Aura Bar 10k Vape Kit by Crystal Prime – Cherry Plum

Cherry Plum: the orchard flavour that isn't trying to be a sweet shop

Cherry Plum on the Aura Bar 10k by Crystal Prime stands apart from most fruit flavours on the market simply by choosing two fruits that rarely get paired together in vaping. Cherry shows up constantly, plum almost never does, and putting them side by side gives this flavour a slightly more grown up, orchard fruit character rather than the bright confectionery sweetness that dominates a lot of the category.

First pull: dark fruit before sugar

The opening note here is genuinely dark rather than bright, cherry arrives first with a deep, slightly tart edge closer to a fresh cherry than a cherry sweet. Plum follows a moment behind it, adding a soft, almost velvety sweetness that rounds out the cherry's sharper edges without smothering them. There's a faint skin like bitterness in the background too, subtle but noticeable, the kind of note that comes from real stone fruit rather than a straightforward sugar syrup flavouring.

Mid session: the two fruits stay in conversation

What makes Cherry Plum interesting over a longer session is that neither fruit fully takes over. Cherry keeps a tart backbone running through the whole vape, while plum keeps adding that soft, jammy sweetness underneath it, and the balance between the two shifts subtly depending on how deep or shallow the draw is. It's a more complex profile than most single note fruit flavours, closer to tasting an actual fruit bowl than a flavoured syrup, and it rewards paying attention rather than vaping on autopilot.

The exhale and aftertaste

On the exhale, the plum's sweetness comes forward more than the cherry does, leaving a soft, slightly warm fruit note that sits somewhere between fresh fruit and a light fruit compote. It's a longer aftertaste than a lot of brighter, sharper flavours leave behind, but it stays pleasant rather than cloying, mostly because the underlying tartness from the cherry never fully disappears.

Who this flavour suits

Cherry Plum suits vapers who find most fruit flavours too one dimensional or too sweet, and who want something with more depth without going all the way to a heavy dessert flavour. It's a good fit for anyone who tends to prefer richer, less sugary flavours generally, whether that's in food or drink, since the same instinct applies here too.

• Good for vapers who find standard fruit flavours too simple or too sweet
• Suits anyone who prefers deeper, less confectionery style fruit profiles
• Less suited to vapers who want an obviously sweet, candy like vape

When this flavour is at its best

Cherry Plum reads as an evening flavour more than a morning one, it has a weight to it that suits a slower pace, after dinner or during a quiet evening, rather than as a quick pick me up first thing. It also works well in autumn and winter months, when its darker, more orchard led profile feels more seasonally appropriate than a bright summer fruit flavour would.

Comparing it with similar flavours and rotating it in

Against a standard cherry flavour on its own, Cherry Plum is noticeably less sweet and more layered, the plum stops it reading as a single note sweet shop cherry. Against a mixed berry blend, it's darker and less bright, with none of the sharper citrus notes berries sometimes carry. Because the flavour is fairly rich, it's not one to chain vape for days on end without a break, rotating in something lighter and more citrus forward for a day or two keeps the palate sensitive enough to properly notice the plum's subtler sweetness when you come back to it, rather than it all reading as a generic dark fruit note.

A couple of practical notes

Because this is a refillable pod kit, the e-liquid's steep time, how long it's had to settle after filling, makes a real difference to how well the two fruits separate on the palate. A pod filled and vaped within minutes tends to taste more like a single blended fruit note, while giving it ten or fifteen minutes to settle lets the cherry and plum notes come through as distinct layers rather than one flattened flavour. A moderate draw speed also helps here, since pulling too hard tends to push the sweeter plum note forward at the expense of the cherry's tartness. Nic salt strength across UK vape products, this one included, is capped at 20mg/ml (2%) and sale is restricted to those aged 18 and over.

Flavour FAQ

Is Cherry Plum sweeter than a standard cherry vape?

No, if anything it's less sweet, the plum adds a soft sweetness but the cherry's tartness and a faint skin like bitterness keep the overall profile from tipping into candy territory.

Does it taste more like cherry or more like plum?

Cherry tends to lead on the inhale while plum comes through more on the exhale, so across a full pull the two fruits take turns rather than one flavour dominating throughout.

Why does letting the pod settle after filling matter?

Freshly filled e-liquid hasn't fully absorbed into the coil's wicking material yet, so the flavour can taste flatter or more blended in the first few minutes, giving it time to steep lets the two distinct fruit notes come through properly.