Tiger’s Blood is one of the most prolific names out there for juice vendors. What’s with the name? Who started it first?

This is a review of Canadian vendor, Vapor North’s, interpretation of the blend. Promising “a sweet strawberry flavour with an earthy kick and an exhale that bites back”, this is a fruity vape that could play well with my collection of more darker flavours. Will this juice be bi-winning? Or will it flame-out, much like Charlie Sheen’s acting career? The answers, dear readers, lie within.

The Details:

PG:VG Ratio: 50% PG / 50% VG

50% PG / 50% VG Nicotine: 6mg

6mg Tank Cracker: No

No Origin: Canada

Canada Price: $10.95 CAD / 15ml

$10.95 CAD / 15ml Website: http://www.vapornorth.com

The Goods:

But first, a disclosure. Tiger’s Blood is one of a huge lot of flavours generously donated to the review cause by the good folks at Vapor North, Brett and Mark. What I write, though, is my completely honest opinion. I value you, my readers, far too much to trade glowing reviews for free things.

Tiger’s Blood has lived in a variety of my hardware, including an Igo-W, my Kayfun, as well as a brand new Trident clone that has quickly become my favourite RDA. I’m not a fan of making knee-jerk reviews, I prefer to “live” with the juices I review to get a true sense of their viability as an all-day vape. You could say that for the past few weeks I have had Tiger’s Blood running through my veins.

And with that, I cease with the Charlie Sheen jokes. Oh, Charlie, why are you so crazy?

Nosed from the bottle, Tiger’s Blood rewards with a faintly fruity scent, not unlike that of a Swedish berry or other fruit-flavoured gummy candy. The smell is non-descript, but thankfully, we’re here to taste juices, not to smell the bottles.

Regardless of device, Tiger’s Blood starts with a ripe, fruity flavour. Unsurprising. What is surprising, though, is that I taste not a single strawberry buried within the complexity that intermingles upon the palate. On some vapes, I sense a faint kiwi taste emerge from the general fruity sweetness. At others, a dark, rindless orange flavour makes itself known; not bitter, just medium-sweet and a bit tart. Perhaps the strawberry flavour chosen has highlighted the darker notes of the fruit, such that its base strawberry flavour doesn’t spring forward.

Whatever the reason, tasters will be happy to note that the candied, artificial strawberry flavour often found with strawberry vapes is no-where to be found. Just complex fruit notes that merge into a cohesive, fresh experience.

Vapers will be greeted by a creamy depth at the end of exhale. It’s nearly chewy, which I mean in the best way possible. While I still cannot put a finger on the flavour, even after so many weeks, I think the closest analog is an almost-coconut flavour. Not truly coconut, simply the creamy effect of a real coconut along with a deep flavour that reminds me of what the brown husk of a coconut looks like – not what it tastes like.

As for the bite? I cannot detect anything spicy from this juice. In fact, the throat hit from Tiger’s Blood is smooth and subdued, unlike its cousin, Monkey Paw.

Exhaled through the nose, expands into less sweet (a by-product of not touching the sweetness receptors on the tongue) and richer. Indeed, more earthy. The creamy notes are much more accentuated exhaled in this manner.

Tiger’s Blood leaves a sweet, fruit-filled room note. It’s pleasant and non-cloying, and dissipates moderately quickly.

This juice would pair well with most fruity or refreshing beverages. Sangria on a porch would be most ideal – though I would argue that sangria on a porch is always ideal. Beer-lovers would be best to try Tiger’s Blood with a pint of a lighter pilsener or wheat ale. Think Steamwhistle or Shock Top. Sober? Try an unsweetened iced-tea.

The Verdict?

An enigma of a juice, Tiger’s Blood pleases with a constantly evolving fruit flavour whose moderate sweetness is tempered by a deeper set of earthy base notes.

Rating: 5/5. An intriguing juice that could easily sit in any vaper’s ADV juice rotation.