Elux Legend Nic Salt E-Liquid – Blackberry Ice

Two Flavours Doing Two Different Jobs

Blackberry Ice isn't really one flavour, it's two working against each other on purpose. There's the blackberry itself, deep and slightly tart with that hedgerow, bramble-picking character real blackberries have, and there's the ice, a cold menthol layer sitting underneath it that changes how the fruit lands on your tongue. Neither one is trying to dominate; the appeal is in how they trade off across a single vape.

How the Vape Unfolds

On the first pull, the cold arrives first, a clean, sharp menthol chill that hits before the fruit has a chance to register. It's brisk rather than harsh, more like biting into something straight from the fridge than a throat-hit menthol liquid built for strength alone.

As the vapour sits in the mouth, the blackberry comes through underneath the cold, dark, slightly tart, with a faint winey edge that real blackberries get when fully ripe. It's not a sugary fruit note; there's a rougher, more autumnal character to it, closer to bramble jelly than blackberry sweets.

The exhale is where the two elements properly meet. The menthol has softened by this point, leaving a cool undertone rather than a full blast, and the blackberry lingers a beat longer than the ice does, so the last thing you're left with is dark fruit fading on a cold background rather than the other way round.

Best Suited To

This is a flavour for anyone who finds straight fruit liquids a bit flat and wants something with more edge to it, without going full menthol. It particularly suits warmer days or stuffy rooms, where the cooling side of the flavour does real work rather than just being decorative. It also fits people who've come from menthol cigarettes or heavily iced e-liquids and want a way back into fruit flavours without losing that cold hit entirely.

If your normal preference is soft, rounded dessert vapes, this one will feel like a shift, it's brighter and sharper by design, so it tends to suit vapers looking to wake the palate up rather than wind it down.

Set Against Other Flavours

Compared with a straight blackberry liquid, the ice version trades some of the jammy depth for freshness, you lose a little of the rounder, sweeter side of the fruit but gain a flavour that feels more alert, especially first thing or after food. Against other iced fruits, blackberry sits on the darker, more tart end of the spectrum; it's a heavier fruit note than something like watermelon ice or apple ice, so the cooling has more to cut through.

Vaping the same iced flavour constantly can dull the menthol side faster than the fruit side, since cooling sensations fade with repeated exposure quicker than sweetness does. To keep both halves of this flavour feeling sharp:

• Break it up with a warm, non-iced fruit or dessert liquid so the cold hit feels distinct again when you return to it.
• Try Black Cherry from the same Elux Legend range on alternating days, same brand, same nic salt format, completely different temperature and tone.
• Keep a bottle for specific moments (post-meal, hot weather, mid-afternoon slump) rather than as your only all-day liquid, so the ice never becomes background noise.

A Couple of Practical Notes

Menthol and cooling agents are volatile, meaning they can fade from a bottle faster than sweeter, heavier flavourings if it's left open to air or stored somewhere warm, keep the cap tight and the bottle out of direct heat to protect that ice hit. On the device side, this flavour tends to show its best side on a properly primed coil at a low wattage suited to nic salts; an underprimed coil dulls the fruit far more than the menthol, leaving you with cold and not much else. It's also a flavour that reads most vividly on a clean palate, so it's worth saving for a fresh vaping session rather than layering it straight on top of something else.

Blackberry Ice FAQ

How strong is the menthol in Blackberry Ice compared with a full menthol liquid?

It's noticeably milder than a dedicated menthol or ice liquid built purely for throat hit. Here the cooling is there to frame the blackberry rather than take over, so expect a crisp, refreshing chill rather than an intense menthol blast.

Will the ice mask the fruit flavour?

Not once the vape settles in your mouth. The cold registers first and fastest, but the blackberry note builds underneath it and comes through clearly on the exhale, the two are balanced rather than one cancelling the other out.

Is this a good flavour for someone who doesn't usually like menthol?

It can be, since the menthol here is in a supporting role rather than the main event. Vapers who find pure menthol liquids too harsh often find an iced fruit like this an easier way in, though it's worth trying a small bottle first if you're unsure how you'll take to any cooling sensation. As with all nic salt e-liquids sold in the UK, strengths go up to the legal maximum of 20mg/ml (2%), and these are adult nicotine products intended for those aged 18 and over.