A tea producing a harsh undesirable liquor with taste to match.Coloury

Indicates useful depth of colour and strength.Common

A very plain light and thin liquor with no distinct flavour.Cream

A natural precipitate obtained as the liquor cools down.Dry

Indicates slight over-firing or drying during manufacture.Dull

Not clear, lacking any brightness or briskness.Earthy

Normally caused by damp storage of tea but can also describe a taste that is sometimes climatically inherent in teas from certain regions.Empty

A liquor lacking fullness. No substance.Flat

Not fresh, usually due to age of the tea tends to lose its characteristics and taste with age, unlike some wines which age, unlike some wines which mature with age.Flavour

A most desirable extension of character caused by slow growth at high altitudes. Re