Word
briny
Phoneticsbrin·y
US/ˈbraɪni/
UK/ˈbraɪni/
Definition
adj. a salty taste in coffee that happens when the beans are heated for too long or kept on a warmer for a long time
adj. an undesirable, saline gustatory characteristic in brewed coffee resulting from excessive thermal exposure or prolonged contact with a heat source after brewing.
Examples
“This coffee has a briny taste because it has been in the pot all morning.”
“If you leave the glass carafe on the heater too long, the brew will become briny and unpleasant.”
“The sensory panel identified a distinct briny finish, attributing the defect to the scorched particulate matter in an over-extracted batch.”
Examples
simple
“This coffee has a briny taste because it has been in the pot all morning.”
contextual
“If you leave the glass carafe on the heater too long, the brew will become briny and unpleasant.”
complex
“The sensory panel identified a distinct briny finish, attributing the defect to the scorched particulate matter in an over-extracted batch.”
Real-World Examples
“Briny describes a coffee taste that evokes the salty, savory character of seawater or brine, creating a brackish sensation on the palate.” “Briny coffee refers to a salty, mineral-like, or ocean-water flavor sometimes detected in coffee.” Etymology
Derived from the English noun 'brine,' meaning salty water, which comes from the Old English 'bryne' of Germanic origin.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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