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brandy vs. cognac

brandy
[bran-dee] / ˈbræn di /

noun

plural

brandies

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

verb (used with object)

brandied, brandying

  1. to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy.

cognac
[kohn-yak, kon-, kaw-nyak] / ˈkoʊn yæk, ˈkɒn-, kɔˈnyak /

noun

  1. (often initial capital letter) the brandy distilled in and shipped from the legally delimited area surrounding the town of Cognac, in W central France.

  2. any French brandy.

  3. any good brandy.