11. A snifter is worth a thousand words. 12. You know-- smoking jackets and snifters , cigars, connoisseurship and all that. 13. One hand held a snifter , the other his smoldering seven-inch-long Excalibur. 14. I want to pour myself a snifter of smooth, aromatic cognac from a crystal decanter. 15. One paw cradles a brandy snifter . 16. Through my brandy snifter I see them as Lily and Edward on the Orient-Express. 17. If you haven't poured yourself a congratulatory snifter of brandy, do it tonight. 18. Some, however, prefer to drink it like brandy from snifters and at room temperature. 19. Caucasians typically drink cognac as a treat _ sipped warm from a snifter after a special dinner. 20. And they are learning to sip from shot glasses or snifters in authentic Mexican fashion _ neat.