Electronic nicotine delivery system

A system for generating a vapor from a liquid comprising:

• a) an electric heater having a body comprising at least one sidewall that defines an interior void, at least one inner surface, at least one outer surface, and a plurality of apertures through the at least one sidewall, the electric heater comprising an electrically resistive material contained within a heat diffusing material;
• b) an elongate wick having a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, and an outer surface, the elongate wick comprising a durable elongate structure having a plurality of liquid-conducting features on the outer surface;
• wherein at least a portion of the liquid-conducting features of the elongate wick proximate the first end engage at least a portion of the at least one inner surface of the electric heater and at least a portion of the liquid-conducting features of the elongate wick are capable of conducting the liquid from a source proximate the second end of the wick along the outer surface of the elongate wick to the electric heater.