C.S.C.E.
(Coffee Market)
The New York Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange. Coffee “C” is a part of this umbrella.
CARAMELLY
(Espresso)
An aroma reminiscent of caramel candy or syrup, created by sugar compounds in the coffee's vapors.
CARBON FILTRATION
(Water & Water Treatments)
Carbon is an absorbent material and is extremely efficient at removing odours, taint and discoloration from tap water. However, it in no way prevents the build up of hard water scale.
CHARACTER
(Tea - Liquors)
Attractive taste of good quality teas or a particular taste associated with the area of growth
CHARTS
(Coffee Market)
A system of forecasting trading futures, based on mathematics, using averages, sell/buy points indicating whether a market is oversold or overbought and various other statistical data.
CHESTY
(Tea - Dry Leaf Description)
Inferior or unseasoned packing materials cause this taint
CHLORINE
(Water & Water Treatments)
Chlorine is used by the water providers to prevent bacterial growth in the water between production and consumption. While it is extremely efficient, its presence can cause a poor taste in some beverages.
CHOCOLATEY
(Espresso)
An aftertaste of unsweetened chocolate or vanilla extract.
CHOPPY
(Tea - Dry Leaf Description)
Orthodox or Rotorvane manufacture leaf that has been reduced by cutting during sorting
CHUNKY
(Tea - Dry Leaf Description)
A very large Broken from Orthodox manufacture
CLEAN
(Tea - Dry Leaf Description)
Leaf that is free from fibre, dust and impurities
CLEARING HOUSE
(Coffee Market)
The organisation that matches up buy and sell contracts on behalf of the exchanges. Also the clearing house handles the tendering of physicals. The clearing house guarantees performance of contract and charges initial and variation margins to pay for
COARSE
(Tea - Liquors)
Fibre content
COLOUR
(Fruit Juice)
The colour of FCOJ is evaluated by comparing the colour of the product with USDA orange juice colour standards. To be classified as Grade A, FCOJ must score from 36-40 on colour.
COLOURY
(Tea - Liquors)
Useful depth of colour
COMMODITY EXCHANGES, FUTURES OR TERMINAL MARKETS
(Coffee Market)
A system for exchanging contracts for either delivery or acceptance of non-physical commodities for a defined future date. However contracts are mostly not turned into physical deliveries but usually a purchase is matched by an off-setting sale and vice v
COMMON
(Tea - Liquors)
Very plain, coarse liquor lacking quality
CONCENTRATIONS
(Fruit Juice)
Usually frozen products are concentrated 1+3 to 1+5. Ambient products are normally concentrated 1+5 to 1+6.
COPPERY
(Tea - Infused Leaf)
Bright, copper coloured leaf, showing a well manufactured tea of good quality
CORDIALS
(Fruit Juice)
These are clear squashes. Any clear squash may have “cordial” substituted for “squash”, other than one made from lime juice where “lime juice cordial” must appear.
CREAM
(Tea - Liquors)
A precipitate obtained after cooling usually denoting quality
CREAMERS
(Ancillary Products)
For coffee, non-dairy
CREPY
(Tea - Dry Leaf Description)
A crimped appearance common with the larger grade broken from Orthodox manufacture, such as BOP
CRUSH
(Fruit Juice)
A ready to drink squash, made from at least 5% fruit juice, with about 5% added sugar. Can also contain additives.
CURLY
(Tea - Dry Leaf Description)
The leaf appearance of whole leaf grade Orthodox teas such as OP, as opposed to Wiry
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