XQS Wintergreen (8 mg)

About XQS Wintergreen (8 mg) nicotine pouches

XQS Wintergreen (8 mg) is built around wintergreen. On the taste scales it sits at 2/10 for fruit, 6/10 for mint and 7/10 for sting — no real fruit sweetness, a clear mint note, and a sharp sting.

The can carries 10 grams of product. 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 Wintergreen (8 mg) nicotine pouches?

XQS Wintergreen (8 mg) is a tobacco-free nicotine pouch from XQS, sold here in the slim format at about 0.5 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 35 XQS listings we stock; the rest of the range is on the XQS page.

XQS Wintergreen (8 mg) flavour profile

XQS Wintergreen (8 mg) tastes of sweet, medicinal wintergreen.

Against the 1122 cans on our shelf with a measured fact sheet it is sweeter than 11% of them and cooler than 66%. This is the cold end of the shelf: the menthol lands before the flavour does and the bite stays for a while. Cans that read like this get used first thing rather than after a meal.

The closest thing to it on our shelf is Kuma Wintergreen (11 mg) — near enough identical on all three meters.

XQS Wintergreen (8 mg) effects and strength

Each XQS Wintergreen (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 sharp — sharper than 88% 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 Wintergreen (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 — XQS Wintergreen (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 Wintergreen (8 mg) — frequently asked questions