IVG 2400 Reload 4-in-1 Pods – Blackberry Edition

There's a particular kind of sweetness only blackberries have, sun-warmed, faintly wine-dark, never quite as sugary as raspberry and never as sharp as blackcurrant. That's the note IVG has chased with Blackberry Edition on the 2400 Reload pods, and it's a much narrower, more grown-up flavour than the fruit-mix pods sitting next to it on the shelf.

What's Actually Happening on the Palate

Unlike a berry medley, Blackberry Edition doesn't try to give you five fruits at once. The first draw opens with a deep, almost jammy blackberry, more skin and pulp than sugar, with a faint tartness sitting right at the edge of it. As the vape develops, that tartness softens into something closer to a ripe bramble picked at the height of summer: still fruity, but heavier and less sweet than most fruit pods on the market. The exhale is long rather than sharp, leaving a dry, slightly woody finish that separates it from the more candy-forward berry flavours. There's no ice, no menthol, no cooling trick propping it up, just the fruit, allowed to sit there on its own.

Best Suited To

This flavour rewards patience more than it rewards a quick hit. It suits vapers who find most fruit pods too sweet or too obviously artificial, and who'd rather have a single, believable fruit than a blend of six. Evenings tend to bring the best out of it, the darker, less sugary profile fits a slower, more deliberate vaping pace rather than constant top-ups through the day. It's also a strong option for anyone switching over from a menthol-heavy routine who still wants something with body and depth, just without the cold hit.

• Best for: slower evening sessions, vapers who find sweeter fruit pods a bit much, anyone wanting one clear fruit rather than a mix
• Less suited to: all-day chain vaping, or anyone wanting a bright, sugary, immediate flavour

Set Against Its Stablemates

Compared with Berry Edition, Blackberry Edition is drier, darker and less sweet, where Berry Edition spreads its flavour thin across several fruits, Blackberry Edition commits to one and lets it sit heavier on the tongue. Compared with Blackcurrant Edition, the two share a similar dark-purple, slightly tart character, but Blackcurrant pulls sharper and more acidic, almost cordial-like, while Blackberry stays rounder and more restrained. If you're the type to rotate pods through the week to keep your taste buds sharp, pairing Blackberry Edition with something citrus-led or minty gives the clearest contrast, going straight from Blackberry to Blackcurrant barely registers as a change, since both sit in the same tonal family.

Practical Notes on Getting It Right

Blackberry Edition's depth only really shows up once the pod is properly primed, rushing the first draw before the coil has soaked leaves you with a thin, one-dimensional fruit note that undersells the whole flavour. Because it's a lower-sweetness profile, it's also more sensitive to draw speed than a sugary pod would be: a slow, steady pull lets the deeper notes build, while a fast, hard drag tends to flatten it into something closer to generic "fruit." It's worth noting the flavour peaks in the middle third of a pod's life, once it's had time to settle but before the coil starts to wear, very early or very late draws tend to taste noticeably thinner.

Temperature plays a bigger part with this flavour than with sweeter ones. A pod that's been sat somewhere cold, a bag on a winter commute, for instance, often tastes muted and overly tart on the first few draws until it warms back up to room temperature, which can make Blackberry Edition seem sharper than it actually is. Giving it a few minutes indoors before vaping smooths that out and lets the fruit read as intended rather than overly acidic.

Why the Dryness Is the Point

It's worth saying plainly that Blackberry Edition isn't trying to be the sweetest thing in the range, and that's deliberate rather than a shortfall. Fruit pods generally lean sugary because it's the safest, broadest-appeal choice, but it also means most of them taste fairly similar after a while. The dry, tannic finish here is what gives Blackberry Edition its identity, it's the closest thing in the 2400 Reload line-up to an actual piece of fruit rather than a fruit-flavoured sweet, and that's precisely why it suits vapers who've grown tired of everything tasting like dessert.

Blackberry Edition FAQs

Is Blackberry Edition tart or sweet?

It sits closer to tart than sweet, especially compared to the other flavours in the 2400 Reload range. There's ripeness there, but it's built around a genuine bramble character rather than a sugared version of it.

How is it different from Blackcurrant Edition if they're both dark fruits?

Blackcurrant leans sharper and more acidic, closer to a squash or cordial. Blackberry is rounder, drier and less sugary, with more of a woody, hedgerow quality behind the fruit.

Does it work well as an all-day flavour?

It can, but it's less forgiving than a sweeter pod if you're vaping constantly, the dry, tannic finish is more noticeable on back-to-back draws. Most people get more out of it used steadily rather than as a chain-vaped default. It's a nicotine product intended for adult use only, sold at nic salt strengths within the UK's 20mg/ml limit.