Ragnarok e-liquid, the 6 A&L versions compared

Mention Ragnarok and you might mean a TV series, the Norse end of days or, if you vape, a red berry recipe that made a French flavour house famous. Here it is the recipe. The Ragnarok e-liquid from Arômes et Liquides now appears under six names, not counting editions and formats, and each product page talks about its own version as if the others did not exist. Anyone choosing between two bottles is left guessing at the difference.

Ragnarok e-liquid, which version to pick for what you want

For the original taste of the Ragnarok e-liquid, red berries led by blackcurrant with a cooling lift, choose plain Ragnarok. For the same fruit without the chill, go for Zero, and for more intensity and more cold, pick MAX.

Legend, Primal and X each add an ingredient to the base, pineapple, mango and a pairing of star fruit with spun sugar respectively. The Green Edition, for its part, removes the sweetener without touching the fruit blend.

All six recipes belong to the Ultimate range of A&L, a maker based near Saint-Étienne in France. Every detail below comes from the product pages the brand publishes on its own website, which also has an English-language version.

The base shared by every version

The starting point of the Ragnarok e-liquid never changes, a blend of red berries led by blackcurrant that the maker presents as designed to suit every kind of vaper. Its descriptions stress balance, so that no single ingredient takes over.

On formats, all six versions come as a 50 ml nicotine-free shortfill in a 70 ml bottle, mixed 50/50 between propylene glycol and vegetable glycerine. The spare room takes up to two 10 ml nicotine shots, each capped at 20 mg/ml under UK rules. The concentrates contain only flavourings and propylene glycol, to be diluted into the base of your choice.

Ragnarok is just one recipe within the Ultimate range, which carries other character names from Valkyrie to Hades. To see where that range sits in the wider catalogue, our map of the Arômes et Liquides collections gives the full picture.

The Ragnarok versions side by side, according to A&L

The table compares each version with the original recipe. The mixing rate is the one the maker recommends for the concentrate in a 50/50 base.

Version	What changes compared with the original	Concentrate mixing rate	Formats listed by the maker
Ragnarok	the reference recipe, red berries led by blackcurrant, with coolness	5%	concentrate 10 or 30 ml, nicotine 10 ml, 50 ml
Green Edition	same blend and same coolness, no sucralose or other sweetener	5%	concentrate 10 or 30 ml
Zero	no coolness and no colouring	5%	concentrate 10 or 30 ml, 50 ml
Legend	pineapple added	5%	concentrate 10 or 30 ml, 50 ml
Primal	mango added	5%	concentrate 10 or 30 ml, 50 ml
X	star fruit and a spun sugar note added	8%	concentrate 10 or 30 ml, 50 ml
MAX	bolder flavours, stronger coolness	9%	concentrate 10 or 30 ml, 50 ml

Two details are worth pointing out. Zero does not only lose its coolness, it also drops the colouring used in the original recipe. And Zero itself comes in two editions, with or without sweetener, just like the original.

Three dials that change the recipe

Behind the names, the house only plays with three settings. Once you understand them, you can predict how a version will behave before you have even tried it.

Sweetness, between Sweet and Green Edition

The Sweet version, which the maker also calls Original, is the recipe as its flavourists designed it, sweetener included. The Green Edition keeps the same red berry blend and the same coolness, without sucralose or any sweetener derivative.

So the choice is about roundness in the mouth, not about the fruit. Because heavily sweetened recipes have a reputation for gunking up coils faster, the Green Edition also appeals to anyone who would rather change coils less often.

Coolness, from Zero to MAX

Coolness is part of the Ragnarok identity, and it is the setting the range varies most clearly. Zero removes it and leaves only the fruit. MAX does the opposite, with more pronounced flavours and a colder finish than the original.

Between those two extremes, the original sits in the middle. That makes it the best yardstick for working out how much cold you actually enjoy.

The added fruit, Legend, Primal and X

Three versions keep the red berry base and build on it. Legend adds pineapple, Primal adds mango, and X pairs star fruit with a spun sugar note.

X is also the only one of the three that is not mixed like the original, at 8% concentrate instead of 5%. Anyone switching from one to the other in DIY needs to adjust the recipe or end up with a weak liquid.

Where each version sits on the flavour compass

This site’s flavour compass places flavours on two axes, fruity to classic and fresh to warm. The Ragnarok versions form a small constellation in the north-western quarter, home of the frosted orchards.

The original settles firmly there, with a pronounced intensity. MAX heads further out towards the edge, where the profile becomes bold, while Zero, stripped of its chill, drifts back towards the heart of the fruit family in the west.

As we read them, Primal and Legend lean towards the tropical orchards, with mango and pineapple bringing a sunnier note. X, with its spun sugar, moves a little south, towards the sweeter side. Choosing a version really means choosing your spot on the map.

FAQ

The questions most often asked by vapers weighing up more than one Ragnarok.

Is Ragnarok e-liquid linked to the Ragnarok TV series?

Only by its name. A&L borrowed it from Norse mythology, as it did for the Valkyrie in the same range. The TV series of the same name draws on the same source and has nothing to do with the e-liquid.

Which Ragnarok is the best?

Whichever matches your tolerance for cold and sugar. The original remains the family’s reference and the best starting point. Every other version is best judged against it, once you know what you would like to change.

How much Ragnarok concentrate should you use?

For the original, the maker recommends 27 drops per 10 ml of 50/50 base and a steep of two to three days, while noting that the Ultimate range can generally be vaped straight after mixing. X goes up to 40 drops and MAX to 45 drops for the same volume.

Is Ragnarok available as a nic salt?

Yes, in a 10 ml bottle at 10 or 20 mg/ml of nicotine salt, the higher strength sitting right at the UK legal ceiling. The maker states that this version uses the original fresh red berry recipe.

Can you add coolness back into Ragnarok Zero?

Yes, and it is one of the uses the brand has in mind for that version. A cooling additive lets you set the level of cold yourself, starting from none rather than from the dose built into the original.

Ragnarok e-liquid, one base and six ways to vape it

The Ragnarok e-liquid is not a single bottle but a family, built on a blend of red berries and blackcurrant that the house varies along three dials. Sweetness is set with the Green Edition, coolness runs from Zero to MAX, and the fruit changes with Legend, Primal and X.

Start with the original, then move one dial at a time. It is the safest way to find the Ragnarok e-liquid that suits you, and a good way to learn how to read any cult recipe.

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