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cognac

noun as in brandy

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noun as in liqueur

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Sales in China tumbled 27% as consumers stayed away from bars, hitting the on-trade business, with cognac sales notably depressed, the company said.

At one point, we learn, Osbourne drank four bottles of cognac a day; at other times he made do with a bottle of vodka chased by enough codeine to drop a water buffalo.

Sales at Moet-Hennessy, which houses the group’s cognac and wine brands, grew 1%, while revenue at the watches and jewelry business—home to Tiffany and Bulgari—increased 2%.

At the stunning dinner, along a table seating 160 people in St. George’s Hall, guests were offered a 1912 cognac honoring the birth year of the president’s Scottish-born mother, as well as a whiskey cocktail inspired by his heritage.

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There's a 1912 cognac, from the birth year of the president's Scottish-born mother.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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