Lush Ice, IGET Bar 3500 Puffs

Watermelon and menthol is the combination that made this category what it is, and Lush Ice remains the reference point everything else gets measured against. The inhale is soft pink watermelon, juicy and slightly sugary, and the exhale drops into a proper cold menthol that clears the palate completely.

The balance is what people come back for. There is enough fruit to keep it pleasant and enough ice to make it refreshing in Australian summer heat, which is why it survives on beach days and outdoor knock offs when heavier flavours feel wrong.

IGET Bar 3500 hardware, 3,500 puffs, $32 per unit.

Not everyone gets on with it. The menthol here is assertive, and if you find cooling agents harsh or you have avoided ice flavours in the past, this is not the gentle introduction you are after. Try the non iced fruit options instead and work your way across.

For context on where it sits in this selection, it is colder than Peach Ice and less herbal than the watermelon and mint recipe, which puts it roughly in the middle of the cooled options.

That middle position is why so many people treat it as their default rather than a novelty.

Age restricted. Nobody under 18 should be buying or using this.