Review of Gabriel Freedom DF6000 disposable from Uwell

Today we are reviewing long-lasting disposable vape pens from one of the oldest vape companies on the market, Uwell – Gabriel Freedom DF6000 for 6 thousand puffs.

The manufacturer Uwell, widely known and received many awards in the West thanks to its Crown series devices and Caliburn Pod systems with an enlarged battery (by and large, became the first and spawned many imitators), is poorly known to domestic vapers. Only based on the First Looks regularly published on our website. However, the company has always been famous for its special approach to the development and presentation of devices. So, having prepared a whole series of disposable devices for the market (well, where would we be without them when it comes to “modern vaping”), I carefully approached the issue.

Gabriel Freedom DF6000 packaging

The first thing that attracts attention from Gabriel Freedom is its unusual packaging in the form of a transparent tube in which each device is hidden. smok novo vape On the one hand, this format is incredibly pleasing: you don’t get a cardboard box, but a real case, almost airtight, in which you can store your device and worry less about the evaporation of the refilled liquid. On the other hand, such containers are an additional source of garbage, which is already abundant on our planet. Well, on the third, after using a disposable item, this “test tube” with its lids can’t be thrown away, but can be adapted for storing some useful little things. Or even not really small things, my RCM V2 with a Tannhauser Gate drip fit inside without any problems.

The second is a fully translated label. On it you can find the name of the device, a description of the taste of the refilled liquid, its volume and strength, details and address of the manufacturer, a product barcode and even something like instructions – Take it out and inhale. The translation is quite passable, and most importantly, adequate. They were not too lazy to even translate the line’s slogan – “Set new boundaries.” The only thing really missing from my copies is the production date. It should be located next to the barcode. But since samples arrived to me, I won’t be particularly indignant.

Packaging and label of Gabriel Freedom DF6000 disposables from Uwell on top Packaging and label of Gabriel Freedom DF6000 disposables from Uwell inside

The devices are easy to distinguish by the colors of both the disposable cards themselves and the design of the labels. At one end of the tube there is a white plastic stopper with a real tamper evident ring, like on bottles, and on the opposite end there is a sticker with the name of the liquid’s flavor. Under the stopper there is a wide silicone ring that fixes the device inside so that it does not dangle there like a rattle, and at the same time seals the container quite tightly. By the way, the normal position of the tube is with the label facing up, this is how they are placed in the boxes in which they arrive in stores. But without support, on a flat surface they stand much more stable with their plugs facing up.

Appearance and design of Gabriel Freedom DF6000

Inside the tube, on the other side, the disposable device has another silicone plug; it performs the same role – it prevents the device from dangling. And it also protects the fuse – a thin plastic tube that shuts off the flow of liquid to the evaporator. The devices themselves are made of metal painted with a matte, pleasant-to-touch paint (body) and colored food-grade plastic (container). There are no buttons, in order to get steam, you just need to take a puff; the electronics are triggered by the built-in puff sensor. On one side of the case there is silk-screened the name of the device and the slogan of the GABRIEL devices – REDEFINE THE LIMIT (its translation is on the label), on the opposite – the name of the Uwell company and a decoding of the evaporator technology on the PRO FOCS grid – Polished/Reforged/Optimized (can be roughly translated as “Elegant/Redesigned/Optimized”).

Gabriel Freedom DF6000 disposables in hand

What is really missing on the body is the name of the flavor. The manufacturer abandoned it in favor of simple pictograms, which should replace the mix decoding. Apparently, this was done for greater versatility, since printing stickers in Russian for packaging is easier than reconfiguring the machine for printing on the device body. The devices are made in the form of large and heavy barrels, in which the liquid is in a “free form”. Those. here, non-impregnated padding polyester filler is used, and the mix simply splashes in the cartridge. This has both its advantages (it is easy to monitor the level) and disadvantages (if the technical process is violated, leaks are inevitable).

Specifications Gabriel Freedom DF6000 from Uwell

Dimensions: 111 mm*25 mm

Weight: 64 g (with packaging: 85 g)

Case materials: PCTG plastic, SUS303 stainless steel

Battery: built-in 500mAh

Charging: USB Type-C

Volume of filled liquid: 12 ml

Evaporator: on the grid

Approximate number of puffs: 6000 (MTL mode), 2950-3000 (RDL mode)

Number of flavors: 8

And in order to minimize leaks during transportation, the manufacturer has provided a kind of fuse that prevents liquid from flooding the evaporator. There is no tricky system here that opens the supply of liquid to the evaporator. It used to be often found in disposable devices – you had to forcefully pull and tear off some silicone plug to bring the device into working position. Here, before starting the device for the first time, you just need to remove the white tube sticking out of the mouthpiece from the mouthpiece. At one end there is a small red oring, which clogs the evaporator, preventing air from passing through and preventing leaks. If you decide to put your disposable device aside for a few days, you can simply stick this tube back in so that the evaporator does not flood with liquid during storage.

Gabriel Freedom DF6000 disposable mouthpiece and charging port from Uwell

The mouthpiece is an extension of the reservoir, not particularly long and not too thick. It does not heat up when used, and it is quite pleasant to use. At the bottom, on a plastic flap covering the electronics, there are two air intake holes, an operation indicator and a USB Type-C charging connector.

Charging the Gabriel Freedom DF6000 disposable from Uwell

When tightening and charging, the indicator lights up with a steady white light, slightly shining through the plastic, which is why it appears colored. The charging current that the device electronics accepts is only 5V/0.7A; a full charge will take about an hour.

Flavors Gabriel Freedom DF6000

There are eight flavors in the Gabriel Freedom disposable line; I will tell you about all the mixes in detail below.

Inside each disposable device there is a battery containing a reactive alkali metal – lithium. Such batteries should not be thrown away with household waste, but should be taken for recycling or special disposal.

Gabriel Freedom 6000 Berries and Grape

Immediately after opening the tube, you are greeted with a rich grape aroma with a hint of blueberries and blackberries, tart and yet fresh. The taste in the pair acquires distinct notes of sweet caramels, all naturalness is almost completely smeared by a sugary aftertaste. And only a slight chill and slight sourness slightly revive the berries in the mix, which lose their naturalness when puffed. What I was incredibly pleased with was the emphasis on grapes rather than blackberries in the aroma. But I was slightly disappointed by the completely opposite impression in the puff. All that was left of the grapes was the tart skin.

Gabriel Freedom 6000 Icy Blackberry

Here, apparently, we are talking about blackberries, and not about some mythical “black berry”. Difficulty in translation, so to speak. And, to be honest, I had enough blackberries in the previous one-time meal. However, here the mix also has some tea notes, reminiscent of a strong brew, which can be felt perfectly in pairs, as if ice-cold black tea was added to berry jam. Despite all my long-standing and persistent dislike for blackberries (which mixologists often try to slip under the guise of blueberries), I liked this taste much more. In addition to the sweet jam, in the pair you can feel not only the cooler, but also mint, and that same tea leaves, and even the almost natural sourness of fresh berries.

Gabriel Freedom 6000 Icy Strawberry

Strawberries smell incredibly good, from the jar you are greeted with the aroma of not just real berries, but fresh ones, just picked from the garden, not turning into sugar jam. The taste, as is already clear, turned out to be “a little completely different.” In pairing, it is more like strawberry milk with a distinct taste on the tongue of dry cream, which does not even hide on the throat and palate after a puff. But still, the slight sourness and aroma that remains in the vapor surrounding you allow you to again believe that somewhere there is a living, real strawberry.

Gabriel Freedom 6000 Passion Fruit Yogurt

The aroma is fruity, bright, without any extraneous chemical notes, but also without any hint of a milky tint in the composition. It couldn’t be done without a cooler here either; after a few puffs it develops an icy crust on the throat, and the taste of passion fruit turned out to be very sweet and has notes of a slightly dried fruit, reminiscent of jam. The yogurt itself is presented here rather nominally; it looks like melted ice cream or dry instant cream. However, all this bacchanalia is slightly diluted by a slight sourness, enlivening the taste.

Gabriel Freedom 6000 Quadruple Berries

Another translation “bug” is where the “colored” (apparently, “multi-colored”) in four berries (Quadruple Berries in the original) came from – a mystery. From the opened tube the smell is reminiscent of sweet, sugary caramels, in which you can probably smell the same blackberries. And, although it is far from the only one here, and is complemented by some other red berries, of which I could only identify grassy raspberries and the same “milky” strawberries on the exhale and aftertaste, the accent is still blackberry. However, it is not surprising, this too bright aroma is difficult to beat with anything.

Gabriel Freedom 6000 Strawberry Milkshake

Compared to the “Ice Strawberry” described above, the smell is radically different; it’s more like something reminiscent of semolina porridge, sweet, made with full-fat milk, with strawberry jam. The taste in pairs is exactly the same: sweet and creamy, with only a slight hint of berries, without the slightest sourness, but dense and enveloping the throat. A little unusual, but quite organically a slight chill fits in here, which should give the impression of a “milkshake”. But due to the overall impression (IMHO, of course), it rather turns the mix into “a spoonful of cooled semolina porridge with jam.”

Gabriel Freedom 6000 Tropical Juice

Here we will find a bright fruit cocktail, judging by the smell from the package, consisting of citruses, pineapple, mango and other overseas tropical fruits. At the same time, it cannot be said that this is some kind of “typical multifruit” that can be bought in any store in a tetra-pack cardboard package, since there are also notes of guava and lychee that “decorate” the composition in bright sour-tart tones. And the lack of caramel flavor and a well-balanced cooler in the mix make it, in my opinion, an overall favorite in the line.

Impressions and conclusions

You shouldn’t take my complaints about many mixes (especially about the abundance of blackberries) as a negative assessment. Disposables are not at all obliged to convey natural and natural tastes; their task is simpler – to provide saturation with nicotine. And it is very desirable that flavorings be able to “reach” the smoker’s receptors clogged with tobacco. Uwell Gabriel Freedom copes with these tasks with a bang. In addition, the definite advantages of the devices include autonomy and huge volume (12 ml of liquid!), a modern Type-C connector for charging, an attractive appearance of the devices themselves and, of course, a memorable presentation of the product. I have no complaints here. The claims are a little different.

It’s hard not to notice from the photographs that the liquid in all of them is not exactly “black,” but noticeably dark. This is hardly what a fresh mix should look like. But, of course, I could be wrong. Perhaps the reason is both in the transparent packaging and in the fact that the evaporator winding is in direct contact with the composition. And, most likely, all this leads to the fact that the contents of the container – or rather the nicotine and flavors in the mix – are oxidized. It’s a shame, of course, that my disposables don’t have a production date on them to estimate how long it took for the liquids to darken so much. Or is this still a normal look for them?