Shortfills & Nic Shots

A shortfill is a 50ml or 100ml bottle of 0mg (nicotine-free) e-liquid with space left in the bottle for you to add a nic shot. It gets around the UK TPD rule capping nicotine-containing bottles at 10ml.

A 10ml bottle of high-strength (usually 18mg) nicotine base. You add it to a 0mg shortfill to bring the final bottle up to a lower target strength.

Two 18mg nic shots per 100ml is the standard recipe and gives roughly 3mg in the finished 120ml. One nic shot gives about 1.6mg.

The VG/PG ratio, in this case 70% vegetable glycerin and 30% propylene glycol. Higher VG makes more vapour and suits sub-ohm devices. Lower VG (50/50) suits pod kits and MTL tanks.

Only if the pod kit is designed for high VG e-liquid, or if the shortfill is a 50/50 like Doozy Pod Fill. Standard 70/30 shortfills will not wick properly in most compact MTL pod coils.

Close the bottle, shake gently for 30 to 60 seconds. Most shortfills are ready to vape immediately after that. Some drinks and dessert flavours mature slightly over a day or two, but it is not essential.

Yes. Nicotine-free 50ml and 100ml e-liquid bottles are outside the 10ml TPD limit because they contain no nicotine. Nic shots are sold in 10ml bottles because those do contain nicotine, and 10ml is the maximum size allowed.

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