grappan.
/ˈɡrapə/, U.S. /ˈɡrɑpə/ A brandy distilled from the skins, pips, and stalks of the grapes after they have been pressed for winemaking. (Cf. marc n.)
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Nants1653
French brandy1655
snapdragon1676
Cognac brandy1687
guildive1698
aguardiente1752
cognac1755
Armagnac1797
Jew brandy1817
pisco1825
Cape smoke1846
marc1848
fine champagne1864
burnt brandy1880
dop1889
grape-brandy1892
grappa1893
beno1903
V.S.O.P.1907
jackass brandy1909
fine1923
Napoleon brandy1930
Remy Martin1932
framboise1933
mampoer1934
witblits1934
Metaxa1938
Soberano1963
Napoleon1968
1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I
1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 Aug. 575/1 We drew our bombs and our grappa, and soon we were whirling..to the attack.
1929 E. Hemingway Farewell to Arms iv. 25 He poured two glasses and we touched them... The grappa was very strong.
1947 D. Thomas Let. 20 May in Sel. Lett. (1966) 307 He was..drinking, by the gallon, grappa.
1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 25 Auden and I were sitting by the Grand Canal soaking up grappa.
1971 M. McCarthy Birds of Amer. 247 He accepted a grappa on the house.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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