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TEA TERMS: The Natural Language Of Tea
Tasters
TERMS DESCRIBING INFUSED TEA LEAF
- Bright:
- Alive, as opposed to a dull-looking leaves.
- Coppery:
- Color of infused leaf, usually denoting a good quality
tea. Particular reference to CTC (cut, tear and curl).
- Dull:
- Opposed to bright and reflective leaves.
- Even:
- The term is usually combined with "bright"
or "coppery.” No irregularity in color of
infused leaf.
- Green:
- Generally undesirable. Typical of a first flush.
- Mixed/Uneven:
- Infused leaf which has more than one color.
- Moldy:
- Teas gone off through age, or damaged by water while
in storage or shipment.
- Musty:
- Suspicion of mold.
- Old:
- Having lost most original attributes through age.
- Pungent:
- Extremely brisk. MOST desirable.
- Quality:
- Essential characteristic of a good tea.
- Strength/Strong:
- Substance in tea liquor; body.
- Sweaty:
- Undesirable taste due to storage in heaps on floor for
long durations.
- Thin:
- Lacking in body; often due to over-withering or
inadequate oxidation.
- Wild:
- Liquor character found in end-of-season teas.
Undesirable.
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