plural brandies
: an alcoholic beverage distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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Ian King, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The Brandy Alexander is brandy (Cognac, usually, that most celebrated type of brandy), crème de cacao, and cream.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2021
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Noun
Labour’s Denis Healey delivered his 1970s Budgets while sipping brandy, Howe preferred a gin and tonic while Ken Clarke, Conservative chancellor from 1993 to 1997, enjoyed whisky at the despatch box.
—Ian King, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The Brandy Alexander is brandy (Cognac, usually, that most celebrated type of brandy), crème de cacao, and cream.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 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 4 Dec. 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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