Apres Flavours Ranked: The Best Apres Snus Flavour in Portugal

Apres Ice Tea Peach is the best Apres flavour on our shelf in Portugal, ranked first of 13 flavours because it comes at both 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch. Behind it, five more flavours offer two strengths and seven offer one, and that split sets the whole order of the Apres snus range. Apres is a Swedish brand that produces and sells tobacco free nicotine pouches, and it is a young company from Stockholm, Sweden. Our 19 Apres cans sit at 4.4mg, 5.5mg, 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch, so every flavour below carries its exact figure rather than a strength word.

The ranking reads best as a league table at the end of a season. Clubs level on points are separated by goal difference, and here the first separation is how many strengths a flavour offers, while the second is how easily a reader can picture the taste from its name alone. So, a flavour sold at two strengths sits above one sold at a single strength, because it lets a reader keep the taste and move only the number. The full ladder of figures, can by can, sits with every Apres strength and mg level for Portugal, and the table below gives the short version.

What Decides the Order of Apres Flavours in Portugal?

Two things decide the order: the number of strengths a flavour comes in on the Portugal shelf, and how clearly its name tells a reader what to expect. Six flavours come at two strengths, which places them first to sixth. Seven come at one strength, and those split by figure, so the single strength cans at 5.5mg and 8.3mg sit seventh to ninth, while the four sold only at 11mg take tenth to thirteenth. On our own strength scale, 4.4mg and 5.5mg count as Light (1 to 8mg), and 8.3mg and 11mg count as Medium (8 to 16mg). With the whole shop running from 3mg to 150mg, every Apres snus can sits towards the lower end of what we carry.

The maker's labels read differently from our scale, with Extra Strong printed on the 8.3mg cans and Hypèr Strong on the 11mg cans. That being said, the mg per pouch figure is the one that compares cleanly across brands, so it is the figure used throughout the ranking.

How long a pouch stays in is a matter of preference rather than of its place in the table. Most people leave one in somewhere between 30 and 60 minutes, and that holds for a peach pouch on a terrace in Faro as much as a cola pouch during a long afternoon in Braga, as the guide to how long an Apres pouch lasts sets out in full. Placing a pouch works the same way for every flavour too, and the steps for a first Apres pouch and every day after apply whichever can comes out of the bag. As such, the ranking only has to settle one question, which is the taste.

What Makes Apres Ice Tea Peach Number One?

Apres Ice Tea Peach is number one because it is sold at two strengths, 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch, and its name is one almost anyone can picture before the lid comes off. The two strengths sit one step apart, so a reader who settles on peach at 8.3mg can move to 11mg later without changing the flavour at all. That single step matters more than it first appears, because changing one thing at a time is the clearest way to tell what a new can actually changed.

There is a practical side for anyone in Portugal as well. Iced tea is a drink that turns up in a cool box on an Algarve beach and in a café fridge in Coimbra alike, so the reference needs no explaining. The 8.3mg can carries the maker's Extra Strong label and the 11mg can its Hypèr Strong label, which belong to separate lines within the Apres range, and Apres Ice Tea Peach is one of five flavours that come at both 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch (Apres Blueberry is the sixth two strength flavour, at 4.4mg and 11mg). Apres Ice Tea Peach is the peach snus on our shelf with two figures to move between.

Readers meeting the brand for the first time can find who makes it, and what goes into each can, in the introduction to Apres as a brand. And, for anyone asking where to get Apres in Portugal, the answer starts with the shop itself: we deliver to Portugal, and every product here is intended only for buyers aged 18 or older.

Which Apres Flavours Follow in Places Two to Six?

Places two to six go to the other five flavours sold at two strengths, ordered by how readily each name sets an expectation before the first pouch.

2nd: Apres Tangerine Spritz

Apres Tangerine Spritz comes second, at 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch, the same pair of steps as Apres Ice Tea Peach. It anchors a small family of its own, since Apres Hugo Spritz and Apres Pink Spritz sit further down the table at 11mg only. So, a reader drawn to the spritz idea can begin here at 8.3mg and explore the other two later without leaving the theme.

3rd: Apres Blueberry

Apres Blueberry 4.4mg and Apres Blueberry 11mg give this flavour the widest span of any Apres flavour, and it is the only flavour sold at two strengths that reaches our Light band. It ranks third because its two cans, 4.4mg and 11mg per pouch, sit far apart with no 8.3mg can between them, so moving from one to the other is a bigger stride than the single step that peach and tangerine offer. For a familiar fruit at a lighter figure, Apres Blueberry at 4.4mg is where the whole range begins, and the N°12 printed above the name makes it easy to spot in a drawer.

4th: Apres Cola

Apres Cola, marked N°4 on its lid, comes at 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch. It sits fourth in what is a very close group. A reader who already reaches for cola will find it at the same 8.3mg and 11mg steps as Apres Ice Tea Peach and Apres Tangerine Spritz.

5th: Apres Menthol

Apres Menthol, N°1 on the lid, is the mint snus of the range, at 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch. Menthol brings a cooling sensation that can make a pouch seem sharper than a fruit at the same stated figure, so comparing it at 8.3mg first is the orderly route. For a reader in Lisbon who wants something crisp rather than sweet, this is the flavour in the range built for exactly that.

6th: Apres Cactus Lime

Apres Cactus Lime completes the two strength group at 8.3mg and 11mg per pouch. Apres Cactus Lime pairs lime with cactus, and suits a reader who likes citrus with a distinctive twist.

Which Single Strength Apres Flavours Rank Seventh to Ninth?

Seventh to ninth go to the three flavours sold at one strength below 11mg, ordered from the lowest figure upwards.

7th: Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition

Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg is a limited collaboration, and its lid says so along the bottom. At 5.5mg per pouch it is the only Apres can at that figure, sitting just above Apres Blueberry at 4.4mg and comfortably inside our Light band. Lemon is the direction, which gives a reader a clear idea before the can is even open.

8th: Apres Lemon Curd

Apres Lemon Curd comes at 8.3mg per pouch, under the maker's Extra Strong label. Its name sets it apart from the sharper citrus names and suits a reader who prefers lemon in a dessert style.

9th: Apres Appletini

Apres Appletini 8.3mg comes at 8.3mg per pouch. It sits ninth as the last of the single strength cans below 11mg, and it suits a reader who wants apple, a fruit that no other Apres flavour on the Portugal shelf offers.

Which Apres Flavours Are Only on the Shelf at 11mg?

The last four places go to the flavours sold only at 11mg per pouch, the top Apres figure on our shelf and the strength the maker calls Hypèr Strong.

10th: Apres Mochaccino

Apres Mochaccino, N°13 on the lid, is the coffee choice. In a country where the day so often turns on a small espresso at the counter, from Braga down to Faro, it is the flavour with the most obvious local echo, and it heads the 11mg group for that reason.

11th: Apres Hugo Spritz

Apres Hugo Spritz, N°15, joins Apres Tangerine Spritz and Apres Pink Spritz in the spritz family. A reader who already enjoys Tangerine Spritz at 11mg can try Hugo Spritz at the same figure and change only the flavour.

12th: Apres Pink Spritz

Apres Pink Spritz completes the spritz family at 11mg per pouch. Because all three spritz flavours come at 11mg, lining them up side by side gives a comparison in which the only thing that moves is the taste.

13th: Apres Banana

Apres Banana 11mg closes the table as the one banana flavour, sold only at the top figure. Readers on Madeira, where banana plantations climb the hillsides above Funchal, will recognise the reference at once, and for anyone already settled at 11mg it offers a fruit that no other Apres can repeats.

How Do the Apres Flavours Group by Family?

The 13 flavours fall into four loose families, and choosing a family first narrows the list in seconds. Drinks make up the largest group, with Ice Tea Peach, Tangerine Spritz, Cola, Hugo Spritz, Pink Spritz, Appletini, Mochaccino and Limoncello Dicapri all named after something poured into a glass or a cup. Fruit and citrus follow, with Blueberry, Cactus Lime and Banana. Lemon Curd stands alone as the dessert, and Menthol stands alone as the mint.

So, a reader who knows only that they want something fruity can go straight to Apres Blueberry, while one who wants a drink name has eight snus flavours to choose from and can let strength settle the rest. Within the drinks family, Apres Ice Tea Peach, Apres Tangerine Spritz and Apres Cola each come at two strengths, which is a large part of why they sit so high in the ranking. It could be argued that the family matters more than the rank itself, and for a reader with a firm taste already, that is probably true.

Which Apres Flavour Suits a Lighter Start in Portugal?

Apres Blueberry at 4.4mg per pouch suits a lighter start, with Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition at 5.5mg the next figure up. Both Apres Blueberry 4.4mg and Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition 5.5mg sit in our Light band, and they are the only two Apres cans on the Portugal shelf below 8.3mg. A familiar flavour at a lower figure lets a reader judge the pouch itself without a large change arriving all at once, which is why fruit at 4.4mg makes an orderly first can.

Apres Blueberry also comes at 11mg per pouch under the same name, so the flavour can stay put if the figure changes. Apres Limoncello Dicapri Limited Edition, by contrast, comes at one strength only, which makes it a fixed point rather than a ladder. A reader in Cascais choosing between the two is really choosing between berry and lemon, since their strengths sit close together.

Which Apres Flavour Should Go in the Basket First?

Apres Ice Tea Peach at 8.3mg suits a reader who wants a familiar flavour with a step up to 11mg in the same taste. A reader in Porto who prefers mint can take Apres Menthol at 8.3mg instead, and one who wants a lighter figure can start with Apres Blueberry at 4.4mg. Readers who already know their strength can go straight to their family, whether that is the spritz trio at 11mg or the coffee of Apres Mochaccino.

When the choice is made, you can buy snus across every brand we stock for Portugal, or start again from our full snus range and compare Apres with the rest of the shelf.