brandied

[ bran-deed ]

/ ˈbræn did /

flavored, soaked in, or treated with brandy.

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First recorded in 1825–35; brandy + -ed³

un·bran·died, adjective

Carefully strain the cocktail into the prepared glass and garnish with the brandied cherry.
Celeb Chefs' Holiday Cocktails|Jacquelynn D. Powers|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In appearance they were mostly round and red, with a brandied cherry inside.
The Millionaire Baby|Anna Katharine Green
Make a fancy form in the shape of a peach of vanilla ice cream with a brandied peach in the center.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
A spark could ignite it and set the globe on fire like it was a brandied Christmas pudding.
Operation Earthworm|Joe Archibald

Bring me some brandied marrons, a large bottle of rose oil and a stick of lip rouge from Celeste's.
Blue-grass and Broadway|Maria Thompson Daviess
Had it not been for the stiff doses of brandied coffee swallowed at every stage, this record would never have been written.
The Bath Road|Charles G. (Charles George) Harper