Brandy is an alcohol that deserves a bigger place on your shelf. These fruit-based spirits deliver smooth, rich flavor profiles that make them an excellent neat drink, cocktail base, and even a ...

Pouring brandy over ice tends to tame the alcohol vapors, making the delicate perfume of the drink more pronounced. However, melting ice can dilute a drink, so consider that as you pour.

Brandy is a spirit made from distilled wine, usually served as an after-dinner drink or used in flambé dishes—like Jacques Pepin's recipe for classic Crepes Suzette. Brandy is a great addition ...

The cuisine of France’s Charentais region is getting a shake-up, with gin production taking over ancient Cognac houses, and ...

Americans drink thirty-five million bottles of cognac ... But hope is not lost for lovers of fine French brandy. As with many French wine-and-spirits designations, cognac is the name of a place ...

apple brandy, with 0.5 oz. each of the lemon, simple syrup, and cider, shaken and strained up into a coupe. This is a cleaner and more precise drink and feels leaner and more adult. It’s delicious.

Apple brandy is one of the world’s oldest spirits, and it’s making a long-overdue comeback, thanks to inventive bartenders mixing it up in new—and old—ways. First, an explanation ...