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Brisk
A lively, mouth-tightening astringency. A tasting term.
Brisk describes a lively, clean astringency that tightens the mouth. It is the opposite of a flat, slack cup.
It is used often of high-grown teas and better Ceylons, and it carries through into the clean finish of a well-made iced tea.
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