Elux Legend Nic Salt E-Liquid – Blackcurrant Menthol

Blackcurrant Menthol: the classic combination, done properly

Blackcurrant and menthol has been a pairing long before vaping existed, cough sweets and throat lozenges have leaned on it for decades, and Elux Legend's take respects that history rather than trying to reinvent it. This isn't a fruit vape with a faint cooling dusting on top; it's a genuinely balanced split between deep, dark fruit and proper minty chill.

Who this flavour suits best

This one tends to land hardest with vapers who came from menthol or menthol-adjacent cigarettes and want a flavour that still delivers that familiar cool, slightly medicinal throat feel, just with fruit depth added rather than tobacco. It also suits anyone who finds fully sweet fruit vapes a bit much and prefers something with a sharper, more grown-up edge.

Vapers who dislike menthol outright should steer clear, there's no way to describe this flavour honestly without menthol being a genuinely central, unmissable part of it.

How it tastes, start to finish

The first draw brings the blackcurrant in fast, and it's a proper dark, slightly tart fruit note rather than a sweetened jam version, closer to a good throat lozenge than a fruit gum. The menthol isn't far behind it, arriving within the same breath rather than lagging, so the two never feel like they're taking turns; they're genuinely working as one flavour from the very first puff.

Mid-session, that balance holds remarkably steady, which is part of what makes this a good all-day choice compared with flavours where the ice fades or the fruit turns cloying over time. The blackcurrant keeps enough weight to stop the vape tasting like plain mouthwash, while the menthol stops the fruit from ever becoming sickly.

The exhale is where the medicinal, lozenge-like character comes through strongest, a cool, slightly herbal finish with the blackcurrant lingering as a dry, faintly tart aftertaste rather than a sugary one. It clears the palate almost instantly, which is exactly why this pairing has worked in sweets and remedies for so long before it ever showed up in an e-liquid bottle.

The best time to reach for it

Blackcurrant Menthol works well any time you want to feel properly refreshed rather than just satisfied, first thing in the morning, after a heavy meal, or during a long stretch at a desk when concentration matters more than comfort. It's also a strong option if you're prone to a stuffy nose or feeling a bit sluggish, since the strength of the menthol here is closer to a proper lozenge than a gentle cooling touch.

It's a less natural fit for a lazy, indulgent evening vape, where a warmer dessert or tobacco flavour tends to suit the mood better.

Where it sits against similar flavours

Compared with a plain blackcurrant e-liquid, this one trades some of the jammy sweetness for sharpness and a much cooler finish. Against a straightforward menthol or mint flavour with no fruit at all, Blackcurrant Menthol has far more body and doesn't risk tasting thin or one-dimensional over a long vaping session. It's noticeably more medicinal than an iced blackcurrant, where the cooling is usually softer and more of a background chill than a central flavour note.

• Rotate with a soft dessert or custard flavour to balance out how sharp and cooling this one can feel over a full day.
• Pair with a non-menthol berry flavour on days you want the fruit without quite as much throat hit.
• Avoid combining it back-to-back with another strong menthol flavour, since the cooling effect stacks and can start to feel numbing rather than crisp.

A couple of practical pointers

Nic salt e-liquids with a strong menthol content, like this one, tend to taste sharpest straight after filling a fresh pod or tank, once the coil has had a few minutes to properly wick. Vaping too soon on a dry coil can make the menthol taste harsh rather than clean, so a short wait pays off. Keeping the bottle sealed and away from warmth also helps the menthol stay crisp instead of flattening into something closer to a generic cooling note over time.

As with all nic salt e-liquids sold in the UK, Blackcurrant Menthol is capped at 20mg/ml nicotine strength, giving a firm throat hit that suits the intensity of the flavour itself.

Is Blackcurrant Menthol very strong on the throat?

The menthol content makes the throat hit feel more pronounced than a plain fruit flavour, closer to a strong mint or lozenge, so it's worth starting with a slower draw if you haven't tried a heavily mentholated e-liquid before.

Does the blackcurrant taste sweet or more like a sweet shop?

It reads as dark and slightly tart rather than sugary, closer to a blackcurrant lozenge or cordial than a fruit gum, which is what stops the menthol from tasting like an afterthought.

Will this flavour suit someone who doesn't normally like menthol vapes?

Probably not on its own, since the cooling element is central rather than subtle, but vapers who enjoy dark fruit flavours and want to try menthol for the first time often find this an easier entry point than a plain mint or ice flavour.