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The House of Lords Discuss E Cigarettes Posted by Kevin Ewbank on March 17, 2016 Electronic cigarettes were debated in the House of Lords last week and there were a surprising number of common sense questions being asked. It’s clear from the House of Lords point of view that the whole Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), which comes into force in May, is just a clear case of European meddling, bureaucracy and short sightedness. The first question was raised by Viscount Ridley, who is known for his pro vaping views and... Read More

Introducing Digbys Premium E Liquid Posted by Kevin Ewbank on March 17, 2016 We’re on a roll in 2016 adding more products and juices than ever before. We’ve made it our mission this year to give our customers the best brands of e liquid available, and with that in mind we’ve just stocked up on the very best flavours from Digbys Premium E Liquid. Digbys are another UK manufacturer and are based in Dorset. They started out as ordinary vapers that weren’t quite satisfied with the e liquid flavours they... Read More

Eu Tax Hike for E Cigarettes (Despite UK claims) Posted by Kevin Ewbank on March 17, 2016 Despite the Under-secretary of State for Health claiming last week that the UK has no plans to increase tax on e cigarette products, it seems the EU (as always) have other plans. EU diplomats unanimously agreed a call for the European commission to prepare a legislative proposal by 2017. A drafted document seen by the Guardian stated EU finance ministers will sign off at a meeting next Tuesday. Of course the EU need... Read More

Introducing El Diablo E liquid Posted by Kevin Ewbank on March 17, 2016 We’ve been busy over the past few weeks stocking our new premium e liquid by El Diablo. For those who don’t know El Diablo is Spanish for ‘The Devils’, and it’s a devil of an e liquid with its 50/50 PG/VG ratio. El Diablo are a UK premium e liquid company, and they must be doing something right as they received the Vendor of the Month award at Planet of the Vapes, which is voted for by... Read More

Absolutely Flawless – Premium E Liquid in 60ml Bottles Posted by Kevin Ewbank on June 03, 2016 For those who like to buy their e liquid in bulk, we have a monster new premium e liquid that comes in tasty sized 60ml bottles. We all know that Americans like things to be big. They have bigger cars, bigger buildings and even bigger burgers than us. So it stands to reason they’ll have bigger e liquid bottles than us, and they have! The good news is they’ve shipped them over here for us... Read More

Welcome to the Kanger Topbox Mini Kit (Review) Posted by Kevin Ewbank on February 25, 2016 Kanger have been on fire over recent months, bring us lots of new hardware to enrich our vaping experience. The latest in their line of new developments is the Kanger Topbox Mini Kit. What Is It? The Kanger Topbox Mini Kit is another step forward when it comes to power at minimal cost and maintenance. The kit includes a temperature controlled ‘Topbox’ mod which produces between 7 and 75 watts of power. It has... Read More

Vaping Isn’t Smoking – Really? Posted by Kevin Ewbank on February 25, 2016 You’d think anyone with a brain in their head could tell the difference between vaping and smoking. For a start there’s the wording. The old adage there’s no smoke without fire is an adage because it’s true. You need fire to produce smoke. So when you light a cigarette the tobacco burns real fire, although it’s controlled enough by chemicals not to actually produce a real flame. You take a puff through the filter and inhale actual... Read More

Introducing The Kanger Nebox Kit – Review Posted by Kevin Ewbank on January 26, 2016 2016 is an exciting year for vaping, and despite the threat of the TPD, new innovative products keep hitting the market. Today we’re looking at the Kanger Nebox, which is a beautiful looking, awesome piece of kit. It seems Kanger have taken note of the popular Joyetech eGrip and modelled their Nebox in a similar fashion. This design of electronic cigarette has proven popular among vapers who like the fact that the tank is hidden... Read More

Germany Set To Ban Menthol E Liquid, Will The UK Follow? Posted by Kevin Ewbank on January 26, 2016 In light of the TPD which is thought to be introduced around May, 2016, Germany have drafted plans to ban a number of e liquid flavours, including menthol. Germany are famous for blindly following rules and it looks like they plan to do the same with the TPD. As of yet the UK have no concrete plans on what they are going to do with regards the TPD, but if they... Read More

Introducing the New Kanger Subvod Starter Kit Posted by Kevin Ewbank on January 21, 2016 Here at Smokshop we’re big fans of Kangertech. Kanger have been leading the way in vaping since 2007, and their starter kits have been some of the most popular on the market. So suffice to say we were excited about their entry into the ‘sub ohm’ market with their highly anticipated Kangertech Subvod Kit. Sub Ohm Vaping Sub ohm vaping has been popular with advanced vapers for a few years now. It works by using... Read More