Steinhäger
(ˈʃtaɪnhɛːgə(r))
Also -haeger, (erron.) -hager.
[Ger., f. the name Steinhagen of the town, in Westphalia, where it is produced.]
A spirit made from juniper-berries; a measure or glassful of this.
| 1959 M. Crosland tr. Rovan's Germany 180 Many fine spirits are made in Germany..a white eau-de-vie in Westphalia called Steinhäger. 1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xl. 239 Coffee, doughnuts and tiny glasses of Steinhager. 1966 R. Thomas Cold War Swap i. 9 Steinhaeger is best when drunk ice cold and washed down with a liter or so of beer. 1968 ‘J. le Carré’ Small Town in Germany xvii. 273 He drank a Steinhager from the tray. The mat stuck to the stem of the glass. 1976 R. Perry One Good Death xi. 172, I handed him the flask of Steinhager... Muller took a generous swig. |