Flavour profile
VCT is a combination of vanilla, custard, and tobacco, built to capture the essence of classic tobacco while introducing a subtle sweetness and creaminess. The tobacco is the base; the vanilla and custard sit over it rather than replacing it.
VCT is one of the oldest recipes in vaping, and it exists for a reason: straight tobacco flavourings taste dry and slightly ashy on their own, and a cream note gives them body. If you have tried a tobacco liquid and found it thin, this is the version that usually lands better.
One naming point worth knowing before you order: some listings expand VCT as Vanilla Custard Tobacco rather than Vanilla Cream Tobacco. The composition described is the same in both cases, and the difference is a backronym instead of a different liquid.
Device and performance
Mesh at 1.0Ω is a mid-resistance setup by disposable standards, and it suits a dessert-tobacco profile: enough vapour to carry the cream note, not so much heat that the tobacco turns dry and ashy. The display shows battery and e-liquid level separately, and two power modes trade vapour volume against how long the device lasts.
Who it suits
Smokers switching across who do not want a fruit flavour, and anyone who finds sweet vapes cloying after a few hours. Tobacco profiles are the most sessionable thing in any disposable range precisely because they do not fatigue the palate.
It is also the only tobacco flavour across the twenty-seven, and one of only four with no fruit in them at all. The others are Cotton Candy Tugboat T12000, Cola Ice Tugboat T12000 and Red Energy Tugboat T12000. None of which is tobacco, so if that is specifically what you want, this is the page.
Nicotine and strength
One strength only: 50mg/ml, which is 5%, as nicotine salt rather than freebase. A handful of pulls delivers what a cigarette would, which is why tobacco at this strength sits nearer the genuine article than a weaker liquid manages.
That also means it is a lot of nicotine. If you are not a current or recent smoker, this is more than you need. A UWELL Caliburn A3 or UWELL Caliburn A3 with a lower-strength liquid is the better starting point; ELFBAR ELFLIQ 10ml goes down to 10mg as well as 20mg, and BAR Salts 10ml is 20mg.
Charging
Rechargeable over USB Type-C, with a normal phone charger. This is worth being clear about, because the word “disposable” misleads people: the battery is far smaller than 24ml requires, so the device is built to be charged repeatedly. It is the liquid that ends it, not the battery.
How it compares in the range
The T12000 sits in the middle of Tugboat's six-tier ladder. Of the six tiers Tugboat produces, two are in this catalogue: the T12000 and the Tugboat Evo Pro 15000 above it. The tiers differ mainly in e-liquid volume and claimed puff count rather than in flavour.
If you like this profile and want it in refillable form, tobacco and cream liquids run across our nicotine salt e-liquids at lower strengths, which is where to look once you know what you like.
The Tugboat Evo Pro 15000 sits a tier above this one, with a second mesh coil and a larger tank.
Buying and delivery
A straightforward first Tugboat, and the least demanding flavour in the range. Vapesoko Nairobi covers Nairobi same-day, reaches nearby towns on an early dispatch, and delivers to the rest of Kenya in 1 to 2 business days.
The rest of the Tugboat range
If tobacco is what you want, this is the only one in the collection, but the range around it is worth knowing. Trying the wider range? Browse the full Tugboat T12000 range, step up to Tugboat Evo Pro 15000, or move to a refillable pod kit with nicotine salt e-liquids, all with same-day delivery across Nairobi and nationwide shipping throughout Kenya.
Best for
- The least demanding flavour in the range
- No fruit and no menthol
- All-day use without palate fatigue
- The only tobacco in the range
- A cream-softened tobacco
Specifications
- Category: Disposable Vapes
- Flavour profile: Vanilla, custard and tobacco
- 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)
