Frozen Cherries in IVG 70/30 shortfill: ripe fruit meets a clean cold snap
Frozen Cherries is a flavour with a split personality, and that is exactly what makes it so good. On one side you have deep, dark, ripe cherries at their sweetest. On the other you have a clean blast of cold that turns the whole thing crisp and refreshing. As a 70/30 shortfill in a 100ml bottle, this is aimed squarely at sub-ohm vapers who want big, expressive flavour and generous cloud, and the higher VG ratio gives the cherry room to bloom while the ice keeps it sharp. This is a flavour you build a rotation around, not one you get tired of after a week.
The flavour, layer by layer
The inhale opens on cherry, and it is the good kind, dark and jammy rather than the artificial cherry-cough-sweet note that gives the fruit a bad name. It is rich and rounded, closer to fresh black cherries than to a boiled sweet, with a natural sweetness that fills the mouth. Because the base is a 70 percent VG blend, that fruit comes through thick and full on the draw, riding on a soft, dense vapour rather than a thin one.
Then the cold arrives. Midway through the vape the menthol chill sweeps in and completely transforms the cherry. It takes that warm, ripe sweetness and freezes it, the way biting into a chilled cherry from the fridge is a totally different experience from a room-temperature one. The ice is clean and crisp rather than harsh, and crucially it does not bury the fruit. Instead it lifts and sharpens it, cutting through the jamminess so the cherry reads brighter and more vivid. This balance between ripe fruit and cold is the entire point of the flavour, and IVG have judged it so the two halves work with each other rather than fighting.
The exhale is where Frozen Cherries feels most refreshing. As the vapour leaves, the menthol carries a cool wash across the palate and throat, and the cherry sweetness lingers underneath it. The finish is clean and frosty, leaving your mouth feeling refreshed rather than coated. There is a satisfying throat sensation from the ice on the way out, the kind that makes a cold flavour feel genuinely invigorating. Vaped through a sub-ohm setup, that exhale produces a full, cool cloud that makes the flavour feel even more generous.
Who it suits, and when it tastes best
Frozen Cherries is built for the ice lover who still wants a real fruit at the centre. If your rotation leans toward iced and menthol flavours, this brings the cold you crave with a sweeter, fruitier core than a plain menthol. It is equally appealing to cherry fans who find warm cherry flavours a touch too syrupy, because the ice completely resets that balance. As a 70/30 shortfill, it also suits sub-ohm and direct-lung vapers who prioritise flavour intensity and vapour production over a tight, cigarette-style draw.
For timing, this is a warm-weather hero. On a hot day, a frozen fruit flavour is about as refreshing as vaping gets, and Frozen Cherries delivers that cold hit beautifully. It also works well after food, where the menthol acts almost like a palate cleanser, and it is a strong choice for an all-day vape when you want something crisp that will not fatigue your taste buds the way a heavy dessert flavour does. If you find pure fruit flavours a bit flat by the afternoon, the cold lift here keeps it feeling fresh right through the day.
How it compares, and what to rotate it with
Against a plain cherry e-liquid, Frozen Cherries is far more refreshing and less sweet overall, because the menthol trims back the sugar and adds that cooling dimension. Compared to a cherry ice from another range, differences come down to how ripe the fruit reads and how aggressive the ice is; this blend leans toward a dark, natural cherry with a clean rather than brutal chill. Set beside a menthol or a mint, Frozen Cherries has a genuine fruit body that a straight menthol lacks, so it feels rounder and more flavourful while still scratching the cold itch.
To keep your palate fresh across a big 100ml bottle, it helps to rotate with a genuinely different profile. A warm, uncooled fruit like a mango or a straight strawberry makes a good contrast, letting your taste buds enjoy sweetness without ice for a while so the cold hits harder when you return. A tobacco or a dessert flavour also works as a change of pace. The one thing to avoid is running Frozen Cherries alongside another heavy menthol or iced flavour constantly, because a steady diet of cold can numb your palate and slowly desensitise you to the chill.
- Good contrast bottles: an uniced mango, strawberry, or a tropical blend.
- Change of pace: a tobacco or a custard-style dessert for something warm.
- Avoid overdoing: back-to-back iced flavours, which dull your sensitivity to menthol.
Getting the truest taste, and a note on the shortfill format
This is a shortfill, which means it comes as a larger bottle of nicotine-free e-liquid with space left to add a nic shot if you want nicotine. In the UK, shortfills are supplied at 0mg because of the rules around bottle sizes and nicotine strength, so if you want a nicotine strength you add an 18mg or 20mg nic shot yourself and shake thoroughly. Getting a good, even mix matters for flavour: shake the bottle properly after adding a shot so the liquid is uniform, otherwise the taste can be uneven.
Fresh mixes taste best after a short settle. Many vapers find a shortfill tastes fuller after resting for a little while once nicotine has been added, giving everything time to blend, and Frozen Cherries is no exception. When you fill your tank, let a fresh coil prime for a few minutes before vaping so the wick is fully saturated, which protects both the flavour and the coil. Menthol and cold flavours also feel their absolute best when the liquid itself is cool, so storing the bottle somewhere cool and out of direct sunlight keeps that frozen edge crisp. Heat and light dull both the fruit and the chill over time, so a cupboard beats a sunny windowsill.
Coil life, value, and who should think twice
Darker, sweeter fruit flavours are a little heavier on coils than light, clear liquids, so expect a cherry-forward shortfill like this to gunk a coil somewhat faster than a plain menthol would. Keeping a fresh coil in rotation is the simplest way to keep the flavour tasting true. On value, a 100ml shortfill is one of the more economical ways to vape a flavour you enjoy at sub-ohm, especially compared with buying small bottles repeatedly, so if Frozen Cherries lands for you it is a cost-effective staple.
Who should think twice? If you dislike menthol or ice, the cold here is central and unavoidable, so a warm cherry liquid would serve you better. Mouth-to-lung vapers using high-resistance coils may also find a 70/30 blend a touch thick for their setup, since it is designed with sub-ohm use in mind. And as with everything nicotine-related in the UK, both the finished e-liquid and any nic shots you add are strictly for adults aged 18 and over.
Frozen Cherries FAQ
Is Frozen Cherries very heavy on the menthol?
The ice is prominent but balanced. It is designed to lift and sharpen the cherry rather than overpower it, so you still get a full, dark fruit flavour underneath a clean cold finish. It is refreshing rather than aggressively icy.
Does this shortfill contain nicotine?
No, it is supplied as a 0mg nicotine-free shortfill in a larger bottle. If you want nicotine, you add a nic shot yourself and shake well, which lets you set the strength you prefer within the UK legal limits.
What kit works best with a 70/30 Frozen Cherries?
A sub-ohm, direct-lung setup suits it best, since the 70 percent VG ratio is built for bigger clouds and bold flavour. On that kind of kit the cherry comes through full and the cold exhale really shows off, which is where this flavour is at its most enjoyable.
