RE:My point is legitimateDude, your complaining about products they already have either ready to launch or plan on it
RUM
WHISKY
AMARETTO
I would opine that yes they probably have tried or are trying for a vodka, GIN ( Hi, I'm Gin) or are super close. Mark that for tequilla etc. My understanding is the less the flavor, the harder to make it taste like the real thing, hence the Cocunut in the Rum, the Cinnamon in the whiskey etc.
You really think you know more about shelf life than these guys?
Are you really saying that you know more of what the consumer wants than the 3 years of research they have spent $$$ and time figuring out?