SKE Crystal Nic Salts E Liquid – Blue Fusion

What "fusion" actually delivers

Blue Fusion earns its name by refusing to sit still. Rather than a single blue fruit note, it moves through blueberry, a lick of blackcurrant, and a raspberry snap that keeps things from ever going flat. As a nic salt rather than a shortfill or freebase liquid, it's built to be tasted at close range, nic salts are typically vaped on lower-wattage, mouth-to-lung setups, so the flavour arrives concentrated and immediate rather than diluted across a big cloud, which suits a blend this layered.

Reading the vape from first pull to throat hit

The first pull is blueberry-forward, deep and a touch sweet, similar to biting into fruit that's fully ripe rather than under-ripe. Within a second the blackcurrant shows up underneath, slightly tart, a bit more grown-up than pure blueberry, and it's the ingredient doing most of the work to stop this tasting like a straightforward kids'-sweet blue. The raspberry arrives last, right as the vapour reaches the back of the throat, and it's here that the nic salt hit is most noticeable: a smooth, rounded throat hit rather than a harsh scratch, which is one of the main reasons people move to nic salts in the first place. On the exhale, the fruit fades into something clean and only very lightly sweet, there's no syrupy aftertaste clinging to the palate, which matters a lot on a liquid you'll likely be vaping multiple times through the day.

Best suited to

• Vapers using a low-wattage pod system or MTL device, where nic salts perform best
• Ex-smokers who want a fast, satisfying throat hit rather than a slow build of vapour
• Anyone who prefers a compact, on-the-go vape over a sub-ohm cloud-chasing setup

Time of day matters too. Blue Fusion's brightness makes it a strong early one, it wakes the palate up rather than sitting heavy, but because the throat hit is smooth rather than harsh, it also works fine as a late-evening vape when you want flavour without anything too stimulating. It's less at home as a "big cloud, big flavour" showcase liquid; that's simply not what nic salts, or a flavour built this precisely, are for.

How it compares, and what to rotate it with

Set next to a straight blueberry nic salt, Blue Fusion has noticeably more depth and a drier, less sugary finish thanks to the blackcurrant. Set next to a blue raspberry-only liquid, it's less sharply tart up front but arrives at a similar sourness by the time the raspberry note lands on the exhale, so if you love blue raspberry but find it one-note, this is the more interesting version of that same idea.

Because nic salts are usually vaped little and often throughout the day, palate fatigue creeps in faster than people expect. Keeping a second bottle in a genuinely different family, a menthol, a citrus, or a tobacco-style nic salt, and switching between the two every few refills keeps Blue Fusion tasting sharp rather than turning into background flavour by week two.

It's also worth noting how the balance shifts with pull length. A short, quick puff keeps the blueberry and blackcurrant most prominent, since the raspberry only really lands right at the back of the throat. A longer, steadier draw gives the raspberry more time to develop, which is usually the better way to vape it if you want to taste all three fruits properly rather than mostly the first two.

Getting the most out of the bottle

A few practical points make a real difference with any nic salt liquid, Blue Fusion included. Give the bottle a short shake before filling a pod, since the flavourings can settle slightly over time. Store it upright, away from direct sunlight and heat, which is the fastest way to dull the blackcurrant and raspberry notes specifically, they're the more delicate parts of the blend compared to the blueberry base. A freshly filled, well-primed pod also tastes noticeably better than one running low, since the last few pulls from any pod tend to draw on cotton with less liquid saturating it, muting the top notes first.

On strength: nic salt e-liquids in the UK are capped at 20mg/ml (2%), and Blue Fusion follows that regulation. Choosing the right strength for your own usage matters as much as the flavour itself, too high a strength on a low-wattage MTL setup can push the throat hit from smooth into harsh, which will mask exactly the fruit layering that makes this liquid worth having in the first place.

Blue Fusion, answered

Is Blue Fusion very sweet, or more tart?

It sits closer to tart than sweet by the time you reach the exhale, thanks to the blackcurrant and raspberry notes. The opening blueberry pull is the sweetest part; the finish is drier and cleaner than the first impression suggests.

What kind of device suits this liquid best?

As a nic salt, it's designed for low-wattage, mouth-to-lung devices, pod kits and similar setups rather than sub-ohm tanks. That's where the throat hit feels smooth and the flavour reads as intended.

Can I vape this at a high strength if I want a stronger hit?

Nic salts are capped at 20mg/ml (2%) under UK regulations, and this liquid is for adults aged 18 and over. Within that limit, choose the strength that matches your usage rather than defaulting to the highest available, going too strong for your device and habits tends to overpower the flavour rather than improve the experience.