Whats the shelf life of Juice? Flavorings?

[GeorgeS]

I came across a bottle of juice that was buried behind other stuff for a year and recalled that I used to like it, why not fill up a squanker and enjoy?

Problem is I found that it has almost no flavor at all anymore. (barely a hint of flavor)

How long do you folks expect this stuff to last?

For those of use that make our own, how long do the bottles of concentrated flavors last?

(I see buying more than 30ml of flavoring at a time might be a waste?)


- George.

 

[bsidb]

was it in a plastic bottle? what was the flavor?

 

[GeorgeS]

was it in a plastic bottle? what was the flavor?

Plastic squeezeable bottle. Why would that matter?

Over the years I've caved and collected a handful of store bought juices, I suspect they all are weak or non-existant flavoring at this point.

 

[Richard Winter]

I have concentrates that are over 2yrs old that I always keep in a closed cupboard and still use them and not noticed any flavour loss.
I mixed up 2lts of Thug juice for a mate that went travelling in Asia for 6months. He came back after 9months and gave me back the remainder of the juice as he went back on the ciggies. I kept it and after approx 2yrs of mixing it for him I tried it. Wow it tasted wonderful.

 

[bsidb]

Plastic squeezeable bottle. Why would that matter?

some plastics are permeable and some flavors fade

 

[KonaNeil]

I quit vaping over 7 years ago and just recently took it up again at 0nic. Found some tobacco flavorings that are at least that old. They are each still quite potent. Some dessert flavorings from the same period were not at all.

 

[smacuser]

Still using dairy milk from 2016.

 

[PeterKay]

I came across a bottle of Juice that was buried behind other stuff for a year and recalled that I used to like it, why not fill up a squanker and enjoy?

Problem is I found that it has almost no flavor at all anymore. (barely a hint of flavor)

How long do you folks expect this stuff to last?

For those of use that make our own, how long do the bottles of concentrated flavors last?

(I see buying more than 30ml of flavoring at a time might be a waste?)


- George.

There's no rule to that. It depends on the flavorings/juice brand. One thing that will definitely go off with time is nicotine. I bought some 10ml juices 3 years ago and few shortfills, kept them stored at room temperature. Then went into diy, started vaping other flavors, and these unfinished bottles were left forgotten. Recently pulled them out: few went bad- either no flavor, or started to taste disgusting. But some still tasted good- few tobacco flavors, one aniseed, and two shortfills- watermelon and heisenberg. All the juices that went bad were fruit flavor- apple, blueberry, strawberry, cherry, oh yeah and one tobacco flavor went bad. All the 10ml juices with nicotine lost strength, nicotine degraded...
These days I keep my flavorings, nicotine, and as many juices as I can in the fridge or freezer. If you can dedicate some space in your freezer and fridge, all of your juices/nicotine/flavorings will last forever.

 

[chanelvaps]

Still using dairy milk from 2016.

I have a lot of flavoring from 2017 that are still in rotation today. They are in glass. Not sure if that has helped. Little 10ml bottles that I bought for one recipe.

 

[smacuser]

I hear you. I only use a little at a time.

 

[Katya]

Plastic squeezeable bottle. Why would that matter?

Over the years I've caved and collected a handful of store bought juices, I suspect they all are weak or non-existant flavoring at this point.

I buy small bottles, I use very little flavoring to begin with. I keep them in a closet. My oldest ones are 3 years old or so and still fine.

But I agree with others that, once mixed with nicotine base, they become very perishable at room temp, with light and oxygen--but that's nic oxidizing; PG, VG and flavorings seem to be much more stable.

 

[sofarsogood]

I mix a liter in a batch. 50/50 pg/vg, 12 mg nic, 1% all in one flavor, and keep the bottle in the freezer. I believe in that situation i will keep it's flavor indefinitely but a year is enough. Anything older isn't mixed yet.

 

[kayakiit]

Freezer storage is a great idea. Thanks to all who mentioned that!

 

[MrMike84]

I had some 3 years old juices that i found i a box from my recent move and they tasted great! this was a year ago and I think I will look for them and see if they still taste great. sadly i´ve experienced some tase-problems so it might be for nothing. the only juice ive really felt gone bad after expire is Double Drip juices. especially the 10ml bottles with nic already in them. they develop a kind of bitter taste. shelflife of ejuices semms to be much longer then stated on the bottles, most of the time.

 

[DaveP]

I have DIY juices in a shoe box in the closet that are several years old. They were mixed in Boston Rounds (glass) bottles and the juices are still good. Everything I mix is from flavors that are clear at the start. Some darken several shades during steeping, but are still translucent when held up to the light.

It all depends on the flavors in the juice. Some are just going to be dark and not translucent. I suppose that those flavors have dissolved solids that cloud the juice. Some flavors may lose potency or change in some way that affects flavor and color.