Description

Vapeology Freebase Nic Shot 70VG/30PG

This is Vapeology’s own nicotine shot – a 10ml, 15mg freebase nic shot in a 70VG/30PG base, made to be added to zero-nicotine shortfill e-liquids. Add it to a shortfill to bring the nicotine content up to your chosen strength. The 70VG/30PG ratio is a practical advantage: adding it to a high-VG shortfill keeps the overall VG level of your finished mix close to what it was before you added the nicotine, rather than pulling the ratio towards PG as a 50/50 or PG-dominant shot would.

It is unflavoured and will not alter the taste of your shortfill. Also referred to as a nicotine shot, nic shot, or nicotine booster – all the same product.

Nicotine Shot Key Features

• 15mg/ml freebase nicotine
• 70% VG / 30% PG ratio
• 10ml bottle
• Unflavoured – no effect on the taste of your shortfill
• Freebase nicotine 
• High-VG base – compatible with high-VG and 70VG+ shortfills 
• TPD compliant

What Is a Nicotine Shot?

A nicotine shot is a small 10ml bottle of concentrated nicotine in a PG/VG base, designed to be added to a zero-nicotine shortfill e-liquid. Shortfill bottles are deliberately underfilled – a standard 50ml shortfill comes in a 60ml bottle, leaving 10ml of space for a nic shot. Once you add the shot and shake the bottle, you have a complete, nicotine-containing e-liquid. The nic shot itself has no flavour and does not affect the taste of your shortfill – it just provides the nicotine. Under UK TPD regulations, nicotine-containing e-liquid can only be sold in 10ml bottles, so the shortfill system is how larger volumes of e-liquid with nicotine are legally produced by the customer at home.

Freebase Nicotine – What It Means for Your Mix

This shot contains freebase nicotine, which is the standard form used in most shortfill e-liquids and sub-ohm setups. At the finished strengths shortfill mixing produces – typically 1.4mg to 3mg – freebase nicotine is smooth and well tolerated at any wattage. It is the right type of nicotine for high-wattage DTL and RDTL vaping, where the volume of vapour per draw means the nicotine delivery is already effective at low concentrations. If you primarily vape a sub-ohm or high-wattage kit and currently use 3mg freebase shortfills, this shot is a direct match for how you already vape. For vapers using lower-wattage pod kits or MTL devices who want a stronger and faster nicotine hit, a nic salt nic shot – or a ready-mixed nicotine salt e-liquid at 10mg or 20mg – is generally a better fit for that setup.

How the VG/PG Ratio Works

Adding any nic shot changes the VG/PG ratio of your finished mix, because you are adding a new liquid with its own ratio. This shot is 70VG/30PG, which means adding it to a 70VG shortfill keeps the overall ratio essentially unchanged. If your shortfill is 80VG, adding this shot will pull the ratio slightly towards 70VG – a minor change that most vapers will not notice. If your shortfill is 50/50, adding a 70VG nic shot will tip the ratio slightly towards VG and produce a slightly smoother, thicker liquid. The table below gives the standard mixing scenarios for this specific shot.

Mixing Guide – How Many Nic Shots for Your Shortfill

The number of shots you need depends on the size of your shortfill and the nicotine strength you want to reach. At 15mg, this shot produces slightly lower finished strengths than an 18mg or 20mg shot for the same volume. If your target strength is exactly 3mg from a standard 50ml shortfill, an 18mg or 20mg shot is the better match. If 2.5mg suits you, or if you prefer to add two shots to a 100ml shortfill for a 2.5mg result, this shot works well. The most common combinations are below.

Shortfill Size	Shots to Add	Finished Volume	Nicotine Strength
50ml	1 x 15mg shot	60ml	2.5mg
80ml (100ml bottle)	2 x 15mg shots	100ml	3mg
100ml (120ml bottle)	1 x 15mg shot	110ml	1.4mg
100ml (120ml bottle)	2 x 15mg shots	120ml	2.5mg
40ml	1 x 15mg shot	50ml	3mg

To mix: remove the cap from your shortfill, squeeze the full contents of the nic shot bottle into the shortfill bottle, replace the cap and shake firmly for at least a minute. The liquids combine quickly but need thorough mixing so the nicotine is evenly distributed throughout the bottle. Leave it to stand for a few minutes before filling your tank or pod.

What Nicotine Strength Do I Need?

At the finished strengths produced by adding nic shots to shortfills – typically 1.4mg to 3mg – you are in low-nicotine territory that suits high-wattage sub-ohm vaping well. Sub-ohm kits produce a lot of vapour with each draw, which means the nicotine delivery per puff is already higher than it looks – 3mg in a sub-ohm kit feels noticeably stronger than 3mg in a low-wattage pod kit. If you are primarily a sub-ohm vaper and currently use 3mg freebase liquids, this shot mixed into a shortfill gives you a comparable experience. If you use a pod kit or MTL device and want more nicotine than shortfill mixing can deliver, a dedicated 10ml nicotine salt e-liquid at 10mg or 20mg is the better solution for that setup.

What’s in the Box

• 1 x Vapeology Nicotine Shot, 15mg freebase, 70VG/30PG, 10ml

Shortfill e-liquids to mix this shot with are available separately in the Vapeology e-liquid range.