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Best Custard E-Liquid of 2017 | ZampleBox E-Liquid Awards

Best Custard E-liquid of 2017 | ZAMPLEBOX E-liquid Awards

Mar 11, 2024Updated Sep 17, 20263 min readAwards

If you have tried it, this result will not surprise you. Vapetasia’s Killer Kustard Strawberry won Best Custard Vape in the 2017 ZampleBox E-Liquid Awards.

Its only real competition came from inside the family: the original Killer Kustard. That says a lot about the line, and it is one more piece of evidence that people love their strawberries.

Short version: Killer Kustard Strawberry by Vapetasia won Best Custard of 2017, with the original Killer Kustard as its only real competition. Vapetasia is not sold in our shop today, but custard flavors are.

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The winner and its only rival

Killer Kustard is Vapetasia’s vanilla custard, and Killer Kustard Strawberry adds strawberry to it. With both flavors at the top of the category, the base recipe is clearly the star, and the strawberry version gave people one more reason to love it.

A fruit custard like this sits between the fruit and dessert families, so it makes a good bridge if you usually vape one and want to try the other.

Why strawberry keeps winning

Our rule of thumb from the 2017 awards: people love an e-liquid? Great. Want them to love it even more? Add strawberry. It works almost every time.

Strawberry shows up in several 2017 winners, including our Best Milk and Best Cream picks. Its bright, slightly tart edge cuts through rich custard and cream, which keeps a heavy dessert from tasting flat.

What makes a great custard vape

  • Richness. A good custard is thick and creamy, with a smooth vanilla backbone.
  • Depth. The best ones have a slightly eggy note that sets custard apart from plain cream.
  • Balance. Sweet, but not so sweet that the flavor turns flat after a few puffs.

Custards are the classic example of a juice that benefits from steeping. Rich, sweet juices can also gunk up coils faster than light fruit flavors, so if yours starts to taste burnt, read why your vape tastes burnt.

Finding a flavor like it today

Vapetasia is not sold in our shop, so this award stands as a record of the 2017 results and a guide to the style. For something similar, look for custards with strawberry or vanilla notes. If you want to branch out, custard also pairs well with caramel and cinnamon. Give any new custard a few sessions before you judge it.

In the Zamplebox Club, rate custard high in your flavor profile, and your monthly picks will lean that way, each with a short note on why it was chosen. You can still swap any bottle before your box ships.

More 2017 winners

Browse every category on our E-Liquid Awards page.

Bottles worth trying

Vapetasia is not in our shop, but these custard flavors share the creamy, dessert-first style of the winner.

WARNING: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical. For adults 21+ only.