What are common mistakes when making Non-Alcoholic Tasting Framework?

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1. Evaluating NA spirits against alcoholic spirits as the baseline — 'this is a poor substitute for gin' is an invalid evaluation. The correct question is 'does this NA spirit succeed on its own terms?'
2. Accepting low finish length in NA beverages as inevitable — the best NA products (high-quality kombucha, some distilled botanical spirits) achieve genuine finish length through complexity, not alcohol. Accepting short finish as inherent to the category misses this distinction.
3. Ignoring the