Flavour profile
Described as inspired by popular energy drink profiles, with slight citrus, mild sweetness, and a fizzy-style flavour sensation; sweet, fizzy notes with a bold finish, for people who like strong, punchy profiles. It also comes across as refreshing and invigorating.
An energy drink is one of the more distinctive things you can put in a vape because the reference is a manufactured taste rather than a natural one. The characteristic notes are a sharp citrus edge, a slightly medicinal berry undertone, and a tartness that reads as carbonation. Nothing in an e-liquid is actually fizzy; the acidity creates the prickle.
Nothing in the description points to ice, which distinguishes it from Cola Ice Tugboat T12000, the other drink-inspired option here.
Device and performance
Citrus acidity is harder on coil materials than most flavour types and sharpens rather than fades as a coil runs hot. Normal mode is the better setting here, and the difference is more noticeable on this flavour than on a sweet one.
Who it suits
Anyone who wants something other than fruit or menthol. It is one of only four non-fruit options in this range, alongside the cola, the cotton candy and the tobacco.
The description as a punchy profile is fair warning: this is not a subtle flavour, and it is not the one to buy blind for someone else.
Nicotine and strength
One strength: 50mg/ml, 5%, nicotine salt. Citrus acidity adds a throat hit on top of the nicotine, so this sits at the firmer end of the range.
Charging
USB Type-C. Recharging several times across 24ml is normal.
Practical notes
A small habit that helps: top the device up before the battery is flat rather than running it to zero every time. Lithium cells generally tolerate shallow, frequent charges better than repeated deep ones, and this battery has to survive 24ml of liquid. Running it flat now and again is expected and is not a fault. It is the routine of always doing so that shortens its life.
How it compares in the range
The other drink flavour is Cola Ice Tugboat T12000, which is cooled where this is not, and rounder where this is sharper.
If the citrus sharpness is what appeals, Cranberry Grape Tugboat T12000 is the tartest fruit flavour here.
Buying and delivery
Buy it for yourself rather than as a gift. It is the most polarising flavour in the collection. From Vapesoko Nairobi, Nairobi and its neighbouring towns are same-day on an early dispatch, and the rest of Kenya follows in 1 to 2 business days.
The rest of the Tugboat range
Non-fruit flavours are four of the 27 here, and worth knowing if fruit has started to tire you. Stocking up? The complete Tugboat T12000 range is here, along with Tugboat Evo Pro 15000 and our refillable pod kits and nicotine salt e-liquids, with same-day delivery across Nairobi and nationwide shipping throughout Kenya.
Best for
- A break from fruit and menthol
- Sharp, punchy profiles
- Normal mode over Power mode
- Drink-inspired flavours
- The only energy-drink flavour here
Specifications
- Category: Disposable Vapes
- Flavour profile: Energy drink with citrus and a fizzy edge
- 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)
