[ noun ] any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes <noun.food>
Schnapps \Schnapps\, n. [G., a dram of spirits.] Holland gin. [U.S.]
And James B. Beam Distilling markets bourbon with lemonade, plus soda water and fruit-flavored schnapps.
The share draw takes place next month with 111 shares - chosen because a same-digit number is called a schnappszahl (schnapps number) in Germany - to be divided among 21 winners.
Mr. Costescu pours another glass of schnapps and proceeds to diagram an oina game.
Schnapps distilling is a Baltic tradition: the Swedish word brannvin like the Dutch brandewijn means burnt wine; where the Russian word vodka with its watery connotations is closer to the Swedish word for spiced schnapps aquavit.