Elux Legend Nic Salt E-Liquid – Double Apple

Double Apple: the shisha lounge flavour without the coals

Double Apple has a reputation before you even try it, it's one of the most recognisable shisha flavours going, and Elux Legend's version leans straight into that rather than trying to reinvent it as something more like an orchard fruit vape. The first draw is sweet, syrupy red apple, thick and rounded, closer to apple flavoured sweets than a bite of fresh fruit. There's a warmth to it from the very start that a lot of fruit vapes don't have, no ice, no sharp edge, just a soft, sugary opening.

The green apple side takes a moment to arrive, and when it does it doesn't cut through the red apple so much as sit alongside it, adding a slightly sourer, crisper note that stops the whole thing being one dimensional. This is really what double apple means here, two different apple characters running at once rather than a single generic apple flavour turned up loud. Mid vape, the balance tips slightly towards that green apple tang, giving the middle of the draw a bit more bite than the sweet opening suggested.

The exhale is where the flavour earns its shisha lounge comparison properly. It's got that faintly spiced, aniseed adjacent quality that Double Apple flavouring is known for, a leftover of the traditional tobacco blend this flavour was originally built to imitate, minus the tobacco itself. It lingers a good while after the vapour clears, longer than most fruit flavours manage, leaving a warm, slightly sweet aftertaste rather than a clean fade out.

Who it suits and its natural moment

Double Apple tends to land best with people who already know and like the flavour from shisha, whether that's from lounges, gatherings, or just having tried it before. It's also a genuinely good pick for anyone who finds typical bar flavours too artificial tasting, this one has more depth and less obvious sweetener sharpness than a lot of candy style apple vapes.

It suits slower, social settings rather than a quick vape between tasks. Think evenings with friends, after a meal, or anywhere you'd normally reach for something warm and lingering rather than sharp and quick. Because there's no ice or menthol involved, it doesn't have that instant refreshing quality, so it works less well as a hot weather flavour and much better on a cooler evening or indoors.

People who like tobacco adjacent or spiced flavours but want to move away from actual tobacco liquids often find Double Apple is a comfortable landing spot, it's got enough depth and warmth to not feel like a downgrade.

Comparing it to other apple and shisha style flavours

Against a standard single apple vape, usually just green apple on its own, Double Apple has far more going on, that flavour alone can taste thin and one note by comparison. Against other shisha inspired vapes, things like grape mint or double mint, it's the warmer, less refreshing option, closer to a dessert or spiced flavour than anything cooling.

Rotating away from Double Apple is worth doing more than with lighter fruit flavours, because its depth and lingering aftertaste can build up and start to feel heavy if it's the only thing in the tank for weeks. A few ideas:

• Keep a lighter, single note fruit like strawberry or peach on hand for daytime use, saving Double Apple for evenings keeps it feeling special rather than routine
• Try an ice or menthol flavour every few days, the contrast makes the warmth of Double Apple more noticeable when you come back to it
• Avoid pairing it with other heavily spiced or dessert flavours in the same session, the richness stacks and can feel like too much

A couple of things that help

Double Apple's flavour depends a lot on draw speed. Slow, deliberate pulls let the red and green apple notes separate properly, while fast, sharp draws tend to blur them into a single generic apple taste and lose that spiced finish that makes the flavour worth having in the first place.

Like most nic salt liquids built for pod systems, it performs best on lower power devices where the coil isn't running hot enough to scorch the sweeter notes. If the vapour starts tasting slightly burnt or flat rather than warm and rounded, that's usually the coil rather than the liquid, and it's worth checking rather than assuming the flavour has changed.

Double Apple FAQ

Does Double Apple taste like real apples?

Not exactly, it's closer to the traditional shisha flavour it's named after than fresh fruit, with a sweeter, slightly spiced character rather than a crisp orchard apple taste. That's the appeal for people who already know the flavour from shisha.

Is there any menthol or ice in this flavour?

No, Double Apple is a warm flavour with no cooling agents added, so it won't have any of the chill you get from ice flavoured vapes. That's part of what gives it the lingering, spiced finish.

Why does it taste different depending on the device?

Coil temperature has a noticeable effect on this flavour because of its sweetness and spice notes. A cooler running pod device tends to bring out the layered apple flavours properly, while a hotter coil can flatten or slightly scorch the sweeter side of the blend.