What is a digestive spirit?

Photo by Bobbi Lin. A digestif is a drink traditionally taken at the end of a meal to stimulate your digestion, “cut the fat” (as my Norwegian family says), and restore your confidence that you will someday wish to eat again. They are a balm for an aching stomach, a pair of stretchy pants in liquid form.

What liquors are considered digestives?

These include aquavit, Becherovka, Bénédictine, Chartreuse, Cynar, Fernet-Branca, Galliano, sambuca, Strega, and Zwack. Aged Liquor: Almost any aged liquor makes a great digestif, though brandies—including eau de vie, calvados, and grappa—are the most traditional.

What is a good alcoholic digestive?

Brandy. Brandy is one of the top dogs of the digestive arena; it is a distilled spirit made from fermented fruit juice, most commonly grapes. Distilled in France, Cognac is probably the best known and revered for its high-quality and refined character.

How do you serve a digestif?

How Do I Drink Digestifs Straight? Most digestifs are imbibed without fuss. Pour a measure of your favorite chilled or room temperature elixir into a glass and go. Some digestifs like limoncello are taken as shots, whereas a nice Cognac or fortified wine is sipped.

Is Bourbon a digestif?

Digestifs have the opposite effect. After a meal, digestifs should be sipped slowly as they help your body further settle your previous meal. A few traditional digestifs include bourbon, smooth whiskey, brandy, port, sherry and liqueur.

Is Bourbon a digestive?

It serves as a digestion aid. While the hair of the dog might not help if your nausea is hangover-induced, drinking a whiskey after a large meal can help ease an upset stomach. Whiskey’s high proof makes it an excellent digestif, stimulating the stomach’s enzymes, which help break down food.

Does alcohol after a meal help digestion?

Especially after fatty meals, alcohol is said to promote digestion. But it seems it’s not the alcohol that has a positive effect on the stomach. On the contrary: alcohol actually impedes gastric emptying. It blocks the action of nerves that are important for the transport of food in the abdomen.

Do digestifs do anything?

While we lack the scientific evidence that digestifs are any kind of cure, there’s nothing to lose by trying one. It might aid your digestion, and more reliably, it can taste great. “If you’re going to have an after-dinner drink, why not have it be medicinal?” Lyndaker said. Fernet-Branca is a popular herbal amaro.

What’s the difference between a digestive and an aperitif?

As the aperitif is served before a meal, digestifs — referred to as amaro in Italy — help wind diners down after all that food has been joyfully consumed. “An aperitif is meant to entice the palate and whet the appetite, while digestives help settle the stomach and facilitate the digestion after a filling meal.”

What kind of liqueur is good for digestion?

Many, including this artichoke liqueur, will supposedly aid digestion. This bottling has a savory, bitter finish from three different kinds of artichokes, as well as cardoons (a cousin of the artichoke), grapefruit and 18 roots and herbs, mostly pulled from the distillery’s garden or local farmers markets.

Can you drink Karlsson’s vodka for a digestive?

Karlsson’s Vodka – Vodka for a digestive? Why, yes you can. The Karlsson’s Vodka is distilled from a single crop of fingerling potatoes.

Which is the driest digestif in the world?

Sercial is the driest, with plenty of acid and nuttiness. Verdelho still runs dry but at a younger age can exhibit more fruity notes. Bual starts to get a little richer with raisin notes but just borders on sweet.

What kind of wine is good for a digestive?

After the meal and several bottles of wine later, Sweet Vermouth made another play for our taste buds. Vermouth is an aromatized wine. This means the wine has been infused with botanicals, herbs and spices. In the form of a digestive, Vermouth is perfectly delightful.