plural brandies
: an alcoholic beverage distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
It was made with butter from New Zealand, flour from Canada, rum from Jamaica, sugar from Barbados and brandy from South Africa, per ABC News.
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Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2021
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Noun
The component blends were finished separately in Kentucky in Hungarian oak barrels and casks previously used to mature Spanish brandy; then, they were blended together.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
It was made with butter from New Zealand, flour from Canada, rum from Jamaica, sugar from Barbados and brandy from South Africa, per ABC News.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
As of May 18, there were about 580 comments with guesses ranging from chocolate chip cookie dough to brandy old-fashioned.
—Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2021
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“Brandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brandy. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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brandy
noun
bran·dy
ˈbran-dē 
plural brandies
: an alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice (as of apples)
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