Cognac & Other Brandy

Brandy is produced by distilling wine and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink. The term "brandy" also denotes liquors obtained from the wines of other fruits, and there are many types of brandy across the winemaking regions of the world, including cognac, Armagnac and pisco.
Three Calvados bottle on oak barrel with green background and inset of apples photo
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Grand Marnier bottle against faded blue background with cocktail illustrations
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Pan American Clipper
Pan American Clipper
Fog Cutter cocktail
Fog Cutter
Hennessy X.O Cognac bottle
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Remy Martin V.S.O.P. Cognac bottle
Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. Cognac Review
Hawskmoor Apple Martini
Hawksmoor Apple Martini
Remy Martin XO Cognac bottle
Rémy Martin XO Cognac Review
D'Usse VSOP Cognac bottle
D’Usse VSOP Cognac Review
Remy Martin 1738 Accord Royal Cognac bottle
Rémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal Cognac Review
Courvoisier VSOP Cognac bottle
Courvoisier VSOP Cognac Review
Hennessy VSOP Privilege Cognac review
Hennessy V.S.O.P. Privilège Cognac Review
Longines cocktail
Longines
Baltimore Eggnog
Baltimore Eggnog
New cognacs 2022
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Porto Flip
Porto Flip
Spiced Apple Cider
Spiced Apple Cider
pisco-sours
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New brandy bottles
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All the Way Up cocktail
All the Way Up
Love Potion
Love Potion
Woodson & Ford cocktail
Woodson & Ford
Flint cocktail
Flint
Jamboree cocktail
Jamboree
Pusherman cocktail
Pusherman
Blanche Armagnac
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Pumpkin Sazerac
Pumpkin Sazerac
Pumpkin Buck cocktail
Pumpkin Buck
Stone Fence cocktail
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Great Pumpkin cocktail
Great Pumpkin
photo composite
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A bright orange-red cocktail served in a coupe glass with a sugared rim and a single sage leaf as its garnish; the glass is shot from above on a white marble surface
Figgy Smalls
spiced eggnog cocktail in a wine glass with fresh nutmeg on top
Spiced Eggnog
A Collins glass with diamond etchings along its base sits on a wooden table. It’s filled with ice and apple brandies, and a bottle of cider pours in from the side.
Saison Highball
Grave Digger
Hey, Gourdgeous cocktail
Hey, Gourdgeous
apple brandy
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Armagnac in a small snifter with two bottles in the background
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Brandy Sangaree
Brandy Sangaree
Sidecar cocktail
Sidecar
Sazerac, reddish brown, in rocks glass without ice, garnished with lemon twist, on a dark marble background
Sazerac
The 13 Best Cognacs to Drink in 2022
The 13 Best Cognacs to Drink
two eggnog cocktails with cinnamon sticks and nutmeg garnish
Eggnog
Brandy Alexander
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sea breeze cooler cocktail with straw and mint garnish
Sea Breeze Cooler
vieux carre cocktail in gold-laced glass with lemon peel garnish
Vieux Carré
Brandy Old Fashioned
Brandy Old Fashioned
Tom & Jerry cocktail in clear coffee mug with metal spoon and dusting of ground clove, nutmeg, and allspice on top
Tom & Jerry
Creamy Brandy Alexander cocktail in a coupe glass with angular etching, and a dusting of nutmeg
Brandy Alexander
Red Sangria in wine glass with ice and orange slice on white marble, with pitcher of Sangria in background
Classic Sangria
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Between the Sheets cocktail in crystal coupe on marble surface
Between the Sheets
Horse's Neck cocktail
Horse’s Neck
An elegant coupe glass holds a bright red drink with a thin slice of lemon peel. The glass sits on a silver tray
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The 14 Best Brandies to Drink in 2022
The 14 Best Brandies to Drink
Vieux Carre cocktail
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Stinger cocktail in a rocks glass against a white background
Stinger
French Connection cocktail served over ice in a crystal-cut rocks glass
French Connection