variants
often Cognac
: a brandy from the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime distilled from white wine
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Don’t skip the dessert—Fouquet’s is famous for its profiteroles topped with Polignac almonds and cognac ganache, as well a signature millefeuille with creamy vanilla custard between paper-thin layers of golden pastry.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Producers of cognac are cutting staff and uprooting vines as sales go down the drain.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The château dates from the 19th century, when a cognac merchant built it as a wedding gift for his daughter and her cavalry officer husband.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Experiment with flavors and toppings, such as drizzling a tiny spoonful of aged cognac over orange ice cream.
—New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Producers of cognac are cutting staff and uprooting vines as sales go down the drain.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The château dates from the 19th century, when a cognac merchant built it as a wedding gift for his daughter and her cavalry officer husband.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
Experiment with flavors and toppings, such as drizzling a tiny spoonful of aged cognac over orange ice cream.
—New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Cognac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognac. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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named for Cognac, town in France in and near which it is made
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