Searching for A Castle Long Alternative

Ever since I first tried it, I've been hooked-Castle Long by Five Pawns is DAMN good juice. It may not be for everybody, but it really suits my flavor profile preference. As an all day vape, though... it's just too damned expensive. I'm not saying it's not worth the (gasp) $27.50 for 30ml, and I'm not saying it's not. You buy what you want to buy. If I could afford to keep enough of it around and vape it all day, I would.

But I can't.

So, after spending literally hundreds of dollars and being left with a bunch of empty dropper bottles, a shitload of cleverly designed cardboard tubes that look a lot like repurposed toilet paper rolls, and certificates of authenticity printed on parchment, I smacked myself in the face-hard-and came to the realization that I can't afford it. Thus began the hunt for a suitable alternative e liquid for a po' boy with expensive taste.

The following is a response to a post by Michael Williams from onvaping.com. The original post was titled "I Tried Five Pawns (and All I got was This Lousy Blog Post), published on March 22, 2014. I responded in the comments, and shared my impressions of several e liquids that are similar in flavor. Hopefully, this info will prove useful for those of you who enjoy the flavor of Castle Long as much as I do, but seek a cheaper alternative. You can find the original post here:

For the past several months-maybe even year- I have been on the hunt for a juice with a flavor profile similar to Castle Long, because I f’ing love the stuff. I wish I was a fancy, blog writing, six figure making aristocrat so I could vape it all day. Alas, I am a poor, blue-collar college dropout, and life has forced me to be more creative and cunning, and I am too old and worn out to get by on my good looks and charm anymore. I do love the flavor profile, though…

I’ve found very few e liquids out there that come close, and the search continues. There are a couple worth mentioning, for those of you who, like me, enjoy this flavor as an ADV:

Lone Star by Longhorn Vapes is a dead ringer-practically a clone. It’s about the same price as Castle Long, so nothing is really accomplished by choosing it over the original. However, you can buy a 15 no bottle for a bit less, so… Options.

Slim’s e juice has a version called Castle Short (sigh… I know), but it’s a bit richer and more tobaccoish. Not bad, but different.

Red Rock Vapors is a real find-they have a very similar flavor called Checkmate, and it ain’t too bad at all. It’s been my regular replacement for a couple months… Very affordable, and although it’s not the real thing, it is definitely in the same flavor ballpark.

Nothing has completely equaled or topped Castle Long for me…. But at nearly 30 bucks a bottle, I have to keep looking. Sucks to finally find the flavor you love and not be able to afford it… First world probs, am I right?