aperitif
Example Sentences
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Try an apéritif base like Lillet instead of vodka or gin to mix refreshing summer drinks that are lighter on booze without sacrificing complexity.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2021
Pastis is named for pastis, an anise-flavored apéritif usually mixed with water and ice before serving.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 13, 2019
He always started with an apéritif — a Handel sonata, to warm up the stomach.
From New York Times • May 24, 2016
With a perfume of white peaches and wild strawberries, it's gorgeous just on its own, as an apéritif, but save a bottle for the aioli too.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2015
We went out to the Café Napolitain to have an apéritif and watch the evening crowd on the Boulevard.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
