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Recent Examples of brandy
Rye and apple brandy are fast friends—the apple brandy adding an autumnal echo to rye’s grainy persistence.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Turning to apple brandy—like calvados, Applejack, eau-de-vie de pomme and American apple brandy—is a perfect way to enhance your fall cocktails.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Wagyu lovers have four different cuts to choose from—the largest being a 40-ounce wagyu Tomahawk—and the restaurant even offers tableside flambé with a bone marrow butter and brandy.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Rêve’s Rogue is made from red wine, unlike red vermouth, which is made from white wine and then colored, fortified with grape brandy and then infused with orange, lemon and cardamom.
—Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Turning to apple brandy—like calvados, Applejack, eau-de-vie de pomme and American apple brandy—is a perfect way to enhance your fall cocktails.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Wagyu lovers have four different cuts to choose from—the largest being a 40-ounce wagyu Tomahawk—and the restaurant even offers tableside flambé with a bone marrow butter and brandy.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Rêve’s Rogue is made from red wine, unlike red vermouth, which is made from white wine and then colored, fortified with grape brandy and then infused with orange, lemon and cardamom.
—Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brandy
Noun
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Check back each Sunday for his latest whiskey review.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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Robert also produced the film, which followed a group of Southern whiskey runners getting into chases and conflicts with federal agents.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Amp up the icing drizzle by adding a few drops of your favorite extract (almond is delicious here), a splash of liqueur, or honey.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
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This is where the Greenpoint comes from, an excellent neo-classic riff on a Manhattan that was invented at Milk & Honey in New York, and comprises the classic build of Manhattan—rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters—into which has been spliced the inimitable French herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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Eight more suspects have since been arrested for producing and distributing the vodka, Metro reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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For those looking for toasty beverages that highlight fall fruits, search menus for warm apple or pear ciders mixed with apple brandy, whiskey, spiced rum, or vodka.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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And, yet, gin, rum, and tequila can also find a place in your cocktail arsenal this season.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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Plus, there are carts for mimosas are rolled around in the mornings, an afternoon cheesecake cart with fresh fruit and sauces and gin and tonic cart, too.—
Sonal Dutt,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Before Italy, my drinking experiences were limited to whatever my friends and I could sneak from our parents’ liquor cabinets, preferably something sickly sweet like peach schnapps and vanilla vodka drowned in Diet Coke.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
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The three of us spent a very enjoyable stretch of days together, walking, talking, drinking vodka and schnapps, watching a rustic Azerbaijani family’s YouTube channel, and cutting open agates on the lapidary saw that Lockwood and Kendall keep in their basement.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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Yet, despite these early warning signs, the Spanish wine sector as a whole was slow to react, only recently embracing decisive adaptation and mitigation measures.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Pair with some fresh bread, charcuterie, and wine for the ultimate happy hour treat.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lively initially launched her Betty Buzz brand in 2021 with sparkling mixers, later expanding into tequila and bourbon canned cocktails under Betty Booze in 2023.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The cocktail menu spotlights spirits like tequila, mezcal, raicilla, cocuy and sotol and features cocktails like the Besame Mucho (mezcal, rose and strawberry) and the Reloj, which blends hoja santa and cucumber.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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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 7 Oct. 2025.
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