only purchased this flavor based on all the great reviews. I contacted Nicoticket a couple of days later asking about steeping tips specifically for this flavor. Clark referred me to this section of their site Steeping Recommendations. I have followed their instructions pretty closely. I've been doing a mix of steeping with about 30 minutes of breathing each day for 4 days now. Tonight I will let it breathe overnight with the cap and nipple off. My apprehension about this flavor is this:  I have found some phenomenal flavors that have not had to steep/breathe for them to taste much better than this one. I really do want to give this a fair shot, not because of the money I paid for it, but because I don't think that many people could be wrong about it. My initial thoughts about the juice were that it tasted artificial and inaccurate. I tasted it again after the strict 4 day steeping and breathing. It is slightly less so now. I hope this trend keeps going.

Update 8/5/14:  It smells better, but vapes nearly the same. I can't pinpoint what it is, but it is most certainly not custard. Pro tip - there are way better juices in this profile. I will be more than willing to neutrally review any other juice they carry, but I will not be spending any money on them in the future. As a standalone juice I give it 7 out of 10 for flavor, 4 out of 10 for a custard.

The Flavor Build

I can never be accused of being a cloud chaser. Feel free to hate on me here. I use drippers for air flow. I can build it so it gets better flavor than a kayfun. It is not about vapor volume dictating flavor alone. Believe what the forums tell you. A 2mm diameter 10/11 wrap of 28 gauge, preferably a double build, is just right. I get the same results out of my Tobh and Infinite. I challenge anyone to tell me differently. I'll build it and prove you wrong. Oh, and cotton.

Neckbeards Custard Spice

This is Neckbeards Custard Spice by ... you can figure it out. It currently fills the number 2 spot on my "Best Custard of Eternity" list. I purchased it less than a week ago. It was decent enough for me to buy, but I really bought it based on other reviews.  Since then, it has gotten better than when I initially tasted it. Definitely custardy. The description on their website describes a spice note upon exhale. That exists. It misses the entirety of custard-dom with its lack of much of an egg aspect. If you all are tired of hearing about eggs in custard, tough. Custards have egg. This has a leg up on some with its simplicity and the inclusion of spice. I don't detect nutmeg as that spice as standard custard recipes will include, but there is something there. Plenty of vanilla. Plenty of creme. With its 6mg of nicotine, it gives that wonderful throat tingle that some detect in custards. I thing that level works with this category and adds to the flavor composition to give it what it needs.

Lazarus Vintage

I want to call your attention to the stunning Sir James VSOP juice in the treasure chest.  If you don't know about it, stop everything! Get some. Thank me later. Without having a description from Lazarus Vintage, I can only give you what I taste. The most prominent flavor is a chocolate liqueur. When I say chocolate, think dark dry chocolate that the most delectable truffles are rolled in. It is easily at the top of my list of dessert vapes. What sets this apart from almost every other juice is that it is barrel aged, thus smooth and exclusive. It is flanked by No. 1 and Trinity Reserve, two solid flavors from their current line. Unlike other juice companies, these flavors do not strive to mimic something precisely.  They are just GOOD! This means that you can vape it all month long without getting tired of a specific taste.

Infinite CLT RDA

This is the new Infinite CLT rebuildable dripper. It has a rounded dome inside that helps concentrate flavor, a decently deep juice well, and plenty of holes for a wide variety of setups. Currently, I use it as a flavor build. The horizontal long air hole can be adjusted to let any amount of air in. Both cloud chasers and flavor heads will find this useful. Another opening is on the opposite side for dual builds. The heat dissipating fins on the body and tip keep this plenty cool.

Vigilante Juice Co.

These are two dessert flavors by Vigilante Juice Co. Skull and Crossbones is "succulent butter rum cake topped with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream and sprinkled with brown sugar." Rogue is "smooth, rich blend of french vanilla custard accented with a shaved young coconut and a drizzle of caramel." These are some of the best desserts I have ever tried. The custard is spot on and currently sits as the BEST CUSTARD I have tasted so far. What this custard has that every other custard I have tried so far is the egginess. It is extremely accurate and the perfect after dinner vape. I originally fell in love with the butter rum cake. The buttery and sweet cake characteristics definitely come through with vanilla and a hint of caramel or brown sugar just peeking through on the finish. I keep coming back to these two to remind me how great juices can be.

My search for the perfect custard

I have tried many custards.  I currently own Neckbeard's, Nicoticket, and Vigilante.  Out of these Vigilante is the most accurate.  What all the others have missed is the egg characteristic.  My stash of Custard's last stand is only 2 days old so I will review it after it has steeped.  Right now it has missed the mark by a long shot.  Custard Spice is decent as far as the accuracy of the flavor goes, but it lacks the egg and the resulting throat tingle.