I am an alcoholic. I can taste a drop of vodka if I have to drink the whole Sahara desert to do it.
I use PEG400 you may want to try that (do your due diligence but I think it's harmless.) It is a flavor carrier like PG but no real throat hit, it's less viscous than VG, but thicker than VG. I happen to think it is fantastic, and better than water. Water an VG taste "muddy" somehow, PEG400 makes flavors sharper, very smooth vape.
Nic River sells it for cheap. I found nothing alarming in my research. I don't use PG because I am am sensitive to it, too much (more than 10%) feels like inhaling a bunch of needles. It's unpleasant.
Anna