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

Butter also lubricates your mouth, which tends to compliment the dish's natural astringency.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

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

Revisiting Highsmith’s novel reveals the true astringency of the premise, that a seemingly cavalier proposition has the power to cause serious and permanent ruin.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

This treatment can be applied to all white and light-colored wines, when it is not desirable to have a certain astringency in the wine.

From The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines by Husmann, George