peach brandy

American  

noun

1. brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.

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peach brandy British  

noun

1. (esp in S. Africa) a brandy made from fermented peaches

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Etymology

Origin of peach brandy

An Americanism dating back to 1705–15

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Example Sentences

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peach brandy

Hinckley dressed like Bickle, collected firearms like him, kept a diary like him, even drank peach brandy like him.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2019

And — in a development that Wondrich says makes him “happier than anything” — a few distilleries are now making real peach brandy.

From Washington Post ● May 30, 2015

However she still made Sicilian specialties — peach brandy, canned tomatoes and sauce, foraged burdock patties — in part to save money, but also as much to preserve her culinary heritage.

From Time ● Oct. 6, 2014

British and Swiss newspapers said the nuptial feast in the Kremlin lasted a fortnight, with refreshments served on Czarist gold plate and sped with pink Crimean champagne, sweet Armenian peach brandy and vodka.

From Time Magazine Archive

Flour, salt, iron, cider and peach brandy were staple products of the Ohio country which the South desired.

From The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway by Archer Butler Hulbert

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