JNR Gorilla X – Cherry, Raspberry, Blueberry

JNR Gorilla X Cherry Raspberry Blueberry: an introduction

The JNR Gorilla X Cherry Raspberry Blueberry ships with the device, a pre-primed pod holding 2 ml of e-liquid and two 10 ml JNR bottles in the same flavour. Nothing to assemble, nothing to configure, nothing to understand before you begin.

The pod arrives pre-primed: the cotton has already absorbed the liquid, so the first puff is genuinely the first good puff. Anyone who has endured three dry cardboard draws on a new device knows what that detail is worth.

The structural point: the coil sits in the pod, not in the body. When it reaches the end of its run, you change the cartridge and the device starts again as new, battery retained.

The flavour, in three movements

Cherry opens

It arrives ripe and sweet, in a fruit stall reading rather than a syrup one. It lays the sweet foundation the other two will lean on, and fills the inhale effortlessly. A badly made cherry drifts towards bitter almond; this one stays firmly on the fruit side.

Raspberry cuts

Mid-puff, raspberry acidity cuts the sugar. This is the hinge of the blend: without that cut, the whole thing would collapse into compote within three days. It does not dominate, it corrects.

Blueberry closes

On the exhale, blueberry brings the depth. That faintly earthy jam quality that adds weight and leaves a slightly dark trail on the finish. It is blueberry that separates a pleasant blend from one you keep.

How it renders in vapour

The Dual Mesh Coil employs two meshes instead of one: wider heating surface, more even temperature rise, denser vapour. On a three fruit layering, that is what lets you genuinely perceive all three. Uneven heating always brings out the most volatile note and buries the other two, and you end up paying for three fruits to taste one.

43,000 puffs: a range built to last

The 43,000 puff figure describes the device's total potential across its working life, successive refills and pod replacement included. It is not the content of a full tank, and the distinction deserves stating without a detour.

Concretely: the 2 ml in place and the two 10 ml bottles supplied cover several weeks of regular use, more if you vape lightly, before any repurchase. The worn pod is then replaced and everything starts again.

Change the pod, keep the battery

On an ordinary rechargeable puff the coil is built into the body of the device. It wears out, everything becomes unusable, and you bin a battery that was working perfectly. That is the market standard and it has never had a solid justification.

Here a replacement pod at 7.90 euros restores the device to new. One reference for all twenty one flavours, no compatibility to check before ordering.

Handling, charging, filling

Charging over USB-C, cable not supplied. The high resolution screen shows battery percentage continuously, letting you plan ahead instead of being caught out.

Top filling: you open, pour in a bottle, close. After a full fill, a minute's wait gives the cotton time to soak. Absolute rule: never vape on an empty tank, dry firing burns the cotton irreversibly and consumes a pod for nothing.

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 well before any other sign of degradation.

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, the reason for their systematic presence on this 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 Cherry Blueberry Cranberry takes the same base and swaps raspberry for cranberry, markedly tarter. The Cherry Blue Raspberry shifts towards confectionery.

The Iced Cherry adds the coolness absent here, and the Cherry Cola swaps red fruits for a soda base. To widen to more berries, the Forest Fruits do the job. Full catalogue in the rechargeable puffs category.

Frequently asked

Is it a sweet flavour?

Moderately. Cherry brings the sugar, but raspberry cuts it mid-puff and blueberry weighs it down without amplifying it. This is a balance rather than a dessert.

Do the three fruits stay perceptible over time?

On a fresh pod the layering is clear. As the coil ages, blueberry generally fades first and the blend reduces to a tart cherry. That makes a good indicator of the pod's end of life.

Does it work for all day use?

Yes. The absence of coolness and the restrained sweetness limit the saturation that arrives faster on mentholated or dessert profiles. This is typically a background rotation flavour.

Three fruits, is that too much?

It depends on the build. Here the three berries occupy distinct places in the draw rather than stacking on top of each other, which avoids the aromatic mush some over ambitious blends produce. The result stays readable, even after several hours.

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.