The best throat hit I ever experienced was on a 100% vg liquid called Ecopure by Intellicig. It is no longer selling in the US. IMO the throat hit can NOT possibly come from any of the ingredients since the liquid has only four ingredients - vg, nic, Ethyl Maltol and deionized water. I am guessing the added water (reportedly 18%) helps to increase vapor production, and THAT is what people are perceiving as a good throat hit. Any thoughts on the subject? Just as a test, I have ordered some vg liquid from mount baker Vapor. They have liquids that come with 70% vg and 30% H2o. Has anyone tried that type of liquid?