Dr Frost Arctic Edition Shortfill E-Liquid – Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream

Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream: a frozen dessert you can breathe

Picture the last scoop of a strawberry sundae, the kind where the ice cream has started to soften at the edges and the whole thing tastes of cream, ripe fruit and a whisper of the tropics. Now imagine that same moment held at just below freezing, so the sweetness never turns sickly. That is what Dr Frost has built into this Arctic Edition shortfill. Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream is a dessert flavour with a cold heart, and this deep dive is all about how it tastes, when it shines, and how to get it pouring at its creamy best.

Layer by layer, from inhale to exhale

On the first inhale, strawberry leads, but it is not the sharp, boiled-sweet strawberry you find in a lot of fruit vapes. This one is riper and rounder, closer to fresh berries folded through soft-serve than to strawberry laces. It reads as jammy and sweet without being tart, and there is an immediate sense of creaminess sitting just behind it, waiting.

By the mid-vape, the coconut and the ice cream body arrive together and this is where the flavour earns its name. The coconut is the crucial detail. It is not a suntan-lotion, pina-colada coconut; it is the softer, milkier note you get from coconut cream stirred into a dessert. It adds richness and a faintly nutty, tropical warmth that keeps the strawberry from feeling flat. Underneath both, the ice cream base gives everything a smooth, dairy roundness, the vanilla-adjacent creaminess that makes a sundae taste like a sundae.

The exhale and finish are where the Arctic Edition badge does its work. A clean, cooling menthol-style chill washes across the palate right at the end, cutting through the cream so the whole mouthful finishes crisp rather than heavy. This is not a throat-freezing ice blast; it is a controlled coolness, the temperature of dessert straight from the freezer. The aftertaste lingers pleasantly, strawberries and cream fading slowly with a cool, clean edge that stops it clinging or turning cloying.

The mood and moment it was made for

This is an evening flavour, a treat-yourself flavour, the one you reach for when you would otherwise be eyeing up a dessert. It suits people who love creamy, sweet profiles but have found that pure custards and milkshakes get heavy and claggy after a while. The ice on the finish solves that problem entirely, which makes it far more vapeable across a long session than a warm dessert would be.

It also works surprisingly well in summer. A creamy dessert flavour usually feels wrong in the heat, but the frozen finish flips that, so you get the indulgence of ice cream with a cooling exhale that actually refreshes. Vape it after dinner, on the sofa in the evening, or on a warm afternoon when a hot dessert flavour would feel too much. It is comfort in vapour form, and it rewards slow, unhurried draws.

A shortfill, and why that matters for flavour

Because this is a shortfill e-liquid, it arrives nicotine-free with headroom in the bottle, so you can add a nicotine shot to reach the strength you want while staying within the UK 20mg/ml cap, or vape it at zero nicotine if you prefer. The practical upside for flavour is the higher VG-leaning base most shortfills use, which produces the thick, rounded clouds that carry a creamy dessert like this so well. After adding a shot, give the bottle a proper shake and, ideally, let it steep for a little while. A short rest lets the coconut and cream marry with the strawberry, and the flavour usually deepens and smooths out over a day or two.

How it compares, and what to rotate with

Set against a plain strawberry milkshake or strawberries-and-cream liquid, this one is more complex thanks to the coconut, and considerably fresher thanks to the ice. Against a straight strawberry ice, it is far creamier and more of a proper dessert. And against a tropical pina-colada blend, it is sweeter, softer and less boozy, because the coconut here is doing a dairy job rather than a cocktail job.

To keep your palate from adjusting to all that sweetness, rotate it with something bright and simple. A citrus, a crisp apple, or a light menthol makes an ideal counterpoint; vape those in the daytime and save the Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream for when you want a reward. If you want to stay in dessert territory without repeating yourself, alternate it with a non-fruit cream such as a vanilla custard or a biscuit flavour, so the coconut-strawberry combination stays a distinct experience rather than blending into a generic sweet haze.

Getting the creamiest, truest pour

Creamy flavours ask a little more of your setup than fruits do. They vape best at a slightly lower wattage or on a cooler-running coil, because too much heat can mute the delicate coconut and push the strawberry towards a burnt, jammy edge. Longer, gentler draws let the ice cream body develop fully on the palate. If the flavour ever seems thin, check that the coil is well wicked and not tired; dessert liquids can gunk coils a touch faster than clean fruits, so a fresh coil often brings the cream roaring back.

Store the bottle somewhere cool and dark. Light and heat degrade both the cream notes and the cooling agent over time, so a cupboard beats a windowsill. Keep the cap on tight between fills to protect the top notes, and always shake before pouring, since the flavour concentrates and the base can separate slightly when the bottle sits still.

Who might want to look elsewhere

If you dislike coconut in any form, this is not the flavour to convert you; the coconut is woven through the whole profile and cannot be ignored. Anyone who wants a razor-sharp, throat-hitting ice blast will also find the chill here too gentle, since it is tuned to cool a dessert rather than to dominate it. And committed fresh-fruit vapers who avoid sweetness altogether may find the creamy body too rich for all-day use. For everyone else with a sweet tooth, it is a genuine highlight. As with all nicotine products, it is for over-18s only in the UK.

Strawberry Coconut Ice Cream FAQ

Is the coconut overpowering?

No. It sits in a supporting role, adding creaminess and a soft tropical warmth rather than dominating. Strawberry stays the lead flavour, with the coconut and ice cream rounding it out underneath. If you are nervous about coconut, this is a gentle, dessert-style version rather than a strong tropical one.

How icy is the Arctic Edition finish?

It is a moderate, refreshing coolness rather than a full menthol freeze. Think of the temperature of ice cream fresh from the freezer, enough to keep the cream crisp and stop it feeling heavy, but not so much that it numbs the throat or masks the fruit.

Do I need to steep it before vaping?

You can vape it straight away after adding a nicotine shot and shaking well, but a short steep usually improves it. Leaving it to rest for a day or two lets the coconut, cream and strawberry blend more fully, giving a smoother, deeper and more rounded dessert flavour.