JNR Gorilla X - Strawberry, Watermelon Ice

JNR Gorilla X Iced Strawberry Watermelon: the essentials

The box holds the device, a 15 ml pod fitted and primed with 2 ml of e-liquid, and two 10 ml JNR bottles in the same flavour. You open it and you vape, there is no step in between.

Priming means the cotton has already taken on liquid before shipping. That spares you the opening dry fire, the one that leaves a burnt taste with no way back and damages the coil within the first minutes.

The structuring principle of the range is simple: the coil lives in the pod, separated from the battery. This page returns to it several times, because it is the only element that genuinely separates the Gorilla X from an ordinary rechargeable puff.

Three elements, one balance

Strawberry opens the draw with sugar and roundness. It is the most immediately recognisable of the three aromas, the one that gives the blend its overall colour and makes it readable from the first puff.

Watermelon comes next, more watery and clearly less sweet, with that sense of juice that lightens the whole. It stops strawberry from turning heavy and brings the thirst quenching quality a lone strawberry never has.

Coolness closes the draw on the exhale. It does not crush the fruit, it extends it: on a blend already read as refreshing, menthol pushes an existing direction rather than imposing a new one. The result is clean, light, and probably one of the least tiring flavours in the catalogue over time.

The part that wears and the part that stays

On most rechargeable puffs the coil is built into the body. It wears out after a few weeks and takes a perfectly working battery down with it. There is no technical constraint here, only a business model.

On the Gorilla X, a replacement pod at 7.90 euros brings everything back to standard. One reference covers all twenty one flavours, which simplifies both ordering and what you keep at home: one spare pod in the drawer and you are never stuck.

Understanding the 43,000 puffs

The 43,000 puffs correspond to the cumulative potential of the device across its whole life, successive refills and pod changes included. It is not the content of a tank, and it is better said plainly.

On the ground, the 2 ml already in place and the 20 ml delivered in bottles cover several weeks of regular use, considerably more for occasional use. Each new pod then restarts the cycle without touching the battery.

Living with it day to day

Charging runs through a USB-C port, cable not supplied. The high resolution screen shows the exact battery percentage, letting you plug in at the right moment rather than running flat halfway through the day.

Filling goes through the top of the pod: open, pour, close. Allow a minute before drawing so the cotton can soak. Absolute rule: never vape on an empty tank, dry firing burns the cotton for good.

Store the device upright to limit liquid creeping into the airflow channel. Keep the bottles away from light and heat: on a mentholated profile, prolonged exposure weakens the coolness first, then the fruit.

Why a double mesh

The Dual Mesh Coil uses two heating meshes instead of one. Larger contact surface, steadier temperature rise, denser vapour. On a three part blend, that regularity stops the coolness from stepping in front of the fruit as soon as the draw gets longer.

Nicotine strength

One strength only, 20 mg per millilitre in nicotine salts. Salts give a softer throat passage than freebase nicotine at the same level, which is why they equip this device format as standard.

The level is high and aimed at people already settled into nicotine use. If you neither smoke nor vape, this product holds no interest for you. Adults only, not advised for pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Nearby references

The Iced Strawberry removes the watermelon and leaves strawberry alone against the cold, for a sweeter result. The Iced Watermelon does the reverse and gives something lighter, almost purely thirst quenching.

If you prefer strawberry without coolness, the Strawberry Kiwi bets on acidity and the Strawberry Blueberry Raspberry on red fruits. For pure cold with no fruit, there is the Fresh Mint. Full catalogue in the rechargeable puffs category.

Your questions

Is the coolness strong?

It is present but measured. It mainly appears on the exhale and never takes over from the fruit. People who find iced references too aggressive usually get on well with this one, precisely because the watermelon softens the whole.

Which fruit really dominates?

Strawberry on the attack, watermelon in the body. In practice, perception depends on how you draw: a short draw pushes strawberry forward, a longer one lets watermelon and cold settle in more.

Is it a good flavour to start the range with?

Yes, it is one of the most consensual in the catalogue. Strawberry, watermelon and coolness surprise nobody and rarely tire, which makes it a safe pick for a first order or as a background daily rotation.

Technical summary

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. Replacement pod at 7.90 euros, single reference. 23.90 euros. Shipped from France.