Spirits

Brandy

Spirit
40% ABV
121 drinks

What is Brandy?

Brandy is a fruit-based distilled spirit used in classic cocktails, punches, flips, sours and after-dinner drinks. It adds warmth, body and rounded fruit character, especially in recipes with citrus, vermouth, bitters, cream or spice.

Is this for me?

Choose this if…

✓You enjoy rich, grape-derived spirits with oak and dried fruit notes.
✓There are 121 drinks on WhatDrink using this.

Skip if…

✗You prefer lighter, cleaner spirits.

At a Glance

72 kcalCalories

40%ABV

0gSugar

0gCarbs

SpiritType

121Recipes

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

What does Brandy taste like?

Warm, fruity and gently sweet, often with notes of grape, apple, oak, vanilla, dried fruit or baking spice. Brandy works well with lemon, orange, bitters, sweet vermouth, cream, egg, nutmeg and berry or stone-fruit flavours.

Ways to use brandy

Cocktails (114)Punches (4)Coffee cocktails (2)

Flavour profile

FruitOakVanillaWarm

Recipes using this

Observed quantities

Observed in single-serve recipes: middle half 29.57–59.15 ml; median 59.15 ml.

In the measured recipes in this dataset — from 91 observed uses.

Scoped nutrition

Calories (per 100 ml): 240
Sugar (per 100 ml): 0 g
Carbs (per 100 ml): 0 g

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

Diet compatibility

Gluten-FreeCompatible
KetoCompatible
Low-CarbCompatible
Low-SugarCompatible
VeganCompatible
VegetarianCompatible

Based on the listed ingredient only — a public recipe facet, not medical, allergy or coeliac advice. Specific brands and preparation can change compatibility.

Commonly observed with

Lemon JuiceAnisetteTriple SecPowdered SugarWhole EggPortEgg YolkSweet Vermouth

Observed co-use in the reviewed recipe corpus — not a universal pairing recommendation.

Trust & methodology

Canonical ingredient/component authority assembled from reviewed identity, recipe, flavour, nutrition, diet and substitution evidence. Observed quantities and co-use patterns are descriptive, not prescriptions or universal recommendations.

Evidence last updated: 2026-07-16T03:30:39.066659+00:00

Drink counts and recipe data are based on published WhatDrink recipes. Figures may vary as new recipes are added.

Brandy — common questions

What are the most popular cocktails made with Brandy?: Top-ranked cocktails made with Brandy include Brandy and Soda, Brandy Crusta Cocktail, Brandy Flip. Rankings are based on recipe quality and data completeness.