TEA TASTING TERMS

  Golden Tip : Denotes colour of tip.
  Gone off : Past its prime.
  Grainy : Well made hard leaf.
  Grape nutty : Leaf balled in the process of manufacturing .
  Grassy : Teas without  physical or chemical wither.
  Green : Early first flush.
  Green : Generally undesirable.
  Green Tea : Type of manufacture without fermentation.
  Grey : Colour of leaf .
  Gritty : Leaf which feels hard to the touch.
  Hairy : Thin Fibre.
  Hard : Penetrating and desirable strength.
  Harshness : Raw characteristics.
  Heavy : Thick without briskness.
  Hungry : Lacking cup character.
  Irregular : Mixed .
  Irregular : Uneven whole leaf grades.