Character - An attractive taste, specific to growth origin describing teas grown at high altitude.

Chesty - Tea tainted by inferior or unseasoned packing materials.

Chunky - A very large broken-leaf tea.

Clean - Leaf that is free from fiber, dirt and all extraneous matter.

Coarse - A tea producing a harsh undesirable liquor with taste to match.

Coloury - Indicates useful depth of color and strength.

Common - A very plain light and thin liquor with no distinct favor.

Coppery - Bright leaf that indicates a well manufactured or make of tea.

Cream - A natural precipitate obtained as the liquor cools down.

Crepy - Leaf with a crimped appearance common to larger grade broken-leaf teas such as BOP.

Curly - Leaf appearance of whole leaf grade teas such as OP, as distinct from 'wiry'.