Elfliq Nic Salts E-liquids By Elf Bar – Mr Blue

The First Pull: Blue Raspberry Doing All The Talking

Mr Blue opens loud. The first inhale is straight blue raspberry, the kind that reminds you of penny sweets and slushies from a corner shop freezer, sharp and candy sweet before anything else gets a word in. There's a fizzy, almost sherbet edge to that opening note, and it lands fast because nic salts carry flavour differently to freebase juice, smoother on the throat but the taste itself still hits with real intensity on a tight pod system.

As the vape settles into the middle of the draw, the blue raspberry softens and a rounder blueberry note steps in underneath it, less sugary and a bit more fruit-skin real. This is where Mr Blue earns its name rather than just being generic candy flavour, because that blueberry base gives it some weight instead of leaving it as a one note sweet shop blast. A faint blackcurrant thread runs through this middle stage too, tart enough to stop things tipping into sickly, and it's this layer that most vapers remember once the vape is out of their hand.

The exhale is where Mr Blue finishes cleanest. The sweetness drops back a level, the tartness holds on a little longer than the sugar does, and what's left on the tongue afterwards is a light berry memory rather than a cloying aftertaste. There's no aggressive menthol chill in this one, so if you were expecting an icy finish you won't find it here. It's a fruit forward, candy leaning salt through and through, built to be tasted rather than felt.

Who This Flavour Is Really For

Mr Blue suits vapers who grew up on blue raspberry sweets and slush drinks and want that same hit in a nic salt without it turning into a dessert. It's also a strong option for anyone switching over from smoking who finds tobacco or menthol nic salts too harsh a jump, since candy fruit flavours tend to be the easiest bridge for new vapers on a pod kit. If you find fully icy or overly complex multi fruit blends tiring on the palate, Mr Blue's simplicity, sweet berry up front, tart berry behind, is a relief rather than a compromise.

It's less suited to anyone chasing a cooling menthol throat hit or a heavily layered tropical profile with five or six fruits competing for attention. Mr Blue does one thing and does it clearly, which is exactly the point.

When Mr Blue Works Best

This is a flavour that rewards short, frequent vaping rather than long chain sessions. Because the top notes are sweet and bright, Mr Blue tends to taste best in the first few pulls of a session, during a morning commute, on a break outside work, or as a quick vape between tasks. It also does well in warmer weather, there's something about that slushie adjacent sweetness that reads as a summer flavour even indoors in British weather that rarely cooperates. Evening sessions work too, but pace yourself, since sweet nic salts like this one are the ones most likely to cause palate fatigue if you're pulling on the pod constantly for hours.

How It Compares, And What To Rotate It With

Set next to other blue blends on the market, Mr Blue sits closer to a classic blue raspberry candy than the more menthol heavy blue slush styles some other brands lean towards. If you've tried a mixed berry or a raspberry lemonade salt before, Mr Blue will feel familiar but less citrus sharp and more straightforwardly sweet.

• Rotate with a menthol or ice flavour to reset your palate between sessions, since Mr Blue's sweetness can start to blur into background noise if it's the only thing you vape all day.
• Pair with a tobacco or plain menthol salt for mornings, saving Mr Blue for later when a sweeter hit feels more appealing.
• Avoid stacking it with other very sweet candy fruits back to back, as that's the fastest route to taste fatigue and a flavour that stops registering properly.

Getting The Truest Taste From Every Bottle

Nic salts like Mr Blue taste best when the coil in your pod is fresh, since sweeter e-liquids tend to gunk up a coil faster than plainer ones and a tired coil will mute the berry notes into something flatter and slightly burnt at the edges. Give a new pod a few minutes to fully saturate before your first draw, and take it slow on that first pull so the wick isn't dry. Storing the bottle away from direct sunlight and heat keeps the flavour stable for longer too, as blue raspberry notes in particular can fade faster than earthier flavours if a bottle sits on a warm windowsill for weeks.

Does Mr Blue taste artificial or more like real fruit?

It leans candy rather than natural fruit, closer to a blue raspberry sweet than a punnet of blueberries. That's the intended profile rather than a flaw, and it's what makes it recognisable from the first pull.

Is Mr Blue a menthol or an ice flavour?

No, there's no cooling agent built into this one. It's a straight sweet and tart berry salt with no chill on the exhale, so if you want ice you'll need to look elsewhere in the Elfliq range.

What nicotine strength should I pick for Mr Blue?

As with any nic salt sold in the UK, strengths top out at 20mg (2%) by law. Heavier smokers switching over tend to start closer to that cap, while lighter or occasional vapers often find 10mg or lower gives them enough of the flavour without an overly sharp throat hit. This flavour is for over-18s only.