Is myblu discontinued in the U.S.? A Gold Leaf e-liquid guide

Imperial Brands made the clearest current statement. In its half-year results dated May 12, 2026, the company said it had decided to transition its legacy myblu vaping business out of the U.S. market. It cited its strategic focus on modern oral products and the long regulatory process for new vaping products. It also described myblu as a small and declining part of revenue.

That business decision followed several U.S. Food and Drug Administration marketing denial orders involving blu products. A marketing denial order means the named product may not be marketed or distributed in the United States unless its status changes through the regulatory process. It is not the same thing as a product recall.

The U.S. blu timeline

You may still find blu pages in search results, but a visible listing is not proof of normal U.S. availability. Electric Tobacconist currently says blu has been discontinued and that products are available only while stocks last. The U.S. blu site no longer presents a normal online shop.

Before ordering any remaining stock, check the page itself rather than Google’s title and snippet. Confirm that the exact product is in stock, that the seller will ship to your state, and that the listing is for the correct U.S. product. State restrictions vary, and an old page can remain indexed after its inventory changes.

If you want to understand the format change before choosing a flavor, read the refillable alternative to disposable vapes guide.

There is no honest one-to-one copy of a proprietary blu pod flavor. The useful comparison is the direction you want next: mellow leaf, classic cigarette-style tobacco, or tobacco with menthol. Black Note’s current tobacco e-liquid collection makes those three routes visible in one place.

Mellow tobacco route

If you searched for blu Gold Leaf pods

Start by comparing Virginia Tobacco if you want a mellow, mildly sweet tobacco profile. Black Note makes it with naturally extracted tobacco from flue-cured Virginia leaves. This is a flavor direction, not a claim that Virginia reproduces Gold Leaf.

• Mellow, mildly sweet tobacco profile
• Single-leaf Virginia direction
• 50/50, 70/30, or nicotine salt

Compare Virginia Tobacco

Classic tobacco route

If you used Classic Tobacco or wanted more body

Compare Special Blend Tobacco for a smooth, classic cigarette-style tobacco profile made for everyday refillable use. Choose Light Tobacco Flavor for a lighter body or Full Tobacco Flavor for more body and a firmer finish.

• Naturally extracted from real tobacco leaves
• Light or Full Tobacco Flavor
• Coil-friendly in 50/50, 70/30, or nicotine salt

Compare Special Blend Tobacco

Menthol route

If you used Menthol or Polar Mint

Compare Special Blend Menthol if you want cool menthol over a real tobacco base. Its profile is crisp and restrained rather than candy-sweet, and it uses the same coil-friendly Special Blend family approach.

• Menthol with tobacco underneath
• Restrained rather than sweet ice
• 50/50, 70/30, or nicotine salt

Compare Special Blend Menthol

A sealed myblu pod and a bottle of e-liquid are not interchangeable. The pod was a cartridge made for the myblu device. Bottled e-liquid goes into a refillable pod or tank designed to be opened and refilled.

1. 1. Stop at the sealed podDo not pour bottled e-liquid into a myblu pod.
2. 2. Use a refillable deviceChoose a pod or tank designed for bottled e-liquid.
3. 3. Match the formulationChoose 50/50, salt, or 70/30 for the device class.
4. 4. Then choose strengthAccount for coil resistance, power, airflow, and vapor output.

This guide intentionally stops short of recommending a specific device. Its job is to help a blu user choose an e-liquid direction. For a plain-language explanation of refillable hardware classes, see New to Vaping.

Choose the formulation for the device first, then choose nicotine strength. Do not assume that a myblu pod labeled with one percentage will feel the same as bottled e-liquid carrying the same number in a different device.

Black Note currently offers the three recommended e-liquids in 50VG/50PG and 70VG/30PG freebase at 0, 3, 6, 12, and 18 mg/ml, plus salt nicotine at 20, 30, and 50 mg/ml. The live selector is the source for what is in stock when you order.

If you do not know your device class or coil resistance, do not guess from the front of the bottle. Read 50/50 vs. 70/30 vs. salt e-liquid and the nicotine strength guide before choosing.

Black Note begins with real tobacco leaves and extracts their flavor instead of building a tobacco profile from artificial flavoring. The result should be judged as its own leaf-based tobacco experience, not as an imitation of a sealed blu pod.

The three comparison routes in this guide contain no added sweeteners or synthetic nicotine. Special Blend Tobacco and Special Blend Menthol receive additional purification for coil-friendly everyday use. Virginia is the more traditional, single-leaf naturally extracted tobacco route.

If you want to compare the wider line before choosing, use the Black Note tobacco e-liquid collection or read the naturally extracted tobacco guide.

WARNING: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical.

This guide is for adults 21+ and is for educational and informational purposes only. It compares flavor direction and product format. It does not claim that a Black Note product duplicates a blu product. blu, myblu, Gold Leaf, Classic Tobacco, Menthol, and Polar Mint are referenced for identification; their trademarks belong to their respective owners. Black Note is not affiliated with blu, myblu, Fontem, or Imperial Brands.

Market-status facts were checked against Imperial Brands, blu, the FDA, and Electric Tobacconist on September 14, 2026. Product availability and formulation details were checked against the live Black Note product records on September 14, 2026.