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Recent Examples of brandy
Past an entryway lined with lockers, a bartender poured brandy.
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Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Somewhere between a cake and a custard, the ultra-classic take is studded with prunes soaked in Armagnac brandy.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Her credentials extend across whiskey, rum, brandy, and more.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
But the end of colonial rule galvanized a new frontier spirit around booze, with Americans shunning the sherry, port, and brandy favored by the stiff Europeans, and instead leaning into their own hooch created by a mash of whatever grains were on hand.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Somewhere between a cake and a custard, the ultra-classic take is studded with prunes soaked in Armagnac brandy.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Her credentials extend across whiskey, rum, brandy, and more.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
But the end of colonial rule galvanized a new frontier spirit around booze, with Americans shunning the sherry, port, and brandy favored by the stiff Europeans, and instead leaning into their own hooch created by a mash of whatever grains were on hand.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brandy
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The point of using different types of corn in the mashbill is to explore how less common varietals affect the flavor of the whiskey, which if taken to another conceptual level should influence how the wood will affect another spirit aged in the barrels.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
11 June 2026
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Instead of pairing it with whiskey, people are now turning to the brine as part of their wellness routines for hydration, preventing muscle cramps, improving gut health, and even lowering those cortisol levels.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The cocktails, on the other hand (which also rotate), take Japanese ingredients like wasabi and shisho and give them a twist with umeshu (plum wine or liqueur) and liqueur de café for an inventive take on an espresso martini.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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According to the brand, this decaf liqueur is produced using a multi-step process.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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Turn off the heat and stir in the vodka.—
Emily Weinstein,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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Called Duel of the Fates, the bottom half of the drink is blue — a block of frozen peach butterfly flower tea — while the top half is red, combining strawberry juice, vodka and tequila.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Inside, there’s a petite bar lit with glittering orange and golden chandeliers overhead and a demure backbar with mostly Korean spirits, like Jung One single malt gin.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Freeze the base combination of gin (4½ parts), Campari (2½ parts) and sweet vermouth (2½ parts) for at least eight hours.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
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The national historic site is now a museum that hosts house and ghost tours, teatime in Franklin's former wine vault, lectures, concerts and storytelling events.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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For him and for a lot of artists and writers, seeing people experience your work in person—like being at a gallery opening with your own work on the walls and people spilling wine on it—is a kind of hell on earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The cocktail, a staple of the Preakness, is equal parts bourbon, vodka and peach schnapps.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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The document states Williams was working as a manager at Uncle Lou’s when undercover agents bought a shot of vodka and another of peppermint schnapps.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Instead of tequila, the cocktail starts with bourbon.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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The tequila is distilled on both pot and column stills to create two different styles of spirit after the agave is cooked in autoclaves, and perhaps most interestingly the distillery plays classical music during fermentation.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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Diners can choose from a wide selection of Mexican tequilas, mescals, and beers, as well as wines from around the globe and innovative cocktails like the Avocado Margarita and Oaxacan Old Fashioned.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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After the firing squad finished its work, victorious Mexican troops reportedly removed Crabb's head and shipped it to Mexico City in a jar of mescal.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
11 Apr. 2024
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“Brandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brandy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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