Alfaliquid Red Fruits, the Fruits Rouges recipe read fruit by fruit
One plural word on the label, and four fruits behind it that the name never ranks. Alfaliquid Red Fruits, sold in France as Fruits Rouges, is often bought out of habit, without knowing which fruit leads the puff or why it differs from a Fraise Mûre or a Purple Blood from the same maker. The French manufacturer actually publishes enough to answer that, note by note, as long as you read its technical sheet rather than the front of the bottle.
Alfaliquid Red Fruits, raspberry comes first
Alfaliquid Red Fruits is a blend led by raspberry. According to the manufacturer’s technical sheet, raspberry takes the top note, blackberry sits at the heart, and strawberry shares the base note with blueberry. So this is not strawberry with company, it is raspberry backed by three other berries.
The 10 ml bottle comes in two ratios, 70/30 and 50/50, with nicotine strengths of 0, 3, 6, 12 and 16 mg/ml. It is made in France, in the Moselle area, and carries the Origine France Garantie label issued by AFNOR Certification.
The recipe, fruit by fruit
An aroma pyramid describes the order in which the notes arrive. This one has three tiers, and each explains part of what you notice from the start to the end of the puff.
Raspberry on the attack
Raspberry opens the vape. It gives the first impression, bright and fragrant, the one that says ‘red fruits’ before you can name a single berry. Putting one tart fruit alone at the top steers the blend towards a lively start rather than a sugary one.
Blackberry at the heart
Blackberry takes over halfway through the draw. Darker and deeper than raspberry, it gives the recipe body and links the bright opening to the softer finish. It is what separates this liquid from a plain raspberry and strawberry duo.
Strawberry and blueberry in the base
Strawberry and blueberry come last and linger. Their role is to round off the end of the puff rather than to dominate it. Anyone expecting a bold strawberry may be disappointed, because on this pyramid it is hinted at more than it is stated.
Four fruits the seasons never bring together
The recipe assembles a basket that never exists in the garden. On ADEME seasonality data for mainland France, strawberries are harvested from May to July, raspberries from June to August, blueberries from July to September and blackberries from August to September.
No single month brings all four together. By the time blackberries arrive, strawberries have left the stalls. An e-liquid has no such constraint, and that is precisely the point of a flavour blend, which captures in one bottle fruits that the seasons only offer one after another.
Ratio and nicotine in the 10 ml bottle
Same recipe, two bases. The choice mainly depends on your coil, and the manufacturer gives clear markers.
70/30 or 50/50 depending on the coil
Alfaliquid keeps 50/50 for standard coils below 0.8 ohm and mesh coils below 0.6 ohm. Above those values, 70/30 is the recommended base. The 70/30 version, richer in propylene glycol, suits tight-draw clearomisers, while 50/50 suits set-ups that run warmer and produce more vapour.
Nicotine strengths and the UK ceiling
The technical sheet lists 0, 3, 6, 12 and 16 mg/ml. Figures of 11 or 19.6 mg/ml circulate, including in some descriptive texts, but the versions actually offered for sale stop at 16 mg/ml. Every one of them sits under the UK limit of 20 mg/ml for nicotine e-liquid, sold in refill bottles of no more than 10 ml.
For pods that take nicotine salts, the same recipe exists under the AlfaPODS name, at 10 or 20 mg/ml in 50/50, the higher strength sitting right on the UK ceiling.
How it compares with its neighbours in the range
Several references in the same family share fruits with Alfaliquid Red Fruits. Their pyramids, published by the manufacturer, show that they play very different tunes. Names are given as they appear on the French bottles.
| Reference | Top note | Heart | Base | PG/VG ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits Rouges | Raspberry | Blackberry | Strawberry, blueberry | 70/30 or 50/50 |
| Fraise Mûre | Strawberry | Strawberry, blackberry | Blackberry | 70/30 or 50/50 |
| Purple Blood | Blackcurrant, blackberry | Blueberry, strawberry | Menthol | 50/50 |
| Fort de France | Acerola | Strawberry | Acerola, strawberry | 70/30 or 50/50 |
| Fraise Rhubarbe | Strawberry | Rhubarb | Not stated | 50/50 |
Fraise Mûre, strawberry and blackberry, reverses the logic. Strawberry opens and blackberry closes, with no raspberry or blueberry. Purple Blood shifts the centre of gravity towards dark fruit, with blackcurrant up front, and ends on menthol. Fort de France leaves the berries behind for acerola, the West Indian cherry, paired with strawberry.
Which one suits your palate
On paper, the Red Fruits recipe is the most layered of the five, with four berries spread over three tiers and none repeated from one tier to the next. It is the natural starting point for anyone who likes berries without wanting one fruit to flatten the others.
If strawberry is what you are after, Fraise Mûre puts it first and gives it far more presence. Our four profiles of strawberry e liquid help narrow down which one suits you. For a cool finish, Purple Blood is the only one of the five to list menthol. Fort de France will appeal to fans of exotic sharpness, and Fraise Rhubarbe, strawberry and rhubarb, to those who prefer a greener tartness.
FAQ
A few specific questions about this reference and its family that the pyramid does not answer.
Does Alfaliquid Red Fruits have a cooling note?
The published pyramid lists no menthol and no cooling agent. If you notice any freshness, it owes more to the tartness of raspberry than to any stated additive. For a genuinely cold sensation, you need a different reference.
How is it different from the Boysenberry from the same maker?
Boysenberry pairs blackberry with raspberry, with no strawberry or blueberry, and only comes in 50/50. The manufacturer does not publish its pyramid, so it is impossible to say which fruit leads. It is a tighter recipe centred on two berries.
Is there a larger nicotine-free bottle?
Yes, the recipe also comes as a 50 ml nicotine-free shortfill. A 10 ml nicotine shot at 20 mg/ml added to 50 ml of liquid gives a mix of about 3.3 mg/ml.
Which other fruits does the family include?
The family brings together single fruits such as cherry, blackcurrant and raspberry, named varieties such as wild strawberry, Gariguette and wild raspberry, and blends such as Summer Feeling, which pairs strawberry with watermelon, or Cerise Citron, cherry and lemon.
What comes in the box with the 10 ml bottle?
The box holds an instruction leaflet and a soft plastic 10 ml bottle, closed with a safety cap and fitted with a dropper tip. The dropper lets you fill the tank without pouring the liquid into another container.
Alfaliquid Red Fruits, a berry blend led by raspberry
Behind its generic name, this reference follows a precise structure. Raspberry opens, blackberry holds, strawberry and blueberry close. That hierarchy sets it clearly apart from its neighbours, even though they share the same berries.
Choosing between them comes down to deciding which fruit should lead. For a berry bouquet where raspberry leads without flattening the rest, Alfaliquid Red Fruits remains the clearest reference in its family, and the same way of reading a pyramid works for any fruit blend.
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This breakdown is written for adults. Most vaping products contain nicotine, which is addictive, and nicotine products cannot be sold to anyone under 18 in the UK. Alchimie Fruitée reads recipes, sells nothing, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy.
