often capitalized
: a brandy from the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime distilled from white wine
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Aged rums and limited-edition releases are gaining traction, often compared to fine whiskeys and cognacs for their depth and complexity.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
There’s also the Creole Coco, a combination of coconut bourbon, cognac and bitters and the Ciel Lavande, a floral concontion that pairs lavender vodka with Riesling.
—Taryn White, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The meaning of the clue is a little cloudier, but we’re essentially being asked for a central ingredient that appears alongside cognac in Grand Marnier liqueur — L’ORANGE, as in orange flavoring.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
China has long been a major market for French cognac, a variety of brandy.
—Karen Gilchrist,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
There’s also the Creole Coco, a combination of coconut bourbon, cognac and bitters and the Ciel Lavande, a floral concontion that pairs lavender vodka with Riesling.
—Taryn White, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The meaning of the clue is a little cloudier, but we’re essentially being asked for a central ingredient that appears alongside cognac in Grand Marnier liqueur — L’ORANGE, as in orange flavoring.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
China has long been a major market for French cognac, a variety of brandy.
—Karen Gilchrist,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cognac
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“Cognac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognac. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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named for Cognac, town in France in and near which it is made
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