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brandy

[bran-dee] / ˈbræn di /
NOUN
spirits
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Russia has also restricted Armenian fish, famed Jermuk mineral water, wine and brandy.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Today, the distillery continues to make applejack and apple brandy, as well a range of other spirits and related products.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

Wisconsin, land of cheese curds and brats and brandy Old Fashioneds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2025

The traditional spirit of choice is brandy, but rum is also popular.

From Salon Dec. 17, 2024

Everyone wanted the honor of hiding him for the night; the women wove him ponchos and winter socks and the men saved him their best brandy and the best dried beef of the season.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

In the business of the worst moment, there may be unanimity, just as soon as the effects of the smelling salts and the large brandies kick in.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

And in an equally symbolic move, the Chinese side said that for now, the brandies would have a reprieve.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2024

Small businesses producing sljivovica and other fruit brandies have sprouted in recent years, offering modern packaging with ethnic-style designs.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2022

Other activities include a tapas tour in Madrid, visits to wineries and a tasting of Spanish brandies.

From New York Times May 6, 2016

The two brandies came out roughly the same.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Since I don’t have a French-army-camp-size skillet, I adapted my Marengo for the oven, where I can gently cook eight chicken thighs in brandied sauce without having to hover over the stove using multiple pans.

From Washington Post Mar. 12, 2023

It’s really a kind of simplified version of brandied cherries.

From New York Times May 6, 2022

What makes them killer is replacing the maraschino cherries in the original recipe with good quality brandied ones.

From Salon Dec. 17, 2016

For the last week of 2011, June is recommending the play Stick Fly, which is about an African-American family on Martha’s Vineyard, and Bernard Callebaut brandied cherries, which are only available seasonally.

From Slate Dec. 29, 2011

The main course was essence of brandied pig, and you need a lot of it to serve five hundred people.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Large billboards brandying buzzwords like “blockchain” and “Web3” filled the streets and took many longtime conference-goers by surprise.

From Washington Post Jan. 18, 2023

Peaches and pears should be peeled for brandying.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette

Ropiness was cured by repeated rackings and by brandying, eight gallons per pipe being the normal ratio.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton




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