Cherry Pomegranate, IGET Bar 3500 Puffs

Cherry and pomegranate share a family resemblance, both deep red and both slightly astringent, and pairing them makes a flavour with real backbone. The cherry is dark and glossy on the inhale, closer to a black cherry than a maraschino, and pomegranate takes the exhale in a drier direction with a pleasant tannic pull.

It suits people who find most fruit flavours too sweet and want something that behaves more like a drink than a lolly. Evening use, cold weather, and it goes well with anything smoky off a grill.

Running on the IGET Bar 3500 at a rated 3,500 puffs, yours for $32.

The dryness is the honest caveat. There is no ice and no cream to soften the finish, so if you like a sweet, coating mouthfeel this will read as austere. Cherry flavours also carry a risk of tasting medicinal to some palates, and the pomegranate does nothing to hide that.

Price parity is worth noting. At $32 it matches the simplest berry here, so trying something less conventional does not cost you anything extra.

Legal age applies, and in Australia that means 18 or older.