Firstly, apologies for such a long delay. I’ve been vaping but not writing – the product of both summer sun and some impending changes at work. Priorities, priorities: too many of those.

We break my hiatus with yet another juice from Canadian vendor Vapor North. Grand Beach promises a sweet and citrusy vape with a mellow ending. Will this juice conjure up feelings of relaxing under a warm sun? Or will it just feel like sand has gotten everywhere – I mean, everywhere? Read on, read on.

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 before the review, a disclosure. The good folks at Vapor North have kindly donated these juices for me to review. Rest assured, these words are mine, and mine alone. I wouldn’t shill my reputation for free stuff.

In the months that I’ve had Grand Beach, it has graced all of my rebuildable hardware. This has ranged from Trident clone, Igo-W, and my two Kayfuns in all manners of cotton-based microcoils.

And I must say, I quite like this vape.

Nosed from the bottle, it smells quite like a sweet fruity cocktail of the incandescent blue variety graced with an umbrella. My vitamin-N addled brain also desperately wants to detect sunscreen, just a hint. There probably isn’t a single touch of sunscreen to the nose, but when I see ‘beach’, that’s what I think.

Vapers will be pleased to note, though, that Grand Beach tastes nothing of sunblock. A hallmark that I’ve come to expect from Vapor North is an ephemeral quality to their flavours. The first inhale reveals a dark fruit note. At times I sense something akin to a dark raspberry, but this quickly evolves into deep citrus flavours. Think blood orange and grapefruit zest. Something about this vape tapers the citrus flavours down, such that the cloyingness so often associated with artificial citrus flavours is nowhere to be found. A definite plus in my books.

It’s a flavour I struggle to accurately describe, and as a result moves me to give Grand Beach top marks in the flavour department. For one of my friends that I’ve slowly moved to vape converts, Grand Beach was described as a coca cola gummy. I am just as inclined to believe his description as I am my own initial tasting notes.

Grand Beach leaves a sweet, semi-lingering room-note. It’s pleasant, but nothing that has left second-hand vapers singing praises.

As a fruit vape, I recommend first thinking of pairing with an unsweetened iced tea on the patio. For those with booze on the mind, steer clear of most liquors straight-up; a hop-forward wiess or india pale ale would be more appropriate.

The Verdict?

Grand Beach delivers a clean, complex fruit vape that tantalizes with citrus and gummy notes.

Rating: 4.5/5. A very solid vape that is only receiving less than 5 because fruit just doesn’t seem to match my mood at all times. A go-to change-up for my rotation, just not an ADV.