Apres Strengths and mg Levels: Every Apres Snus Can in Italy

On our shelf in Italy, Apres is sold at four nicotine levels, 4.4mg, 5.5mg, 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch, and most of the range sits at the two higher figures. That puts every can of Apres snus in the Light or Medium band of our strength scale, with nothing in the Strong or Extreme bands. The brand comes from Après Nicotine AB, a young company from Stockholm, Sweden, which describes Apres as a Swedish brand that produces and sells tobacco free nicotine pouches.

Picture a road bike with four gears on a long climb in the Dolomites, where the two lowest gears are there when wanted but the rider spends most of the ascent in the top pair. Of the nineteen Apres cans we stock for Italy, all but two sit at 8.3mg or 11mg, so the higher pair is where most of the flavour choice lives. The chart sets each strength beside its name and its band on our scale, and the sections after it go through the flavours one strength at a time.

Where Do the Four Apres Strengths Land on Our Scale?

The four Apres strengths divide neatly between two bands, with 4.4mg and 5.5mg in Light and 8.3mg and 11mg in Medium. Our scale sorts every pouch in the shop by nicotine per pouch, so Light covers 1 to 8mg, Medium 8 to 16mg, Strong 16 to 25mg, and Extreme anything at 25mg and over. As such, the strongest Apres can, at 11mg, still sits well inside Medium and some way short of the 16mg line where Strong begins. Anyone in Milan or Naples comparing Apres with other brands on the same shelf can use those bands as a common yardstick.

Within the Medium band, 8.3mg and 11mg are close neighbours rather than distant relations. The step from one to the other is about the same size as the step from the limited edition at 5.5mg up to 8.3mg, which makes the Apres ladder fairly even once it leaves the Normal can behind. But, a band describes nicotine content only, and it says nothing about how long a pouch keeps its flavour or how a session unfolds, which is a separate subject covered under how long an Apres pouch lasts.

Does a Higher Apres Strength Change How You Use the Pouch?

No, every Apres strength is used in the same way, whether the can says 4.4mg or 11mg on the side. The pouch is placed between the upper lip and the gum, it stays there without chewing, and it is kept in for 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the user's preference, before it goes in the bin. The order of those steps does not change from one band to the next, and the full routine, from a first pouch to every day after it, is set out under how to use Apres.

What does change between Apres cans is the figure on the label, and here the unit matters. Every strength on our Italy shelf is stated as mg per pouch, the nicotine content of one portion, so two Apres cans can be compared directly with no sum required. Some labels elsewhere quote mg/g instead, which describes the concentration in the filling rather than the content of a single pouch. To turn mg/g into mg per pouch, multiply it by the pouch weight in grams. It is a small piece of arithmetic, but it explains why two numbers printed in similar type can describe quite different things.

How Do the Apres Strength Names Translate Into mg Per Pouch?

On our shelf, each Apres strength name belongs to one figure: Normal is 4.4mg, Extra Strong is 8.3mg and Hypèr Strong is 11mg per pouch. The limited collaboration can stands apart at 5.5mg as an edition of its own. The maker organises its range under these strength headings, and the grave accent on Hypèr is the maker's own spelling. So, if a strength word on a product title looks unfamiliar, the mg figure beside it is the detail to compare.

That matters because strength names are each range's own shorthand, so the mg per pouch printed on the can is the figure that compares exactly across any two products. A strength name also says nothing about taste, and the separate question of which Apres flavour is best has an answer of its own. The formats and editions behind the names, from the standard cans to the limited collaboration, are explained under the Apres lines.

How Can You Tell an Apres Strength From the Lid Alone?

The strength shows on an Apres lid through a row of small dots at the edge and, on the higher levels, a tab or banner. Apres lids are white with a coloured ring, the word Après in a serif type, the flavour name in capitals and the words NICOTINE POUCHES beneath. Extra Strong cans add a small black tab reading EXTRA STRONG. Apres Cola, Hugo Spritz and Mochaccino in Hypèr Strong carry HYPÈR around the rim and a red HYPÈR STRONG banner with five dots, so the 11mg level is easy to spot on those cans.

The number above the brand name, written N°, is the one detail on the lid that has nothing to do with strength. It works like a squad number on a Serie A shirt, identifying the flavour (N°1 is Menthol, N°4 is Cola) while saying nothing about how strong the pouch is, so a low number is no sign of a light can. Who stands behind the name and what goes into each pouch is covered under what Apres is. Anyone in Rome, Turin or Bologna who would rather hold a can than read about one will find the options under where to buy Apres in Italy.

Which Apres Snus Flavours Sit Below 8mg?

Two Apres flavours sit below 8mg on our shelf in Italy: Apres Blueberry 4.4mg and Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg. Both fall in the Light band of our scale, and together they form the gentle end of a range that otherwise gathers at 8.3mg and 11mg.

Blueberry at 4.4mg

Apres Blueberry 4.4mg is the only Normal strength Apres snus we carry, and it is the lowest figure the brand reaches on our shelf. The same blueberry flavour also appears at 11mg, which gives it the widest spread of any Apres flavour, from the bottom of the ladder to the top. Apres Blueberry at 4.4mg and 11mg is a convenient way to compare strength while the taste stays put, a point that returns in the section on flavours sold at two strengths.

Limoncello Dicapri at 5.5mg

Apres Limoncello Dicapri is a limited edition, and its lid reads Après Limoncello DICAPRI with LIMITED COLLABORATION along the bottom. It is the only Apres can at 5.5mg per pouch, which gives it a step of its own on the ladder. Apres Limoncello Dicapri sits a little above the Blueberry Normal can and well below the Extra Strong figure, so it suits a reader who wants to stay in the Light band while trying something other than blueberry.

Which Apres Flavours Are Sold at 8.3mg in Italy?

Seven Apres flavours are sold at 8.3mg in Italy: Apres Appletini 8.3mg, Cactus Lime, Cola, Apres Ice Tea Peach 8.3mg, Lemon Curd, Menthol and Tangerine Spritz. Every one of them holds the same 8.3mg per pouch, and between them they cover drinks, citrus, dessert and menthol, so a reader can stay at one figure and still travel a long way in taste.

Drink Names at 8.3mg

Four of the seven are named after drinks: Appletini, Tangerine Spritz, Cola and Ice Tea Peach, the last with its Southern peach tea flavour. Because all four share 8.3mg per pouch, the choice between them is purely one of flavour once the strength is settled. The Tangerine Spritz name will feel especially at home in Venice or Padua, where a spritz in the square is part of the early evening routine.

Citrus, Dessert and Menthol at 8.3mg

Apres Cactus Lime, Lemon Curd and Menthol at 8.3mg each go in their own direction. Menthol acts on the receptor that senses cold, so Apres Menthol at 8.3mg can seem brisker than Apres Lemon Curd at 8.3mg, even though the figure on both is identical. Perceived strength and stated strength are two different things, and the mg per pouch remains the one that compares exactly.

Which Apres Flavours Come in Hypèr Strong 11mg?

Ten Apres flavours come in Hypèr Strong at 11mg per pouch, the highest figure the brand reaches on our shelf in Italy: Apres Banana 11mg, Blueberry, Cactus Lime, Cola, Hugo Spritz, Ice Tea Peach, Menthol, Mochaccino, Pink Spritz and Tangerine Spritz. This is the largest group in the range, and Hypèr Strong is the maker's name for the 11mg level, shown on the lid.

The Apres Spritz Cans at 11mg

Three of the ten are Apres spritz flavours, Hugo Spritz, Pink Spritz and Tangerine Spritz, and all three sit at 11mg. Apres Hugo Spritz is a spritz flavour, a drink name that will be familiar in Bolzano and Milan. Pink Spritz completes the trio, and Tangerine Spritz is the only one of the three that also comes at 8.3mg. So, Apres Hugo Spritz in Hypèr Strong is an 11mg per pouch can on our Italy shelf, with no lower version beside it.

Banana, Mochaccino and the Rest at 11mg

Apres Banana and Apres Mochaccino are found only at 11mg on our shelf. The other five, Blueberry, Cactus Lime, Cola, Ice Tea Peach and Menthol, repeat flavours from lower down the ladder at the higher figure, which is where the pairs in the next section come from.

Which Apres Flavours Can You Have at Two Strengths?

Six Apres flavours come at two strengths on our shelf: Blueberry at 4.4mg and 11mg, and Cactus Lime, Cola, Ice Tea Peach, Menthol and Tangerine Spritz at 8.3mg and 11mg. For each of them, the taste stays the same while the nicotine per pouch moves, which makes these pairs the clearest way to see what a change in strength alone feels like. Changing one thing at a time keeps the comparison fair, since a new flavour and a new figure together leave no way of telling which of the two made the difference.

Apres Blueberry offers the widest gap, running from the Normal can at 4.4mg to Hypèr Strong at 11mg. The other five pairs make the shorter step from Extra Strong at 8.3mg to Hypèr Strong at 11mg, a move that stays inside the Medium band of our scale from start to finish. Perceived strength can still shift within a pair, because flavour and release play their part alongside the mg figure, which is why the same flavour at the same number is the steadiest reference for any comparison.

How Do You Choose Between the Apres Strengths?

The simplest order is to settle the mg per pouch first and the flavour second, because the figure is the one detail on every Apres can that compares exactly. Someone new to snus usually starts at a lower figure with a familiar flavour, which on our shelf points to the Light band at 4.4mg or 5.5mg. Someone who already uses snus has a firmer reference in the per pouch figure of a can they know, and can look for the nearest Apres strength to that number before choosing a flavour within it.

We deliver to Italy, and every order is meant for adults who are 18 or older. To set Apres beside every other brand by strength or flavour, the full collection is the place to buy snus across the whole shop, while our complete snus range brings every brand together in one place.