Hayati Pro Ultra Plus 25000 Prefilled Pod Kit – Blackcurrant Cotton K/Blue Raspberry

Blackcurrant Cotton K Blue Raspberry: three flavours doing three different jobs

This is a flavour that asks a lot of a single pod, three distinct notes stacked together rather than one dominant fruit with support acts. Blackcurrant brings the tartness, a candy-floss sweetness in the middle softens it, and blue raspberry adds a sharper, more artificial-leaning fruit note on top. On the Hayati Pro Ultra Plus 25000, with a puff count built for the long haul, the question is whether all three hold their shape over time rather than collapsing into a generic sweet fog, and for the most part, this blend keeps them separated enough that you can still pick out each one deep into a session.

Working through the layers

The first thing you notice is the blackcurrant, and it comes in properly tart rather than sweetened down, a proper dark-fruit sharpness closer to blackcurrant cordial than blackcurrant jam. Right behind it, the candy-floss sweetness rolls in and takes the edge off, adding a spun-sugar lightness that stops the blackcurrant from feeling too sharp on its own. Blue raspberry sits slightly further back in the mix, more noticeable on the exhale than the inhale, bringing that unmistakable, slightly synthetic-tasting raspberry-candy note that fans of blue raspberry flavours will recognise instantly. Where a lot of triple-fruit blends turn muddy, this one keeps a rough order to it: tart first, sweet in the middle, raspberry candy on the finish, so each pull has a beginning, middle and end rather than landing as one flat wall of sugar.

Who it suits and when to reach for it

This flavour is for people who find single-fruit vapes a bit boring and want something with more going on, it's a talking-point flavour rather than a background one. It suits social vaping and evenings out more than quiet solo sessions, simply because the sweetness and complexity reward attention rather than fading into the background. If you grew up on blue raspberry slushies or candy floss at the fair, there's real nostalgia built into this blend that a straighter fruit flavour won't give you. It's less suited to anyone who prefers a clean, less-sweet vape as their everyday choice, this one is closer to dessert than refreshment, and it tends to land best with vapers who already lean toward sweeter, more elaborate flavour profiles rather than simple fruit or menthol.

Against simpler blackcurrant and blue raspberry flavours

Compared to a straight blackcurrant flavour, this blend is noticeably sweeter and less purely tart, since the candy-floss note is doing real work to round it out. Against a standalone blue raspberry, the blackcurrant gives it more depth and a fruitier backbone rather than leaving it as pure candy sweetness. It sits closer in spirit to sweet-shop-style blends than to fruit-forward vapes, so if you're coming from something like a plain berry or citrus flavour, expect a noticeably sweeter, more layered experience. Even against other multi-fruit blends on the market, the candy-floss middle note is what sets this one apart, most three-way blends pick a second fruit rather than a confectionery note, which is what gives this combination its fairground character.

Given how much sweetness is packed into this one, it's worth having a tarter or menthol-based flavour in rotation to switch to periodically, something like a citrus ice resets the palate well and stops the candy-floss note in particular from becoming the only thing you can taste after a few days of steady use. Pairing it with something plainer for a day or two also makes it easier to pick the three individual notes back out again once you return to it, rather than experiencing it as one undifferentiated sweetness.

A couple of practical notes

Because there are three flavour notes competing for attention, slower, longer draws tend to let all of them register rather than a quick sharp pull, which can flatten the blend down to mostly sweetness. The blend also tends to taste most balanced earlier in the pod's life, as with most heavily flavoured liquids, the more delicate blackcurrant tartness is usually the first note to soften, leaving the sweeter candy-floss and raspberry notes more dominant as the pod wears on, so don't be surprised if the balance shifts slightly the longer you use the same pod.

Quick questions on this flavour

Is this flavour more sweet or more tart overall?

It leans sweet, the candy-floss middle note and blue raspberry finish generally come through more strongly than the blackcurrant's tartness, especially later in a pod's life.

Can I actually taste all three flavours, or does it just taste like one general fruity-sweet vape?

With a slower draw, the three notes are distinguishable, tart blackcurrant up front, candy-floss sweetness in the middle, blue raspberry on the exhale, though a quick, sharp pull tends to blur them together more.

Is this a good everyday flavour or better saved for occasional use?

Given how sweet and layered it is, most people find it works better in rotation with a lighter or less sweet flavour rather than as the only thing vaped day in, day out.