IGET VAPE Australia · 2026-11-06 · Reviews / ALIBARBAR

ALIBARBAR Ingot 9000: My Honest Verdict After Three Weeks of Daily Use

I've been carrying an ALIBARBAR Ingot 9000 as my daily device for the past three weeks and have just killed my second unit. That's long enough to get well past the honeymoon period, so this isn't a first-impressions puff piece — it's the honest version, including the bits I didn't love.

First impressions that actually lasted

The Ingot has that squarish, flat-sided shape, which sounded odd until I held one. Turns out it's genuinely practical: it sits flat in a jeans pocket, doesn't roll around on a desk, and stands up on its own base. Build quality is solid for the price bracket — no rattles, nothing loose, and the finish survived three weeks sharing a pocket with my car keys. Small win. But these small things add up over a device you're picking up fifty times a day.

Flavour: strong start, gentle fade

I ran Blueberry Ice on the first unit and Watermelon Ice on the second, because I couldn't pick between them and figured a proper test meant trying both. The first week on each was excellent — cold, bright, properly punchy. What actually matters with a 9,000-puff device, though, is week two and three. Here the Ingot did better than I expected. It holds its flavour deep into the second week, and when it does start fading around the three-quarter mark, it goes quietly. Not burnt, not harsh — just quieter. A softer version of itself. My last handful of puffs were still perfectly usable, which is more than I can say for some devices that fall off a cliff in the final stretch.

Puff count: the reality check

Rated 9,000. My first unit lasted about two and a half weeks of moderately heavy use, the second stretched closer to three as I alternated with an IGET One. I've never met a disposable that delivers its advertised number and honestly I've stopped expecting to — long slow draws get far more out of the tank than quick sharp ones, and everyone puffs differently. If you're a light user, 9,000 could genuinely stretch to a month. Plan around two and a half to three weeks as a realistic middle ground and you won't be disappointed.

The things I didn't love

Being fair, the Ingot isn't perfect. The mouthpiece is a touch narrower than I'd like, and the draw is slightly tighter than an IGET Bar Pro — if you like a really airy pull, that's worth knowing up front. There's also no screen, so you're guessing at what's left by weight, which sounds primitive until you remember it's a quarter the price of the screen models. I got used to it. Didn't love it, got used to it.

Who this is actually for

If you want a no-fuss, pocket-friendly device that tastes good for most of its life and doesn't cost much, the Ingot 9000 is an easy recommendation. If you want a screen, bigger clouds and a looser draw, you'll be happier with the Swirl 13000 or the IGET One instead — I'd rather say that now than have you email me disappointed.

We keep a few Ingot flavours in with the rest of the ALIBARBAR range, so if you're torn between this and the Swirl, send us a WhatsApp message and I'll talk you through it based on how you actually vape. And if you're ordering online, standard delivery across Australia runs 2 to 7 business days — don't leave it until the night your current device dies. Ask me how I know.

IGET VAPE Australia ships from Sydney, standard delivery 2-7 business days Australia-wide. Questions? Message us on WhatsApp. 18+ only.