digestifs
Post-meal settling spirits
Digestifs are alcoholic drinks served after a meal, believed to aid digestion.
The category includes brandies, amaros, fortified wines, and herbal liqueurs—typically stronger or more bitter than aperitifs, which come before meals.
We lingered over digestifs and coffee.
The French spelling is standard in English; *digestives* usually means something else entirely.
Grape-based distilled spirit
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- grappaSpirit from grape skins
- chartreuseVivid yellow-green hue
- amaroHerbal Italian liqueur
limoncello · sambuca · eau-de-vie · port · sherry · pastis · ouzo · raki
Botanical cocktail flavoring
- gentianFlowering alpine plant
- fennelLicorice-tasting culinary herb
- aniseLicorice-flavored seed plant
- wormwoodBitter herb for absinthe
artichoke · angelica · peppermint · ginger · chamomile · settling · soothing · herbal
Drinking in small mouthfuls
- neatOrderly, or undiluted
- snifterShort-stemmed brandy goblet
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
- toastingBrowning by heat
conviviality · tableside · ceremony · hospitality · etiquette · gathering · conversation · lingering
Of or from Paris's nation
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- GermanCentral European language
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
regional · artisanal · monastic · alpine · Mediterranean · Bavarian · Basque · provincial
cognac
Grape-based distilled spirit
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- grappaSpirit from grape skins
- chartreuseVivid yellow-green hue
amaro · limoncello · sambuca · eau-de-vie · port · sherry · pastis · ouzo · raki · slivovitz
bitters
Botanical cocktail flavoring
wormwood · artichoke · angelica · peppermint · ginger · chamomile · settling · soothing · herbal · aromatic
sipping
Drinking in small mouthfuls
toasting · conviviality · tableside · ceremony · hospitality · etiquette · gathering · conversation · lingering · nightcap
French
Of or from Paris's nation
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- GermanCentral European language
- traditionCustom passed through generations
heritage · regional · artisanal · monastic · alpine · Mediterranean · Bavarian · Basque · provincial · ancestral
connoisseur
Expert in matters of taste
aged · cask · elegant · sophisticated · curated · tasting · bouquet · finish · complexity · terroir
- beverageswater, coffee, tea, juice, milk
- Alcoholic Drinksbeer, wine, vodka, rum, whiskey
- liquor storesvodka, whiskey, whisky, rum, gin
- Mixologycocktails, mixology, cocktail recipes, classic cocktails, craft cocktails
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, welcome
- menusmenu, dropdown, submenu, menu bar, context menu
- digestive tractInternal food processing passage
- digestive systemOrgans processing ingested food
- digestive biscuitSlightly sweet wheat cookie
- digestive enzymesFood-processing biological catalysts
- digestive upsetGastrointestinal disturbance
- digestive aidPromotes food breakdown
digestion, indigestion, digestive, digesting, digestible, indigestible, digestif