枞味樅味
Term · Tasting
cong wei
Literal meaning
bush + taste
Definition#
The 'old-bush taste' attributed to Laocong Shuixian: woody, mossy, damp-forest or bamboo-leaf (粽叶) notes, with a smooth, rich body. A 2022 study in Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin linked woody-type old-bush samples to aldehydes such as pentanal and hexanal. It is a connoisseur descriptor, not a standard term.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | cong wei woody, mossy old-bush character pinyin with a gloss |
Also acceptable
Avoid fir taste 枞 is used for its sound (cong), not for fir trees |
| Deutsch | Cong Wei holzig-moosiger Charakter alter Büsche pinyin with a gloss |
Also acceptable
Avoid Tannengeschmack literal misreading of 枞 |
| Русский | Цун Вэй древесно-моховой характер старых кустов pinyin with a gloss |
Also acceptable
Avoid пихтовый вкус literal misreading of 枞 |
| 简体字 | 枞味 | |
| 繁體字 | 樅味 | Regional usage
|
| 日本語 | 樅味 老樅水仙で語られる木や苔を思わせる風味。 translation |
Also acceptable
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Common confusions#
- Literal translators render 枞 as 'fir'.
- Not the same as 丛韵 (congyun), the Phoenix dancong term defined in GB/T 14487-2017 (2.5.32, English 'cong flavor character') and adapted in the Guangdong DB44 dancong draft, which ties it to trees of 40+ years.
- Different from the dancong quality word 丛韵 (congyun), which names a single bush's finish.