Electronic cigarette

An electronic cigarette, comprising:

• a cartridge having a liquid reservoir and a chimney, wherein the liquid reservoir defines an opening towards an end of the cartridge;
• and
• an atomizer assembly comprising:
• an atomizer sleeve defining an air channel communicated with the chimney;
• a liquid conductor received in the atomizer sleeve plugging the opening of the liquid reservoir;
• a base received in the atomizer sleeve axially abutting an end of the liquid conductor, wherein the base defines an aperture on a surface thereof communicated with the air channel;
• and
• a heating element positioned between the liquid conductor and the base;
• wherein the heating element comprises a linear wick and a heating wire twined around part of the wick, the wick without being twined by the heating wire is received in the aperture;
• wherein the liquid conductor defines an outlet hole allowing the liquid stored in the liquid reservoir to be transferred to the wick received in the aperture;
• the heating wire and the wick twined by the heating wire are received in the air channel.