How to Use snifter in a Sentence

snifter

noun

• Give it a good shake and strain into a snifter glass filled with fresh ice.
  — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
• Then carefully balance the snifter on its side atop the rocks glass.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2021
• Add ingredients to a large brandy snifter glass; top with ice.
  — Megan Murphy, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2021
• Then carefully pour that into a rocks glass (set aside) and a snifter.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 17 Nov. 2021
• Please, don’t haul out the brandy snifters, just use ordinary wine glasses.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2016
• Samples, growlers, pints, snifters and goblets are offered, based on beer styles.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
• Add ingredients to shaker tins with ice, whip shake, and strain into a snifter glass.
  — Amanda Schuster, Forbes, 23 June 2021
• Brandy snifter photos were a special occasion, something to get dressed up for.
  — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2022
• Winners, drawn at random, will be able to buy an allotment of four beers and a snifter for $130.
  — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 5 Oct. 2020
• The concoction stewed for about 5 minutes before Quinn pushed the plunger and poured the beer into a snifter.
  — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2018
• Poured into a snifter, these are beers to savor through an evening, their complexities evolving as the minutes tick by.
  — Star Tribune, 16 Dec. 2020
• But sitting in an old boiler, upholstered with creaking antique leather, sipping smoke from a snifter of brandy?
  — John Brownlee, WIRED, 27 June 2007
• And of course, appropriate glassware, such as a snifter, makes a real difference.
  — Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2017
• For instance, warm brandy is served in a snifter, which is wider at the bottom so there is more surface area, allowing for more evaporation.
  — Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 31 Oct. 2017
• That’s a lot of backstory for a snifter of spirit at the end of dinner, but Guillaudeu isn’t afraid to get into heavy topics over dessert.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 20 May 2020
• Brandy still suffers from a stuffy image of snifters and smoking jackets, and thousand-dollar bottlings in crystal decanters.
  — Jason Wilson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2017
• Enjoy this one at room temperature out of a brandy snifter in order to maximize those complexities.
  — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• 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, 3 Aug. 2017
• Two 12-ounce cans of Evasion and a commemorative snifter glass are included in the ticket price.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2018
• 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, 22 May 2017
• The flavors that are listed in this dark lager - ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon – definitely are on the palate, though don’t expect a big savory beer that demands a snifter.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2022
• So raise your favorite snifter or stein and get ready to experience the adults-only side of Louisville’s largest annual civic celebration, the Kentucky Derby Festival.
  — Kentucky Derby Festival, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2018
• Connoisseur reception tickets include all the benefits of early admission plus a private reception area with premium and large format beers, catered appetizers from local restaurants, coat check, private restrooms and a souvenir glass snifter.
  — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 21 Jan. 2020
• Crimson Orchid Created by bartender Aaron Pavo at Tigress located at The Perry Hotel Naples, this bold yet elegant ode to autumn should be served chilled in a snifter and finished with a fragrant cinnamon stick.
  — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025