Dubai Style e-liquids: the chocolate, pistachio and kunafa trend

Dubai chocolate started out on social media and became one of the most viral dessert trends of the past two years. The original: a chocolate bar filled with kunafa (a Middle Eastern pastry made from very fine shredded dough, also known as "angel hair") and crunchy pistachio. A combination of textures and flavours that quickly inspired e-liquid makers. The result: a new flavour profile that is here to stay, now made by several brands. At Unicorn Vape it is one of the best-represented dessert trends in the catalogue.

What is the Dubai Style profile in vaping?

A good Dubai Style e-liquid rests on three pillars:

• The chocolate - rich, melting, premium. Not a cheap chocolate: the feel of a high-end bar.
• The pistachio - lightly roasted, crunchy, with a gentle bitterness that cuts through the sweetness of the chocolate.
• The kunafa, or angel hair - the textured note that defines the profile: a fine Middle Eastern pastry that brings a uniquely biscuity, golden dimension.

On the vape, the result is a dense, generous, instantly recognisable profile - and one particularly suited to kits at medium-high wattage, or to rebuildables.

Our Dubai Style selection

Ready to vape (100ml)

The collector's format: Dubai Chocolate Bar 50ml

The Dubai Chocolate Bar Edition 10 Ans Unicorn Vape is an e-liquid co-created with Maousse Lab to celebrate the shop's 10th anniversary. An indulgent chocolate bar pairing premium chocolate with crunchy pistachio over a creamy, generous base. It is the catalogue's Dubai Style best-seller - and a collector's item in its own right.

For nic salt vapers

The Dubai Chocovape Cebueno Salt in 10ml offers the same chocolate, kunafa and pistachio profile in nic salts, for fast absorption and vaping on a pod or a small e-cigarette.

Large formats

The Dubai Chocolate Bar in 1 litre is there for heavy vapers and vape clubs. Same profile - premium chocolate, pistachio, kunafa - in an economical format. An ultra-limited 5-litre edition was also produced for Unicorn Vape's 10th anniversary.

Dubai Style for DIY

DIY enthusiasts can recreate these profiles with the 30ml concentrates:

• Dubai Chocovape Cebueno Concentrate - The chocolate, kunafa and pistachio classic, to mix at 12 to 15%
• Dubai Chocovape White Cebueno Concentrate - The white chocolate version in concentrate form
• Dubai Style Just Bueno Concentrate - The Just Bueno reading, for DIY

To be mixed with a PG/VG base. Recommended steeping time: one week minimum.

Frequently asked questions about Dubai Style e-liquids

What is kunafa in an e-liquid?

Kunafa is a Middle Eastern pastry made from very fine shredded dough (also known as "angel hair"), soaked in syrup and filled with pistachio or cream. On the vape, that note brings a biscuity, golden dimension that rounds out the chocolate and the pistachio.

Is the Dubai Style profile too sweet?

Good Dubai Style e-liquids are rich without being sickly. The pistachio brings a slight bitterness that balances the chocolate. It is a dense profile, made for vaping now and then rather than all day long.

Which coil should you use with a Dubai Style e-liquid?

Dense dessert profiles develop their flavour best on coils between 0.2 and 0.4 ohm at medium-high wattage (40-80W). They also work very well on a rebuildable.

Is there a nicotine-free version?

Yes - the 100ml and 1L formats are sold as 0mg bases. Add two Unicorn Boost to reach 3mg on a 100ml.