Ice Vape
Ice is not really a flavour. It is a finish applied to one, which is why this collection of 253 iced e-liquids spans almost every profile the store carries. Fruit, menthol, mint, energy drink and dessert bases all appear here with a cooling agent added, in 10ml nicotine salts alongside larger shortfills. Bottles start at £3.00.
Cooling changes how a liquid behaves as much as how it tastes. It cuts sweetness back, sharpens the fruit sitting underneath and leaves the palate clearer between draws, which is why iced blends dominate all day vaping in the UK. If you came across from a bar style device, there is a strong chance the flavour you were used to had ice in it.
The three ways an e-liquid is cooled
Menthol
Traditional menthol brings its own taste as well as the cold: sharp, slightly medicinal, unmistakably mint. It works well on its own and with tobacco, although in fruit blends it can dominate. Menthol is the oldest cooling route in vaping and remains the most intense at the front of the draw.
Koolada
Koolada, sometimes listed as WS-3, produces cold with almost no flavour of its own. That is why nearly every iced fruit uses it. A watermelon ice or a mango ice tastes of the fruit first with the chill arriving on the exhale, rather than tasting of mint. It also gives manufacturers a way to build a cool bottle that is not a mint bottle.
WS-23
WS-23 is the strongest of the three and the most flavour neutral. It is what sits behind the extra cold or double ice versions. Used heavily it produces a genuinely frozen sensation that some vapers love and others find numbing. If a bottle has been described as an arctic or extreme version, this is normally why.
Iced flavour families in this collection
Iced fruit
The largest group by a distance. Watermelon Ice and Pineapple Ice from Elux Legend, Pineapple Ice from the Elfliq range, Mango Ice from Bar Series and Cherry Ice from SKE Crystal V2 all take a single ripe fruit and cool it. The cooling stops the sweetener building up over a long session, which is exactly why these read as easy all day options.
Mint and menthol
Straight mint bottles such as Green Mint from the Just Juice mint series are the cleanest tasting liquids in the range. Nothing lingers between puffs, so they suit anyone who dislikes sweetness or who wants to switch between flavours without ghosting one into the next.
Iced energy and soft drink
Elfbull Ice from Elfliq is the best known example of the iced energy drink profile that carried over from bar devices. The citrus and sugar of an energy drink sit well under a cooling agent because the acidity is already sharp.
Layered iced blends
Multi fruit iced bottles such as Strawberry Blood Ice from the Sadboy iced fruit line stack two or three fruits under one cooling layer. They tend to taste more complex at the start of a pod then settle down as the coil beds in.
How much ice is right for you
Cooling intensity is the main reason people abandon a bottle they otherwise liked. There is no universal scale printed on the label, so the wording is the best guide you have. A liquid simply called ice is usually moderate. Names using frost, arctic, extreme or double normally carry a much heavier dose.
Temperature matters too. The same bottle feels balanced in July and harsh in January, so many vapers rotate to lighter cooling over winter. If a liquid is too cold, blending it with an uniced bottle of a similar profile in a spare pod is an easy fix. Running a slightly lower wattage also softens the cooling because less of the agent is vaporised per puff.
Formats and nicotine strength
Most iced bottles here are 10ml nicotine salts at 10mg or 20mg, blended around 50/50 PG to VG for pod kits and mouth to lung coils above 1.0 ohm. UK law caps nicotine e-liquid at 20mg per ml and any nicotine containing bottle at 10ml, so 10ml at 20mg is the strongest legal format.
For sub ohm coils below 0.6 ohm the answer is a 100ml iced shortfill. These arrive nicotine free at 70/30 VG to PG, with room for one or two 10ml nicotine shots to bring the finished bottle to 3mg or 6mg. Cooling agents come through more strongly at high wattage, so a shortfill that felt mild in a pod kit can feel much colder in a sub ohm tank.
Ice and coil life
Iced liquids are among the kindest you can run. Menthol and koolada carry very little sugar, so there is less residue to caramelise on the coil than with a dessert or a candy blend. An iced fruit will often give three weeks from a coil where a sweet bakery flavour manages one.
The catch is that iced flavours mask a tiring coil. Because the cooling stays crisp long after the fruit has faded, it is easy to keep vaping a coil that is well past its best. If the fruit has gone flat and only the cold remains, the coil needs changing.
Buying iced e-liquid in the UK
Every nicotine containing e-liquid sold here is notified to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and complies with the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations, which set the 20mg strength limit, the 10ml bottle limit and child resistant packaging requirements. Sales are restricted to adults aged 18 and over and every order is age checked before dispatch. These products are intended for adult smokers switching from cigarettes or for existing vapers.
UK delivery is free on orders over £20, which is around six 10ml bottles. If you want help judging how cold a particular bottle runs before ordering, the team is on 07827 210361 between 8.30am and 4.00pm.
Common questions about iced e-liquids
What does ice mean on a vape e-liquid?
Ice on a label means a cooling agent has been added to the base flavour. That is usually menthol, koolada or WS-23. The cooling reduces how sweet the liquid tastes, sharpens the fruit underneath and leaves a cold sensation on the exhale. It is a finish applied to a flavour rather than a flavour in its own right.
Is ice the same as menthol?
No. Menthol has a strong mint taste as well as a cooling effect, so it changes the flavour of whatever it is added to. Koolada and WS-23 are close to flavourless and only supply the cold, which is why iced fruit liquids taste of the fruit rather than of mint. If you dislike mint but want a cold vape, look for iced fruit rather than menthol.
Which iced e-liquid is the coldest?
There is no standard scale, so the naming is your best guide. A bottle labelled simply as ice is usually moderate. Anything described as extreme, arctic, frost or double ice tends to use a much heavier dose of WS-23 and will feel considerably colder. Wattage also plays a part, since the same liquid feels colder in a sub ohm tank than in a low power pod kit.
Do iced e-liquids last longer on a coil?
Usually yes. Mint and koolada based liquids carry far less sweetener than dessert or candy flavours, so there is less residue to bake onto the coil. Three weeks from a coil is realistic on a light iced fruit where a heavily sweetened bakery liquid might manage one. Watch out for the cooling masking a dying coil, since the chill survives long after the flavour has gone.
What nicotine strength should I choose for an iced liquid?
For a pod kit or any coil above 1.0 ohm, a 10ml nic salt at 10mg or 20mg is the normal choice, with 20mg suiting heavier previous smokers. For sub ohm coils below 0.6 ohm, use a 100ml iced shortfill with one or two nicotine shots to land at 3mg or 6mg. UK law caps nicotine e-liquid at 20mg per ml in either case.
Can I mix an iced liquid with a non iced one?
Yes. Mixing an iced bottle with an uniced bottle of a similar profile is the simplest way to dial the cooling down to a level you like. Keep the ratios simple so you can repeat what worked. Mixing works best within the same nicotine strength, otherwise you also change how strong the finished liquid is.
Why does the same iced e-liquid feel colder some days?
Cooling agents are perceived rather than measured, so ambient temperature, how much you have eaten or drunk and even a cold you are getting over all change how intense they feel. Higher wattage vaporises more of the agent per puff, so a device set warmer will also read colder. Many vapers move to lighter cooling in winter for this reason.
Which iced flavours are most popular in the UK?
Iced fruits lead by a wide margin, particularly watermelon, pineapple, mango, cherry and blue raspberry. Iced energy drink profiles such as Elfbull Ice carried across from bar devices and remain strong sellers. Straight mint and menthol keep a loyal following among vapers who want a clean palate with no sweetness at all.