DRY LEAF

DISCOLOURED LEAF (self explanatory).

DULL lacking bloom.

DULL TIP opposed to bright.

DUSTY leaf tea containing smaller particles.

EVEN consisting of pieces of roughly equal size.

FIBROUS presence of excessive fibre.

FLAKY flat, open, poorly made tea.

FLAT open and flaky.

GOLDEN TIP denotes colour of tip.

GRAINY well-made hard leaf.

GRAPENUTTY leaf balled in the process of manufacture.

GREY colour of leaf.

GRITTY leaf which feels hard to touch.

INFUSED LEAF

DARK dull.

DULL opposed to bright

EVEN uniform colour.

GREEN generally undesirable.

LIQUORS

DRY slightly high fired.

DULL neither clear or bright, nor lively or brisk.

EARTHY taste due to storage under damp conditions.

EMPTY lacking fullness and substance.

FINE exceptional quality and flavour.

FLAT lifeless: lacking briskness.

GONE OFF past its prime.

FLAVOURY (self explanatory).

FRUITY unpleasant overripe taste.

FULL possessing colour: strength and substance.

FULLY FIRED slightly over fired.

GERANIUM reminiscent of aroma of geraniums found in certain Darjeeling’s.

GOLDEN (self explanatory).

GRASSY teas without physical or chemical wither.

GREEN/GREENISH early first flush.

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