JNR Gorilla X - Mixed Berries

JNR Gorilla X Mixed Berries: an introduction

The JNR Gorilla X Mixed Berries arrives with the device, a pre-primed pod holding 2 ml of e-liquid and two 10 ml JNR bottles in the same flavour. You open the box and draw, with no intermediate step.

The pod ships pre-primed, meaning the cotton has already drunk. The first puff is therefore the good one, not the sacrificial draw you wince through because the coil had no time to soak.

And the point that genuinely changes things: the coil lives in the pod. When it reaches the end, you replace the cartridge and the device runs as new. The battery stays.

The flavour above all

The attack

What strikes first is the breadth. Not one berry stepping forward to impose its name, but the impression of a whole basket: something fruity, ripe, round, identified as a family before it is identified as an individual. That is rare and it signals careful dosing.

Mid-puff

Then it thickens. Blueberry and blackberry take over and bring the body, that faintly earthy jam quality that gives the blend weight. This is the moment the flavour stops being pleasant and becomes interesting, because something is happening between the start and the end of the draw.

The finish

Raspberry and strawberry lift on the exhale with a clean acidity that relaunches everything. That is what avoids the compote effect, the classic trap of berry blends that end as indistinct sweet purée. Here the finish is bright, clean, and it calls for the next one.

How it renders in vapour

The Dual Mesh Coil uses two meshes instead of one. Wider heating surface, more even temperature, denser vapour. On a four berry blend that is no detail: uneven heating always brings out the most volatile aromas and buries the rest. It is exactly what separates a readable blend from a mush where only raspberry survives.

43,000 puffs: a range built to last

The 43,000 puffs quoted correspond to the device's total potential across its working life, chaining refills together and accounting for pod replacement. It is not the content of a full tank, and it is better said plainly.

What that represents: with the 2 ml in place and the two 10 ml bottles supplied, regular use runs several weeks before any repurchase, lighter use several months. After that the pod is replaced and the counter restarts.

Change the pod, keep the battery

This is the point that makes all the difference against an ordinary rechargeable puff. On those, the coil is built into the body: it wears out, the whole device becomes unusable, and you bin a battery in perfect working order.

Here a replacement pod at 7.90 euros is all it takes. One reference for all twenty one flavours in the range, so nothing to check before ordering. You can even keep two pods in rotation across two different flavours.

Handling, charging, filling

Charging over USB-C, cable not supplied. The high resolution screen shows battery percentage continuously, letting you charge at the right moment rather than discovering the outage.

Top filling: you open, pour in a bottle, close. After a full fill, give the cotton a minute to soak. And the rule never to forget: do not vape on an empty tank, dry firing burns the cotton with no way back.

Store the device upright, which limits liquid creeping into the airflow channel. Keep the bottles away from light and heat: an exposed e-liquid darkens and loses its flavour before any other sign of degradation appears.

Nicotine salt strength

One concentration only, 20 mg per millilitre in nicotine salts. Salts pass more gently on the throat than freebase nicotine at equivalent strength, which explains their systematic presence on this device format.

High strength, intended for people already settled into nicotine use. If you neither smoke nor vape, this product does not concern you. Adults only, not advised for pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Finding your flavour in the Gorilla X range

The Forest Fruits offer a neighbouring reading leaning harder on dark fruit. To tighten down to two berries, the Blueberry Raspberry and the Raspberry Blackberry simplify the blend.

The Iced Forest Fruits add the coolness missing here. For a complete change of family, the Iced Strawberry runs a single fruit and a cool profile. Full catalogue in the rechargeable puffs category.

Frequently asked

What separates it from the Forest Fruits?

Both play in the same family but distribute the roles differently. The Mixed Berries favours a brighter, tarter reading; the Forest Fruits lean harder on body and dark fruit.

Is it a very sweet flavour?

Moderately. It is fruity and round, but the acidity of raspberry and strawberry on the finish stops it settling into sugar. That is what makes it bearable over time rather than pleasant for five minutes.

Do all four berries stay distinguishable over time?

On a fresh pod, yes. As the coil ages the finest notes fade first and the blend simplifies. When you can only make out two fruits of the four, the pod is nearing its end.

Technical specifications

1000 mAh battery, USB-C charging, cable not supplied. High resolution screen. Dual Mesh coil built into the replaceable pod. 15 ml pod delivered primed with 2 ml. Two 10 ml JNR bottles at 20 mg nicotine salts included. Up to 43,000 puffs. 23.90 euros. Shipped from France.