Strawberry vape flavours: fresh, creamy, iced and jammy

Strawberry is a family in its own right. Fresh strawberry has a ripe sweetness with a slightly green, tart edge, like fruit straight from the field. Wild strawberry is smaller and more perfumed. Jammy strawberry is cooked and concentrated, deep and sweet. Candy strawberry tastes like strawberry sweets, bright and sugary. Creamy strawberry adds milk, cream or custard and is really a dessert.

Most people have a clear favourite, and it is rarely the same as the person next to them. Browse the full strawberry range to see how differently brands interpret the same fruit.

Strawberry is the most common partner fruit in vaping after raspberry, so it turns up in countless combinations:

• Strawberry ice: a bar-style staple, sweet and cold.
• Strawberry kiwi: sweet and tangy, one of the great fruit duos.
• Strawberry and cream: such as the Cuttwood Unicorn Milk shortfill.
• Strawberry custard: like the Mother's Milk shortfill, rich and indulgent.
• Red fruit mixes: strawberry, raspberry and cherry.
• Strawberry doughnut: jam, glaze and dough.

Strawberry kiwi in particular is a reliable crowd-pleaser and a sensible first buy if you are unsure. If you only buy one strawberry, choose between fresh and creamy first. The rest follows from that.

Fresh and iced strawberry suit a mouth-to-lung pod with a 50/50 nic salt. The flavour stays bright, the tart edge comes through, and a 2ml pod will last a good while.

Creamy and jammy strawberry belong in a sub-ohm tank with a 70/30 or higher VG shortfill. The thicker liquid and warmer, bigger cloud bring out the cream and make the dessert styles feel properly rich.

Nicotine is addictive. Small pods typically use higher strengths, while sub-ohm vapers usually sit at 3mg or 6mg. Choose your device below for a quick pointer.

The big creamy strawberries mostly come as shortfills: 50ml or 100ml of nicotine-free liquid in a larger bottle with room to add nic shots. UK rules cap nicotine bottles at 10ml, so this is how larger volumes are sold.

The maths is simple. One 10ml 18mg shot in a 50ml shortfill makes 60ml at 3mg. Two 18mg shots in a 100ml shortfill make 120ml at 3mg. Add the shots, put the cap back on and shake well for a minute or two.

Creamy strawberries often taste better after resting for a day or two after mixing, as the flavour settles. Use the calculator to work out any other combination.

Fresh strawberry sits around average for coil life. Candy and jammy styles are sweeter and wear coils faster, while strawberry and cream or strawberry custard behave like full desserts, which means more frequent coil changes. If you love creamy strawberry, keep a few spare coils in.

Strawberry also gets a few unfair raps, mostly from people who have only tried one style. Realistic strawberry liquids with a hint of greenness and tartness taste very different from the sugary candy versions most people picture. Tap the cards to see where the common assumptions go wrong.

Strawberry gets on with nearly everything, but a few partners stand out:

• Kiwi: sweet meets tangy.
• Cream and vanilla: the classic summer dessert.
• Watermelon: red, juicy and refreshing.
• Banana: a smoothie-style blend.
• Lemonade: bright, sweet and sharp at once.
• Ice: keeps sweet strawberry from feeling heavy.

Mint is the one partner that splits opinion: some love strawberry mint, others say it tastes like toothpaste. If the creamy side of strawberry is what you love, our cream and milkshake guide is your next stop. It covers how cream styles are built and which devices make them shine.