Plastic after-taste...bad juice?

[Davinna]

I got some new flavors/e-liquids from a local B&M last night and it seems like they all have sort of a plastic after-taste. Is this a sign of cheap "stock" they are using? Or are my taste buds finally kicking in and it's always been there?

 

[WindyCityJoe]

Might be from the plastic bottles they came in especially if they have been sitting on the shelf for a while. Try removing the caps and let them sit in the medicine cabinet for a few days. Also shake them real good for 30 to 60 seconds every day while they are steeping and before using. Hope this helps.

 

[Mark Anthony]

Good juice should not have the taste that you describe.... No juice should really. I agree, try steeping it a bit and see how it tastes after a week to 10 days. Have you changed your coils lately? Maybe it's a burnt taste from your coils? Do you have any other juice that you used in the past and does it taste the same way?

 

[Davinna]

The coil is new (just upgraded to a PT2).

I will try steeping and thanks!

 

[dice57]

Umm, could be you are tasting the plastic in your atomizer. Tis why I prefer full metal jacket atomizers or at least glass tanks. Yeah once your taste buds start to recover, one picks up all kind of subtleties that previously were not detected.

 

[RayBans]

Good juice should not have the taste that you describe.... No juice should really. I agree, try steeping it a bit and see how it tastes after a week to 10 days. Have you changed your coils lately? Maybe it's a burnt taste from your coils? Do you have any other juice that you used in the past and does it taste the same way?

I agree it may be the atomizer, without knowing what setup you have, It's hard to tell where that bad taste is coming from.

 

[Davinna]

I agree it may be the atomizer, without knowing what setup you have, It's hard to tell where that bad taste is coming from.

I went on a shopping spree last night. I was REALLY frustrated with battery life of my old set up and bought a Sigelei Legend Mod and upsized to a Kanger Pro Tank II with 2.5Ohm coils. The coils are fresh from my purchase last night. I'm not getting a burnt taste, I've experienced that before.

I bought sample size of the flavors and they seem be full to the tip of the spout of the squeeze-bottle. Not sure how much "airing" out these guys can get. Guess I could squeeze out the extra and pull off the tip?

 

[Huckleberried]

I suppose that couldn't hurt. I don't know if I'd store them in the medicine cabinet, though. I've always kept mine in a cool-ish dark cabinet, away from heat and humidity.