1
: a small drink of distilled liquor
2
: a short-stemmed goblet with a bowl narrowing toward the top
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Enjoy this one at room temperature out of a brandy snifter in order to maximize those complexities.
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Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Give it a good shake and strain into a snifter glass filled with fresh ice.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition to being exorbitantly expensive and served in a snifter . . .
—Amie Barrodale, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Madeira September is great for: a snifter or two in one of the world’s oldest wine regions.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
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Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Give it a good shake and strain into a snifter glass filled with fresh ice.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition to being exorbitantly expensive and served in a snifter . . .
—Amie Barrodale, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Madeira September is great for: a snifter or two in one of the world’s oldest wine regions.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for snifter
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“Snifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snifter. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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