Honeydew Melon (Gold Edition) Bar Series 100ml Shortfill E-Liquid

Overview

The Honeydew Melon (Gold Edition) Bar Series 100ml Shortfill E-Liquid by Bar Series in Honeydew Melon (Gold Edition) at 0mg. Free UK delivery over £20, same-day dispatch on weekday orders before 4pm.

Honeydew Melon Gold Edition in brief

Bar Series 100ml Shortfill E-Liquid Honeydew Melon (Gold Edition) is a nicotine-free fruit e-liquid sold in a 100ml bottle for £11.99. The liquid is flavoured, set at 0mg and ready to use in any device you refill yourself. If you want nicotine, you add it afterwards with separate nicotine shots, which means the strength is your decision rather than the manufacturer's. That single fact explains most of what this page covers, so it is worth holding on to.

The flavour is honeydew melon, one of the gentler entries in the fruit category. Where watermelon tends to arrive loud and juicy, honeydew is paler, softer and more floral, with a sweetness that builds slowly rather than hitting all at once. Bar Series is a brand known for fruit-led flavours across nic salts, prefilled pods and big bottles, and the Gold Edition shortfills are the version designed for refilling at home. The brand's Bar Series collection currently lists 59 products, which leaves plenty of room to rotate flavours later.

A 100ml bottle only makes sense with the right hardware. It suits refillable tanks, sub-ohm kits and refillable pods. It does not suit sealed disposables or prefilled pods, because those have no way to accept a bottle refill. We cover compatibility properly further down, so you can check your own device before ordering.

Honeydew Melon is one of ten Gold Edition flavours in the 100ml range, and every one of them is priced at £11.99, so the choice comes down to taste rather than budget. If you are still comparing formats, the wider shortfill e-liquids collection puts every brand side by side. Everything on this site is sold strictly to adults aged 18 or over, and the sections below walk through the format, flavour, numbers, mixing, storage and delivery in the order most buyers ask about them.

How a 100ml shortfill works

Shortfill is a British answer to a British rule. Under the UK Tobacco Products Directive regulations, e-liquid that contains nicotine may only be sold in bottles of up to 10ml, at no more than 20mg per millilitre. A bottle with no nicotine in it is not caught by that size limit, so brands can sell flavoured liquid in far larger volumes. The 100ml bottle here is the result: a generous helping of Honeydew Melon at 0mg for people who would rather buy volume than juggle ten small bottles.

The word "short" refers to empty space. A 100ml shortfill is normally supplied in a bottle larger than the liquid it holds, leaving headroom for one or two 10ml nicotine shots. Add the shots, close the cap, shake, and you have a mixed batch at whatever strength you choose. Read the label on the bottle you receive for the exact headroom and the printed instructions, and never force more liquid in than the bottle was built to take.

Nothing about the format changes how the liquid behaves in your device. It is ordinary e-liquid, a base carrying flavouring, and the practical differences from a 10ml bottle are volume, price per millilitre and the fact that nicotine becomes a separate purchase. If you already vape nicotine-free, the bottle is ready as supplied and there is nothing further to buy. Our nicotine-free e-liquids page gathers the whole 0mg category in one place, from fruit to dessert to menthol, should you want to compare.

Keeping flavour and strength apart is also handy for experimenting. You can taste the bottle at 0mg first, and only then decide whether shots are worth adding. Some people settle on a light strength after a few days, others stay at zero, and the format allows both without a second purchase of the flavour itself.

One firm limit applies. A shortfill is only for hardware you refill yourself. If you use a sealed device, you are shopping for a prefilled alternative rather than this bottle.

What honeydew melon tastes like when vaped

Start with the fruit itself. Honeydew is the pale green melon with a smooth, mild sweetness, less aromatic than cantaloupe and far less acidic than watermelon. Translating that into e-liquid is a delicate job, because the flavour has no sharp edges to lean on. Expect a soft, rounded melon note with a slightly floral lift, a clean sweetness and very little tang.

Treat the following as a guide rather than a promise. Flavour is subjective, and we do not publish tasting notes that the brand has not supplied. What can reasonably be said from the name and the category is that honeydew e-liquids usually deliver a gentle melon character on the inhale, followed by a sugary, almost syrupy finish on the exhale. Because the Gold Edition label carries no ice or menthol wording, do not expect a deliberate cooling hit. If a chilled edge is what you want from a melon flavour, an ice variant elsewhere in the Bar Series range would be the better match.

Light, mellow flavours behave differently from bold ones inside a device. They reward a modest power setting and a clean coil, because heat and residue can flatten subtle melon quickly. Run it too hot and the delicate notes can slide towards a generic sweetness. Run it warm and the vapour tastes rounder and creamier. These are general behaviours of fruit liquids rather than measured properties of this bottle, so adjust in small steps and trust your own palate.

The softness is also the main reason this flavour suits a big bottle. Intense candy or sour profiles can tire the palate within a few days. A mild melon is easier to live with across 100ml, which matters when you are committing to one flavour for several weeks. Even so, flavour fatigue is real with any liquid, and many vapers keep a second bottle, perhaps something tart or minty, to alternate with.

If you like fruit that is sweet but not sticky, and you find berry or sour profiles too busy, honeydew is a sensible place to start. If you prefer punchier flavour, a more intense Gold Edition option such as Berry Blast may suit you better.

Who this bottle suits and who should skip it

The easiest way to decide is to describe the buyer this bottle was made for, and the buyer it was not.

It suits adults who already own a refillable device, whether a sub-ohm tank, a refillable pod kit or a mod setup, and who get through enough liquid that small bottles feel wasteful. At £11.99 for 100ml, a shortfill brings the cost per millilitre down sharply, which is the main reason people move to the format. It also suits those who prefer to set their own nicotine level, including people who vape at 0mg and need no shots at all. Refillable setups are popular with adults moving away from smoking who want control over both flavour and strength.

It suits people who like mild fruit. Honeydew is a quiet, sweet melon, so this is not the bottle for anyone chasing an intense, tangy or icy hit. Newer vapers sometimes find gentle flavours easier than harsh ones, though that is a matter of taste rather than any rule.

• Good fit: refillable tank or pod owners who want volume and a mellow fruit flavour.
• Good fit: adults who prefer to choose, or skip, nicotine themselves.
• Poor fit: anyone using a sealed device with no refill port.
• Poor fit: anyone who wants a strong cooling sensation or a sour kick.
• Poor fit: anyone who wants to carry a bottle in a pocket all day.

That last point is practical. A 100ml bottle is bulky, so most people decant a few days' supply into a smaller bottle or simply refill at home. If you want something ready to use straight from the packet with no refilling at all, disposable vapes are the sealed alternative, trading the low running cost of refillable liquid for pure convenience.

One more word of honesty: vaping is for adults who already use nicotine, or who want a nicotine-free option. If you have never smoked or vaped, there is no reason to start.

Specifications and cost per millilitre

Specifications come first because they are short, and we would rather list what is confirmed than pad the page with numbers nobody has checked.

• Product: Honeydew Melon (Gold Edition) Bar Series 100ml Shortfill
• Format: shortfill e-liquid bottle
• Volume: 100ml of e-liquid
• Nicotine strength: 0mg as supplied
• Flavour: honeydew melon
• Price: £11.99

We have not listed a VG to PG ratio, because you are better off reading it from the label on the bottle in front of you than taking a figure from a web page. It affects wicking and vapour thickness, so check it before pairing the liquid with a coil. For the same reason we have not stated the total capacity of the bottle or the size of shot it is designed to take.

Cost per millilitre is where the format earns its place. At £11.99 for 100ml, the flavoured liquid works out at just under 12p per millilitre. For comparison, 10ml bottles in a 5 for £10 e-liquids deal come to £2 each, which is 20p per millilitre, so ten of them would cost £20 for the same total volume. Promotions change, so treat those figures as a snapshot rather than a guarantee.

Here is how that looks in everyday terms. These examples are hypothetical, because everyone vapes differently. If you use around 3ml of liquid a day, 100ml lasts roughly a month. At 5ml a day it lasts about three weeks. At 10ml a day, around ten days. Divide 100 by your own daily use and you have a rough idea of how often you will be reordering.

Add nicotine shots and the cost rises a little, since each shot is a separate product, but the base liquid remains the largest part of the spend. Work out the combined price of bottle plus shots before comparing with other formats, and you will have an honest cost per millilitre for the mixed batch.

Devices, coils and settings that suit it

Check your hardware before anything else, because a shortfill only works in a device you can refill yourself. Three kinds of device cover most buyers.

• Sub-ohm tanks and mods: built for large clouds, low-resistance coils and generous airflow. They are the natural home for a 100ml bottle, particularly a thicker liquid. Browse our vape kits if you are building a setup from scratch.
• Refillable pod kits: compact, lower power and often with a tighter draw. They work with shortfills as long as the coil can cope with the liquid's thickness. Our refillable vape pods page lists replacement pods that take a top-up from a bottle.
• Sealed disposables and prefilled pods: not compatible. There is no fill port, and trying to force one open is both pointless and unsafe.

Liquid thickness is the main technical variable. We do not state this bottle's VG to PG ratio here, so read it from the label. As a rule of thumb across the category, thicker, higher-VG liquids pair with sub-ohm coils that have large wicking holes, while thinner liquids are friendlier to the small coils in many pod devices. If a thick liquid goes into a tight pod coil, the usual symptoms are slow wicking, weak flavour and dry or burnt hits. Matching the two avoids it.

For settings, begin at the low end of the wattage range printed on your coil and move up in small steps. A delicate flavour like honeydew generally tastes clearest in the lower half of the range, with the airflow partly closed to concentrate the vapour. Wide-open airflow at high power tends to wash soft fruit notes out.

Sweet liquids can leave residue on a coil more quickly than dry or menthol ones, so expect to swap coils a little more often than you might otherwise. A muted flavour or a faintly scorched edge is the signal. Replacement coils for most popular kits are easy to source, and keeping a spare in the drawer means a tired coil never leaves you without a working setup.

Opening, filling and mixing step by step

Mixing a shortfill is simple once you have done it once, and the whole job takes a few minutes. Work over a clean surface with a sheet of kitchen roll underneath, because small spills are the usual hazard.

• Step one: wash and dry your hands, then wipe the bottle neck. Check the seal and the label for the batch information and any printed mixing guidance.
• Step two: if you are adding nicotine, open the shots and pour them in slowly. Do not exceed the fill line or the headroom the label allows. If you are staying at 0mg, skip straight to step four.
• Step three: cap the bottle firmly and shake it for ten to fifteen seconds, so the shots blend evenly with the flavoured liquid.
• Step four: leave the bottle to rest for a few minutes. Bubbles settle and the liquid clears.
• Step five: fill your tank or pod along the inside wall rather than straight down the central tube, and stay below the maximum fill line. Flooding the airflow channel is the most common cause of leaks and gurgling.
• Step six: give a new coil five to ten minutes to soak before the first draw. Skipping this step is the quickest way to ruin a coil and the first taste of a fresh bottle.
• Step seven: take a few gentle draws at low power before moving up to your normal setting.

Label the mixed bottle with the date and the strength you have created. It takes ten seconds and removes any doubt a month later, especially if you later change your mind and mix a different batch. Never mix more than the bottle was designed to hold, and never mix in a container that has held food or drink.

If you decant into a smaller bottle for daily use, rinse it first and let it dry fully, then fill it from the main bottle and keep the large one sealed. That keeps the 100ml bottle fresher for longer and makes the daily refill quicker. If anything about the seal looks damaged on arrival, do not use it and get in touch with us before opening it.

Choosing a nicotine strength with shots

Nicotine arithmetic is less intimidating than it looks. The strength of a mixed bottle is the total milligrams of nicotine divided by the total millilitres of liquid, nothing more. The examples below assume 10ml shots at 18mg per millilitre, a common size, but always read your own shot label because products vary.

• No shots: 100ml at 0mg. Ready as supplied.
• One 10ml shot: 180mg of nicotine in 110ml of liquid, which comes to about 1.6mg per millilitre.
• Two 10ml shots: 360mg in 120ml, which comes to exactly 3mg per millilitre, provided the bottle has room for 20ml of shots.

Those figures are the part that surprises people, because shortfill strengths are usually low. The reason is that shortfill liquids are typically used in devices that produce a lot of vapour per puff, so a small concentration of nicotine still delivers a meaningful amount over a session. A tight, low-power pod device behaves differently, and users there often choose higher strengths in the form of nic salts, which are formulated for smoother delivery at higher concentrations. Our nicotine salt e-liquids collection explains and stocks that category.

If you are new to mixing, start low. You can always add a second shot later if the first leaves you wanting more, but you cannot take nicotine back out of a bottle once it is in. Adults who are coming from smoking often start higher than they end up, and it is perfectly normal to adjust over the first couple of weeks. Equally, if you have never used nicotine, there is no reason to add any. The bottle is made to be enjoyed at 0mg.

Remember that nicotine is addictive, and that the strength you pick should reflect what you currently use rather than what a friend recommends. We cannot give medical advice, and nothing here is a health claim. If you are unsure about nicotine in your circumstances, a pharmacist or GP is the right person to ask.

Storing a large bottle sensibly

Large bottles last for weeks, which makes storage more important than it is for a 10ml bottle that is gone in a few days. The good news is that the rules are simple.

• Keep it cool and dark. Heat and sunlight speed up the ageing of flavour compounds. A cupboard or drawer is better than a windowsill, and a parked car in summer is the worst place of all.
• Keep it upright with the cap tight. Air exposure dulls fruit flavours over time, and a loose cap invites leaks.
• Keep it out of reach. Once you have mixed nicotine into a bottle, it must be treated as nicotine-containing liquid and kept away from children and pets. Treat the 0mg version with care too, as it is still not a drink or a toy.
• Label what you mix. Write the date and the resulting strength on the bottle, especially if you decant into smaller ones.

Some people decant a few days' supply into a small dropper bottle and keep the main bottle sealed in storage. This limits how often the large bottle is opened, which in turn limits air exposure and the chance of contamination from dirty fingers or tank residue. If you decant, use a clean bottle, rinse out any old residue first, then label it.

Nicotine-free liquid generally changes less in storage than liquid containing nicotine, which can darken over time. A slight colour shift is not usually a problem in itself, but if the liquid smells off, tastes sour or has separated in a way that shaking does not fix, stop using it. Check the label for any batch or best-before information, and finish bottles in a sensible time frame rather than hoarding them.

When a bottle is finished, rinse and recycle the plastic according to your local council rules, and do not pour leftover liquid down the sink. If a spill happens, wipe it up quickly, wash any skin that has touched nicotine-containing liquid, and keep the area clear of children until it is clean.

Troubleshooting flat taste, leaks and dry hits

Most problems with a fresh bottle trace back to the device rather than the liquid. Work through the usual suspects before assuming anything is wrong with the bottle.

• Flat or muted flavour: an ageing coil is the leading cause, especially with sweet liquids that build residue. Replace the coil, rinse the tank and refill. A few days on the same flavour can also dull your taste for it, so try something sharp for an afternoon and come back.
• Burnt or dry hits: usually a coil that has not been primed, a tank running low, power set too high, or a thick liquid in a coil that cannot wick it quickly enough. Let the coil soak, drop the wattage, and top up the tank.
• Gurgling or spitting: condensation or overfilling. Wipe the airflow channel, reduce the fill level, and close the airflow slightly.
• Leaking: check that the tank is assembled with every seal seated, that you have not over-tightened the parts, and that you filled below the maximum line. Leaks can also follow changes in air pressure, such as on a flight, so empty the tank before travelling.
• Overly sticky sweetness: residue on the coil or in the drip tip. A clean tank and fresh coil usually fix it.
• Weak throat sensation after mixing: check that the shots were shaken in properly. Settled shots can leave the first fills weaker than the last.

If the problem persists with a new coil and a clean tank, look at the compatibility questions in the devices section again. A liquid that is too thick for a pod coil is behind a surprising share of complaints, and the fix is a different coil rather than a different bottle.

Should you receive a bottle with a damaged cap, a broken seal or a clear leak in transit, keep it as it is, take a photo and contact our team. We would rather sort it out than have you use something that looks compromised. Do not mix, vape or discard it before you have been in touch.

Pros, cons and other Gold Edition bottles

A fair summary has to include both sides, so here they are plainly.

• Pro: low cost per millilitre, just under 12p at the current price.
• Pro: you choose the nicotine strength, including none.
• Pro: a gentle, easy-to-live-with flavour that suits long stretches with one bottle.
• Pro: the same bottle format and price as the other ten Gold Edition 100ml flavours, so swapping is easy.
• Con: it only works in devices you refill yourself.
• Con: mixing nicotine takes a few minutes and a little care.
• Con: a mild melon will not satisfy anyone who wants intensity or a cooling blast.
• Con: it is a large bottle to store and a long commitment to a single flavour.

If honeydew sounds too quiet, the neighbouring flavours in the same range are an easy step sideways. The Banana Mango Gold Edition bottle sits at the same £11.99 and takes a rounder, creamier tropical direction. Other Gold Edition flavours include Apple Watermelon, Blueberry Kiwi, Fizzy White Grape, Grape Raspberry, Lime Raspberry Cherry, Pineapple Peach Watermelon and Strawberry Lime, along with Berry Blast. If you want a deliberately cooling bottle, the standard range has ice flavours such as Mango Ice and Watermelon Ice.

We have made no attempt to say how the Gold Edition recipes differ from the standard Bar Series ones, because the brand has not given us that information and we do not guess. What we can confirm is the price, volume, strength and flavour, and those are all set out above.

When choosing between this and a 10ml bottle, ask yourself two questions. Do you refill a device at home, and do you like this flavour enough to commit to 100ml of it? If both answers are yes, the arithmetic is on your side. If either answer is uncertain, a smaller bottle or a second flavour alongside is the cautious route.

Delivery, returns and age checks

Every order on this site is age-verified at checkout, because e-liquid is sold to adults aged 18 or over only. Our age verification page explains what the check involves and why it is applied to every customer, regardless of what is in the basket. Expect to prove your age, and do not order on behalf of anyone under 18.

Delivery is free across the UK on orders over £20. A single bottle at £11.99 sits below that line, so a delivery charge may apply on its own. Add a second bottle and the basket reaches £23.98, which clears the threshold. That is a handy reason to pair this flavour with a second one, or with nicotine shots or a spare coil. The current rates for orders under £20, along with delivery options and timings, are on our delivery information page.

Orders placed and confirmed before 4pm are normally dispatched the same day. Parcels go out in discreet plain packaging with no branding on the outside, so a delivery to a shared address or workplace does not advertise its contents. If a courier cannot deliver first time, follow the instructions on the notification card they leave.

The stock we sell is genuine product, in the packaging the brand intended. Check the bottle on arrival: the cap should be sealed, the label legible and the contents as described. If something looks wrong, photograph it before opening and contact our team.

Returns and refund terms are set out on the delivery page and in the help section. Because e-liquid is a consumable product that cannot be resold once opened, it is sensible to read those terms before you order rather than after. Anything left unclear is covered in our frequently asked questions, or you can ask our team through the contact page.