Original strength covaries with production/composition; varying sensory dilution factors also matter. Separate native-proof and normalized-proof tests are an Academy proposal, not an experiment performed here.
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Spirits with lower original ABV tended toward heavier aroma descriptions, while those with higher original ABV tended toward lighter descriptions. All sensory samples were assessed at20%ABV; this is not a native-serving-proof experiment.
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September27: abstractp1 checked against methodspp3–5. All sensory samples20%ABV. Author findings separated from researcher inference.
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Spirits with lower original ABV tended toward heavier aroma descriptions, while those with higher original ABV tended toward lighter descriptions. All sensory samples were assessed at20%ABV; this is not a native-serving-proof experiment.
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Interpretation and caution
Such comparisons are an Academy proposal. They were not performed in this study; sensory assessment strength was standardized to20%ABV.
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