snifter

noun snif·ter \ ˈsnif-tər \

Definition of snifter

1 :a small drink of distilled liquor

2 :a short-stemmed goblet with a bowl narrowing toward the top

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Recent Examples of snifter from the Web

The fruit was macerated with balsamic vinegar, lemon, sugar and black pepper, and served in a brandy snifter, giving it an elegant twist.

— suzanne loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, "Germano's Piattini brings old-world style to modern diners," 3 Aug. 2017
Tulip glasses, snifters, and even wine glasses are a step up, nominal signs that a bar cares about, or at least has considered, an elevated beer experience. Don’t worry about feeling effete drinking beer from one of these glasses.

— justin kennedy, GQ, "How to Tell a Great Beer Bar From a Lame One," 22 May 2017
Please, don’t haul out the brandy snifters, just use ordinary wine glasses.

— eric asimov, New York Times, "Your Next Lesson: Madeira," 22 Dec. 2016
But sitting in an old boiler, upholstered with creaking antique leather, sipping smoke from a snifter of brandy?

— john brownlee, WIRED, "The Steampunk Interior of the Edison Bar," 27 June 2007

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