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B0455200 (brăn′dē)n. pl. bran·dies An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.tr.v. bran·died, bran·dy·ing, bran·dies To preserve, flavor, or mix with brandy.

[Short for brandy-wine, from Dutch brandewijn : brandende, present participle of branden, to burn; see g^wher- in Indo-European roots + wijn, wine; see wine.]

brandy

(ˈbrændɪ) n, pl -dies1. (Brewing) an alcoholic drink consisting of spirit distilled from grape wine2. (Brewing) a distillation of wines made from other fruits: plum brandy. [C17: from earlier brandewine, from Dutch brandewijn burnt wine, from bernen to burn or distil + wijn wine; compare German Branntwein]

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(ˈbræn di)

n., pl. -dies, n. 1. a spirit distilled from wine or from fermented fruit juice. v.t. 2. to mix, flavor, or preserve with brandy. [1615–25; short for brandywine < Dutch brandewijn burnt (i.e., distilled) wine]

Thesaurus

Noun

brandy - distilled from wine or fermented fruit juicebooze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermentedeau de vie - strong coarse brandyapplejack - distilled from hard ciderCalvados - dry apple brandy made in NormandyArmagnac - dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of FranceCognac - high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of Francegrappa - Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressingkirsch - from fermented juice of black morello cherriesmarc - made from residue of grapes or apples after pressingslivovitz - a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkansratafee, ratafia - sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almondspink lady - a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and icestinger - a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandyclaret cup - a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit

Translations

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(ˈbrӕndi) – plural ˈbrandies – noun a type of strong alcoholic spirit made from wine. Brandy is usually drunk after dinner.白兰地酒

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I'll have a brandy → 我要一杯白兰地

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[for brandywine, from Du.,=burnt, i.e., distilled, wine], strong alcoholic spirit distilled from wine or from marc, the residue of the wine press. The most noted brandy is cognac, made from white grapes in the Charente district of France. The label Cognac, fine champagne denotes the finest type of cognac, which comes from a small area around Cognac. Brandy is manufactured commercially in other districts of France, notably Armagnac, and in Spain, Portugal, Australia, Italy, South Africa, and the United States. Most fine brandies are distilled in pot stills constructed to retain the volatile ingredients. The product is blended and flavored, then stored in casks (preferably oak), where it mellows and takes on a yellow color; it acquires a deeper tint from long storage or the addition of caramel syrup. Brandy marketed in the United States must be matured in cask for at least four years. Brandy made from marc is very potent and is inferior to wine brandy. Liquor distilled from fermented beets, grains, or sugarcane is sometimes called brandy. The term, qualified by the name of a fruit, is applied to spirits distilled from the fermented juice of fruits other than the grape, e.g., peach brandy, cherry brandy, and plum brandy (slivovitz), which is extensively manufactured in the Balkans.

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(Russian, kon’iak), a strong alcoholic beverage distilled primarily from dry white grape wines and aged in oaken barrels or cisterns with oaken staves. During the aging process brandy, which has an alcoholic content of 65–70 percent by volume is enriched with tannins and acquires its characteristic taste, bouquet, and color. At the same time, oxidizing processes are influenced by oxygen from the air. Distilled water is used to lower the alcoholic content of brandy. The production of brandy is especially widespread in France, in Charente Department (administrative center, Cognac), where the fine French brandy known as cognac is made.

In the Soviet Union two basic kinds of brandies are made, depending on the length of aging: ordinary brandies (from three to five years old, with the age indicated by asterisks) and fine brandies. The latter include KV, or aged brandy (from six to seven years), KWK, or highest quality aged brandy (eight to ten years), and KC, or old brandy (aged more than ten years). High-quality brandies are made in Armenia, Georgia, Moldavia, Azerbaijan, the Ukraine, and the Northern Caucasus. Other countries producing brandy include Italy, Spain, and Greece.

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[′bran·dē] (chemical engineering) A potable alcoholic beverage distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice, usually after the aging of the wine in wooden casks; cognac is a brandy distilled from wines made from grapes from the Cognac region of France.

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1. an alcoholic drink consisting of spirit distilled from grape wine 2. a distillation of wines made from other fruits

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(bran'dē), An alcoholic liquid obtained by the distillation of the fermented juice of sound ripe grapes and usually containing 40-54% ethyl alcohol. [Du. brandewijn, burnt (distilled) wine]

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An alcoholic spirit produced by distilling wine, which has an alcohol content ranging from 35% to 60%. Better quality brandies are aged in oak casks; cheaper brandies simulate the amber hue with colouring.

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