Vatos Locos (Nicotine Pouches) - Review. 4 October 2023.

I recently saw these for sale on SnusMe.com and I found myself pretty curious about them.  As someone who is English/Spanish bilingual, the name got my attention.  For those who may not be, "vatos locos" roughly translates to "crazy guys".  Quería hacer esta reseña en español, but not everyone knows Spanish so it might be strange.  This is a product made by The Snus Brothers in Sweden, they also make the Fumi Nicotine Pouches, which I've reviewed here before.  So today, we have 5 of their products on deck.  There is a pretty wide array of flavors in this one, so this will be a fun review!  ¡Hablemos de estos productos!  Sorry, I had to sneak that in for my vatos locos out there.  ¡Vamos!

Vatos Locos Bad Ass
Product Description:  "A taste of classic cola"

Review:  Opening the can, this one has a mild, lightly sweet cola smell with a little spice to it.  The pouches are nice and plump and come in the full size format!  These are white, in color.  The taste is a smooth taste of cola.  It's lightly sweet, and just lightly spicy.  The nicotine level feels about the strong level, and the flavor lasts a good 40-45 minutes.

Vatos Locos Cojones
Product Description:  "A fresh and icy taste of mint"

Review:  Cojones!  If you aren't familiar, this is basically "balls" in Spanish.  But not the part.  It's like saying "wow, he is manly" or "that guy is tough!", but we would say "¡Tiene cojones!", or "you have balls!".  I wish this wasn't the mint one, because mint is the opposite of manliness, but to each their own.  In the aroma, I pick up a present, sharp aroma of peppermint with a hint of menthol.  The pouches are plump, moist, and soft.  These also come in the white color, and have a cooling sensation under the upper lip.  In the flavor, it's a sweeter mint taste.  It's mostly peppermint, backed up by menthol.  The nicotine strength feels to be about extra strong, and the flavor lasts about 40-45 minutes, on average.

Vatos Locos Requital
Product Description:  "A taste of butter scotch"

Review:  Butter scotch is intriguing.  I honestly can't say I've ever had this in a pouch.  Also, you'll notice they're slightly brown.  In the aroma, it's a smooth, sweet aroma of caramel with a hint of butter scotch.  The pouches are plump, soft, moist, and feel great under the lip.  In the flavor, it's a sweet taste of butter scotch, with a hint of caramel and a mild sweetness.  The nicotine kick feels to be about the strong level, and the flavor lasts a good 40-45 minutes, on average.

Vatos Locos Revenge
Product Description:  "A taste of energy drink"

Review:  This one I was excited about.  I'm a daily Red Bull drinker, so when I saw energy drink flavor, I was stoked.  And yep, in the aroma, you smell it!  It's a tart, tangy berry with a slight sweetness.  Much like a Red Bull!  The pouches are plump, moist, and also brown.  They feel great under the lip.  The flavor is just like a fresh drink of energy drink.  It's a tart, tangy berry with a little sweetness to it.  The nicotine kick is around the strong level, and the flavor lasts about 40-45 minutes.

Vatos Locos Vengeance
Product Description:  "chili and passionfruit"

Review:  Last but not least, we have Vengeance.  The flavor of this one sounded pretty intriguing to me, so I was quite curious about it.  In the aroma, it's a slightly sweet, spicy aroma of chili.  I notice a mild hint of fruit, and it's very slightly tart.  The pouches are white, plump, moist, and feel great under the lip.  They have a solid moisture amount, and a quick release of flavor.  In the taste it's a mild, tart berry.  There's a little chili to it, some heat, and a slight tang.  It's an interesting flavor, to say the least.  The nicotine kick feels to be right about the strong level.  The flavor lasts a good 40-45 minutes, on average.

Rating and Final Thoughts

All in all, I was pretty impressed with these.  I like the pouch size.  There aren't a lot of full sized nicotine pouches out there, so these were pretty comfortable, and satisfactory.  The flavors weren't too bad.  You have your standards like mint, and cola.  But the more common ones like energy drink and butter scotch were refreshing.  Revenge (Energy Drink) came out on top for me, at 3.67/5.  Behind it, Bad Ass (Cola), Requital (Butter Scotch), and Vengeance (Chili Passion Fruit) tied at 3.5/5.  And last, Cojones (Mint) at 3.29/5.  I just don't get excited about mint pouches anymore.  But all in all, a pretty neat line.  If you're looking for something new to try, you should check these out, you may dig them!

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