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- A city of western France on the Charente River north-northeast of Bordeaux. It is famous for its distilleries, which have manufactured cognac since the 18th century.
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- proper noun a
city in theCharente département ofFrance , famous forcognac brandy
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Examples
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When it's full up, they drown it in Cognac and cook it.
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Orbino's offering, currently available for pre-order, comes in Cognac Ostrich, Deep Red and yes, even a Brown Crocodile.
Making A (Designer) Case For The iPad Mike Isaac 2010
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This is the same as happens with brandy produced in Cognac and the sparkling white Chardonnay made and bottled in Champagne.
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This is the same as happens with brandy produced in Cognac and the sparkling white Chardonnay made and bottled in Champagne.
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But don't Cognacs have to be aged in wood for at least 2 1/2 years to be called Cognac?
Tony Sachs: The Latest In Liquor For Autumn: New Rums, Tequilas, Liqueurs & More Tony Sachs 2011
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They soak with palm-wine every day; they indulge in rum and absinthe, and the wealthy affect so-called Cognac, with
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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But don't Cognacs have to be aged in wood for at least 2 1/2 years to be called Cognac?
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Tony Sachs 2011
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The name of the firm, so well known to old topers and moderate drinkers, afforded him no light; but he knew that "Cognac" meant brandy.
Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Oliver Optic 1859
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Spirits such as Cognac, rum and, most of all, whisky will slake our growing thirst for full-flavoured booze, giving neutral-tasting vodka - though still a growing category at the premium end - a run for its money.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BEPPI CROSARIOL 2011
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When it became more known, physicians prescribed it only as a medicine, and imagined that it had the important property of prolonging life, upon which account they designated it 'Aqua Vitæ,' or the 'Water of life,' and the French, to this day, call their Cognac _'Eau de Vie_. '"
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Various
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