Definition of cognac
: a brandy from the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime distilled from white wine
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In April 2015, prosecutors agreed to conduct DNA tests on items at the crime scene, including a pair of dice, an empty glass of Hennessy cognac and a bottle of beer.
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Like champagne, cognac, and some fine wines, tequila can only be produced in five regions in Mexico.
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There are tequilas that could be compared to the most fine cognacs and scotches in the world.
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The firm had contributed expensive wines, rare cognacs and whiskeys, flowers and costly cigars at political fundraisers held for Democrats at Sloat's Sacramento mansion.
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Saturday’s event at the Royal Oak Farmers Market will feature 100-plus vodkas, liqueurs, bourbons, cognacs and more for sampling, along with wines and craft beers.
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In other words, this (but in a VIP section of the party with bottles of cognac and champagne): These two.
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The meal cost about $690 per person and featured musical entertainment, Cohiba cigars, Château Lynch-Bages red wine and Rémy Martin cognac, according to a copy of the bill obtained by The Post.
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Fricking Delicious Sangria: Sugar, fruit, cognac, red wine.
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Origin and Etymology of cognac
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: a kind of brandy that is made in France
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