brandy

[ bran-dee ]

/ ˈbræn di /

a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.

to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy.

Origin of brandy

1615–25; short for brandywine < Dutch brandewijn burnt (i.e., distilled) wine

Now the gut was fueled not by Romanée-Conti and Château d'Yquem but by brandy--and a hell of a lot of it.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes, according to Dr. Johnson, and Hitch went for the heroic.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But while McCartney was sipping a brandy, Lennon snuck up behind the future Sir Paul and clocked him on the back of the head.

The Man Who Captured the Beatles Magic |Chantel Tattoli |June 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So as they spy on us, we have a civic duty to return the favor - just like Brandy did with her smartphone.

Stand Your Ground With Your Smartphone |Joe McLean |February 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

I gave him some brandy from my medicinal store, which he drank with a grimace.

Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show |Robert W. Chambers |February 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Into a large wide mouthed bottle, put French brandy, and fresh rose leaves, or lemon and orange peel.

The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide |Anonymous
Seneschal, let our faithful yeoman have a cup of brandy; it will be more germain to the matter.'

Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated |Sir Walter Scott
The saddle bags are brought in; they are full of bread and tinned meats and native fruits, brandy and wine from his own vineyards.

Mexico |Charles Reginald Enock
I rose, and plunging my hand into our saddle-bag, produced a bottle of brandy we had brought with us from Scutari.

Albania |E. F. Knight
Stimulants are indispensable in distemper, so that bovril, claret, and brandy are required.

Sporting Dogs |Frank Townend Barton

brandy

/ (ˈbrændɪ) /

an alcoholic drink consisting of spirit distilled from grape wine

a distillation of wines made from other fruits plum brandy

C17: from earlier brandewine, from Dutch brandewijn burnt wine, from bernen to burn or distil + wijn wine; compare German Branntwein