Maybe it's not so much that the flavors change/steep, rather, it's your taste buds that do. Maybe it's a bit of both...hm...yup, it's both. I win. We can close this thread now. 
Is steeping an urban legend?
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I have no opinion. I really don't know for certain...
Still, I let them steep for a week or so.
Still, I let them steep for a week or so.
I stand on my belief that taste is subjective and some have a more sensitive palate...as Vapenstein said of himself I too can duplicate flavors easily...I still need more flavorings to work with but I have duplicated 3 flavors with my meager supply so far...I cant name off ingredients but thats simply lack of experience with vaping...I am getting there...
I also have the tendency to run the voltage up and down w any given juice to see what works best and have noticed different flavors come through better at different temperatures...
I also have the tendency to run the voltage up and down w any given juice to see what works best and have noticed different flavors come through better at different temperatures...
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My BWB Casablanca changed noticeably in just a few days, and is now stable and much better. I am still waiting after a week's steeping for my big bottle of Halo Bella Valente (which I ordered because highly recommended by Vapenstein on his excellent site) to lose its overly floral/perfumish flavor, so the jury is still out on whether steeping will work with that one. Overall, my experience has been that some juices, particularly tobacco flavors, do improve with steeping.
IMHO, steeping is an absolute must. Even my favorite vapes are sometimes unusable until they steep.
I think it's a myth mostly but you should have had the title question match the actual poll question - many of the 'yes votes' might be answering the title question.
Juice that sits in a cool, dark place for a week or more is not steeping, it is aging. Semantics maybe, but aging is a more appropriate word.
I totally agree with the matching portion, I almost voted No when I meant to vote Yes. But, I guess it would have been my fault for not reading the actual question.
When I initially asked this question I was vaping a lot of Backwoods Brew. I don't know what makes Backwoods Brew so different from just about every other juice, but I always found that 2-3 weeks made for drastic improvements. Halo I find 7 days does the trick. Just about every other juice I've had around is fine out of the mail and doesn't go through any significant changes, my own juice included.
So I would still answer YES today, but I find that 98% of the time the answer is NO. If anything, age hurts juice more than it helps it. The chemical changes brought by the passing of time with tobacco and spirits make magic, but unfortunately for the most part the chemical changes that occur in our product fall under the heading of Undesirable Degradation. IMHO.
I suppose that is because with tobacco, aging in a controlled environment allows for fermentation of the natural sugars in tobacco. Tobaccos with high sugar contents continue to improve literally for decades in a controlled atmosphere. Virginias, and to a lesser extent Orientals. Burley doesn't contain as much sugar and doesn't benefit much from aging, and Latakia actually loses its edge with time. Similarly, good spirits probably experience a little of the same, coupled with a desirable mellowing that occurs as degradation sets in.
With our product, the degradation isn't so desirable. I am going to go along with the accepted knowledge on this subject and say that juice should be vaped within a year of purchase. Any longer than that and chemical decomposition is going to do undesirable things to the flavorings and nicotine. IMHO.
So I would still answer YES today, but I find that 98% of the time the answer is NO. If anything, age hurts juice more than it helps it. The chemical changes brought by the passing of time with tobacco and spirits make magic, but unfortunately for the most part the chemical changes that occur in our product fall under the heading of Undesirable Degradation. IMHO.
I suppose that is because with tobacco, aging in a controlled environment allows for fermentation of the natural sugars in tobacco. Tobaccos with high sugar contents continue to improve literally for decades in a controlled atmosphere. Virginias, and to a lesser extent Orientals. Burley doesn't contain as much sugar and doesn't benefit much from aging, and Latakia actually loses its edge with time. Similarly, good spirits probably experience a little of the same, coupled with a desirable mellowing that occurs as degradation sets in.
With our product, the degradation isn't so desirable. I am going to go along with the accepted knowledge on this subject and say that juice should be vaped within a year of purchase. Any longer than that and chemical decomposition is going to do undesirable things to the flavorings and nicotine. IMHO.
Not sure of what you would say in terms but to me there is a difference that you can taste and smell.
Voted yes but only because of BWB and Halo juice. Most other vendors juice does not change with age and some can actually turn sour over a few months. It all depends on the ingredients and nic source that changes it. Best to ask the vendor if your not sure. But yeah voted yes because its not a myth but its not always needed either. If anyone thinks its a complete myth get some Backwoods Brew and then you will have a change of heart...
Many juices from VaporBomb, in my experience (aka drawer), change color and become much more aromatic and flavorful over time. I use high VG, perhaps there's a correlation. I bought a big bottle of some juice from a different vendor recently too that turned from a light yellow to a dark orange sitting in the drawer for a week. It went from bearable (I didn't like the flavor) to simply overwhelming. I keep it in the garage because it smells so much now That was 100% VG (except perhaps the flavoring base). Changing color I think would mean there's a chemical reaction going on? Just thoughts
That was 100% VG (except perhaps the flavoring base). Changing color I think would mean there's a chemical reaction going on? Just thoughts
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