Since when do they care about moral values like not being a hypocrite?

As a non-drinker, some of these are great but some are non-tenable.

“Just don’t like the taste” will lead to all kinds of suggestions where “you can’t even taste the alcohol!!!” (it inevitably tastes like nothing but a sweeter form of alcohol).

Things like “I’m driving later” or “ate something earlier” are one-time use tokens.