often capitalized
: a brandy from the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime distilled from white wine
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Ask about the Rare Bottle Club, a rotating selection of vintage and limited-run spirits available by the two-ounce pour—think Prohibition-era gins, 1950s bourbons, and hard-to-find cognacs.
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Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
The Cookout Cocktail by Tiffanie Barriere Ingredients -1.5 oz cognac or rum
-1 oz watermelon juice
-0.5 oz lime juice
-0.75 oz hibiscus syrup (or sorrel syrup)
-Garnish: watermelon wedge
Instructions: Combine ingredients.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
That’s where this offering from The Vault began: Julie Landreau, the nose for family-run cognac maison Camus, eventually handpicked just four vintages from more than 300 options to form the basis of this exceptional one-off offering.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
The industry also had to work through elevated stockpiles of cognac in the U.S. after demand spiked during the pandemic.
—John Kell, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
The Cookout Cocktail by Tiffanie Barriere Ingredients -1.5 oz cognac or rum
-1 oz watermelon juice
-0.5 oz lime juice
-0.75 oz hibiscus syrup (or sorrel syrup)
-Garnish: watermelon wedge
Instructions: Combine ingredients.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
That’s where this offering from The Vault began: Julie Landreau, the nose for family-run cognac maison Camus, eventually handpicked just four vintages from more than 300 options to form the basis of this exceptional one-off offering.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
The industry also had to work through elevated stockpiles of cognac in the U.S. after demand spiked during the pandemic.
—John Kell, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cognac
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“Cognac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognac. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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named for Cognac, town in France in and near which it is made
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