XQS Orange Apple (8 mg)

About XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) nicotine pouches

XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) is built around orange, citrus and apple. On the taste scales it sits at 7/10 for fruit, 2/10 for mint and 5/10 for sting — a strong fruit character, almost no mint, and a noticeable tingle.

The can carries 20 pouches in the slim format, 10 grams of product in total. Nicotine is 8 mg per pouch, or 16 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 XQS international AB. 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 XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) nicotine pouches?

XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) is a tobacco-free nicotine pouch from XQS, sold here in the slim format at about 0.5 g a pouch, 20 to a can.

The slim format is long and narrow, so it lies along the gum line rather than bunching up. It is one of 35 XQS listings we stock; the rest of the range is on the XQS page.

XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) flavour profile

XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) tastes of crisp green apple and sweet orange.

Against the 1122 cans on our shelf with a measured fact sheet it is cooler than 25% of them and sweeter than 55%. A dessert-leaning can that stays out of the mint category, with only enough edge to stop the sweetness sitting flat.

The closest thing to it on our shelf is XQS Orange Apple Light (4 mg) — near enough identical on all three meters.

XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) effects and strength

Each XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) pouch holds 8 mg of nicotine, or 16 mg per gram — stronger per gram than 63% of what we stock.

The tingle under the lip is noticeable — sharper than 61% 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 XQS Orange Apple (8 mg)

1. 1

   Open the can

   Twist the lid off and take out a single pouch — there are 20 in a can. 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 — XQS Orange Apple (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.

XQS Orange Apple (8 mg) — frequently asked questions