IVG Pro 12 Starter Kit – Strawberry Ice

Strawberry Ice: summer fruit with the windows down

Take a ripe, red strawberry and drop it into a cold glass, and you have the whole idea behind Strawberry Ice on the IVG Pro 12. It is the familiar sweet berry the brand does so well, wrapped in a clean menthol chill that turns a comforting flavour into a genuinely refreshing one. The strawberry supplies the sweetness and the body; the ice supplies the crispness and the long, cooling finish. Together they make one of the most reliable crowd-pleasers in any pod range, and on a kit rated up to around 10000 puffs there is plenty of it to enjoy.

The reason strawberry and menthol pair so well is contrast. On its own, a sweet strawberry can start to feel heavy over a long day. Add a cold edge and the sweetness suddenly has somewhere to go; the chill lifts it, cleans it up and resets the palate between draws. This is not a harsh, eye-watering ice either. It is a smooth, controlled cool that supports the fruit rather than steamrolling it, which is the balance a lot of iced fruits get wrong.

The draw from start to finish

The inhale leads with the strawberry, sweet and ripe and instantly recognisable, so you get the fruit before the cold arrives. For a split second it reads as jammy and warm.

Then, through the mid-draw, the menthol rises up underneath the berry. The two sit side by side rather than fighting, the fruit staying sweet while the ice starts to spread a clean coolness across the tongue.

The exhale is all about that chill. The menthol opens right up, leaving a crisp, frosty finish that lingers pleasantly and wipes the palate clean. What stays behind is a faint sweet-berry note riding on cold air, which is precisely what makes you want the next puff.

The vaper who lives on iced fruit

Some people simply cannot vape anything without a cooling note, and this flavour is built for them. It is also a brilliant gateway for vapers who find pure menthol too clinical, since the strawberry softens the cold into something friendlier.

• Menthol fans who want fruit and chill in the same breath rather than choosing one.
• Sweet-fruit vapers who find plain strawberry too heavy across a full day.
• Warm-weather and gym-bag vapers who want something that reads as refreshing rather than rich.

Best conditions for it

Strawberry Ice comes alive in the heat. It is a summer flavour to its core, ideal for a hot afternoon, a walk on a warm day, or the moment you get in from anywhere sweaty and want something that feels like a cold drink. It works well after food too, where the menthol acts almost like a palate cleanser. It is arguably the perfect gym or commute vape, since the cool finish feels revitalising rather than heavy. On a cold, grey day it can read a touch sharp for some, which is where a warmer, un-iced fruit tends to feel cosier.

Where the ice earns its keep

Set it next to a plain strawberry and the difference is night and day. The un-iced version is comfort and warmth; this one is refreshment and lift. Against a strawberry watermelon ice it is more single-minded, focused on one clear berry rather than a fruit blend, so the menthol has a cleaner canvas to work with. Compared with a hard mint or straight menthol, it is far more approachable, because the fruit gives the cold something sweet to hold on to. If you like your flavours crisp but not clinical, this hits the mark.

Rotation partners

An iced flavour is easy to over-vape because the cooling keeps tricking your palate into feeling fresh, so it pays to rotate anyway. A warm, un-iced fruit or a dessert flavour gives you contrast and stops every draw feeling like the same cold hit. A sharp citrus or a tart berry works well as a second option, adding acidity to the mix. Steer clear of running it back to back with another menthol flavour, because stacking two cold profiles quickly numbs the taste buds and you lose the strawberry entirely.

Practical notes

The Pro 12 is a prefilled pod kit, so there is nothing to mix or prime, but a couple of habits keep the flavour honest. Menthol is the first thing to suffer when a coil overheats, so steady, unhurried draws preserve that crisp exhale far better than hard, rapid pulls. If the cool ever seems to fade mid-session, a short rest lets the wick re-saturate and the chill returns on the next draw. Keeping the kit out of a hot car or direct sun matters more than usual here, since warmth dulls menthol quickly. Toward the very end of a pod's life the ice is usually the last note to go, so if it starts tasting flat and warm, that is your cue the pod is nearly done.

Who should skip it

If you actively dislike menthol, no amount of strawberry will convert you, and you would be far happier with a plain strawberry or a non-iced fruit blend. The cooling here is smooth, but it is unmistakably present from the mid-draw onward. Anyone chasing a warm, dessert-style comfort vape will also find this too crisp for that purpose.

FAQ

How strong is the menthol?

Medium. It is a clean, refreshing cool rather than an aggressive, eye-watering blast, and it is balanced so the strawberry always stays audible. Dedicated ice-chasers may want something colder, but for most vapers it is judged nicely.

Can I taste the strawberry, or does the ice take over?

You taste it clearly, especially on the inhale, where the berry leads before the menthol rises. The two are balanced so neither buries the other, which is the whole appeal of the blend.

Is it a good all-day vape?

For iced-fruit fans, absolutely. The cool finish keeps the palate feeling fresh, so it resists fatigue better than a plain sweet fruit. Rotating in a warmer flavour now and then keeps it from becoming background noise.