IVG Intense Salts – Forest Berries Ice

Cold First, Fruit Close Behind

Forest Berries Ice on IVG Intense Salts flips the usual order of things. Instead of fruit leading and a whisper of menthol trailing along at the end, the cold hits first here, sharp and immediate, and the berries come rushing in right after it like they're chasing the chill. It's a different kind of vape to the softer fruit blends, brisker, punchier, and built for people who want their fruit with a proper edge on it.

First Inhale: The Ice Arrives Instantly

There's no slow build with this one. The first pull is cold on the throat almost straight away, a clean menthol snap rather than a soft cooling sensation, and it's strong enough that you notice it before you notice any fruit at all. That upfront chill is the whole point of an "ice" flavour and IVG haven't held back on it here.

Mid-Vape: Dark Berries Push Through

Once the initial cold rush settles, a mix of dark forest berries starts coming through underneath it, blackberry and blackcurrant type notes mostly, with something slightly tart running alongside them rather than pure sweetness. The fruit and the ice sit together rather than one cancelling the other out, so you get cold and dark fruit in more or less the same breath. It reads more like biting into frozen berries than sipping a fruit drink, which is a fair way to describe the whole experience.

Exhale and Aftertaste: Menthol Lingers Longest

The exhale is where the ice takes back over, a cooling, almost tingling finish that outlasts the berry sweetness by a good margin. The fruit fades reasonably quickly, but that cold sensation hangs around on the back of the throat for a while after, similar to how a strong mint would behave. It's a refreshing way to finish a pull rather than a heavy or cloying one, which matters a lot on a nic salt where you're likely taking shorter, more frequent draws.

Who This Flavour Suits

This one's for people who find fruit vapes a bit soft or samey and want something with more bite. It also suits anyone who's used to menthol cigarettes and wants a similar cold throat feel but with actual flavour layered on top rather than just mint. If you've tried fruit ice flavours before and found them too weak on the ice side, this is a stronger lean into the cold than most.

Best Time and Mood For It

• Warm weather or a stuffy room, when the cooling hit does real work rather than just being decorative.
• After exercise or a workout, when a sharp, refreshing flavour suits the moment better than something sweet and heavy.
• Mornings, for anyone who likes a wake up flavour rather than something mellow to ease into the day with.

How It Compares to Other Ice Flavours

Against a blue raspberry ice, Forest Berries Ice is less sugary and more tart, leaning into blackcurrant and blackberry rather than the brighter, candy leaning raspberry profile. Compared to the same forest berries blend without ice, this version trades a bit of the fruit's natural sweetness for that cold snap, so it reads sharper and less rounded but noticeably more refreshing. If menthol on its own feels a bit one note to you, this gives it somewhere to go without losing the cold hit that makes menthol worth choosing in the first place.

What to Rotate It With

Because this flavour leans so hard into cold and tart, pairing it against something warm and sweet works best for keeping your palate interested, a custard or dessert style vape gives your mouth a completely different sensation to come back from. A plain sweet berry flavour without any ice also works well as a contrast, letting you notice the cold snap here even more clearly when you switch back. Try to avoid running two different ice flavours side by side in the same session, since the menthol in both tends to blur together and neither one gets the chance to stand out properly.

Avoiding Palate Fatigue

Strong ice flavours are actually pretty good at avoiding palate fatigue on their own, since the cold resets your taste buds a little with every pull rather than coating them the way a sweet dessert flavour would. That said, an all day diet of nothing but ice can start to feel a bit numbing after a while, so keeping a warmer, sweeter fruit flavour in rotation for later in the day tends to keep both flavours tasting sharper when you switch back and forth between them.

Practical Notes for Best Flavour

Since this is a nic salt, remember UK regulations cap nicotine strength at 20mg/ml, so check the strength on the bottle before you buy if you're after the maximum legal hit. Shorter, sharper draws suit this flavour better than long slow pulls, since the cold sensation is strongest right as the vapour hits your throat rather than something that builds gradually. Giving the bottle a proper shake before use also helps keep the flavour consistent from the first fill to the last.

Is the menthol overpowering on this flavour?

It's noticeably strong compared to a mild ice blend, but the berries do come through clearly rather than getting completely buried, so it reads as a proper ice flavour rather than plain menthol with fruit on the label.

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

It might be a stretch if you actively dislike cold sensations in general, but if your issue has just been that other ice flavours tasted thin or artificial, the darker berry base here gives it more depth than a lot of simpler menthol vapes.

How strong is the throat hit on this nic salt?

Throat hit depends on the nicotine strength you pick as much as the flavour, but the menthol itself does add a noticeable cooling sensation on top of whatever throat hit the nic salt strength gives you. Choosing a lower strength won't change the ice intensity, only the harshness on the throat.