digestif
noun
di·ges·tif
ˌdē-zhes-ˈtēf 
: an alcoholic drink (such as brandy or a liqueur) usually taken after a meal
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The menu includes pink moon oysters and mignonette, persimmon salad, squash blossoms, an aquavit digestif, quail and panna cotta for dessert.
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
There’s also a trolley holding spirit casks that gets wheeled out for guests to enjoy a brandy or cognac poured straight from the cask as a post-dinner digestif.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Its potent bitterness and citrus astringency and an herbaceous wallop are singular—a digestif on steroids, but still something that will settle rather than upset your stomach.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2024
The Park Road establishment features eight to 10 courses that highlight seasonal fare, as well as craft cocktails, aperitifs and digestifs.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2024
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
There’s also a trolley holding spirit casks that gets wheeled out for guests to enjoy a brandy or cognac poured straight from the cask as a post-dinner digestif.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
Its potent bitterness and citrus astringency and an herbaceous wallop are singular—a digestif on steroids, but still something that will settle rather than upset your stomach.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2024
The Park Road establishment features eight to 10 courses that highlight seasonal fare, as well as craft cocktails, aperitifs and digestifs.
—Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2024
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“Digestif.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestif. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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