Brandy Alexander
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From brandy + alexander (an earlier cocktail made with gin).[1] There are various theories involving people named Alexander,[2] but no widely accepted individual.[3]
Noun
[edit]Brandy Alexander (plural Brandy Alexanders)
- A cocktail made with brandy, cream and crème de cacao.
References
[edit]- ^ “brandy, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2012.
- ^
Brandy Alexander on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Alexander”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
[edit]Brandy Alexander on Wikipedia.Wikipedia