Elf Bar Plus 50 Refill Pack – Blueberry Sour Raspberry

Sweet first, sour close behind

Blueberry Sour Raspberry opens on the softer side. The first inhale is rounded and mellow, blueberry doing exactly what blueberry always does in a vape flavour, a gentle, slightly floral sweetness without much sharpness to it. If that was the whole flavour, it would be a fairly ordinary berry vape. What changes things is what comes right after, because within a beat or two, the raspberry cuts through with a proper sour edge, tart and a little puckering, closer to a sour sweet than a fresh raspberry off the bush.

That contrast is really the whole identity of this flavour. Through the middle of the draw, the blueberry stays as a soft base note while the sour raspberry rides on top, sharper and more vivid, so you get a genuine push and pull rather than a flat, single sweetness. It's a more dynamic experience than most berry vapes, which tend to blend their fruits into one smooth note. Here the two stay distinct enough that you can pick out the shift from sweet to sour on almost every draw.

On the exhale, the sourness fades a touch faster than the blueberry sweetness, so what lingers afterwards is a softer, rounder berry note rather than the sharp tang you got mid-draw. The aftertaste sits somewhere between a fruit sweet and an actual berry, sweet enough to be comforting but with just enough leftover tartness to keep it from feeling sugary or flat.

Who this one is really for

This flavour suits anyone who actively likes sour sweets, the kind that hit with a proper pucker before mellowing into sweetness, rather than vapers who prefer things smooth and consistent throughout. If plain blueberry or plain raspberry on their own have ever felt a bit flat to you, the sour twist here gives it the extra dimension that's usually missing.

It tends to work best when you actually want to notice your vape rather than have it sit quietly in the background, so it's a good pick when you're relaxed and not in a rush, letting each draw develop rather than puffing quickly through a busy moment. It's also a nice option in the afternoon or evening, as a change of pace from anything you've vaped earlier in the day, since the sour raspberry gives it a livelier character than a straightforward sweet berry blend.

Comparing it to other berry flavours

Against a plain blueberry flavour, this is noticeably more lively and less one dimensional, since plain blueberry on its own can taste a bit soft and undefined without another element to sharpen it up. Against a straight raspberry, the sourness here is more pronounced, so if you've tried raspberry vapes before and found them too gentle, this leans harder into that tart, sweet shop character.

Compared with mixed berry blends that don't specifically play up sourness, Blueberry Sour Raspberry has a sharper personality overall. Mixed berry flavours often smooth everything into one soft note, whereas this one keeps the sour element doing active work rather than blending it away.

• Rotate with a smooth, non-sour fruit: something like a mellow grape or peach gives your palate a rest from the tartness before you come back to this one.
• Rotate with menthol: a genuinely different sensation that resets things fully, useful if the sourness starts to feel like a lot after repeated use.
• Avoid pairing with another sour flavour: back to back sourness tends to blunt the contrast that makes this flavour distinctive in the first place.

Getting the best of the sour raspberry note

The tartness comes through most clearly on a steady, unhurried draw, giving the raspberry a moment to register before the blueberry sweetness takes over on the exhale. Rushed, rapid puffing tends to blur the two together, so you lose some of that sweet-then-sour sequence that makes the flavour interesting in the first place.

As with any prefilled pod, the sourness is usually sharpest and most distinct earlier in a pod's use, gradually mellowing as the pod nears the end of its life. If you notice the sour edge softening over time, that's a normal part of how flavoured pods behave rather than anything wrong with this specific one.

Which flavour comes through stronger, the blueberry or the raspberry?

Blueberry tends to form the sweeter base note, while the sour raspberry sits on top as the sharper, more noticeable element, particularly through the middle of the draw. Which one you notice most can depend on your own draw style and how quickly you're pulling.

Is this flavour very sour, or just a mild tartness?

It has a genuine sour edge rather than just a faint tartness, closer to a sour sweet than a standard berry vape, though it's balanced by the softer blueberry sweetness rather than being sour all the way through.

Does the sourness get overwhelming if vaped for a long stretch?

Some vapers find a strong sour note more tiring over extended sessions compared with a smooth, single-note sweetness, simply because it's a more active flavour. Taking breaks or rotating with a milder fruit or menthol tends to keep it feeling fresh rather than fatiguing.