Shortfill vs QuickMix vs Longfill Vape Juice: What’s The Difference?

Back in the day, shortfill e-liquid was the go-to for many vapers. But the rise of pod vapes (and, later, disposables), nic salts have become the go-to vape juice for most users and not just in the UK but also globally.

If you’re using a pod vape, you won’t be using shortfills. But you can take advantage of QuickMix and Longfill vape juices because these are nicotine salts e-liquids (of the bar salt variety) and are designed for pod vapes.

So, what is the difference between these three types of vape juice? Here’s the 101 you didn’t know you needed…

Shortfill vs QuickMix vs Longfill Comparison Table

Format	Strengths	Best For	Nicotine Options	Ease of Use
Shortfills	Bigger bottles, DIY-friendly	Sub-ohm vapers & big clouds	0mg to 6mg	Medium
QuickMix Bar Salts	Plug-and-play nic salt mix	Pod vapers, ex-disposable users	10mg or 20mg	Super Easy
Bar Salt Longfills	Massive flavour & value	Daily pod vape users	0mg, 10mg, 20mg	Easy

What Are Shortfills?

Shortfills are bigger bottles of nicotine-free vape juice (typically 50ml or 100ml) that leave space at the top for you to add your own nic shots.

They’re designed for use with sub-ohm tanks and vape mods (or rebuildable tanks, if you’re proper old school).

For pod users, you’ll want to avoid shortfills. But that doesn’t mean you cannot get large capacity nicotine salt vape juices.

That’s where longfills come into the mix; more on these in a second.

• Great for sub-ohm vapers, not for pod users
• Not ideal if you’re after 10mg or 20mg strengths (common with pod and disposable systems)
• Usually high VG, which isn’t pod-friendly

Verdict: Unless you’re using a high-wattage mod and want low nicotine, skip shortfills for pods.

What Is QuickMix?

QuickMix Bar Salts are a new type of nic salt that’s all about convenience. Most of the time when you buy nic salts or bar salts, the bottles are limited to 10ml which kind of sucks.

With QuickMix, you get 20ml of bar salts per bottle (once it’s mixed) which is double the standard 10ml bar salts you buy in vape shops in the UK.

All you have to do is mix them, and mixing them is DEAD simple — we designed a simple female to male port system to make it mess-free and hassle-free.

QuickMix bar salts are our best-selling format for vape juice. And here’s why:

• Each pack gives you a 20ml flavour shot and a 20ml nic salt shot in a dual-nozzle setup
• Just plug the two together, shake, and you’re good to go
• Delivers 10mg or 20mg nic salt E Liquid – ideal for pod vapes
• Uses 50/50 PG/VG, which is perfect for MTL and low-power devices

Why Pod Users Love It:

• Same strong hit and flavour profile as disposables
• Way cheaper than buying disposables
• Takes 10 seconds to mix – no mess, no guesswork

What Is a Longfill?

Bar Salt Longfills are the next step up in volume. Available in either 60ml or 120ml, as well as nicotine strengths from 0mg up to 20mg, this is what you get when you know what flavours you really love.

You pick the flavour you want, choose the nicotine strength you’d like, then click buy and we’ll send you everything you need.

All you have to do is mix them together (and this takes like 30 seconds tops).

Congrats, you now have 120ml of bar salts vape juice.

No more messing around with fiddly 10ml bottles that run out after a couple of days. These longfills last for over a month in most cases.

What You Get With Crystalize Longfills

• You get a super-concentrated flavour shot and nic salt shots in the pack
• After adding the shots, you’ll get 60ml or 120ml of ready-to-vape juice
• Comes in 10mg or 3mg nic salt formats – super versatile
• Still 50/50 PG/VG, so pod-compatible

Ideal For:

• Regular vapers who want big bottles at lower costs
• Those wanting to mimic the same hit as a disposable, but without the waste
• Heavy pod vapers who burn through 10ml bottles too fast

Longfill Options:

• 120ml 10mg: 6 x 10ml nic salt shots
• 60ml 10mg: 3 x 10ml nic salt shots
• 3mg & 0mg options also available for tapering down

Why QuickMix & Longfills Beat Shortfills for Pods

Plastic sucks. It’s a fact of life but it is terrible for the environment. By using longfills and QuickMix, you cut down on your plastic usage and get a bigger bottle of vape juice.

For pod users, Longfills and QuickMix are ideal.

They’re bar salts too, so the flavour is about 2x that of what you get with regular nicotine salts vape juice.

Bottom line: bigger flavours AND bigger bottles. Where I come from, that’s called a win/win scenario.

If you’re using a pod system like the Vaporesso XROS or Voopoo Argus:

• Shortfills are too thick (high VG), often clog pods or burn coils
• QuickMix & Longfills give you nic salt strength, flavour intensity, and better coil life
• Both are cheaper than 10ml nic salts and way cheaper than disposables

Wrapping Up…

If you’re a pod vape user in the UK looking to cut costs without losing the disposable-style hit, QuickMix and Longfills are hands down your best options.

They’re designed for flavour, ease, and compatibility with MTL pods – and they won’t leave your wallet crying either.

• Want max convenience? Go QuickMix
• Want max juice and value? Go Longfill