Some weeks there’s lots going on and I can think of an idea for a blog post pretty quickly and then there are other weeks (like this week) where it’s a bit of a pick and mix of different things and events so that it is hard to decide on a theme.
There’s a comedy festival in Aberdeen, several art events and exhibitions, a new theatre production of Silence of the Lambs in Nottingham, events at garden centres and gardens around the country and plenty of concerts for any genre of music that you like but there’s nothing that screams an obvious link to nicotine pouches other than the fact that all these places are events where you can’t smoke or vape so, for nicotine users, a nicotine pouch is an excellent substitution which means you don’t have to stop enjoying the event for a quick cig break.
But then I saw it, nestling in the middle of the week, away from the fertile hunting grounds of the weekend, the concert that was so obviously linked to a flavour that I couldn’t resist.
That it was a band that I used to listen to was a nice bonus.
Can you guess who it is? I bet you can’t
A clue? Ok, their biggest hit in the UK was a cover of a Simon and Garfunkle track.
No? Fine, I’ll tell you. It’s Evan Dando and the Lemonheads!
On Thursday 24 September 2026, The Lemonheads play O2 Academy Oxford, with doors opening at 7pm and with a band called The Lemonheads taking to the stage, it seems only appropriate to have a look through the Snus Vikings shelves and see just how many lemon-themed options we can find, and as it turns out, it's quite a few.
From lemon curd and lemonade to lemon and lime, our current citrus selection includes products from Après, KILLA, SNU, PABLO, NIC NAC and 77, covering a broad range of flavours and strengths. The Snus Vikings citrus collection currently includes both nicotine pouches and nicotine lozenges, with lemon, lemon curd and lemonade among its flavour filters.
So, if you're heading to Cowley Road next Thursday, or you're simply a Lemonheads fan who appreciates an unnecessarily well-timed flavour theme, here are some suitably citrusy choices.
Après Lemon Curd: Three Ways to Go Lemon
Few products commit to the theme quite as enthusiastically as Après Lemon Curd.
Rather than a straightforward sharp lemon flavour, Lemon Curd takes its inspiration from the familiar dessert spread, making it an obvious choice for anyone looking for something a little different from the usual mint and fruit combinations found in nicotine pouches.
There's also a choice of three strength levels: Regular, Extra Strong and Hyper Strong. That means the same Lemon Curd flavour is available across substantially different strength options, rather than forcing everyone interested in the flavour towards a single nicotine level.
It's probably the most British interpretation of our Lemonheads theme too. An American alternative-rock band from Massachusetts playing Oxford, accompanied by something inspired by a jar of lemon curd; international relations don't get much better than that.
KILLA Exclusive Lemonade
For a more direct interpretation, there's KILLA Exclusive Lemonade.
Lemonade is a natural fit for the occasion, keeping the citrus connection obvious without simply being straight lemon. The Snus Vikings citrus collection currently describes KILLA Exclusive Lemonade as having a sweet lemonade profile.
KILLA is generally aimed towards experienced nicotine pouch users, so as always, strength should matter more than the novelty of matching your pouch to the band you're seeing.
The Lemonheads connection may be fun. Choosing a nicotine strength appropriate to your usual tolerance still comes first.
SNU Lemon & Lime: 9mg, 12mg or 18mg
If you prefer your lemon with another citrus flavour, SNU Lemon & Lime combines it with lime and comes in 9mg, 12mg and 18mg options.
The three strengths make this one of the more flexible choices in our Lemonheads line-up, particularly for existing pouch users who already know roughly where their preferred nicotine level sits.
Lemon and lime is also about as unmistakably citrus as a flavour combination gets, so if the objective is to arrive at a Lemonheads gig having taken the theme far more seriously than anyone reasonably expected, this certainly qualifies.
PABLO Exclusive Pink Lemonade
Then there's PABLO Exclusive Pink Lemonade, which takes the lemonade idea in a different direction.
PABLO has traditionally occupied the stronger end of the nicotine pouch spectrum, something regular Snus Vikings customers will already know, so this is another product where existing nicotine tolerance should be considered before flavour.
As a flavour concept, though, Pink Lemonade fits our theme rather nicely: recognisably lemon-based, but with a sweeter twist than a conventional citrus pouch.
And with PABLO's new 6mg collection on its way, the brand itself is beginning to offer considerably more choice at the lighter end of the strength scale too.
NIC NAC Lemon Nicotine Lozenges: 3mg and 6mg
Not everything on our lemon shelf is actually a pouch.
NIC NAC Lemon Nicotine Lozenges are available in 3mg and 6mg, providing a completely different format for existing adult nicotine users who prefer a lozenge rather than placing a pouch beneath the lip.
That distinction is important: NIC NAC is a nicotine lozenge, not a nicotine pouch, and Snus Vikings lists nicotine lozenges as a separate product category.
For the purposes of our Lemonheads experiment, however, the important bit is right there in the name. They're lemon flavoured, so they're invited.
77 Pink Punch
Finally, we have 77 Pink Punch, another product sitting within the lemon-filtered section of our citrus collection.
It's a less obvious Lemonheads choice than something literally called Lemon Curd or Lemonade, but that's part of the fun. If you're putting together a selection rather than sticking to a single flavour, Pink Punch adds another variation on the citrus theme.
And, of course, 77 has another connection with our regular Nicopedia readers: it's also the nicotine pouch brand paired with Cadillac in our entirely unofficial Nicotine Pouch Formula 1 Championship.
Apparently even an article about 1990s alternative rock can find its way back to Formula 1 eventually.
A Lemon Pouch for The Lemonheads?
The Lemonheads have been around considerably longer than nicotine pouches, but this week's Oxford show gives us a rare opportunity to combine the two in a way that makes absolutely perfect sense, as long as you don't examine the logic too closely.
For adult nicotine users looking to get into the spirit beforehand, though, there's no shortage of inspiration: Après Lemon Curd, KILLA Exclusive Lemonade, SNU Lemon & Lime, PABLO Exclusive Pink Lemonade, NIC NAC Lemon Nicotine Lozenges and 77 Pink Punch give you plenty of ways to take the lemon theme with you.
After all, if you're going to see The Lemonheads, turning up with peppermint would feel like a missed opportunity.
