Hey! 70 cents is 70 cents lol
I hate to say this but the flavors that I originally got from VZ (pretty sure they are the same) are losing flavor. I am positive about that now. I am guesstimating I mixed them at least 6 weeks ago and today most of them have very little flavor or smell.
Now, I did mix them in a different base than what I usually use so not sure if that could be contributing since I get hits of tasting just the nic with these flavors now too.
Still awesome flavorings but I may just keep mixing them in smaller batches. It is just weird for concentrated flavorings not to hold the flavor well. I use a lot of FA and I have some flavors that were mixed 6 months ago and they just keep getting better by the day.
I am going to mix some small batches using my normal base and put them away for a month just to see if there is any difference
Salem, your touching on something I had mentioned a page or two back now, I wasnt going to go here because I was a bit skeptical about what you and some other might think and I didn't want to get into it because of how it might be taken. Remember I stated about how I like fresh is best ? I still stick with this and always will. I find there are some flavors that do get a little bit better after aging for a month or even 3, but,,, for the most part juice just does some different things at the 3-4 month mark, and at 6-8 it does it agian and this isnt for the better what I'm talking about at the 6-8 month point, not going to get into the whole process here but, Do this = take that juice that you say has no flavor and make the same exact batch in say 10-15 ml's mix it and let it steep for as long as you normally do, unless you use my brewing Technique then its ready tomorrow. Then taste that juice compared to this juice you say is losing flavor,,,, I think this will be a good comparison to what I'm trying to get across with my "fresh is best" system.
One of the reasons you see vendors push so much juice and also have sales when they do is because they know what will happen to there premade, and there Nic that is also aging, and even there flavorings,, not so much unopened flavorings,, but compared to premade or even Nic that's not stored properly in the cold and opened bottles of flavorings. They need to move this stuff out and discount it at 20%-50% or more at times when they have to move it, or else there stuck with trashing it.
Freshly brewed, and freshly steeped juice is by far best in my opinion, over juice that has been sitting long term. Try to think like this and do this on some juices, you will find you end up spilling out a lot less and losing less $$ long term. The freshly brewed or steeped also taste better then many juices that have been sitting.
It's why I will only make a months worth max of the juices I DIY, as well as only buy what I need more often then stockpiling up on supplies. For the most part you can have your Nic, flavorings and any other additives at your doorstep in 2-4 days, so there really isn't any reason to have more then a month or two's worth of goods on hand for the simple reason, "Fresh is Best" and granite yes there are some things that will and do last longer then a month or two, but I think you get my point here in what I'm trying to get across.
It's also why it's really good to keep good notes in a word Dock or recipe book, this way you just place an order for the flavorings/Nic/additives your gonna need in a smaller amount rather then a huge amount that you wont ever end up using, and if you do use it again 6-8 months down the road it wont be as good as the fresh stuff.
After all, .70 cents is .70 cents,, but over the course of a year dumping stuff and using stuff that isn't fresh can end up costing you more as well as not tasting as good
