Apres Strengths and mg Levels in South Africa

Apres comes in four nicotine strengths on our South Africa shelf: 4.4mg, 5.5mg, 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch, with most of the range at 8.3mg or 11mg. Every one of these Apres nicotine pouches falls in the Light or Medium band of our strength scale, so the brand covers a fairly compact stretch of numbers with a broad spread of flavours laid across it. Apres describes itself as a Swedish brand that produces and sells tobacco free nicotine pouches, and the maker, Après Nicotine AB, describes itself as a young company from Stockholm, Sweden. We stock 19 Apres cans for adults 18 and over, and we deliver to South Africa.

Reading an Apres chart is a bit like ordering at a Durban curry house, where the heat you ask for and the dish you choose are two separate decisions made at the same counter. On these cans, the mg figure sets the heat and the flavour name sets the dish, which is why the chart below gives every can its number and its band side by side.

How Strong Is Each Apres Can on Our Strength Scale?

Each Apres can sits in either the Light band or the Medium band of our scale, depending on whether its figure falls under or over 8mg per pouch. Our scale runs Light from 1 to 8mg, Medium from 8 to 16mg, Strong from 16 to 25mg and Extreme from 25mg upwards, and it works the same way for every brand on the South Africa shelf. So, Apres at 4.4mg and 5.5mg counts as Light, while Apres at 8.3mg and 11mg counts as Medium, with the 11mg cans sitting a little further into that band than the 8.3mg ones.

Two cans in the same band can still feel different, because perceived strength depends on more than the printed number. Apres Menthol 8.3mg and Apres Menthol 11mg are good examples: menthol produces a cooling sensation by acting on the receptor that senses cold, and that coolness can make a menthol pouch seem sharper than a fruit pouch carrying the same mg. The figure itself stays put, though, which is the reason the chart works from mg per pouch rather than from a description of how a can might feel on the day. (Strength words help when browsing a single range, but the per pouch number is what compares fairly across brands.)

Strength and duration are separate questions, and the page on how long an Apres pouch lasts takes the second one in full. A pouch is kept in for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the user's preference. Placement does not depend on the number either, so the steps for using an Apres pouch read the same whichever row of the chart you choose from.

Does a Higher mg Change the Flavour of an Apres Pouch?

No, a higher mg figure changes the nicotine in a pouch, while the flavour follows the name on the lid. The ingredient list across the range includes plant fibre, water, flavourings, salt and a sweetener alongside the nicotine, and the flavour name tells you which taste those flavourings are built around. As such, moving from Apres Cola 8.3mg to Apres Cola 11mg keeps the taste direction and changes only the nicotine content, which makes it the most direct comparison the brand offers.

A useful habit is to change one thing at a time. If a flavour appeals at 8.3mg and you are curious about 11mg, choosing the same flavour at the higher figure shows exactly what the extra nicotine adds, with nothing else in the pouch moving. Swap flavour and strength together, on the other hand, and it becomes hard to tell which of the two made the difference.

Flavour order is a conversation of its own, and the page on the best Apres flavour ranks the whole range by taste, with notes on who each one suits. The chart here places every can by its number instead, so you can find the flavour you want at the strength you already use, then turn to the ranking for the taste side of the decision.

What Do the Strength Names on an Apres Lid Mean?

The strength names on an Apres lid are the maker's own labels, and they sit alongside the mg figures on our shelf. Apres Blueberry 4.4mg is the maker's Normal can, Apres Menthol 8.3mg and Apres Lemon Curd 8.3mg carry the Extra Strong name, and Apres Cola 11mg and Apres Mochaccino 11mg carry Hypèr Strong. The maker spells Hypèr with a grave accent, so the word looks a touch more continental than the rest of the can. Extra Strong cans carry a small black tab with those two words on it, while Hypèr Strong cans have the word repeated around the rim and a red banner across the lid showing five dots.

Most Apres lids set the brand name in a serif type, add a numbered flavour mark and print NICOTINE POUCHES in capitals. A row of small dots near the edge gives a quick visual cue to strength, which is handy when scanning a shelf of cans. But, dots are a brand's own shorthand, and the mg figure on the product page is the detail that holds steady from one brand to the next.

Behind the labels, the maker states its nicotine per gram of filling rather than per pouch. Multiplying a per gram figure by the weight of one pouch in grams gives the per pouch figure, and per pouch is the number used throughout the chart above, because it describes exactly one portion. How these labels group into lines, including the limited edition, is set out on the Apres lines explained, and the background on the company in Stockholm sits on the page about what Apres is.

If ordering is the first question on your mind in Gauteng or KwaZulu-Natal, the page on where to buy Apres in South Africa covers that side of things on its own.

Which Apres Cans Sit in the Light Band?

Two Apres cans sit in the Light band of our scale: Apres Blueberry 4.4mg and Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg. They carry the lowest figures the brand has on our shelf, and they come from two quite different corners of the range.

Apres Blueberry 4.4mg is the maker's Normal can, carrying blueberry at 4.4mg per pouch. The same flavour also appears as Apres Blueberry 11mg, which gives blueberry the widest gap between two strengths anywhere in the Apres range. So, a reader who enjoys blueberry has a Light option and a Medium option without changing the taste at all, and the move between Apres Blueberry 4.4mg and Apres Blueberry 11mg is the largest single step on the chart.

Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg is the limited collaboration can, with LIMITED COLLABORATION printed along the bottom of its lid and the flavour named Limoncello Dicapri. At 5.5mg per pouch, Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg sits between Apres Blueberry 4.4mg and the 8.3mg cans, and like the blueberry can it holds its figure alone, with no other flavour at the same strength. Because it is a limited edition, it is worth noting down by its full name if it suits you.

Which Apres Flavours Come at 8.3mg?

Seven Apres flavours come at 8.3mg per pouch, placing them in the lower part of the Medium band. They divide into a group of drink named flavours and a group of fruit, dessert and menthol cans, and every one carries the same nicotine content, so the choice among them comes down to taste.

Drink Flavours at 8.3mg

Apres Appletini 8.3mg is the Appletini flavour at 8.3mg per pouch. Apres Tangerine Spritz 8.3mg brings the Tangerine Spritz flavour at the same figure, while Apres Cola 8.3mg and Apres Ice Tea Peach 8.3mg complete the group, each at 8.3mg per pouch. All four sit at the same figure, so moving between them changes the flavour on the label and nothing in the nicotine.

Fruit, Dessert and Menthol at 8.3mg

Apres Cactus Lime 8.3mg is the Cactus Lime flavour at 8.3mg per pouch, and Apres Lemon Curd 8.3mg is the Lemon Curd flavour, also at 8.3mg. Apres Menthol 8.3mg is the cooling option in this group, and because menthol acts on the cold receptor it can feel brisker than Apres Lemon Curd 8.3mg or Apres Cactus Lime 8.3mg, even though all three share the same 8.3mg per pouch. Apres Lemon Curd 8.3mg and Apres Appletini 8.3mg are the two flavours at this figure that appear at no other strength on our shelf.

Which Apres Flavours Come at 11mg?

Ten Apres flavours come at 11mg per pouch, the highest Apres figure on our South Africa shelf and the largest group in the range. They still sit inside the Medium band, a little further up than the 8.3mg cans, and they make up most of the maker's Hypèr Strong line.

Drink and Spritz Flavours at 11mg

Apres Hugo Spritz 11mg and Apres Pink Spritz 11mg join Apres Tangerine Spritz 11mg to make three spritz flavours at 11mg per pouch, the largest single flavour family at any Apres strength. Apres Cola 11mg and Apres Ice Tea Peach 11mg carry the drink flavours up from 8.3mg, and Apres Mochaccino 11mg is the only Mochaccino can on the shelf.

Fruit and Menthol at 11mg

Apres Banana 11mg is banana at 11mg per pouch, and it appears only at this figure. Apres Blueberry 11mg is the higher partner to Apres Blueberry 4.4mg, Apres Cactus Lime 11mg is the higher partner to Apres Cactus Lime 8.3mg, and Apres Menthol 11mg completes the menthol pair alongside Apres Menthol 8.3mg. For a reader in Pretoria or Johannesburg already settled on Apres Cactus Lime 8.3mg, Apres Cactus Lime 11mg is the same flavour one step further into the Medium band.

Which Apres Flavours Come in More Than One Strength?

Six Apres flavours come in two strengths on our shelf, and blueberry has the widest spread of them. Apres Blueberry 4.4mg and Apres Blueberry 11mg span both the Light band and the Medium band, while the other five pairs each run from 8.3mg to 11mg: Apres Cactus Lime 8.3mg and Apres Cactus Lime 11mg, Apres Cola 8.3mg and Apres Cola 11mg, Apres Ice Tea Peach 8.3mg and Apres Ice Tea Peach 11mg, Apres Menthol 8.3mg and Apres Menthol 11mg, and Apres Tangerine Spritz 8.3mg and Apres Tangerine Spritz 11mg.

Apres Cola 8.3mg and Apres Cola 11mg, like the other four 8.3mg and 11mg pairs, differ only in nicotine content. Holding the flavour steady means the only difference between the two cans is the nicotine, so whatever you notice can be put down to the step in mg rather than to a new taste. The flavours that appear at a single strength (Apres Appletini 8.3mg, Apres Lemon Curd 8.3mg, Apres Banana 11mg, Apres Hugo Spritz 11mg, Apres Pink Spritz 11mg, Apres Mochaccino 11mg and Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg) are chosen by taste and figure together, since each one comes at just the one number.

How Do You Choose an Apres Strength in South Africa?

Start with the mg per pouch you already know suits you, then pick the Apres flavour that appeals at that figure. If your usual figure sits in the Light band, the 4.4mg and 5.5mg cans are the closest match, and if it sits in the lower half of the Medium band, the 8.3mg and 11mg cans line up with it. A reader newer to nicotine pouches, whether in Cape Town or Durban, can begin with the lower figures and move up one step at a time, keeping the flavour the same wherever a pair exists.

The chart reads the same across South Africa, and we deliver to South Africa. To compare Apres with other brands at the same per pouch figure, you can shop nicotine pouches across every brand, or begin from the full range of nicotine pouches on our home page and work inwards from there.

Note the mg per pouch of the can you enjoy, such as Apres Menthol 8.3mg or Apres Menthol 11mg, then use the chart above to find that figure, or the next step along, in the Apres flavour you fancy.