tea-odor

Updated: May 1, 2025

In any event, as soon as the characteristic flavor is extracted from the leaves, known by the loss of an agreeable tea-odor in the withdrawn leaves, the beverage will be improved rather than impaired by pouring it off into a clean teapot, in which the tea may then be preserved for a long time without injury. To some tastes, a little of the tannin is agreeable, and its absence would be missed.

Francis Leggett - Tea Leaves