Apres Lines Explained: Every Apres Snus Line in Australia

Apres snus comes in four lines on our Australian shelf: Normal at 4.4mg per pouch, a limited edition at 5.5mg, Extra Strong at 8.3mg and Hyper Strong at 11mg. Each line is a nicotine level rather than a different kind of product, and every can comes from Après Nicotine AB, a Stockholm company behind this Swedish brand of tobacco free nicotine pouches. Nineteen Apres cans sit across those four lines in Australia, and the mg figure printed on each lid is the quickest way to tell them apart. We deliver to Australia, and this page is for adults 18 and over.

The table runs from the lightest line to the strongest, with the flavours on our shelf grouped beneath each one. The per gram column is the concentration of nicotine in the filling, while the per pouch column is the amount in a single pouch, and it is the second figure that lets you compare one can with another, whatever the brand on the lid. If the numbers are the main reason you are here, the page on Apres snus strengths and mg levels in Australia works through them can by can.

What Do Normal, Extra Strong and Hyper Strong Mean on an Apres Can?

They are the brand's own names for three nicotine levels: Normal is 4.4mg per pouch, Extra Strong is 8.3mg and Hyper Strong is 11mg. The limited edition sits on its own at 5.5mg, between Normal and Extra Strong, and it is the only can in the range that forms a line of one. The wider Apres catalogue is organised into Zero, Mini, Normal, Extra Strong and Hyper Strong, and the Australian shelf carries Normal, Extra Strong and Hyper Strong alongside the limited edition.

The lid tells you which line you are holding before you have read a word of the label. Apres cans are white with a coloured ring, a number written with the N° sign above the Après name, the flavour in capitals, and a row of small dots near the edge that marks the strength. Extra Strong cans add a small black tab with those two words printed on it. Hyper Strong cans go further, with a red banner, five dots and the word HYPER repeated around the rim, so the strongest line is the easiest one to spot in a drawer.

The strength words work rather like the fuel grades at a servo in Queensland. The brand on the pump changes from one company to the next, but the 91, 95 and 98 on the nozzle are the numbers a driver reads, whether the stop is in Brisbane or on the way up to Cairns. On an Apres snus can, the mg per pouch plays the part of that number. Strength words are not a shared standard across brands, so a pouch called Extra Strong elsewhere may hold a different amount, and the mg figure is the one worth carrying from shelf to shelf.

Our own scale adds a third reference point. On it, Normal and the limited edition both fall in Light (1 to 8mg per pouch), while the 8.3mg and 11mg cans both fall in Medium (8 to 16mg). That can look surprising beside a word like Hyper, but the scale has to cover every brand we carry in Australia, which stretches from 3mg to 150mg per pouch across the whole shop, so the names on an Apres lid describe the step within the brand rather than a place on the wider scale.

What Is the Difference Between mg per Gram and mg per Pouch on an Apres Can?

The mg per gram figure is the concentration of nicotine in the filling, while the mg per pouch figure is the amount you actually use, and the second is the one to compare. The maker gives the concentration as 8mg/g for Normal, 10mg/g for the limited edition, 15mg/g for Extra Strong and 20mg/g for Hyper Strong. Multiply the concentration by the weight of one pouch in grams and you arrive at the per pouch figure printed on our shelf.

That is why a per gram number on its own can mislead. Two cans with the same concentration could hold different amounts per pouch if the pouches weigh different amounts, so the per pouch figure is the more useful one for lining cans up side by side. Every standard Apres snus can on our shelf carries the same net weight of 11g, which means a Normal can and a Hyper Strong can weigh the same in your pocket, while the difference lives in the nicotine per pouch printed on the lid.

A useful habit is to read the lid in the same order each time: the mg per pouch first, the flavour second, and the line name last. That order keeps the comparison honest when you move between cans, and it works just as well for other brands on the shelf as it does for Apres.

Does the Line Change How You Use an Apres Pouch?

No, the method is the same from Normal to Hyper Strong, and a pouch is kept in for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the user's preference. That range belongs to the reader rather than the line, so someone using an Apres pouch at 11mg and someone using one at 4.4mg can both sit anywhere inside it. The page on how long an Apres lasts looks at what shapes a session, and the steps for placing and finishing a pouch are set out under how to use Apres.

What does change between Apres lines is the nicotine in each pouch, which is why the per pouch figure matters more than the name when you move between cans. A commuter on a Sydney train and someone at a desk in Melbourne might use the same Apres snus pouch in quite different ways, and the line does not dictate either routine. As such, the sensible order is to settle the mg per pouch first and let the rest follow your own habits.

Should You Choose an Apres Line by Strength or by Flavour?

Strength comes first, because the line sets the mg per pouch, and flavour then narrows the choice inside that line. Once you know whether 4.4mg, 5.5mg, 8.3mg or 11mg per pouch is the figure you are after, the question becomes which taste of snus you would like at that level, and Apres gives a wide spread of answers at the upper two.

The flavours fall into a handful of families. There is menthol for a cooling note, fruit in the form of blueberry, banana and cactus lime, drink styles such as cola and iced tea with peach, coffee in mochaccino, a dessert note in lemon curd, and a run of spritz flavours that borrow their names from the cocktail menu. But, not every family appears in every line, which is the main reason the lines matter beyond the numbers. For an order of favourites across the whole range, Apres flavours ranked puts every flavour in a single list.

Who Makes the Apres Lines, and What Goes Into Them?

Après Nicotine AB, a Stockholm company, makes every Apres line, and the brand describes itself as Swedish and tobacco free. Anyone meeting this snus brand for the first time will find more on what Apres is.

The ingredient list reads the same across the lines the maker prints it for, from Normal through Extra Strong and Hyper Strong to the limited edition. It covers a filler (E460), water, plant fibre, a thickener, flavourings, a stabiliser, salt, an acidity control additive, nicotine and a sweetener, so the flavourings and the nicotine per gram are what separate one can from the next. The can itself is recyclable plastic and goes in with other plastics once the last pouch is used. For the shelf as a whole, with every Apres can in one place, where you can find Apres in Australia has a page of its own.

Which Flavours Sit in Each Apres Line?

Each line carries its own set of flavours, from a single can in Normal to the widest choice in Hyper Strong. The breakdown below follows the table, lightest first.

Normal: 4.4mg per Pouch

The Normal line on our Australian shelf is a single can, Apres Blueberry 4.4mg, which holds 4.4mg of nicotine per pouch. It is the lightest Apres in the range, carries N°12 on its lid, and brings a berry flavour that turns up again further along. That return is useful for anyone who settles on the taste, because Apres Blueberry 11mg offers the same flavour at 11mg per pouch.

Limited Edition: 5.5mg per Pouch

Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg holds 5.5mg per pouch, the only Apres between Normal and Extra Strong. It is a lemon flavour, and its lid reads Limoncello DICAPRI with LIMITED COLLABORATION along the bottom, which marks it as a limited run rather than a standing line.

Extra Strong: 8.3mg per Pouch

The 8.3mg level has seven flavours, each at 8.3mg per pouch. Apres Appletini 8.3mg holds 8.3mg per pouch with a flavour named after the cocktail, and Apres Menthol 8.3mg holds the same 8.3mg per pouch with a cooling menthol and N°1 on its lid. The other five are Apres Cactus Lime 8.3mg, Apres Cola 8.3mg, Apres Ice Tea Peach 8.3mg, Apres Lemon Curd 8.3mg and Apres Tangerine Spritz 8.3mg.

Two of those flavours live only at this level: Apres Appletini 8.3mg and Apres Lemon Curd 8.3mg, the second bringing a dessert note that no other Apres can on the shelf repeats. The remaining five all have an 11mg partner, which makes 8.3mg the level with the most crossovers.

Hyper Strong: 11mg per Pouch

Hyper Strong has the widest choice of flavours on the Apres shelf, all at 11mg per pouch. Apres Banana 11mg holds 11mg per pouch with a banana flavour, and it is one of four flavours found only at this level, alongside Apres Hugo Spritz 11mg (N°15), Apres Mochaccino 11mg (N°13) and Apres Pink Spritz 11mg. The remaining six are Apres Blueberry 11mg, Apres Cactus Lime 11mg, Apres Cola 11mg (N°4), Apres Ice Tea Peach 11mg, Apres Menthol 11mg and Apres Tangerine Spritz 11mg, each a stronger partner to a flavour from a lighter line.

Three spritz flavours sit here: Apres Tangerine Spritz 11mg, Apres Hugo Spritz 11mg and Apres Pink Spritz 11mg. They are joined by Apres Mochaccino 11mg for coffee and Apres Banana 11mg for fruit, so the level covers citrus, cocktail, coffee and fruit notes without leaving the 11mg figure.

Which Apres Flavours Come in More Than One Line?

Six Apres flavours come in two lines, so a reader who likes one of them can keep the flavour and choose the strength. Apres Blueberry 4.4mg and Apres Blueberry 11mg share the berry flavour at 4.4mg and 11mg per pouch, the widest gap between any pair in the range. The other five pairs each sit at 8.3mg and 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.

That pairing is the practical reason the lines matter. A reader who enjoys Apres Cola 8.3mg has the same flavour at 11mg per pouch in Apres Cola 11mg, and a reader who likes Apres Menthol 11mg has the same menthol at 8.3mg per pouch in Apres Menthol 8.3mg. In each case the flavour stays fixed and the mg per pouch is the only thing that moves, which keeps the comparison clean for readers from Perth to Adelaide.

Which Apres Line Matches Which Reader?

The line that matches a reader is the one whose mg per pouch lines up with the figure they already use, with flavour chosen after that. Apres Blueberry 4.4mg suits someone who wants Apres at 4.4mg per pouch with a berry flavour. Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg suits a reader at 5.5mg per pouch who likes the sound of lemon.

At 8.3mg per pouch, the choice runs from Apres Appletini 8.3mg and Apres Lemon Curd 8.3mg to Apres Menthol 8.3mg and Apres Cola 8.3mg, with the broadest mix of fruit, drink, dessert and menthol at one level. At 11mg per pouch, Apres Mochaccino 11mg, Apres Banana 11mg, Apres Hugo Spritz 11mg and Apres Pink Spritz 11mg are found nowhere else in the range, which makes that level the one for readers who want something the lighter lines do not carry.

Whichever line fits, the ingredient base and the habit of keeping a pouch in for 30 to 60 minutes stay the same across all four. Once the line and the flavour are settled, you can buy snus from every brand on the Australian shelf, or look at how Apres sits within our snus range alongside the other brands we carry.