IQOS TEREA Black Menthol From Japan

Black Menthol pairs intense cooling with a dark tobacco base, which is a harder combination to pull off than it sounds. Most strong menthols flatten whatever is underneath them. This one keeps both halves audible.

Two strong things, held in balance

The menthol arrives immediately and stays cold throughout. Underneath it the tobacco is roasted well past what the standard menthol variants use, which is what stops the stick tasting like pure cooling with nothing behind it.

The result is heavier than most people expect from a menthol. It suits evenings better than mornings, and it is not the stick to smoke twenty of in a day.

Black Menthol against the alternatives

TEREA Menthol has similar cooling over a standard base, so it is lighter overall and better for all-day smoking. This is the same cold with considerably more tobacco behind it.

Black Purple Menthol takes the dark base in a fruitier direction with berry on top. If you want the weight but find plain menthol monotonous, that is the one to try next.

Compatibility and use

ILUMA, ILUMA i and Lambda i8. Blade devices including the IQOS 3 DUO cannot heat TEREA, because the heating element sits inside the stick rather than being pushed into it.

Twenty a pack. Given the intensity, most buyers here treat it as a second pack alongside something lighter rather than their only stick.

Specifications

• Flavour: Intense menthol on a dark tobacco base
• Origin: Japan
• Nicotine: approximately 0.5 mg per stick
• Puffs: up to 14 per stick
• Pack: 20 sticks
• Carton: 10 packs, 200 sticks total
• Compatible with IQOS ILUMA devices only
• Brand: IQOS

What to know before buying

Is Black Menthol stronger than regular TEREA Menthol?

In taste, yes, though not in nicotine. The cooling is comparable but the tobacco base is much darker, which makes the whole stick feel heavier.

What does the black refer to?

The tobacco base, not the menthol. Black in the TEREA naming generally signals a darker, more roasted blend underneath whatever is on top.

Getting it here

Free past 450 AED. Dubai, Ajman and Sharjah get the one-hour service, the rest same day.