Digestif

A digestif is an alcoholic beverage served after a meal, traditionally believed to aid digestion although there is no strong evidence to support this. Modern medicine instead suggests that alcohol, especially its overuse, has deleterious effects on digestion. When served after a coffee course, it may be called pousse-café. Digestifs are usually taken neat.

Common kinds of digestif include:

• Brandy (Cognac, Armagnac, alembic-made)
• Chacha
• Eau de vie (fruit brandies, schnapps, Calvados)
• Pomace brandy (grappa)
• Tsikoudia
• Orujo
• Fortified wines (sweet sherry (usually cream sherry or oloroso sherry), Vermouth, port, Madeira, and ratafia)
• Liqueurs bitter or sweet (Drambuie, Amaretto, Bénédictine, amari (such as fernet), herbal liqueur, sambuca, Chartreuse, Galliano, Grand Marnier, Jägermeister, Irish Mist, Kahlúa, Limoncello, Herbs de Majorca, Beirão, pelinkovac, Unicum, Underberg, Fernet Branca, mirto, Jeppson's Malört)
• Distilled liquors (ouzo, schnapps, Tequila or akvavit)