brandy

Brandy is a distilled spirit, made from fermented fruit. The simple term Brandy, when used by itself, always refers to a spirit that has been distilled from grape wine.

Cognac is a special designation for fine brandy, and can only be produced in the Cognac region of France. Brandy on the other hand can be made anywhere. Thus all Cognac is brandy, but all brandy is not Cognac.

Armagnac is made in much the same way as Cognac, the main difference between the two is that Armagnac is produced in the Department of Gers, southeast of Bordeaux. Another difference is that while Cognac is typically distilled three times, Armagnac is only distilled once. There are differences in taste and character between these two fine brandies. Armagnac has a drier, harder taste than cognac - and for this reason is preffered by some connoisseurs. Other forms of brandy include Marc (pronounced "Mar"), Grappa, Calvados, Pisco, Metaxa, Ouzo, Raki, Kirsch, Schwartzwalder, and various other local varieties.

The following recipes on this site use brandy:

Alexander

brandy, heavy cream, crème de cacao,

Between The Sheets

brandy, rum, Cointreau, lemon juice,

Bistro Sidecar

brandy, Tuaca, Frangelico, lemon juice, simple syrup, tangerine juice,

Black Feather

brandy, dry vermouth, Cointreau, Angostura Bitters,

Cafe Diable

orange, brandy, cloves, sugar, coffee,

Champs Elysées

brandy, Chartreuse, lemon juice, simple syrup, Angostura Bitters,

Coffee Cocktail

port, brandy, simple syrup, egg,

Coffee Nudge

brandy, coffee liqueur, crème de cacao, coffee,

Combustible Edison

Campari, lemon juice, brandy,

Corpse Reviver #1

brandy, sweet vermouth, applejack,

Corpse Reviver #3

brandy, Campari, triple sec, lemon juice,

Crux

brandy, Dubonnet, Cointreau, lemon juice,

Delmonico

gin, brandy, dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, orange bitters,

Diabolo

brandy, dry vermouth, Angostura Bitters, orange bitters,

East India House

brandy, pineapple syrup, maraschino liqueur, orange curaçao, Angostura Bitters,

Elderthorn

brandy, St-Germain, Cynar,

Fallen Leaves

calvados, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, brandy,

Fog Cutter

lemon juice, orgeat, rum, brandy, gin, sherry,

French Quarter

brandy, Lillet blanc,

Goat's Delight

kirschwasser, brandy, heavy cream, orgeat, absinthe,

Gotham

absinthe, peach bitters, brandy,

Harvard Fizz

brandy, sweet vermouth, orange bitters, soda water,

Japanese

brandy, orgeat, Angostura Bitters,

Metropole

brandy, dry vermouth, orange bitters, Peychaud's bitters,

Morning Cocktail

brandy, dry vermouth, orange curaçao, maraschino liqueur, absinthe, Angostura Bitters,

Nicky Finn

brandy, Cointreau, lemon juice, pastis,

Port Wine Cocktail

port, brandy,

Renaissance

brandy, sweet vermouth, limoncello, peach bitters,

Saratoga

brandy, rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura Bitters,

Sidecar

brandy, Cointreau, lemon juice,

Southern Beauty

brandy, Southern Comfort,

Stinger

brandy, crème de menthe,

Tyrol

brandy, Chartreuse, Galliano, heavy cream,

Vieux Carre

rye whiskey, brandy, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, Peychaud's bitters, Angostura Bitters,

Washington

brandy, dry vermouth, Angostura Bitters, simple syrup,

Young Man

brandy, sweet vermouth, orange curaçao, Angostura Bitters,