SKE 600 Pro Replacement Pods – VMT Ice

Vmt Ice on the SKE 600 Pro pods: a British cordial classic, poured over ice

Ask most people in the UK to name a mixed-fruit cordial and one purple bottle springs to mind. Vmt Ice bottles that memory and drops a menthol frost on top of it. On the SKE 600 Pro replacement pods it becomes a compact, pocketable version of a drink half the country grew up on, blended from a tangle of dark berries and grape, then cooled just enough to keep it from turning sweet or sticky. This is not a flavour that shouts. It leans on layers, and it rewards you for paying attention to what each draw is actually doing.

Because these are prefilled pods rather than a whole device, the taste story here is simple and honest. Every pod holds the same juice, so the flavour you fell for on pod one is the flavour waiting on pod three. That consistency matters with something as detailed as Vmt Ice, where a fraction less blackcurrant or a touch more cooling would tip the whole balance.

The taste, drawn out from first pull to final note

On the first inhale, the berry mix lands before anything else. It reads as a rounded, jammy fruit rather than a single sharp note, closer to a spoonful of dark berry compote than to a boiled sweet. There is raspberry in there, a clear thread of blackcurrant, and a rounder grape body underneath holding it all together. It is recognisably that cordial character, the kind you would water down in a tall glass on a warm afternoon.

Through the mid-vape, the fruit deepens and the faintly herbal, almost spiced edge of the cordial starts to show. This is the part that separates Vmt Ice from a plain berry mix. There is a grown-up complexity in the middle, a whisper of something aromatic sitting behind the sweetness, and it keeps the flavour from feeling one-note across a long session. The sweetness is present but restrained, never crossing into cloying territory.

On the exhale and aftertaste, the ice finally speaks. It is a clean menthol lift rather than an aggressive freeze, arriving late and cooling the berry down so the finish feels crisp and tidy. Your mouth is left with a soft, slightly tart berry echo and a cool breath, closer to a chilled drink than to a mint. That measured cooling is what makes Vmt Ice so easy to return to, draw after draw, without the palate feeling scrubbed.

Who this flavour actually suits

Vmt Ice is a natural fit for vapers who find single-fruit flavours a bit flat and want something with more going on. If you like blackcurrant, dark berries, and grape, but you want them woven together rather than served solo, this sits right in your lane. It also suits anyone chasing a nostalgic, distinctly British taste rather than a tropical or dessert profile.

The cooling here is moderate, which widens the appeal. Menthol-shy vapers who normally steer clear of anything with ice in the name will usually get on fine with it, because the frost is a finishing touch rather than the main event. On the other hand, if you crave a proper glacial hit, you may find this one gentler than expected.

• Fans of classic UK cordial and squash flavours.
• Vapers who want layered dark fruit instead of a single berry.
• Anyone who likes a light, refreshing chill rather than a heavy freeze.
• People rotating away from sweeter candy profiles who still want flavour depth.

Who might want to look elsewhere? If you only enjoy bright, sherbet-sharp fruit or you specifically want a mouth-numbing menthol, Vmt Ice may read as too rounded and too gentle for your taste.

Best moments to reach for it

This is an all-rounder that leans afternoon and evening. It shines as a long, steady companion flavour, the sort you can vape for hours without it wearing thin, precisely because the berry blend keeps revealing small details. It pairs beautifully with a warm day, when that iced-cordial memory feels most at home, yet it works just as well as a cosy evening flavour when you want something fruity but grown-up.

It also earns its place as a reset flavour. After a run of very sweet or very sharp profiles, the balanced berry and clean chill of Vmt Ice can feel like a palate breather. Think of it as your steady default rather than a novelty you reach for once and shelve.

How it compares to similar flavours

Set beside a straight Blackcurrant Ice, Vmt Ice is broader and more layered. Blackcurrant Ice gives you that single, tart, focused note, while Vmt Ice folds raspberry and grape around the blackcurrant and softens the sharp edges. If plain blackcurrant sometimes feels too pointed for you, this is the mellower, more complete version.

Against a Grape Ice, the difference is depth. Grape Ice tends to be smooth and slightly candied, whereas Vmt Ice carries that herbal cordial undertone that grape alone never quite reaches. And compared with fruity mixes like Berry Lemonade or Blue Razz Blackcurrant, Vmt Ice trades fizz and sherbet brightness for a rounder, more traditional depth. It is less playful and more comforting.

What to rotate it with to keep the palate fresh

Even a flavour you love can dull if it is the only thing you ever taste. Because Vmt Ice is a rounded dark-fruit profile, the smartest partners are the ones that contrast it. Rotating keeps each one tasting the way it should.

• A citrus or lemonade flavour, to reset the palate with brightness between berry sessions.
• A clean menthol or a mint, for the days you want cold and simple rather than layered.
• A single tropical note like mango or pineapple, to swing away from dark fruit entirely.
• A sweeter candy flavour for evenings, so Vmt Ice stays your daytime staple.

A practical rhythm is to keep Vmt Ice as your anchor and let one or two lighter flavours orbit it. That way you come back to the cordial notes with fresh taste buds and the detail lands all over again.

Getting the truest taste from every pod

To read Vmt Ice properly, let a fresh pod settle for a minute or two after fitting it, so the wick is fully saturated before your first draws. A slow, steady inhale reveals far more of the berry layering than a short, sharp puff, which tends to favour the cooling and skate past the mid-body detail.

Flavour is usually at its brightest across the early and middle life of a pod. As a pod nears the end of its roughly 600-puff span, the sweetness can flatten slightly, which is normal and simply a cue that it is time to swap in a fresh one. Store spare pods upright somewhere cool and out of direct sunlight, since warmth and light can dull a delicate cordial blend faster than you would expect. Keeping them sealed until you need them protects that just-opened intensity.

Flavour FAQ

Is Vmt Ice very sweet or fairly balanced?

It sits in the middle. There is clear fruit sweetness from the berry and grape blend, but the tart blackcurrant edge and the cooling finish keep it in check, so it rarely feels sugary or heavy over a long session.

How strong is the ice in Vmt Ice?

The cooling is light to moderate. It arrives on the exhale as a clean, refreshing chill rather than a harsh menthol blast, which makes the flavour approachable even for vapers who normally avoid iced profiles.

Will it taste the same across every replacement pod?

Yes. As prefilled pods, each one carries the identical Vmt Ice juice, so the flavour stays consistent from your first pod to your last, with only the natural slight fade near the end of an individual pod's life.