It's quite fiery stuff with pepper, spices and some tannic activity but best of all, it's over-brimming with summer fruit flavours. |
Glutaraldehyde and tannic acid also may be used topically, but they can cause skin irritation and brownish skin discoloration. |
Oak aging can soften the sharp acidity and add a dose of needed tannic structure. |
As for the juice, its health benefits may keep some customers chugging it, but it has a lingering, biting, tannic aftertaste. |
Wines made in unlined new chestnut barrels can be so tannic as to be undrinkable. |
One researcher I know says the tannic acid and theobromine in tea help remove heat from sunburn. |