plural brandies
: an alcoholic beverage distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
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Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
That recipe adds brandy to the margarita, a cocktail that began emerging at bars in the '40s with the basic ingredients of tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur, such as triple sec.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2021
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Noun
Residents of Wisconsin drink brandy in their official state cocktail, the brandy old fashioned, which is different from a traditional old fashioned in that cherries, oranges, bitters, sugar and brandy are muddled together before being topped with sweet or sour soda.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
That recipe adds brandy to the margarita, a cocktail that began emerging at bars in the '40s with the basic ingredients of tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur, such as triple sec.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
As of May 18, there were about 580 comments with guesses ranging from chocolate chip cookie dough to brandy old-fashioned.
—Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2021
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“Brandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brandy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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brandy
noun
bran·dy
ˈbran-dē 
plural brandies
: an alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice (as of apples)
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