Brandy vs. Cognac

Brandynoun

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

Brandynoun

(countable) Any variety of brandy.

Brandynoun

(countable) A glass of brandy.

Brandyverb

(transitive) To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.

Brandynoun

A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.

Brandynoun

distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

Brandy

Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif.

Cognacnoun

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

Cognacnoun

A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac.

Cognacnoun

high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France

Cognacnoun

a high-quality brandy, strictly speaking that distilled in Cognac in western France

Cognac

Cognac ( KON-yak, also US: KOHN-, KAWN-, French: [kɔɲak] (listen)) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime.