VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg)

About VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) nicotine pouches

VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) is built around guava. On the taste scales it sits at 8/10 for fruit, 2/10 for mint and 4/10 for sting — a strong fruit character, almost no mint, and a mild tingle under the lip.

Nicotine is 8 mg per pouch, or 11.43 mg/g, which is a strong strength. That is a firm dose better suited to regular users than to first-timers.

It is made by BAT. Like everything we stock it is tobacco free — a white pouch that sits under the lip, leaves no stain and needs nowhere to spit.

What are VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) nicotine pouches?

VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) is a tobacco-free nicotine pouch from VELO, sold here in the slim format at about 0.7 g a pouch.

The slim format is long and narrow, so it lies along the gum line rather than bunching up. It is one of 108 VELO listings we stock; the rest of the range is on the VELO page.

VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) flavour profile

VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) tastes of perfumed guava.

Against the 163 cans on our shelf with a measured fact sheet it is sweeter than 79% of them and cooler than 25%. Sweet and warm with very little cold behind it — one to reach for when a mint pouch is not what you want.

The closest thing to it on our shelf is Iceberg Guava Lime (110 mg as labelled) — near enough identical on all three meters.

VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) effects and strength

Each VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) pouch holds 8 mg of nicotine, or 11.43 mg per gram — stronger per gram than 99% of what we stock.

The tingle under the lip is mild — sharper than 43% of them. Menthol and flavour make that bite rather than the dose, and it settles in a few minutes.

Keep one in for 30 to 60 minutes; most of what a pouch has to give comes out early.

How to use VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg)

1. 1

   Open the can

   Twist the lid off and take out a single pouch. Close the lid again straight away; an open can dries out faster than anything else you can do to it.

2. 2

   Put it under your lip

   Tuck the pouch flat between your upper lip and gum, off to one side. It should sit still and out of sight. Do not chew it and do not swallow it — VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) is designed to stay put and release on its own.

3. 3

   Leave it in

   Expect a tingle in the first minute or two; that is normal and it settles. A slim pouch is usually done in 30 to 60 minutes, and you can move it around or take it out whenever you want.

4. 4

   Bin it when you are done

   Take the pouch out and put it in the bin — many cans have a sealed compartment in the lid for exactly this. Never flush one; it does not break down and it will block a drain.

VELO Guava Jalapeño (8 mg) — frequently asked questions