What's the oldest nic base you've ever used?

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UncLeJunkLe

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@RichardV posted in another thread that he recently cracked open an bottle of nic from his freezer that's been stored since 2012. So that's 8+ years old. He says it was as clear as he remembers it and doesn't seem to have lost potency.

So what's the oldest, freezer-stored nic base you've used and what was your impression of it?
 

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My oldest is only from 2016 and it’s just slightly brown in color. Finally my nic is all in one place; I got a freezer for Christmas!
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I stocked up in 2013 with an estimated “lifetime” supply of 10% nic (at my age, a lifetime supply isn’t all that much lol). Same as zoiDman, glass bottles in the freezer. Looks and vapes the same as when it went in there. No perceptible discoloration or loss of potency. Even the open “working” bottle (gets opened and some air exchange every time I use it) goes many years with no change from first to last aliquot (a liter lasts me about five years).

Based on what I’ve seen, it’s ok to stock up and store in the freezer. For a very long time.

Early on I did keep a bottle at room temp and away from light. It quickly discolored. Freezer temps seem to be the key.
 

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    I have a liter of 100 mg/ml in a freezer that I bought 4 years ago in a black Friday sale. Every 6 months or so I take a peek and a whiff. It has the same look and smell as when I bought it. When I last checked it a few months ago, I found a 125ml bottle that I had put in the last of a liter of pre-mix base. That'll last me at least another 5 or 6 months, it probably won't be until Fall has fallen that the other liter gets a taste test.
     

    JulesXsmokr

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    bought in 2013 from HLV just recently opened a stored jug of 1 liter (100mg) in original packaging, sealed.
    no discerning notes from vaping with it. Have 3 more jugs left. so, far good to go. I will buy 1 more this week.
    You know, the usual vaping scare..:glug:
     
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