Watermelon Ice Bar Series 100ml Shortfill E-Liquid

Overview

The Watermelon Ice Bar Series 100ml Shortfill E-Liquid by Bar Series in Watermelon Ice at 0mg. Free UK delivery over £20, same-day dispatch on weekday orders before 4pm.

Bar Series Watermelon Ice 100ml at a Glance

Bar Series 100ml Shortfill E-Liquid Watermelon Ice is a nicotine-free fruit liquid sold in a large bottle, priced at £11.99 on this page. The flavour pairs watermelon with a cooling finish, and the liquid is meant for refilling a vape tank or a refillable pod. There is no battery, no coil and no puff count attached to it. This is liquid only, so you will need a device of your own before it does anything useful.

It belongs to the wider Bar Series range, which covers prefilled kits, nic salts and a long run of shortfill flavours. Within the shortfill family, Watermelon Ice sits alongside single-fruit lines such as Mango Ice, Grape and Cola Ice, plus the Gold Edition blends that mix watermelon with apple or with pineapple and peach. Anyone who wants one clean watermelon note, without a second fruit in the way, will find this the simpler choice.

Three facts shape how the bottle behaves. The strength is 0mg, so the liquid contains no nicotine as supplied. The format is shortfill, which means the bottle has spare headroom so that adults who already use nicotine can add separately bought shots. And the volume is 100ml, roughly ten times what you get in a standard nicotine e-liquid bottle. A bottle that size suits people who go through liquid at a steady rate in an open tank.

This page works through the product in practical order: how the shortfill format works, what the flavour is likely to taste like, who gets the most from it, the maths on cost, how to fill and mix, what to pair it with, and how to fix the usual problems. If you are browsing more widely, the full short fill e-liquids collection lets you compare flavours side by side. Everything here is for adults only. Vaping products are sold strictly to customers aged 18+, and nicotine, where it is used at all, is addictive.

How a Shortfill Bottle Is Built

Shortfill exists because of one simple rule about bottle size. In the UK, e-liquid that contains nicotine is sold in bottles of 10ml or less. Liquid with no nicotine in it sits outside that limit, so a brand can sell a big volume of flavoured base at 0mg and leave the bottle deliberately underfilled.

That empty space is the headroom. A bottle holding 100ml of liquid is commonly supplied in a 120ml container, which leaves room for two 10ml nicotine shots. We say commonly because the capacity printed on your own label is the figure that matters, so check it before you add anything. The listing for this product does not publish a bottle capacity, a VG/PG ratio or a flavour strength, and we will not invent them here.

For the buyer, the format opens two clear routes. The first is the nicotine-free route: unscrew the cap, fill the tank, vape. There is nothing else to buy and no mixing to do. The second route is for adults who already use nicotine. They buy shots separately, pour them into the headroom, shake the bottle and let it rest. The result is a larger bottle of nicotine liquid than could ever be sold ready-mixed, normally at a fairly low strength.

It helps to be clear about what a shortfill is not. It is not a disposable, and it is not a prefilled pod. It will not work in any sealed device that has no fill port, however good the flavour is. You need open hardware, such as a refillable tank on a vape kit or a pod with a fill hole you can reach.

Because the product is liquid only, there is no puff count to quote and no charging to think about. What you get for £11.99 is volume and flavour. If you want to see how other brands package the same idea, the nicotine-free e-liquids collection shows the other 0mg options. Whichever you pick, the sums are the same: a large bottle, a simple flavour, and a device of your own doing the work.

What Watermelon Ice Is Likely to Taste Like

Watermelon is an awkward fruit to put into a bottle, and that is worth knowing before you judge any liquid that carries the name. The real thing is mostly water. It has a light sweetness and a faint green, almost cucumber-like edge. Liquid makers usually nudge the flavour towards the rounder, sweeter end, closer to the pink, slightly candied taste of watermelon sweets than to a cold slice from the fridge. Expect Watermelon Ice to head in that direction. The listing publishes no tasting notes and no sweetness rating, so read this as the usual meaning of the flavour name, not a measured claim.

The ice element works mainly on the exhale. As the vapour leaves your mouth and throat, a clean cooling sensation arrives, lingers for a second or two, then fades. It is a feeling rather than a flavour. Done well, it sharpens the fruit and stops a sweet liquid from feeling heavy through a long session. How strong the chill is depends on the recipe, and Bar Series does not publish a cooling level, so a tank test is the only reliable guide.

Set it against a heavier fruit such as mango and the difference is easy to picture. Mango brings body and a resinous richness. Watermelon is lighter and cleaner, which means the cooling note tends to stand out more, because there is less fruit weight competing with it.

A few practical points shape how the flavour comes across:

• Temperature. Cooler, lower-power vapour usually keeps the watermelon bright. Hotter vapour can flatten it and make the sweetness feel sticky.
• Coil condition. A fresh coil gives the cleanest fruit. As a coil ages, sweet liquids can leave residue that dulls the top notes.
• Tank history. If the tank last held a strong menthol or tobacco liquid, rinse it well, or you may taste the old flavour underneath.

Last, a word on expectations. Single-fruit liquids reward a simple setup. If you want layered, multi-fruit complexity, look at the Gold Edition watermelon blends elsewhere in the range. If you want one clear flavour you can vape through a whole day without it tiring your palate, this is the profile built for that. Palate fatigue is real with sweet liquids, so many people keep a second flavour on hand to rotate.

Who This Bottle Suits and Who Should Skip It

The straightforward buyer is an adult who already owns an open tank or a refillable pod device and goes through liquid steadily. For that person, 100ml is simply the efficient way to buy: one bottle, one flavour, weeks of use. If you are tired of topping up from small bottles every few days, the shortfill format removes that chore.

It also suits adults who prefer a nicotine-free vape. Plenty of people vape at 0mg for the taste, the routine and the vapour itself, and a fruit-and-ice flavour is a popular direction for that. Others are adults who currently use nicotine and want to mix their own bottle at a low strength using separately bought shots. Both groups are covered by the same product. Many adults who have switched from smoking use refillable devices because the format gives them control over flavour and strength, though we make no health claims about any individual product.

Then there are the people who should look elsewhere. If your device is a sealed disposable, you cannot refill it, and the better match is a ready-made option from the disposable vapes range. If you use a small, low-power pod system that expects nicotine salt liquid, a 0mg shortfill is not the right tool without careful thought. And if you dislike cooling flavours, remember that the ice note is built into the name, so a plain watermelon flavour might suit you better.

One more group deserves a straight sentence. This product is not for anyone under 18, and it is not for people who have never used nicotine and are curious about starting. At 0mg the bottle contains no nicotine, but nicotine shots exist, and nobody should begin using nicotine because a flavour sounds appealing. Nicotine is addictive.

Finally, consider your tolerance for maintenance. Open tanks need coil changes, occasional cleaning and a little attention to leaks. Disposables need none of that. The trade is price and flexibility against convenience. Many adults run both, using a refillable setup at home and something pocket-sized when out. Whichever mix you choose, buying 100ml of liquid is a commitment to the refillable route, so make sure the hardware is sorted first.

The Numbers: Price, Volume and Cost Per Millilitre

The price on this page is £11.99 for one 100ml bottle, which comes to roughly 12p per millilitre. A figure like that only means something once you attach it to how you actually vape, so here is the arithmetic laid out plainly.

Daily use varies enormously between people. A light user on a small tank might get through 2ml in a day, a typical open-tank user perhaps 3ml, and a heavy user on a high-power device 5ml or more. Taking those three figures purely as examples:

• 2ml a day: the bottle lasts about 50 days, at roughly 24p a day.
• 3ml a day: about 33 days, at roughly 36p a day.
• 5ml a day: about 20 days, at roughly 60p a day.

Treat those as illustrations, not promises. Power settings, coil type, draw length and even the weather change how much liquid you use.

The key facts from the listing, in one place:

• Brand: Bar Series
• Flavour: Watermelon Ice
• Format: shortfill e-liquid
• Volume: 100ml of liquid
• Nicotine strength: 0mg as supplied
• Price: £11.99
• Puff count: not applicable, because this is liquid and not a device
• VG/PG ratio: not published in the listing, so check the bottle label

Two further money points. First, delivery: UK orders over £20 ship free, and two bottles at £11.99 come to £23.98, so a pair clears the line comfortably. Second, if you add nicotine shots, the cost per millilitre of the finished mix changes, because you pay for the shots on top and the total volume rises to around 120ml. Do that sum with your own shot price before comparing against other bottles.

Value also includes what you are not paying for. A disposable bundles battery, coil and liquid into one throwaway unit. A bottle like this is liquid and nothing else, which is why its per-millilitre cost tends to look low next to sealed devices. You supply the hardware once and refill it many times, so the saving builds with every bottle.

Filling Your Tank for the First Time

A careful first fill takes about ten minutes and saves a lot of irritation later. Most early disappointments with a new liquid, from a burnt taste to a gurgling tank, trace back to rushing this stage rather than to anything wrong with the bottle.

Work through it in order:

• Prepare the hardware. If the tank is new, or last held a different flavour, wash it in warm water and dry it completely. Fit a coil that suits your device and check the power range printed on the coil.
• Shake and open. Give the bottle a gentle swirl, then remove the cap. Most shortfill bottles have a narrow nozzle that lets you fill a tank precisely.
• Fill slowly. Follow your tank's fill instructions. Stop below the maximum line, and keep liquid out of the central airflow tube, because that route leads straight to your mouth.
• Prime the coil. If the coil design allows it, add a few drops directly onto the exposed cotton. Then leave the filled tank standing for five to ten minutes so the cotton soaks through.
• Start low. Set the power at the bottom of the coil's range and take a few short draws. Raise it a little at a time until the watermelon tastes full without any harshness.

That priming step matters more than any other. Dry cotton scorches in seconds, and a scorched coil spoils every liquid you put through it afterwards, which is why so many coils die on their first day.

Refillable pods follow the same logic on a smaller scale. Pod fill ports are usually small, so go slowly, avoid overfilling, and read the manual that came with your device. Pod capacity varies by product, so use the markings on yours rather than a general rule.

Once you are vaping, top up before the liquid drops near the coil, not after. Running a tank low exposes the cotton, and that is the commonest cause of a sudden burnt taste. Keep a tissue nearby, wipe the bottle nozzle after each fill, and close the cap firmly. A tidy routine is the easiest way to keep a 100ml bottle usable down to the last millilitre.

Adding Nicotine Shots: A Careful Walk-Through

This section applies only to adults who already use nicotine. If you are vaping at 0mg, skip it and leave the headroom empty. Nobody should start using nicotine because a bottle has room for it, and shots are not something to experiment with.

For those who do mix, preparation makes the job simple. You need the shortfill bottle, the right number of 10ml nicotine shots, kitchen roll and a clear, dry surface. Read the capacity on your bottle label first. A 120ml container holding 100ml of liquid typically takes two 10ml shots, but the label has the final word. Never push more liquid in than the bottle is designed to hold.

Then proceed slowly. Open the bottle, open the shot, and add the nicotine in a steady stream so nothing splashes. Wipe any drip straight away, because concentrated nicotine can irritate skin, and wash your hands afterwards. Refit the cap and check the seal. Shake firmly for about thirty seconds, so the nicotine spreads through the whole volume, and repeat the shake a few times over the next day.

Resting the bottle is the step people skip. Stand it upright overnight in a cool, dark place. A freshly mixed bottle can feel sharper at the back of the throat than it will once it has settled. Finally, write the date and the final strength on a sticker, so you never have to guess later.

The final strength comes from straightforward division: the total nicotine in the shots divided by the total millilitres. One 10ml shot at 20mg/ml mixed into a 110ml total works out at a little under 2mg/ml. Two 10ml shots at 18mg/ml in a 120ml total gives 3mg/ml. Two shots at 20mg/ml in the same 120ml gives just over 3mg/ml. Shot strengths differ between brands, so always use the numbers printed on your own packaging.

Keep nicotine shots and mixed bottles locked away from children and pets. If any step feels unclear, our FAQ page or customer team can help before you open anything.

A Plain Guide to Nicotine Strength

Start with the answer that suits many buyers: zero. This bottle arrives at 0mg, and plenty of adults vape nicotine-free fruit liquid for the flavour and the habit of it. If that describes you, there is nothing to calculate and nothing to buy alongside it.

For adults who do use nicotine, shortfills are usually mixed at the lower end of the scale. The reason lies in the hardware. Open tanks and sub-ohm style devices produce large clouds per draw, so the amount of nicotine arriving with each puff is much higher than at the same strength in a restricted-draw pod. A low strength in the bottle compensates for a high volume of vapour.

These bands are a common convention, not advice:

• 0mg: flavour only, and the right choice for anyone not using nicotine.
• About 1.8mg: one 20mg/ml shot in a 110ml mix, often chosen by lighter users on open tanks.
• About 3mg: two shots in a 120ml bottle, which is the usual ceiling for shortfill mixing.

Small pod systems work differently. They tend to have tight draws and low power, so nicotine salt liquid at 10mg or 20mg is the typical pairing, and it is sold in 10ml bottles. In the UK, nicotine e-liquid is capped at 20mg/ml. If a pod system sounds closer to your routine, browse the nicotine salt e-liquids instead of a shortfill, and note that Bar Series also makes Gold Edition 10ml nic salt packs in Apple Watermelon at 10mg and 20mg for people who want a watermelon note in a pod.

Whatever you choose, change strength gradually and one step at a time. Switching sharply to a higher strength than you are used to is the usual way to feel unwell. If you notice dizziness, nausea or a pounding heart after vaping, the dose is too high for you. Stop, and drop to a lower strength next time.

Anyone who is pregnant, who has a heart condition or who takes regular medication should speak to a doctor before using nicotine. The flavour is a pleasant detail. The strength is the decision that matters, and it deserves more thought than the colour of the label.

Matching Devices, Pods and Coils to 100ml Liquid

The liquid is only half the setup, and a mismatch between liquid and hardware causes more complaints than any recipe. Because the listing does not state a VG/PG ratio, read the label on your bottle and compare it with what your device manual recommends before you fill.

As a rule of thumb, thicker, higher-VG liquids pair best with open tanks and lower-resistance coils, which have wide wicking channels and generous airflow. Thinner liquids with more PG feed more readily into tight coils at low power. If your liquid is thick and your coil is small, the cotton may not refill quickly enough, and you will notice dry hits, crackling or a rapidly fading flavour.

When picking replacements, the coils collection lists replacement heads by device family. Match the coil to your tank model exactly, because heads are not interchangeable across brands. Mesh coils tend to give a broad, even flavour, which suits a fruit-and-ice liquid, while lower-power options stretch the bottle further. Check the wattage range printed on the coil and stay within it.

If you prefer something more compact than a tank, refillable vape pods accept liquid through a small fill port. They are neater and quieter than a tank, but they hold less and can be fussier about thick liquid, so fill slowly and keep an eye on the coil.

Think about upgrades in terms of the whole bottle, not just hardware:

• Keep a spare coil in a drawer, so a burnt one never ends a session.
• Consider a second flavour from the same brand to rotate with this one when the sweetness starts to cloy.
• Look at the Gold Edition Apple Watermelon or Pineapple Peach Watermelon if you want more complexity than a single fruit.

One last practical note on rotating flavours: rinse and dry the tank between liquids, or swap the coil, so the old flavour does not linger. A clean switch makes each liquid taste as it should.

Storage, Shelf Life and Keeping Flavour Fresh

E-liquid is more robust than it looks, but it is not indestructible. Light, heat and air all work against it, and a bottle this large will sit around for weeks, so storage deserves a little planning.

Keep the bottle upright in a cool, dark spot, such as a cupboard or a drawer. Avoid windowsills, radiators and cars, where temperatures swing. Heat can darken the liquid and dull the flavour, and strong sunlight speeds up that change. A fridge is unnecessary; steady room temperature does the job.

Close the cap properly each time. An open bottle lets in air, and oxygen gradually changes the character of the liquid. If the nozzle is sticky, wipe it clean before you refit the cap, so residue does not seal the thread and make the next opening a struggle.

It is normal for liquid to darken slightly over time, especially if you have added nicotine. That is not automatically a fault. What does deserve attention is a change in smell or taste that feels harsh or sour, or any cloudiness that does not clear after a shake. Check the best-before date printed on the bottle, and if the liquid seems off, do not use it.

Shake the bottle gently before filling your tank. The ingredients in a flavoured base can settle a little between uses, and a quick swirl brings everything back into balance. If you have mixed in shots, a firmer shake is sensible every few days during the first week.

Safety matters as much as flavour here. Store the bottle where children and pets cannot reach it. Nicotine liquid is harmful if swallowed or if it gets on skin in large amounts, and sweet fruit liquids can attract curious children. Even at 0mg, keep it out of reach, and keep unused shots in a separate, secure place.

When you are down to the last inch of liquid, finish the bottle before opening another of the same flavour. Mixing partial bottles invites spills and makes it harder to track how long each one lasted.

Pros, Cons and Fixes for Common Problems

No product suits everyone, so here is a fair balance sheet before you order.

• Pro: a large volume at about 12p per millilitre, which keeps running costs low for refillable users.
• Pro: supplied at 0mg, so it works as it arrives for nicotine-free vaping.
• Pro: headroom for adults who want to mix a low-strength bottle themselves.
• Con: it needs open hardware, so it will not work in sealed disposables.
• Con: no published VG/PG ratio, so you must check the label for compatibility.
• Con: a sweet, cooling flavour will not appeal if you prefer tobacco or dessert profiles.

If something goes wrong, most problems have simple causes:

• Burnt taste. Usually a dry coil or power set too high. Replace the coil, prime it properly and lower the wattage.
• Weak flavour. Often an old coil or vaping a different flavour through the same head. Fit a fresh coil and rinse the tank.
• Leaking. Check that the tank is assembled correctly, the seals are seated and the tank is not overfilled. Pressure changes on flights or hot days can also push liquid out.
• Gurgling. Condensation in the airflow tube. Tilt the tank, blow through to clear it and wipe the drip tip.
• Sharp throat feel. If you have added shots, let the bottle rest overnight. If you vape at 0mg, a harsh feel can point to a very hot coil, so lower the power.

Most of these fixes cost a few pence and a couple of minutes. If a problem persists after a new coil and a clean tank, the culprit may be the device itself. Read its manual, test another liquid to isolate the issue, and get in touch via our contact page if you think the bottle is at fault.

Delivery, Returns and Age Checks

Ordering is the easy part. This is an age-restricted product, sold only to adults aged 18+, and you may be asked to confirm your age at checkout or on delivery. The process is set out on the age verification page, and it is worth reading before your first order so nothing holds up your parcel.

UK delivery is free on orders over £20, and orders placed before 4pm are dispatched that day. A single £11.99 bottle falls short of the free delivery line, but pairing it with a second bottle or a pack of nicotine shots will usually clear it. Full options, timescales and prices live on the shipping information page. Because those details can change, check there rather than relying on a summary written here.

Every product on the site is 100% genuine. A 100ml bottle makes a heavy, liquid-filled parcel, so look it over when it arrives. The cap should be sealed, the bottle intact and the label readable. If anything is damaged, leaking or not what you ordered, photograph the parcel and the bottle, and contact the customer team promptly with your order number.

On returns, rules for opened consumables are normally stricter than for sealed goods, for hygiene and safety reasons. That is a good reason to inspect the bottle before opening it, and to ask a question before you order if you have one. Once you have added nicotine shots, treat the bottle as used.

When the parcel lands, a short checklist helps:

• Confirm the flavour on the label reads Watermelon Ice.
• Confirm the strength is 0mg.
• Check the capacity and how many shots the bottle can take.
• Store it somewhere cool and dark, away from children.

After that, it comes down to your tank, your coil and your own taste. Questions about delivery, a missing item or a product choice can go straight to the team through the customer team, and it is much easier to sort out a doubt before opening a bottle than after.