Decoding Preferences: A Comparative Analysis of Non-Alcoholic and Alcoholic Cocktails through Acceptance and Qualitative Insights
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Selection
2.2. Participants
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cocktail | Units | Ingredient | Procedure |
---|---|---|---|
Gintonic with or without alcohol | 5 cl | gin with/without alcohol | 1. In a 250 mL balloon glass add ice cubes until one cm below the rim of the glass. 2. Add the distilled spirit with or without alcohol. 3. Add tonic until one cm below the rim of the glass. 4. Add the lime twist and stir the gin tonic with a bar spoon. |
qs | tonic | ||
1 twist | lime | ||
qs | ice | ||
Mojito with or without alcohol | 12 leaves | mint | 1. In a slightly wide 250 mL glass, place mint leaves, sugar, and lime quarters at the bottom of the glass in this order. 2. Lightly muddle the leaves and sugar with a muddler. 3. Add the distilled spirit with or without alcohol. 4. Add crushed ice until one cm below the rim of the glass. 5. Add soda until one cm below the rim of the glass. 6. Decorate with two straws and the mint sprig. 7. Stir the mojito with the straws twice before serving. |
15 g | sugar | ||
4 quarters | lime | ||
5 cl | rum with/without alcohol | ||
qs | soda | ||
qs | crushed ice | ||
2 | straws | ||
1 | mint sprig | ||
Mule with or without alcohol | 3 cl | lime juice | 1. In a special copper mug for mules, add lime juice, ginger syrup, and the distilled spirit with or without alcohol. 2. Add crushed ice until one cm below the rim of the glass. 3. Add ginger beer until one cm below the rim of the glass. |
1 cl | ginger syrup | ||
5 cl | gin with/without alcohol | ||
qs | ginger beer | ||
qs | crushed ice | ||
1 | straw |
Sample | Liking |
---|---|
Gintonic | 6.762 abc |
Gintonic NoLo | 6.079 c |
Mojito | 6.443 bc |
Mojito NoLo | 6.879 ab |
Mule | 7.300 a |
Mule NoLo | 6.899 ab |
p-value | <0.0001 |
Gintonic | Gintonic NoLo | Mojito | Mojito NoLo | Mule | Mule NoLo | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
acid | < | < | > | > | < | > |
fruity | > | > | < | < | < | < |
watery | < | < | > | > | < | < |
bitter | > | > | > | < | < | < |
sugar | < | < | > | > | < | < |
botanical | > | < | < | < | < | < |
caipirinha | < | < | > | < | < | < |
cardamom | < | > | < | < | < | < |
sweet | > | < | > | > | < | < |
exotic | < | < | < | > | > | < |
gas | > | < | > | > | < | > |
gin | > | > | < | < | > | < |
tasteless | < | < | > | < | < | < |
ginger | < | < | < | < | > | > |
kombucha | < | < | < | > | > | < |
peach | < | < | > | > | < | < |
mint | < | < | > | > | < | < |
spicy | < | < | < | < | > | > |
pineapple | < | < | > | < | < | < |
tasty | > | > | < | > | < | < |
rum | < | < | > | < | < | < |
smooth | > | > | < | > | < | < |
tonic | > | > | < | < | < | < |
whiskey | < | < | > | < | < | < |
Gintonic | Gintonic NoLo | Mojito | Mojito NoLo | Mule | Mule NoLo | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
friends | > | > | < | < | < | < |
countryside | < | < | < | < | > | < |
chocolate | > | < | < | < | < | < |
food | > | > | < | < | > | > |
share | < | < | < | < | < | > |
escapade | < | < | < | < | > | < |
exotic | < | < | < | < | > | > |
family | > | > | < | < | < | < |
fantasy | > | < | < | < | < | < |
syrup | < | < | < | < | < | > |
lemon trees | < | > | < | < | < | < |
Mexican | < | < | < | < | > | > |
moments | > | > | < | < | < | < |
orange trees | < | > | < | < | < | < |
paradisiacal | < | < | > | < | < | < |
beach | < | < | > | > | < | > |
meeting | > | < | < | < | < | > |
laughter | < | > | > | < | < | < |
dessert | > | > | < | < | < | < |
calm | > | < | < | > | < | < |
vacation | < | < | > | > | > | < |
summer | < | < | > | > | > | > |
green | < | < | < | > | < | < |
juice | < | < | < | > | < | < |
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Mora, M.; Romeo-Arroyo, E.; Pérez-Elortondo, F.J.; Etaio, I.; Vázquez-Araújo, L. Decoding Preferences: A Comparative Analysis of Non-Alcoholic and Alcoholic Cocktails through Acceptance and Qualitative Insights. Beverages 2024, 10, 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages10030074
Mora M, Romeo-Arroyo E, Pérez-Elortondo FJ, Etaio I, Vázquez-Araújo L. Decoding Preferences: A Comparative Analysis of Non-Alcoholic and Alcoholic Cocktails through Acceptance and Qualitative Insights. Beverages. 2024; 10(3):74. https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages10030074
Chicago/Turabian StyleMora, María, Elena Romeo-Arroyo, Francisco José Pérez-Elortondo, Iñaki Etaio, and Laura Vázquez-Araújo. 2024. "Decoding Preferences: A Comparative Analysis of Non-Alcoholic and Alcoholic Cocktails through Acceptance and Qualitative Insights" Beverages 10, no. 3: 74. https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages10030074