tea tasting; tea-tasting
A traditional practice where participants identify different tea varieties by scent alone, often as a game or ceremony. Compare 聞き茶 (ききちゃ), which is the more common term for tea tasting by flavor.
See also: 利き茶 (ききちゃ)
I experienced tea tasting by scent during tea ceremony practice.
In tea tasting by scent, you identify the type of tea only by its aroma.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes seen in informal writing.
Compound of 嗅ぎ (かぎ, 'sniffing', the continuative form of 嗅ぐ) and 茶 (ちゃ, 'tea').