Flavour profile
Worth clearing up first, because the name suggests otherwise: Black Ice contains no fruit. It is described as a deep, layered cooling blend with a strong menthol-forward sensation: a clean inhale with immediate chill, a sharp, crisp exhale, a neutral undertone with no sweetness and, stated explicitly, no fruity aftertaste.
People assume Black Ice is a dark berry because “black” reads as blackcurrant or blackberry in most vape ranges. Worth knowing if you move up a tier: the flavour of the same name on the Tugboat Evo Pro 15000 is described as menthol over dark berry, so the label is shared and the liquid is not. Here it refers to the intensity of the cooling rather than to a fruit. If you want a dark berry with ice, Blackcurrant Lychee Tugboat T12000 or Black Mamba Tugboat T12000 are the flavours you are looking for.
Device and performance
Unsweetened menthol is the gentlest thing you can put through a coil; nothing caramelises, and nothing gums up the wick. Of the 27 flavours here, this is the one most likely to still taste the way it started when the liquid runs out.
Who it suits
Anyone who finds iced fruit flavours not cold enough because the fruit gets in the way. This is cooling on its own terms with nothing softening it.
It is also the best palate cleanser in the range. If you rotate devices, this is the one to come back to between sweet flavours.
Nicotine and strength
One strength: 50mg/ml, 5%, nicotine salt. Menthol adds a throat hit of its own on top of the nicotine, and there is no sweetness here to soften either, so expect this to feel firmer than the fruit flavours in the range at the same 50mg.
If you are new to vaping rather than switching from cigarettes, start elsewhere.
Charging
USB Type-C. The 600mAh battery is not sized to last 24ml on one charge, so plan to recharge it several times before the liquid runs out.
How it compares in the range
Of the twenty-seven flavours here, Cool Mint Tugboat T12000 is the only other one where cooling is the whole flavour rather than a layer over fruit. Cool Mint is described as clean mint freshness; Black Ice is described as menthol without sweetness. Between the two, Cool Mint is the softer.
Every other cooled flavour here puts a fruit in front: Lush Ice Tugboat T12000, Peach Ice Tugboat T12000, Mango Ice Tugboat T12000 and the rest.
Buying and delivery
The one to buy if every iced fruit you have tried felt half-hearted. Vapesoko Nairobi gets Nairobi orders out the same day, with nearby towns on an early run and the rest of Kenya in 1 to 2 business days.
The rest of the Tugboat range
If pure cooling is your thing, the rest of the range sits somewhere between this and plain fruit. Buying more than one? Mix flavours from the Tugboat T12000 range, compare against Tugboat Evo Pro 15000, or look at refillable pod kits and nicotine salt e-liquids if you are getting through enough of them to want a device you keep. Same-day delivery in Nairobi, nationwide shipping across Kenya.
Best for
- Cooling as the whole flavour, not a layer
- No fruit and no sweetness
- The longest-lasting flavour clarity in the range
- A palate cleanser between devices
- For when iced fruits felt half-hearted
Specifications
- Category: Disposable Vapes
- Flavour profile: Menthol, unsweetened and unblended
- Cooling: Yes, menthol-led
- Puff count: Up to 12,000 (manufacturer rating)
- E-liquid capacity: 24ml, pre-filled
- Nicotine strength: 50mg/ml (5%)
- Nicotine type: Nicotine salt
- Battery capacity: 600mAh
- Rechargeable: Yes
- Charging port: USB Type-C
- Coil type: Single mesh
- Coil resistance: 1.0Ω
- Power modes: Two, Normal and Power
- Display: Yes, battery level and e-liquid level
- Activation: Draw-activated, with a button for the power modes
- Airflow: Not published by the manufacturer
- Dimensions: Not published by the manufacturer
- Refillable: No, sealed device
- Manufacturer: Fuumy Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd, Guangdong, China. Designed in the USA, made in China (carton)
