Editing Snifter (section)

{{Short description|Short-stemmed glass with a wide bottom and a narrow top}}
{{About|the glass|the steam engine valve|Snifter valve|the sweet|Pascall (company)}}
[[File:Cognac served in a brandy snifter - Evan Swigart (cropped).jpg|thumb|Cognac served in a brandy snifter]]

A '''snifter''' (also called '''brandy balloon''', '''brandy snifter''', '''brandy glass''', '''brandy bowl''', or a '''cognac glass''') is a type of [[stemware]], a short-stemmed [[Drinkware|glass]] whose [[bowl (vessel)|vessel]] has a wide bottom and a relatively narrow top. It is mostly used to serve aged brown liquors such as [[bourbon whiskey|bourbon]], [[brandy]], and [[whisky]].