off-flavor

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Etymology

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From off- +‎ flavor.

Noun

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off-flavor (plural off-flavors)

  1. An unnatural flavor in a food or drink product caused by the presence of undesirable compounds due to contamination or deterioration.
    • 1963, Gerard Carson, The Social History of Bourbon, Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, published 2010, →ISBN, page 36:
      They burned out the inside of used barrels so the whiskey would not pick up off-flavors, and found the taste improved still more.