Hey Rew!
Yeah I tend to put in minimal amounts in everything (or none at all if possible) but ultimately it depends on the flavour you’re trying to create, for example a custard or a sponge cake, the real deal has lots of sugar. I always aim to make my flavours taste as realistic as possible, so sometimes it’s Called for. Our custard range is a good example, very sweet indeed. The fruity flavours only need that natural sweetness vibe, so we’ll use none or a very small amount depending on the fruit flavour in question.
Some flavours are coil killers alone, with no sweetener at all - or already contain sucralose or stevia in the ingredients of that single flavour as it comes, some good examples are Capella pear which has stevia in, some to tobaccos, cakes and creams will also wreck coils. It’s just the way it goes with some flavours, I wouldn’t say that how coil friendly a liquid is shows how reputable a vendor is, I would say the customer reviews, the taste, their production facilities and customer service shows how reputable a vendor is.
That being said, I do agree that there are many “premium” brands that add a shit load of sweetener for absolutely no reason at all, or to cover up a bad recipe, some people like that and some people don’t. It’s really just a case of trying out some brands that take your fancy/suit your budget and finding out what works for you.
My personal view, and this is by no means wrong or right, but the way I look at it is anything that tastes nice you have to pay for. Much like a chocolate cream eclair tastes awesome, but they make you fat. So I’ll enjoy them in moderation, the same goes for a juice I like, pisses me off how long it takes to turn the cotton black so I’ll just enjoy this on a evening for a couple hours in a dripper just for that flavour, only need to wick it once a week then.
Again, just my view - id sooner change my cotton once a day or every couple of days and have something flavourful and exciting, rather than vaping some bland boring shit because the coils last three weeks.
No right or wrong answer really