oakiness

noun

1. The quality of having a taste or smell like oak, especially in wine, whiskey, or other drinks aged in oak barrels.

   B2

   uncountableformal

   • "This wine has a pleasant oakiness."B1
   • "The oakiness adds notes of vanilla and spice to the whiskey."B2
   • "The winemaker reduced the oakiness so that the fruit flavors would be more prominent."C1