How to Use brandy in a Sentence

brandy

noun

• Add brandy to the syrup and heat until hot.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
• Feel free to swap the bourbon for brandy or dark rum.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
• Once cooked, the cake is wrapped and soaked in a spirit like brandy or rum.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 21 Apr. 2022
• There's a quarter cup of brandy in the cherries.
  — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
• Remove from heat; stir in brandy, lemon juice, and vanilla paste.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
• Red wine, brandy, oranges, and a long list of spices make up this classic recipe.
  — Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
• That’s made up for with plenty of local brandy on tap to indulge.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2022
• Infuse port and brandy with warming spices and sweet pear flavor.
  — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
• After dessert was served and the brandy poured, one woman began to sing.
  — James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022
• Onur was later seen at the chessboard table, a large glass of brandy in hand.
  — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
• Remove from heat and stir in brandy, butter, vanilla, and salt.
  — Torie Cox, Country Living, 9 May 2023
• The secret behind so many of these quick recipes is a liqueur, a spirit, a brandy.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
• While the distillery does make vodka, rum, brandy and gin, its focus is on whiskey.
  — Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• Pour the vodka or brandy over the herbs, filling the jar three-quarters of the way full.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
• Her credentials extend across whiskey, rum, brandy, and more.
  — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• Slivovitz plum brandy might be the best-known in the United States as a fiery drink.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
• The flaming brandy opens up the cells of the orange peel and cloves, adding its flavor to the drink.
  — M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
• The mix of warming brandy, deep orange and bright lemon makes the cocktail not too sweet, not too tart.
  — Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022
• Choose yours in one of many diverse colors ranging from summit navy to brandy brown.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2023
• The drizzle of apple brandy sauce is what makes this bread pudding one of the best autumn desserts.
  — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
• Tex Greathouse taught me how to make raisin brandy behind the wood stove in his trapping cabin.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022
• Combine jam and brandy in small, heavy saucepan over medium heat, and heat until preserves melt.
  — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
• Past an entryway lined with lockers, a bartender poured brandy.
  — Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
• The coffee and rum or brandy can be substituted with an equal amount of flat cola or stout beer.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2022
• This simple mix of brandy, lemon juice, and orange liqueur dates back to the 1920s.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2023
• Helen is in vacation mode, marveling at the snowy suite and sipping brandy from an ice glass.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
• Use lemon-lime soda or seltzer water for the Prosecco and brandy.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
• Drinks include a tahini brandy milk punch, mimosas and Bloody Marys.
  — Ana Khan, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
• Red plums, figs, cocoa powder and brandy mid palate and a slab of chocolate and orange slices on the finish.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 July 2022
• Some people will also add something like brandy or Cognac.
  — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025