astringency

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Larsen has the most consequential role and she imparts just the right note of astringency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

But the astringency remained, and then “someone had the bright idea of resting it on a spirit,” says Joe Horning, the liquid quality and innovations manager at the London-based Sipsmith Gin.

From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2024

Tyler Barnes, a winemaker and co-founder, makes tastings feel intimate for pros and novices, explaining the differences between astringency versus dryness and encouraging people to try wines they might not ordinarily consider.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022

You need a little bit of astringency to kind of cut against that, a little bit of darkness just to mitigate against that.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2022

In this process the acid of the tea acts upon the copper, and causes that astringency which we remark in all the China teas.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.