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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Then, retire to the spacious living room to sip a digestif on one of the large couches.
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Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2025
It’s been almost a year since The Bear season three ended with a digestif of cliffhangers.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The menu includes pink moon oysters and mignonette, persimmon salad, squash blossoms, an aquavit digestif, quail and panna cotta for dessert.
—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
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Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2025
It’s been almost a year since The Bear season three ended with a digestif of cliffhangers.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The menu includes pink moon oysters and mignonette, persimmon salad, squash blossoms, an aquavit digestif, quail and panna cotta for dessert.
—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
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“Digestif.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestif. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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