Blackcurrant Apple IVG Air Pods

Overview

The Blackcurrant Apple IVG Air Pods by IVG in Blackcurrant Apple at 10mg and 20mg. Free UK delivery over £20, same-day dispatch on weekday orders before 4pm.

IVG Air Pods Blackcurrant Apple: the short version

IVG Air Pods Blackcurrant Apple are prefilled replacement pods from IVG's Air platform, priced at £5.99 and available in 10mg and 20mg nicotine salt. They are refills for the matching IVG Air device rather than a standalone vape, so the pod is what you reorder once the liquid in the last one is spent.

Blackcurrant Apple is the flavour, and it is worth saying plainly that this is not a fashionable new profile. It is one of the oldest and most durable combinations in British vaping, and it has survived every trend in the market because it works. Blackcurrant supplies depth and a slight tartness, apple supplies crispness and a fresh finish, and the two together avoid the two failure modes that kill a lot of fruit e-liquids: being too sweet to use all day, or too thin to feel like anything.

There is no multibuy currently attached to this line, which changes how you should think about the order. With no bulk discount to chase, the sensible approach is to buy for the flavour rotation you actually want rather than for the number that triggers a deal, and to build the basket to the free delivery threshold with items you were going to buy anyway.

IVG is the largest single brand range we carry, with over 500 lines listed on the IVG collection page, so there is no shortage of things to build that basket with.

Blackcurrant and apple: why the pairing has lasted

Flavour pairings in e-liquid tend to work for the same reasons they work in food, and this one is a textbook example of complementary contrast.

Blackcurrant is dark, dense and sweet, with a natural tartness that sits at the back of the taste rather than the front. On its own it can be a little one note and, at higher sweetener levels, slightly syrupy.

Apple is the opposite: bright, sharp, watery in a good way, with a clean snap. On its own it can taste thin, and green apple in particular can be almost sour without something to sit against.

Put them together and each covers the other's weakness. The apple cuts through the density of the blackcurrant and keeps the finish clean. The blackcurrant gives the apple a body it does not have alone. The result is a flavour with genuine layers: dark and sweet on the inhale, brighter and crisper on the exhale, with a clean palate afterwards rather than a coating of sweetness.

Practically, that makes it one of the better all day options. Flavours that lean hard in one direction, whether that is heavy sweetness or high acidity, tend to become tiring after a few hours. Balanced pairings do not, which is why blackcurrant and apple appears in almost every serious brand's range and why it is usually near the top of the sales list wherever it appears.

There is no ice or menthol element in this pod. If you want the same fruit character with a cold finish, IVG build Grape Ice, Blue Raspberry Ice and Classic Menthol on the same platform.

Where the Air pods sit in the IVG range

IVG has been in the UK market a long time and produces across almost every format, from bottled e-liquid through to complete rechargeable kits. That breadth is genuinely useful once you understand the tiers, and confusing if you do not.

The Air platform is a prefilled pod system: you own the device, you buy pods. This page is one of those pods. The advantage of that model is cost per refill and flavour variety, because trying something new means a £5.99 pod rather than a whole new unit.

Alongside it, IVG produce complete rechargeable kits such as the 2400 series at £6.99. Those are a different proposition: a full device, ready to use out of the box, at a price barely above a single Air pod. If you do not yet own an Air device, or if you want a second unit to keep somewhere, they are the obvious starting point:

• IVG 2400 Rechargeable Vape Kit Berry Edition, the closest flavour relative to a blackcurrant led profile.
• IVG 2400 Rechargeable Vape Kit Blue Raspberry Ice, for anyone who wants the cold finish this pod does not have.
• IVG 2400 Rechargeable Vape Kit Cherry Edition, a single fruit alternative when you want something simpler than a two fruit blend.

One rule applies across all of it. Prefilled pods are proprietary. An Air pod fits the Air system and nothing else, however similar another pod may look on screen. Match the platform name before ordering, every time. The wider pod kits collection and the prefilled vape pods listing keep devices and refills separated so it is harder to order the wrong one.

Strength: 10mg or 20mg, and when to change

Both strengths are the same £5.99, so the decision is entirely about how the vape feels rather than what it costs.

20mg is the maximum permitted in nicotine containing e-liquid sold in the UK. It delivers a defined sensation at the throat and satisfies in fewer puffs. This is where most adults start if they are coming across from a heavier daily smoking habit, because a lower strength often leads to compensating with far more puffs.

10mg is half the concentration and considerably softer. It suits lighter users, people who prefer long relaxed sessions to short sharp hits, and experienced vapers who have found the top strength has become more than they want. It is also the better choice if a full day at 20mg leaves your throat feeling rough.

The part people rarely think about is when to change. Nicotine tolerance is not fixed. A strength that felt right in your first month may feel excessive six months later, and the signal is usually irritation rather than any dramatic change in satisfaction. Stepping from 20mg to 10mg is a straightforward move on this platform because both are stocked in the same flavour, so nothing else about the experience changes at the same time.

Do it in one flavour, not several. Changing the strength and the flavour together makes it impossible to tell which change you are reacting to.

Nicotine salt is used throughout because it stays smooth at concentrations where freebase would feel harsh. That smoothness is exactly why it is easy to take more than you meant to, so ease into the first day on a new pod.

Building an order when there is no multibuy

Plenty of lines on this site carry a multibuy. This one currently does not, and that is worth planning around rather than ignoring.

The number that matters is the £20 free UK delivery threshold. At £5.99 a pod, the arithmetic runs:

• Two pods: £11.98, below the threshold.
• Three pods: £17.97, still short by just over two pounds.
• Four pods: £23.96, comfortably clear.

Three pods plus one £6.99 IVG 2400 kit comes to £24.96 and clears it while giving you a spare device, which is often better value than a fourth pod of a flavour you have not tried yet. Alternatively, three pods plus anything from the vape deals page will usually get you across the line while picking up a discount on the added item.

The other thing worth doing in the absence of a multibuy is buying for variety rather than volume. A discount rewards buying three of the same thing. Without one, there is no penalty for buying three different flavours, and a rotation of three profiles is genuinely more enjoyable than three of one. Palate fatigue is real: use one flavour exclusively for two weeks and you will stop tasting it properly, whatever it is.

If you want to see what has recently arrived before you commit, the new in collection is refreshed regularly and is the fastest way to spot flavours that were not there last time you ordered.

Twenty four flavours and how to rotate them

The IVG Air platform runs an unusually wide flavour list, and knowing how it is structured makes choosing much quicker. It breaks roughly into four groups.

Berry and dark fruit

Blackcurrant Apple sits here, alongside Blue Raspberry Cherry, Blue Razz Plum, Blue Sour Raspberry and Strawberry Raspberry Ice. This is the group most people live in day to day.

Fizzy and drinks

Fizzy Cherry, Fizzy Cola, Fizzy Lemon and Fizzy Orange add a carbonated sparkle that reads as genuinely different rather than just another fruit. These make excellent second pods precisely because they do not compete with a berry.

Tropical and stone fruit

Mango Pineapple, Kiwi Pineapple, Peach Mango Ice, Pineapple Passionfruit and Strawberry Kiwi cover the sweeter, sunnier end.

Ice and menthol

Classic Menthol, Grape Ice, Pineapple Ice, Strawberry Ice and Blue Raspberry Ice are the cold options, and they are the ones that come into their own in summer.

A rotation that works for most adults is one from the berry group as your main, one fizzy or drinks flavour for contrast, and one iced flavour for hot days or after food. Three distinct profiles is enough to keep everything tasting the way it should; six is usually more than anyone needs and means each pod sits open for longer than it ideally would.

Everyday handling and the problems worth knowing about

Give a new pod time before the first draw

Fit it and leave the device upright for two or three minutes so the wick can absorb liquid. The most common complaint with any prefilled pod is a burnt first puff, and it is nearly always caused by vaping the moment it clicks in. A wick that has been scorched dry does not recover.

Short draws beat long ones

Nicotine salt reaches you fast. Long hard pulls do not increase satisfaction proportionally, they just outrun the wick and heat the liquid past its best. A steady draw of about two seconds suits this style of hardware.

Temperature matters more than people expect

Heat thins e-liquid, which makes leaks and spitting more likely, and it dulls sweetness over time. Cold thickens it, which can leave a pod struggling to wick until it warms up. Keep spares in a drawer indoors, not a car, and let a cold pod reach room temperature before use.

Condensation is normal

Moisture around the connection when you change pods is expected, particularly in winter. Wipe the contacts with a dry tissue. Do not use any liquid cleaner on an electrical connection.

Fading flavour

Check the battery first, since a device running low produces thin vapour and flat taste before it stops working entirely. If power is fine and the pod is not near empty, you have probably acclimatised to the flavour, which is exactly the problem a rotation solves.

Delivery, genuine stock and 18+ policy

Authenticity. Every IVG product listed here is 100% genuine and comes through UK supply. IVG is heavily counterfeited because it is one of the best known names in the category, and a fake pod means e-liquid of unknown origin and unverified strength. There is no way to tell by looking, so where you buy is the only real safeguard.

Delivery. Free UK delivery begins once your basket goes past £20. Anything ordered before 4pm on a working day is dispatched that same day, so a lunchtime order is moving before the afternoon is out.

Compliance. UK rules cap nicotine containing e-liquid at 20mg per millilitre and limit prefilled pod and tank capacity, with bottled nicotine e-liquid capped at 10ml. This pod is listed well inside those limits. A listing anywhere that claims a higher strength is not a better product, it is a warning sign.

Age. This is an 18+ product. Nicotine containing products go to adults only here, with age verification applied at checkout. Nicotine is an addictive substance and these products are intended for existing adult nicotine users, including adults switching from smoking. Keep pods and hardware out of reach of children and pets, and dispose of spent pods and any device containing a battery through an appropriate route rather than household waste.

Where this sits in the IVG range

Brands are easier to judge by their range than by any one item in it. We stock 540 IVG products, running from £2.89 to £11.99. That breadth means you can usually stay inside the brand when you want a change, rather than starting over somewhere else.

The full lineup is on the IVG page. Other IVG products worth a look:

• IVG Nexio Prefilled Pods Fizzy Cherry at £5.99
• IVG 2400 Reload 4-in-1 Pods at £5.99
• IVG Smart Max Refill Pack Blue Sour Raspberry at £5.99
• IVG 2400 Reload 4-in-1 Pods Blackberry Edition at £5.99

If a brand has worked for you once, its other lines are usually a safer bet than an unknown.

How it compares to the rest of the category

The useful question is not what it costs, but what else that money buys. We list 1,412 products in this category. At £5.99, this one sits in the middle of the market.

• Multibuy deals are where the price per unit drops hardest, and they can be mixed across flavours.
• Reduced lines carry 1,558 products if the budget is the deciding factor.
• Bottled e-liquid works out cheaper per millilitre if you are willing to refill rather than swap.

The honest answer is that most vapers end up owning two formats, not one.

The running cost, worked out

Work out cost per week and product comparisons get much easier.

We would rather leave the arithmetic blank than guess at a rating.

• No multibuy runs on this line, so the deals page is where the savings are.
• Baskets over £20.00 ship free in the UK, so building to that threshold beats paying postage twice.
• Nicotine strength changes consumption: many adults find a higher strength means reaching for the device less often.

Blackcurrant Apple against the rest of the line

The quickest way to judge a flavour is against its own siblings, not against the whole shop. There are 27 options under this name:

• Fizzy Lemon
• Pineapple Passionfruit
• Grape Ice
• Pineapple Ice
• Watermelon Lemon
• Blue Raspberry Cherry

Most regulars keep two on the go rather than committing to one.

Why the UK market looks like this

It helps to know which limits are legal and which are commercial. UK rules cap nicotine at 20mg per ml, nicotine e-liquid bottles at 10ml, and prefilled pods and tanks at 2ml. That is why no retailer here sells a 50ml bottle of 20mg salt.

The single-use disposable ban reshaped the rest. Rechargeable kits with replaceable pods took their place, which is why a device now comes with a charging port and a pod you swap rather than a sealed unit you bin. The upshot is less waste and a lower running cost, if you stick with one system.

We only list compliant stock sourced through UK distributors. This is an 18+ product and orders are verified before dispatch.

Looking after it, and what goes wrong

A short list of habits prevents nearly every common problem.

• Prime before the first draw. Click the pod in and leave it a minute. Drawing on a dry wick is what causes that scorched first hit.
• Keep it cool and upright. Heat thins liquid and pushes it through seals, which is why a hot car is the usual cause of a leak.
• Muted flavour is often you, not it. Palate fatigue is common on a single flavour, and rotating to a second profile resets it.
• Store away from children and pets, and recycle spent hardware rather than binning it loose.

None of that is demanding, and it is the difference between a product that performs to the end and one that disappoints halfway.

Browse related ranges

If this is not quite the one, these are the closest places to look.

• Vape Kits (150 products)
• 10mg E-Liquids (582 products)
• Pod Kits (62 products)
• Vape Pods (1,412 products)
• Vape Pods (1,412 products)
• Disposable Vapes (99 products)

Or stay with the brand: all IVG products, 315 in total. Brand familiarity is worth more than it sounds when flavours are hard to judge blind.

More flavours in this line

Other options in the same range.

• Lemon Lime
• Blue Sour Raspberry
• Mango Pineapple
• Strawberry Watermelon
• Fizzy Lemon
• Kiwi Pineapple
• Strawberry Ice
• Classic Menthol

Most regulars run two flavours in rotation rather than one.

Delivery, returns and buying with confidence

Here is what happens after you order. Weekday orders placed before 4pm are dispatched the same day, and UK delivery is free once your basket reaches £20.00. Delivery choices, including tracked services, appear at checkout.

We cannot resell an opened consumable, so opened items are outside the returns policy. If something arrives faulty or incorrect, contact us and we will sort it. Sales are strictly 18+ and every order is age-verified before dispatch.

Nicotine is addictive. These products are for adult smokers and vapers.

Buying this as a first purchase

New to this format? Three decisions cover almost everything.

1. Format. A prefilled pod is the no-mess option. Bottled e-liquid costs less per millilitre if you do not mind refilling.
2. Strength. This comes in 10mg and 20mg. Heavier former smokers usually start high and step down.
3. Flavour. You are looking at Blackcurrant Apple. Pick a second from a different family so you have something to rotate to.

Beyond that, it is down to taste rather than technique. The deals page is the cheapest way to try more than one at a time.

Nicotine strength, explained properly

Of every decision on this page, strength is the one worth thinking hardest about. This listing offers 10mg and 20mg. UK law caps nicotine at 20mg per ml, so nothing sold legally here goes higher, and the honest question is how far below that ceiling you should sit.

Most people reach for the lowest strength and end up vaping twice as much. If a strength does not satisfy, you compensate by vaping more often, which costs more and rarely feels better. A heavier former smoker typically starts at the top of the range and steps down over weeks or months once the habit has settled. Someone who smoked lightly, or who has already been vaping a while, is usually comfortable in the middle.

There is a physical side to this as well. Higher strengths give a firmer hit at the back of the throat, which many people switching from cigarettes actively want, and which others find harsh. Nicotine salts are smoother than freebase at the same number, which is why bar-style liquids sit at 20mg without feeling like it. If you are unsure, buy one of each rather than committing to five of the wrong one. 10mg options and 20mg options are browsable separately.

Where IVG fits in the wider market

It helps to know whether a brand is a hardware house or a flavour house. We list 540 IVG products, which puts it among the largest ranges we carry. The complete list is on the IVG page.

A large range is not automatically better. What it does give you is somewhere to go when you want a change without gambling on an unfamiliar name. Brands that make both hardware and liquid tend to design them to work together, which is why pods from one family rarely fit another. Brands that only make liquid put their effort into flavour development instead, and often outperform the hardware houses on taste alone.

The takeaway is straightforward. Once you find a brand whose profiles suit your palate, its other lines are a far safer bet than a random product at the same price. That is worth more than it sounds in a category where you cannot try before you buy. The full category runs to 1,412 products if you would rather compare across brands than within one.