Brandy And Coke: Very Special Brandy Cola Recipe

The Brandy and Coke is a perfect cocktail to sip on a quiet evening at home, a fancy dinner party, or even your favorite restaurant. There are very few occasions where this cocktail would be out of place.

What Is A Brandy And Coke?

Brandy and Coke, also known as, a Brandy Cola is a simple cocktail made with, you guessed it, brandy and cola; usually Coke. You will often see it with an accompanying lime wedge on the rim of the glass which adds a nice citrus flavor to the drink, as well.

The drink has a wonderful flavor and is so tasty, it is sometimes used as a basis for desserts; like Brandy and Coke brownies.

If other brandy based drinks interest you, you should try out both the Cognac Highball (w/ Ginger Ale) and the KC Tea (w/ Sprite).

What’s the difference between brandy and cognac?

This is one of the more common questions we get. Especially since we have a different recipe for Cognac and Coke.

We will try to make this as simple as possible. Brandy, in it’s simplest form, is made by fermenting fruit as opposed to corn, rye, or some other form of grain. Cognac is brandy made from distilled white wine.

For a brandy to be a cognac, however, it must meet a certain criteria:

• It must go through two distillations
• Distillation must be in copper pots
• It must age for a minimum of two years in French oak barrels
• It MUST come from the Cognac region of France

So, does that make wine a type of brandy?

Another good question. The quick answer is no. Wine is not brandy. As we mentioned, brandy is made using fermented fruit. Brandy is also made using distilled wine (still fruit based). Since it is distilled wine, brandy will have a higher alcohol content than the original wine from which it came.

How to make this drink:

There are multiple ways you can find to make a Brandy and Coke. We will stick to the simplest, most straight forward way now. But we will include some variations at the end and on the recipe card.

Equipment

Rocks glass

Jigger

Bar spoon

Ingredients

Brandy

Coke or Diet Coke

Lime wedge or maraschino cherries for garnish

Step One

Fill a rocks glass with ice.

Step Two

Add 2 oz of your favorite Brandy

Step Three

Top off your drink with about 4 oz of Coke

Step Four

Stir with a bar spoon, garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy!

Alternate Versions

There are a few different ways you can make a Brandy Cola. The above is the simple, classic way. Let’s look at a few others, shall we?

Enhanced version

The enhanced version follows the same recipe as above with a few exceptions:

• Add in a few splashes of Angostura bitters
• Stir with a cinnamon stick instead of a bar spoon
• swap the lime wedge garnish out for an apple slice or two

Cherry Libre

This version obviously brings in a cherry flavor but it also has an extra bite with the inclusion of rum. We use the same ingredients, plus rum, as the simple version but with different measurements:

• Use 1 oz of a good cherry brandy
• Add in 1 oz of your favorite gold rum
• Top it off with around 4 oz or so of Coke
• Use a lime wedge for a garnish

Cherry Libre (alt. version)

If you want a little more of a sweet cherry flavor, try out this alternate version:

• Use 1 oz of a brandy
• Add in 1 oz of your favorite gold rum
• Top it off with around 4 oz or so of Cherry Coke
• Use a lime wedge for a garnish

Recipe

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