TEA TASTING TERMS

  

   Ragged : Rough shaggy or uneven.
  Rains/Rainy : North Indian Teas produced during monsoons.
  Raspberry : Flavour akin to raspberry.
  Raw : Immature.
  Rich : Mellow liquor abundant in quality and thickness.
  Round : Full smooth liquor .
  Scorched : Associated with dryness.
  Self - drinking : Palatable in itself not requiring blending .
  Shelly : Shell - like appearance.
  Shotty : Well made souchong.
  Silky : Smooth and soft texture.
  Slatey : Describes colour .
  Small : Small size than normal.
  Soft : Opposite of brisk . 
  Soggy : Heavy dull liquor.
  Spicy : Character suggestive of spices.
  Spongy : Flat : Flaky
  Stalky : Excessive stalk
  Stewed/Stewy : Incorrectly fired.
  Strength/strong : Substance in liquor.
  Stylish : Superior appearance
  Sweaty : Unpleasant taste .
  Taint : Foreign characteristic.
  Thick : Opposed to thick.
  Thin : Lacking body.
  Tippy : Generous tip
  Tired : Flat through age.
  Toasty : Caused by over firing .
  Twist : Imparted during rolling 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                

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