Chocolate Overload (Gremberry Farms) (One Shot) 13% (12-29-24) – Yet another “Overload” from Rich at Gremberry Farms. As with a previous “Overload”, it didn’t taste overloaded LOL, but it was good. My immediate reaction to this one was a “Full Spectrum Chocolate”. Throughout the entire test, I tried to disprove that, or come up with a better explanation, but that WAS it. I got a few Chocolate profiles from this one, including Dark Choco, Milk Choco, even White Choco, ALL in one package. It was fairly complex, and did wander around a bit while testing it, with some notes higher than other, and then they would switch. VERY interesting. At 13% it was nicely full with no need to increase at all. What was missing ?? Well, no bitterness, no dryness, and NO band aids !!! YES, the three enemies of all bad chocolates, and there were NONE present. Sweetness was just at about mid-level, and despite looking, I couldn’t find any stray, random, or out of place notes. It had an almost “thickness” to it, and with some good mouthfeel to boot. It also had a nice creamy-ness to it, that helped keep it velvety smooth. About the only complaint I could muster, would be that it WAS a coil gunker. With as creamy, rich, and good that it was, it almost felt like a nit-pick, but it did gunk up a bit. After 3 tankfuls I did need to clean the coils off. Even with the somewhat coil gunkage, it was hard to mark this one down. Taste wise, it really covered the full spectrum with plenty of dark, milk, and white chocolates, and none of the dry or bitter notes (or band aids). Leaving it high at a 9.2/10.
Cinn-Full Pear (Gremberry Farms) (One Shot) 13% (12-29-24) – I’ll admit, when I learned this was a Pear, with Cinnamon, and Graham, I didn’t know what to think. My first thought was, “This isn’t going to work, and isn’t in my wheelhouse”. Well, hehe, looks like I was wrong !!! The three main profiles, worked SURPRISINGLY good together. The Pear was crisp, juicy and fresh, and the Cinnamon was present, but fairly restrained, and quite a bit lower than the Pear, which was a smart move, as it allowed it to just accent the Pear, but in no way overshadow it. The Graham was higher in the mix than the cinna, but still much lower than the Pear, again, accenting, and filling out, and rounding out the combined profile. The Pear had an almost Fuji Apple like bite to it, and it helped to keep it punching through.
At 13% it was damned full, and sweetness was at about mid-level, which tasted JUST sweet enough, without being too sweet. The Graham really added some weight to the mix, and thickened it up just a bit. Although I couldn’t overtly taste it, I couldn’t help but wonder if Rich threw just a little dairy, or cream in there to smooth out the Pear, JUST a bit. Not creamy, but smoother than you would expect for a Punchy Pear, Cinnamon, and Graham. No major off-notes or complaints except for a slight dryness on the finish, but that was about the extent of any issues. All in, a bright, juicy pear, with a hint of cinnamon, and some delicious graham. A VERY interesting, and unique profile. Leaving this one high as well, at a 9.75/10.
Gremberry Crunch (Gremberry Farms) (One Shot) 13% (1-1-25) – Breaking into the NEW YEAR, with this, my FIRST REVIEW, for 2025 !!! I could tell what this one way immediately, and it was a Looper. Nothing wrong with adding one to the Gremberry Farms roster. It had some good cereal notes, some lemon, and some creamy-ness. Now I could detect some Fruit Circles in there, BUT, Rich was able to keep it at bay with some Crunchy Berry Cereal, and some Creameries. There was some Pledge to it, but only just a hint, so Rich did a good job of including it in this Solo, but not letting it run over the mix. There were SOME light grains to the cereal, but only some. Sweetness was a few ticks below mid-level, and the Dairy/Creamery elements did give a nice base for the cereal to ride on. No off-notes, with the exception of the lovely Pledge, courtesy of the Fruit Circles, and at 13%, it was nicely strong. All in, it was a good basic Loops/Looper with a nice dairy carrier. Not super duper, but not bad either. This one felt good around the 7.5/10 area.
Grem Melon Balls (Gremberry Farms) (One Shot) 13% (1-1-25) – At first, I wasn’t sure what to make of this one, because, well, “Melon Balls” makes me think of juicy Melons. Now there were some melons in there, but it was actually billed as, “Melons and Berries”. I think Honeydew was the predominant melon profile, but the pairings left somewhat of a mystery. At times I almost got a Watermelon Candy from it, other times, some fairly non-descript dark berries. As opposed to a typical “smooth” melon finish, this one had a little more Sweet and Tart to it. Not off-putting, just unexpected. At 13% it was fairly strong, and near a 7/10 on the strength scale. I didn’t pick up any overt off-notes, and didn’t have any real complaints, other than the somewhat reduced saturation, and pairing choices. It was very unique, but I wasn’t 100% sure I was sold on the medley. All in, it was an interesting Honeydew melon, paired with some lighter non-descript dark berries, with hints of watermelon, with a nice tarty finish. Whether or not that overall profile is in your wheelhouse will dictate a scoring far better than I could. As it stood, a great idea, just not 100% sure on the implementation. Leaving it still fairly high at a 7.6/10.
Hobgoblin (Gremberry Farms) (One Shot) 13% (1-1-25) – Having just worked on a Community Project for a Dreamsicle I did want to get into this one. With orange creams, you really need both, and this one had one in spades, but not so much of the other. The orange/citrus notes were sharp, zingy, and punchy, but the cream seems to have fallen by the wayside. The orange was maybe one of the BEST I have tried with both orange, and blood orange profiles. Zingy, and I could almost taste the actual citrus oil and zest. Very natural, and authentic, with plenty of citrus zing. The cream as mentioned, was there, but truly overshadowed by the orange notes. I could taste it, and it did bring SOME creamy-ness to the mix, but only as a carrier, not a main note. I could have easily fixed this right up with some TPA Vanilla Swirl, and maybe a dash of FA Vienna Cream. As it stood, at 13% it was solidly strong, and no off-notes, with my only complaint being the lacking cream/creamery to smooth out some of the citrus, and push some vanilla into the mix. To my tastes, it tasted like it was about 65% of the way to finished. If it were just an orange, I’d rate it much higher, as again, the orange/blood orange combo was NEXT level. But, as a Orange Cream, going to knock it down a few and leave it at a 6.7/10. I could see using this all day long in an Orange Cream / Creamsicle, but, would need some creamy help.
Thanks for all the reviews. I had bought quite a lot of these and haven’t tested them all yet. I’m happy to see that many of the ones I chose got high ratings. @SessionDrummer the Caramel Spice at 13% was too high for me but the flavor was great and very different from what I usually vape. I’m going to remix and/or add a vanilla cream maybe. Love the aroma!
Red White and Blue (Gremberry Farms) (One Shot) 13% (1-4-25) – 2nd to last one in this series from Rich at Gremberry Farms, with this, the Red, White, and Blue. I can tell you that the moment I started testing this one, I loved it, just an almost perfect triple pairing. Strawberries, Blueberries, and Vanilla. I think the reason this one took off for me soo much, was because the whole Strawberry and Cream type thing, has really been overplayed in a lot of ways, and this one, was really a different take on it. It wasn’t a TRUE SB and C, but you’ll get what I mean. The Strawberries were bright, punchy, juicy, and RED. Not jammed, but with plenty of pectin-like punch to them. Sweet, tart, and perfectly placed in this mix. The Blueberries were below the SB’s, and just enough to throw it in a different flavor direction. The vanilla was creamy, but not a milk or cream, but almost kind of like a vanilla yogurt base, but without the gert. All three profiles together, really played off each other, in a tasty way. Strawberries hit you up front, then the Blueberries, and the Vanilla finished it out. VERY nicely done by Rich, and a damned tasty mix.
At 13% it was just about pefect strength wise, and it was about a 9.8/10 on the strength scale. Sweetness was actually about two ticks below mid-level which left me enjoying it even more. ZERO off-notes, issues, or complaints, and I (rarely), couldn’t think of a way I’d improve it. The BB’s added a very unique push to the overall flavor, and has some nice tartness of their own, and added, just a hint of musk, and in a good way. I couldn’t tell if it was just the BB’s, or Rich’s choice of the Creamy-ish Vanilla that made it really different than just a standard SB and C, but it did. Very tasty, hard to put down, and before I knew it, the bottle was empty. All in, a very tasty, and fresh SB, BB, and VC mix. Almost perfect, and about impossible for me to mark down. 9.9/10.
You’re very welcome and thank you @muth. TBH, I was surprised that it wasn’t too strong for me at 13%, but it wasn’t. Like you, not my typical vape, so it actually surprised me. I mean, I love homemade, authentic Chai, but didn’t know if vaping it was going to work, but it did. 
Llama Spit (Gremberry Farms) (One Shot) 13% (1-5-25) – LAST ONE on deck, from Rich at Gremberry Farms. This one took my previously tested Red, White, and Blue (Strawberries, Vanilla Cream, and Blueberries to the next level, by adding Banana into the mix for a 4’fer. But was it ONE better ?? Ehhhh, kinda. While I loved the RWB, this one’s inclusion of a Banana, did shift the mix more than expected. The banana was fairly forward in the mix, which left my beloved, previously tested trio behind it. It’s not that it was bad, but the banana did overshadow most of the “other” three, leaving them harder to pick out, and left them as more of a carrier FOR the banana. NOW, the banana was great in this mix, very natural, with a 65% yellow, 35% green overall taste. What WAS interesting, was that after the banana subsided, I did get different flavors poking through at times, sometimes the SB, sometimes the BB, so that was interesting. Because there were four profiles now, the overall perceived strength seemed a bit weaker than the aforementioned RWB, and it was near a 7/10 strength wise at 13%.
No real off-notes to complain about, and sweetness was still a few ticks below mid-level sweet. Not a mashup, and not blurry/blurred, just not as focused as the RWB. All in, a good fruit combination, that leaned banana heavy, with the SB, BB, and VC acting as more of a carrier. After 3 tanks, I finally decided to leave it at a still high 8.5/10.