NN · Ingredient 171
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Ingredient 171Alcohol
Ingredient 171 · Alcohol
Brandy
A spirit distilled from wine, usually aged in oak, at about 40 percent alcohol. Cognac and Armagnac are brandies from named regions of France. A plain grape brandy does the same work in a sauce or a raw dish at the same volume.
Item no. 171
Aisle Alcohol
Density 0.95 g/ml
Usual unit ml
Recipes 1
Also called
grape brandyWeinbrandArmagnac
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Substitutes
oneCognac
Ingredient 172II
Recipes using it
oneRecipe
South African Pepper Steak Pie
Shin, oxtail and tendon braised in merlot and set in their own gelatin, frozen as pucks and baked in individual puff pastry pies.
South African · Second revision · 22 OCT 2026