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Recent Examples of brandy
Make Healthy Ingredient Swaps Standard eggnog is made with whole milk, whole eggs (including the yolks), heavy cream, white sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and optional alcohol (typically rum, brandy, or bourbon).
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2025
Its texture is also dense and cake-like, sometimes flambeed in brandy for dramatic flair and garnished with a holly sprig for even more of a festive presentation.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Some people will also add something like brandy or Cognac.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Beijing also levied anti-dumping duties on European brandy, most notably cognac produced in France, though major brandy producers received exemptions.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
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Of course, proof chasers and hazmat hounds are going to love this whiskey, and there’s nothing wrong with that—drinking whiskey is an entirely subjective experience.—
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And the movie, with these two sexy people sparring for about 10 minutes, only to settle their differences over whiskey before a roaring fire in a snowbound cabin that looks like a vacation hideaway, has an unironic romance-novel baby-it’s-cold-outside vibe of old-school desert-island love.—
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Alcoholic drinks include: Beer Cocktails Hard seltzers Liquors and liqueurs Wine 6.—
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If Calvados apple liqueur is unavailable for the glaze, substituting water works wonderfully.—
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Flavorless vodka is there only for alcohol content, and the closest nonalcoholic equivalent to Kahlúa is espresso and enough sugar to flirt with syrup territory.—
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Whiskey, tequila, and vodka are all regulars on the traditional bar and should also have a place on the NA bar.—
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At Bar Margot, the lobby’s quirky cocktail lounge, expect creative concoctions like the Southern Paradise with gin, chinola, banana-oat-vanilla syrup and a meringue topper.—
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The next year, it’s printed again but this time with a different base spirit (gin instead of rye) and a different amount (literally twice as much).—
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The wine industry has been struggling for the past few years and many are leaning into providing alternatives to get more people into their tasting rooms.—
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The sweater comes in 18 colors, such as black, beige, caramel, and wine red, and is available in sizes S to XL.—
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There’s the world-weary Fundholz hoping his begging will earn him enough for a little schnapps, and Tönnchen, forever fixated on food.—
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There’s nothing like a glass of schnapps—an unsweetened, strong spirit akin to a fruit brandy—to warm up a cold winter’s evening by the fireplace.—
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Joining it is newcomer Prickly Ever After Rita, a margarita that leans into contrast by mixing tequila, citrus, and prickly pear for a balance of sweet and tangy, per a press release.—
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The hosts drank tequila on air, and seemed to be out of control of themselves and each other.—
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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.—
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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.—
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“Brandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brandy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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