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
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 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
Table wines that have been exposed to air display this aroma which resembles that of certain sherry wines Considered a flaw by some in red wines, but a desired flavour component in certain white wines by others (eg: Chardonnays with extended "lees" contact in the fermentation vessel)