Flavour profile
Described as rich blackcurrant undertones intertwined with luscious lychee sweetness, a harmonious blend with excellent balance. The pairing is also summed up as tart blackcurrant against the delicate floral sweetness of lychee, striking a balance between bold and elegant.
Lychee is the unusual element and the reason this flavour stands apart from every other berry here. It is floral in a way almost no other fruit is, closer to rose or elderflower than to anything in the berry family, with a light, perfumed sweetness. Against a deep, tart blackcurrant, it creates a contrast of register rather than of taste: one dark and low, one bright and high.
Device and performance
Floral notes are the most fragile thing you can put in a vape and the first casualty of a hot coil. If the lychee disappears and you are left with plain blackcurrant, that is heat, not the blend. Normal mode is strongly preferable on this one.
Who it suits
Anyone who has worked through the usual berry and tropical flavours and wants something genuinely different. Lychee is uncommon, and this is the only one in the range.
Also a good fit if you like blackcurrant but find it one-dimensional on its own.
Nicotine and strength
One strength: 50mg/ml, 5%, as nicotine salt. Blackcurrant tartness adds a little throat hit; the lychee sweetness softens it. Mid-range for firmness here.
Charging
USB Type-C. The 600mAh battery will need charging several times across 24ml.
Practical notes
On what to do when it is finished. A spent device still holds a charged lithium cell, so it should not go in with household waste. Keep it aside with other electronics. If you are getting through these regularly, that accumulation is itself an argument for a UWELL Caliburn A3 or similar: one device, replaceable pods, and far less to throw away.
How it compares in the range
The only lychee and the only blackcurrant across the twenty-seven flavours. Black Mamba Tugboat T12000 is the closest in feel, dark berries with grape undertones and a mild chill, but it is a different blend.
Do not confuse this with Black Ice Tugboat T12000, which, despite the name, contains no fruit at all.
Buying and delivery
The most interesting flavour in the range and the one least like anything else you will find in Nairobi. Order from Vapesoko Nairobi for same-day delivery in Nairobi and nearby towns, with 1 to 2 business days to the rest of Kenya.
The rest of the Tugboat range
If you have worked through the familiar flavours, this is the corner of the range worth exploring. Everything Tugboat in one place: the Tugboat T12000 range and Tugboat Evo Pro 15000, plus the refillable pod kits and nicotine salt e-liquids most people move to eventually, same-day Nairobi delivery, nationwide across Kenya.
Best for
- Something outside the usual berry flavours
- Blackcurrant with a second dimension
- Normal mode to protect the lychee
- A floral note
- The only lychee and the only blackcurrant here
Specifications
- Category: Disposable Vapes
- Flavour profile: Tart blackcurrant with floral lychee sweetness
- Cooling: No
- 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)
