JNR Gorilla X – Blueberry and Raspberry Flavour

JNR Gorilla X Strawberry Blueberry Raspberry: what the pack holds

The JNR Gorilla X Strawberry Blueberry Raspberry ships with the device, a pre-primed pod holding 2 ml of e-liquid and two 10 ml JNR bottles in the same flavour. No parts to assemble, no parameters to define, no step between unboxing and the first draw.

Pre-priming guarantees the cotton has already absorbed liquid before dispatch. Without it the opening puffs run dry and deliver a warm cardboard taste that compromises any assessment of the product from its first minute.

Decisive architectural point: the coil sits in the pod, not in the body of the device. The consequence is economic before it is technical, and it deserves its own section.

Dual Mesh Coil: why it matters on a three fruit blend

The Dual Mesh coil employs two meshes where most pods settle for one. Wider heating surface, steadier temperature rise across the full length of the cotton, and therefore denser vapour at equal power.

The real benefit shows on a three fruit assembly. Uneven heating always favours the most volatile note and buries the rest: in practice you get a lone strawberry and two ghost fruits charged at the same price. Even heating maintains the hierarchy the manufacturer intended, which is exactly what a multi layered reference is supposed to deliver.

Aromatic profile

Strawberry leads, ripe and round, without excess sugar. It structures the inhale and serves as the base for the other two fruits, which is strawberry's usual role in this kind of blend.

Blueberry comes second and brings the body: that faintly earthy jam quality that gives the whole thing thickness. Raspberry closes on the exhale with a clear acidity that stops the blend collapsing into sugar.

No added coolness, no menthol. If you want the same family with cold, the Iced Strawberry Watermelon and the Iced Strawberry cover that ground.

Autonomy: breaking down the 43,000 puffs

The 43,000 puffs quoted correspond to the device's total potential across its working life, chained refills and pod replacement included. It is not the yield of a single tank, and setting the frame beats letting the number float.

Concrete data: 2 ml pre-filled, plus two 10 ml bottles in the box. Regular use runs several weeks on that basis. Intermittent use, several months. After that the pod is replaced and the counter restarts.

The pod system: practical consequences

On a device with the coil built into the body, cotton wear condemns the whole unit. A functional lithium battery gets binned because a consumable reached its limit. The model settled in through commercial habit, never because it held up technically.

The Gorilla X separates the two components. A replacement pod at 7.90 euros is enough to restore the device. Single reference for all twenty one flavours, so no compatibility check before ordering.

Filling, charging, maintenance

Charging via USB-C port, cable not supplied. The high resolution screen shows remaining percentage, data far more usable than an indicator light that announces the end of charge once it is too late to act.

Top filling: open, pour in a bottle, close. Wait roughly a minute after a full fill before drawing, to let the cotton soak. The system's single constraint: never vape on an empty tank. Dry firing degrades the cotton irreversibly and consumes a pod for nothing.

Upright storage advised, to limit liquid creeping into the airflow channel. Keep bottles away from light and heat, since prolonged exposure darkens the liquid and degrades the flavour first.

Nicotine salt concentration

Single concentration, 20 mg per millilitre in nicotine salts. Salts offer faster absorption and a gentler throat impact than freebase nicotine at identical strength, which justifies their use on this format.

High strength, reserved for users already settled into nicotine use. Of no relevance to non-smokers and non-vapers. Adults only, not advised for pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Positioning in the range

On a strawberry base, the Strawberry Kiwi swaps red fruits for green acidity, the Iced Strawberry adds cold, and the Strawberry Energy shifts towards an energy drink profile.

The Iced Strawberry Watermelon fills out with watermelon and a marked coolness. To take strawberry out of the blend, the Blueberry Raspberry keeps the other two fruits alone. Full catalogue in the rechargeable puffs category.

Frequent technical questions

Are the three fruits genuinely distinguishable?

On a fresh pod, yes: strawberry on the inhale, blueberry mid-puff, raspberry on the exhale. The distinction fades as the coil ages, which incidentally makes a useful indicator of the pod's end of life.

Should the bottles be shaken before filling?

Not essential on a recent liquid, but a bottle stored for several weeks benefits from a few seconds of shaking. Heavier aromas tend to settle, and the first fill can otherwise read as unbalanced.

Can the supplied bottles be mixed with another liquid?

Technically possible, but a three fruit balance rests on precise dosing that any addition alters unpredictably. If you want to alternate, a second dedicated pod remains the cleanest solution.

Technical sheet

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.