Not all eliquids are created equal

[Thevapebro]

have you ever noticed that some juice will do nothing but get better with age and then some just never are good at all? I have quite a few different juices that sucked new and a couple years later still suck but on the flip side I have a few that got better mostly custard flavors. The worst one by far is this mocha flavor I have it was great for all of 3 hits then I would rather lick the bottom of my boot than keep vaping it and still to this day it has that issue. Do y'all have any experiences like this?

 

[Darth Omerta]

Short answer is yes, many juices do improve with aging.

In the DIY community we call it steeping. There are a few different methods for steeping, the easiest being just letting the bottle sit for a few weeks in a dark cool place shaking it occasionally. Another popular method is called "seed steeping" where you take a bit of leftover juice and add it to a new bottle of the same flavor. Ive never tried it myself but Ive heard that it speeds up the steeping process. At the very least it would enhance the flavor immediately.

Some juices can be good as what we call a "shake and vape", meaning you mix it and it tastes good right away but even they can improve with a bit of steeping time.

You will find that some juices just aren't for you no matter what you do to them.

 

[Rin13]

Yes. Certain flavors IMO need to steep. (custards, deserts, tobaccos) However, there are some juices that do a "reverse steep" and actually get worse as they sit. I suspect that those are the ones that were mixed to be "shaked and vaped" and thus mixed with higher percentages of flavor. Then once they steep (flavors tend to get stronger as they sit), they get funky because at that point, they are now overflavored. Then there are some that are just nasty right away and nasty after being steeped... There are so many factors involved. Quality of flavorings, combinations of different flavors, quality of nicotine... etc etc

 

[RainSong]

I give something a few chances and if it still isn't good I feed it down my drain and reclaim the bottle for something new, and that's whether I bought it or made it myself.