Johnson Creek has the audacity to reveal online their juice ingredients and the results of the official analysis on these products. That alone can get you thinking; this company must be doing everything according to the book. For consumers, this is important. Others start with flavor; Johnson Creek is starting with credibility and trustworthiness. You become a fan because you can sense that the company keeps the followers’ interests close to its heart.
Johnson Creek and its stellar reputation are known across the industry. The company makes sure that the juice formulations are standardized and the quality is maintained through relentless testing, tweaking, and retesting. Its outstanding performance as an e-cig liquid manufacturer is well recognized. One of these recognitions came from Spinfuel Choice Awards that gave several of its flavors 5-star ratings. All these make this All-American company the “standard” for the rest to emulate.
The Home Court Advantage
Shopping on their website; johnsoncreeksmokejuice.com – is easy, even for a newbie. Veteran vapers also love the buying experience they get in this classy and professional website. The online store goes beyond your expectations. The descriptions of the various flavors are clear and useful. The site is so organized it allows you to decide methodically.
The site offers choices that you can tick away to find your perfect juice. Here you can easily find what you are looking for in terms of flavor, vapor, throat hit, base and blend.
- Flavor: You first decide on the flavor you want; will it be – tobacco, menthol, savory, fruit or chocolate.
- Vapor: Next, you decide on the kind of vapor you prefer – light, medium or thick. What is your preference?
- Throat Hit: Choose between smooth, fair or strong. Ex- smokers usually like it heavy. Quitters look forward to slowly reducing the intensity of the throat hit. Social vapers want it smooth.
- Base: What vapor or thickness would most likely please you? Those who want it thinner can go for a PG/VG (Propylene Glycol/Vegetable Gycerin) blend while those who want their e-liquid thick must go for pure VG (or PG-free).
- Blend: There are four blends to choose from, namely: Original and Read Oak, Kiln House and Birchwood. The last two are new blends.
Johnson Creek’s Flavors: Original Line vs. Red Oak
The company has four separate lines of smoke juice. Much of the reviews are focused on the first two lines: The Original Line, which is a PG-based smoke juice, and the Read Oak Line, which is VG-based. These make the Original Line flavor-rich with a good throat hit and vapor while the Red Oak line has marvelous amount of vapor and weaker throat hit. The latter was created to satisfy vapers who experience reactions to PG-base liquids. To find your match, it will be perfect to try their small 3 ml samplers in tins.
This company has several flavors in the Original Line. This can be broadly classified into: Tobacco, Menthol, Savory, Fruit, and Chocolatein four different nicotine levels (0 mg, 11 mg, 18 mg, and 24 mg) and two levels of PG (normal and reduced). These are:
- J.C. Original
- Black Cherry
- French Vanilla
- Chocolate Truffle
- Arctic Menthol
- Tennessee Cured
- Espresso
- Mint Chocolate
- Simply Strawberry
- Summer Peach
For vapers who want it thick, they can choose from this Read Oak Line that are propylene glycol-free line (meaning VG-based) available in six flavors and in three different nicotine levels (0 mg, 11 mg and 8 mg).
- Domestic
- Marcado
- Island
- Wisconsin Frost
- Swiss Dark
- Valencia
Start small with 3ml trial sizes while still looking for your kind of taste. If you have decided which of these you want to vape on a regular basis, then it’s time to buy 15ml or 30ml sizes in high quality amber glass bottles with fantastic dropper caps.
E-Liquid Ingredients
Original Line
USP grade Propylene Glycol, FCC grade Vegetable Glycerin, Food-grade Glycerol, Distilled water, Nicotine (except in Zero Nic juices), Natural Flavors, Artificial flavors, Citric Acid (used as a natural preservative in the juice)
Red Oak Line
FCC grade Vegetable Glycerin, Food-grade Glycerol, Distilled water, Nicotine (except in Zero Nic juices), Natural Flavors, Artificial flavors, Citric Acid (used as a natural preservative in the juice), 100% free of Propylene Glycol.
Final Thoughts
What must the company must strive to continue?
Johnson Creek is an American smoke juice company that has been there since the early days of vaping. It has attained an inimitable status of unmatched credibility in the industry for their dedication, excellent customer service, and most of all, quality juices.
Orders are delivered right on time in a well-protected pack. The product packaging is among the best in the trade using superior amber glass bottles. The labeling is both visually attractive and professional looking. The flavors are undeniably intense, while the richness of the vapor is consistent and rich.
Is there anything that Johnson Creek must improve?
The company has advanced to developing and selling electronic cigarette devices (Vea) to complement what they concoct best: Johnson Creek’s smoke juices. Though the smoke juice remains to be the company’s bread and butter, Vea is doing well in the market. I am one of the regular users.
If there is one thing that the company must work on it is the consistent quality control on the “canteens.” As a regular, I know that each “canteen” is supposed to last longer than a week. While the two canteens in the set of three usually last as expected, time and again I get a box where one canteen does not last as long as the other two.
The company has a solid reputation and growing following. With such quality products the company is expected to build an even stronger base if it will sustain its current efforts and work on those little oversights. Competition will get tougher in the coming years, they will survive it. All they need is to maintain the quality of their juices, keep on improving Vea and sustain their excellent customer service.