2023年9月12日 · A digestif is an alcoholic beverage served after a meal with the intention of aiding digestion. There are many styles of digestifs, from amaros and fortified wines to brandies, whiskeys, and herbal liqueurs. Cocktails that include these ingredients are also digestifs.

2022年4月18日 · The digestif category is large and unique, with flavors ranging from cloyingly sweet to bitingly bitter. Explore these top picks to close out a meal.

Apéritifs (/ əˈpɛrɪtiːf /; French: [apeʁitif]) and digestifs (/ diːʒɛˈstiːf /) are drinks, typically alcoholic, that are normally served respectively before and after a meal. Fino sherry is a classic apéritif. An apéritif is an alcoholic beverage usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite, and is usually dry rather than sweet.

2023年11月3日 · Digestif flavors range from bittersweet and medicinal to caramelly to fruity and sweet. “Most, but certainly not all, digestifs are notably bitter, and are often made with herbs, roots, bark, spices, fruit or flowers,” says Bijan Ghiai, beverage director at the fine-dining restaurant Urban Hill in Salt Lake City.

2024年7月1日 · Aperitifs and digestifs are both occasions and beverage categories. Aperitifs are enjoyed the hour before dinner. They tend to be bright, low-ABV beverages meant to open up your palate to food....

2023年3月2日 · For those unaware, an apéritif is an alcoholic drink or cocktail that is served prior to a meal with the goal of stimulating your appetite and preparing your belly for the food journey to come. Its...

2012年9月13日 · The digestif was created for precisely what it sounds like – to aid digestion. One key difference between aperitifs and digestifs is that while dry and bitter helps create an appetite, a little bit of sweetness helps end the meal. Take the bartender-favorite brand of Fernet Branca, for example. It is an Italian amaro made of a secret blend of ...

aperitif and digestif, alcoholic beverages served before and after a meal, respectively, first to stimulate the appetite and then to enhance digestion. Aperitifs and digestifs are transparently named: both come to English via French, the former derived from the Latin verb aperire , “to open,” and the latter clearly connected to digestion ...

2024年5月16日 · A digestif is a beverage served at the end of a meal that is meant to help one digest his meal. Clearly, the root of the term is the same as that of the word “digestion.” Digestifs and aperitifs are meant to bookend a meal, with an aperitif at …

2020年12月23日 · "The basic definition of a digestif or digestivo, depending on whether you're in France or Italy, is generally spirits that are flavored and sweetened. [They're] what we also call cordials or liqueurs here in the States." As well as a class of spirit, digestifs also refer to a course at the end of a meal.