SIP (3)

Sip, n. 1. 1. The act of sipping; the taking of a liquid with the lips.
2. 2. A small draught taken with the lips; a slight taste.
One sip of this Will bathe the drooping spirits in delight Beyond the bliss of dreams. Milton. A sip is all that the public ever care to take from reservoirs of abstract philosophy. De Quincey.