ACE Slim – X Black Raspberry Chili 8mg

Sweet dark berry first and a slow chilli warmth after: ACE X Black Raspberry Chili 8mg is a pouch that deliberately mixes fruit with heat. It belongs to the stronger X side of the ACE family and keeps the same slim white cut as the rest of the brand’s slims. If cold mint has become routine, this is the can that breaks the pattern.

Black raspberry with a chilli kick

Black raspberry is darker and deeper than the familiar red fruit, with a jammy note rather than a sharp, tart one. Here the berry leads, then a pepper heat creeps in behind it and warms the lip instead of chilling it. The combination sounds odd on paper, yet sweet fruit and gentle spice is a pairing chefs have used in sauces and chocolate for years.

What the X in ACE Black Raspberry Chili 8mg means

ACE marks its stronger recipes with an X, and in numbers that means 16mg of nicotine per gram of filling instead of the 12mg used in the standard Superwhite slims. The portion stays at about half a gram, so the extra strength comes from concentration, not size. That works out at 8mg per pouch: a clear step above the 6mg cans and well short of the 11.5mg Cosmic. Put simply, ACE Black Raspberry Chili 8mg carries 2mg more per pouch than any Superwhite slim in a portion of the same size.

• Nicotine: 8mg per portion
• Concentration: 16mg/g
• Strength: Strong
• Line: ACE X Superwhite
• Format: slim, tobacco-free
• Can: 20 pouches, 10 g

For another berry at 8mg that swaps heat for ice, look at Denssi Strawberry Freeze 8mg. Fans of the spicy side can also try ACE X Guarana Chili Boost 8mg, which sets its chilli against an energy-drink flavour. Explore the ACE range for the mints.