Flavour profile
Another house name. Descriptions give it as a rich berry blend combining dark grape tones, mixed berries, and slight sweetness, and separately as a vibrant candy-style blend of berries and grape notes delivering sweet aroma, smooth vapour, and a bold fruity taste. It is also called a candy-edged berry blend, and the closest thing in the range to a grape shisha.
On cooling, descriptions do not agree. Some descriptions give it a light cooling finish; others leave cooling out entirely rather than confirming it. That is thin enough not to state as a feature. The composition is settled; the chill is not. If a reliably cooled dark berry is what you want, Black Mamba Tugboat T12000 is consistently described as mildly cooled.
Device and performance
The candy treatment means more sweetener than a plain fruit blend, so more residue on a coil you cannot replace. Normal mode is the practical setting, and on a sweet dark fruit, the difference in how long the flavour lasts is substantial.
Who it suits
Vapers who like grape but find it plain on its own, and anyone who wants a sweet-shop treatment of dark fruit rather than a fresh one.
The grape shisha comparison is worth taking seriously if that is a reference point you recognise.
Nicotine and strength
One strength: 50mg/ml, 5%, nicotine salt. Heavy sweetness masks the nicotine well, so this is one of the easier flavours here at 50mg.
Charging
USB Type-C. Expect to recharge several times across the device's life.
Practical notes
Chain-vaping is the main thing that shortens the life of a sealed device. Pulling repeatedly without a pause runs the coil ahead of the wick, and on a heavily sweetened flavour, that is what produces an early burnt taste. A few seconds between draws makes a measurable difference across 24ml.
How it compares in the range
One of three grape flavours. Grape Tugboat T12000 is the plain version, Cranberry Grape Tugboat T12000 is the tart one, and this is the candy one. Black Mamba Tugboat T12000 also carries grape underneath dark berries.
It is also the only flavour in the collection where the cooling is not settled, which is why it is left open here rather than settled either way.
Buying and delivery
Buy it if you liked the plain grape and want the same fruit turned up. 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
Grape gets three different treatments across this range, and this is the sweetest of them. 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
- Grape with a candy treatment
- Sweet dark fruit
- Smooth at 50mg
- Normal mode for flavour life
- Grape treated as a sweet
Specifications
- Category: Disposable Vapes
- Flavour profile: Grape and mixed berries, candy style
- Cooling: Not established. See notes
- 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)
