aftertaste
Flavor's lingering echo
An aftertaste is a flavor that lingers in the mouth after eating or drinking something: The wine left a bitter aftertaste.
The word extends to any residual impression or feeling that persists after an experience has ended: The argument left an aftertaste of resentment.
Sorrow over past actions
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
nostalgia · melancholy · wistfulness · sorrow · disillusionment · sourness · experience · encounter
What remains afterward
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- lastingContinuing through time
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- trailingFollowing behind something
prolonged · subsiding · echo · remnant · trace · linger · enduring · tail
Fifth taste sensation
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- oakyTasting of wood
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
earthy · herbal · floral · malty · peppery · spicy · tangy · citrus
Unpleasantly sharp-smelling
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
medicinal · caustic · hoppy · tannic · resinous · quinine · grapefruit · radicchio
Excessively sweet or sentimental
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- sugaryContaining much sweetener
- honeyedSweetened or flattering
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
caramel · vanilla · molasses · butterscotch · toffee · artificial · aspartame · stevia
regret
Sorrow over past actions
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
remorse · nostalgia · melancholy · wistfulness · sorrow · disillusionment · sourness · experience · encounter · relationship
residual
What remains afterward
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- lastingContinuing through time
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
trailing · prolonged · subsiding · echo · remnant · trace · linger · enduring · tail · reverberation
umami
Fifth taste sensation
nutty · earthy · herbal · floral · malty · peppery · spicy · tangy · citrus · sour
acrid
Unpleasantly sharp-smelling
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
metallic · medicinal · caustic · hoppy · tannic · resinous · quinine · grapefruit · radicchio · chicory
cloying
Excessively sweet or sentimental
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- sugaryContaining much sweetener
- honeyedSweetened or flattering
syrupy · caramel · vanilla · molasses · butterscotch · toffee · artificial · aspartame · stevia · fruity
rancid
Decomposed fat's quality
off · funky · foul · bad · nasty · gross · disagreeable · offensive · vile · disgusting
- tastebitter, salty, sour, sweet, spicy
- after-afternoon, aftermath, aftershock, afterlife, afterthought
- Flavor Sciencearoma, bitterness, sweetness, sourness, saltiness
- sensory testingsensory thresholds, flavor profiles, mouthfeel, rating scale, sweetness
- Tastingaroma, bouquet, flavor profile, mouthfeel, nose
- sensory qualitiessmell, aroma, sound, texture, hardness
aftertastefirst taste
Initial sampling experience
foretaste · first impression · top note · aroma · attack
aftertasteclean finish
Neat, complete ending
blandness · tastelessness · flavorlessness · dullness · neutrality
aftertastefirst impression
Instant assessment of someone
initial reaction · gut feeling · snap judgment · knee-jerk reaction · surface impression