disapproval If you describe someone as nutty, you mean that their behaviour is very strange or foolish. He looked like a nutty professor That's a nutty idea
If you describe food as nutty, you mean that it tastes of nuts, has the texture of nuts, or is made with nuts. nutty butter cookies Chick peas have a distinctive, delicious and nutty flavour
The characterisitc pungent flavor of Sherry - taste is similiar to the taste of nuts
An aromatic sensation created by a moderately volatile set of aldehydes and ketones that produce sensations reminiscent of roasted nuts Characteristic of poor quality beans, that float, remain lighter in color and have a peanut flavor
Used negatively to describe oxidized wine (see also oxidized); used positively to describe an oaky flavor
Used to describe oxidized wines Often a flaw, but when it's close to an oaky flavor it can be a plus Can be very nice in tawnie ports, sherry and other fortified wines and dessert wines
Nutlike aromas that develop in certain wines, such as sherries or old white wines