brandied

Steeped in spirits

Brandied describes food preserved or flavored with brandy: brandied cherries, brandied peaches.

The term appears most often with fruits that have been soaked or cooked in the spirit, typically served as desserts or accompaniments.

Brandied items tend toward the sweet and boozy.

culinary

cherries

Small red drupes

pears · dessert · flambé · soaked · infused · preserves · compote · custard · cake · truffles

beverages

cognac

Grape-based distilled spirit

laced · eggnog · coffee · cocktail · punch · cordial · digestif · warming · boozy · spirits

preservation

preserved

Kept from deterioration

aged · canned · stored · conserve · pantry · shelf-stable · holiday · traditional · homemade · heirloom

Opposites
preservation/preparation method

brandiedfresh

Newly made, not stale

raw · uncooked · plain · unflavored · unseasoned

freshness/naturalness

brandiedfresh

Newly made, not stale

plain · natural · unprocessed · unpreserved · unadulterated

alcohol infusion

brandiednon-alcoholic

Containing no ethanol

unfortified · virgin · dry · plain · unspiked

Phrases
Family

rebranding, brandies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G