Watermelon Mint Ice, IGET Bar 3500 Puffs

Mint rather than pure menthol is the distinction that matters in this one. Where an ice flavour hits you with cold and little else, the mint here has actual herbal character, closer to spearmint leaves than to a cooling agent, and it sits over a soft watermelon base that keeps the whole thing from feeling like toothpaste.

People who use this tend to use it after meals, since the mint clears the palate more thoroughly than fruit alone. It is also the coldest sensation in this selection.

Quick facts

• IGET Bar 3500, 3,500 puff rating
• Spearmint character on top of light watermelon
• $32 for one device

This is not a beginner flavour. The combination of mint and ice is intense, and if you are sceptical about menthol in the first place, this will confirm every reservation you have. Start with a plain iced fruit and work up if you are unsure.

Mint recipes also make whatever follows them taste slightly odd for a few minutes, so if you rotate between devices, use this one last in the sequence rather than first.

An adult product through and through. Australian purchasers must be at least 18 years old.