Distilled from fermented fruit juice—most commonly grapes for Cognac and apples for Calvados or Applejack—brandy adds rich fruit notes and oak-aged complexity. It forms the base of the citrus-driven Sidecar, the frothy Pisco Sour, and classic New Orleans stirred drinks like the Vieux Carré.

Brandy Alexander
Cognac

Manhattan Island
Cognac

Pisco Sour
Pisco

Sazerac – IBA
Cognac

Sidecar
Cognac

Brandy Manhattan
Cognac

Calvados Sazerac
Calvados

Corpse Reviver (Savoy recipe)
Cognac

Corpse Reviver No. 1
Calvados, Cognac, Rosso vermouth

Corpse Reviver No. 1 (Savoy recipe)
Cognac

Lady’s Sidecar
Cognac

Pisco Sour – IBA
Pisco

Pisco Sour (blended)
Pisco

B-52 Shot
Crème de Café liqueur, Irish cream liqueur

Brandy Old Fashioned (Wisconsin-style)
Cognac

Christmas Cosmopolitan
Cognac

Eggnog
Cognac, Caribbean aged rum

Eggnog (hot)
Cognac

Eggnog (recipe No. 2)
Cognac

B. J. Shot
Cognac orange liqueur (e.g., Grand Marnier), Irish cream liqueur

75 Cocktail (1926 recipe)
Calvados

BBC
Cognac, Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

Between The Sheets (David Wondrich recipe)
Brandy

Celebration
Cognac, Rosso vermouth, Red bitter