Sentence:  So, from an examination of the taste and smell of coffees, the taster knows if a coffee is “soft” or “hard” or “Rioy”; if it is sound or fermented (from improper curing); if it is <WSD>groundy</WSD> or mouldy or “hidey.” Coffee is often bought “on description.” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Like or characteristic of grounds; coarse