brandynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈbræn.di/us/ˈbræn.di/a strong alcoholic drink made from wine and sometimes flavoured with fruits
Examples
- After dinner we drank coffee laced with brandy.
- Try whipping a little brandy or other liqueur into the cream.
- I keep a bottle of brandy purely for medicinal purposes - it's good for shock.
- It's traditional to drink brandy from a brandy glass.
- There was quite a selection of different brandies on the supermarket shelf.
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Spirits & distilling
- absinthe
- amaretto
- applejack
- benedictine
- bitter
- cognac
- cordial
- crème de menthe
- curaçao
- distil
- hooch
- kirsch
- liqueur
- malt
- malt whisky
- scotch
- sloe gin
- spirit
- toddy
- vodka
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Examples from literature
- A multitude of ladies and gentlemen were ranged under the trees before them, sipping coffee, wine, or brandy.
- He only drank wine though, never brandy.
- I rang the bell and ordered Rogers to give him a brandy and soda.
- Some persons soak the apricots in brandy.
- Then Holmes hurried with a cushion for his head, and I with brandy for his lips.