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aftertaste

[af-ter-tayst, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌteɪst, ˈɑf- /




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If it melts, "it especially affects the lingering aftertaste once you've taken a sip."

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

With notes of caramel, orange blossom and jasmine, Illy Caffe’s Classico Instant Coffee leaves behind a deliciously sweet and floral aftertaste that complements its robust blend made exclusively from Arabica beans.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025

This vignette, despite the mishap, ends more happily than the others, but the evening still leaves a sour aftertaste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

MPs did their best to show the problem was now solved, but this crisis has left behind an unpleasant aftertaste.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025

Its grease-bathed pepperiness had a strong bitter aftertaste like anise, but not sweet.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

"People notice metallic and bitter aftertastes and it can be hard to mask it," says Sharma.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2021

Dirty tubes can lend the ice cream unpleasant off-notes and aftertastes.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2018

Aside from unpleasant aftertastes, sugar alcohols can have adverse gastro-effects, causing intestinal pain and diarrhea.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2015

Typically, they are bland, with thin sour-sweet aftertastes.

From Time Magazine Archive

All kinds of bitter aftertastes lurk in that return to life.

From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo




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