Is there such a thing as juice aging, similar to wine?

[Giraut]

I went through my collection of juice bottles earlier, and rediscovered 3 bottles of NET juice I made 8 months ago, extracted from Cohiba cigars. Back then, I remember it took 3 weeks of steeping the powered cigars in alcohol, much filtering, and then another 3 weeks of steeping in VG to get something that was... underwhelming, to put it kindly. So I set the bottles aside - not really because I wanted to keep them, but because they'd taken so much work to make that I couldn't bring myself to throw them away.

So for 8 months, they've sat in my fishing box. Today, I saw them, and decided to drip 10 drops. It tasted very sour, but nothing like the awful raw veggie taste I remember. Out of curiosity, I added 15 drops of ethyl maltol to kill the sourness, shaked the bottle a bit, and... Holy mama! The juice tastes so rich, full, and cigar-like. I can't believe it's the same juice I tasted 8 months ago.

Now, if I'm honest, the juice looks suspicious: after settling for a few minutes, the bottom of the bottle is full of a sediment of some kind, and there's a clear layer on top. Also, the juice has turned deep brown, from golden yellow originally. It doesn't look appealing at all, and I'm not sure it's safe. But it tastes so good!

Do you reckon it's okay to vape that stuff? Does anybody "age" their juices too?

 

[Smoky Blue]

as long as you see no mold, mildew, or other questionable "things" floating, I would suggest another filtering..

juice "ages" or "steeps", the molecules we mix together, make what I call a "blend" and it's why i steer clear of ultra sonics..
some people believe in them.. but i find it really is not needed.. some people too.. believe you shouldn't have to age juice..
we are all different in that aspect.

however, if you add in the nic, vg, pg and then flavors.. of course they need to "rest", to sit up.
Even the simple fruit ones, that while some do not need it, will change..

It took me a while when I first started to understand what was happening too.. but.. it is best to let time take care of things.
Only then can you realize, on day 1, to week 4, things change.. even from month to month..

 

[Jimi]

I went through my collection of juice bottles earlier, and rediscovered 3 bottles of NET juice I made 8 months ago, extracted from Cohiba cigars. Back then, I remember it took 3 weeks of steeping the powered cigars in alcohol, much filtering, and then another 3 weeks of steeping in VG to get something that was... underwhelming, to put it kindly. So I set the bottles aside - not really because I wanted to keep them, but because they'd taken so much work to make that I couldn't bring myself to throw them away.

So for 8 months, they've sat in my fishing box. Today, I saw them, and decided to drip 10 drops. It tasted very sour, but nothing like the awful raw veggie taste I remember. Out of curiosity, I added 15 drops of ethyl maltol to kill the sourness, shaked the bottle a bit, and... Holy mama! The juice tastes so rich, full, and cigar-like. I can't believe it's the same juice I tasted 8 months ago.

Now, if I'm honest, the juice looks suspicious: after settling for a few minutes, the bottom of the bottle is full of a sediment of some kind, and there's a clear layer on top. Also, the juice has turned deep brown, from golden yellow originally. It doesn't look appealing at all, and I'm not sure it's safe. But it tastes so good!

Do you reckon it's okay to vape that stuff? Does anybody "age" their juices too?

I agree with Smokey, I had a bottle of tobacco flavored juice that I didn't like at all, put it away 3 mo. ago, came across it a week ago and thought I'll try it again, wow! what a difference. I wish I would of made more than 1 bottle.