Whiskey vs. Cognac — What's the Difference?

An alcoholic liquor distilled from grain, such as corn, rye, or barley, and containing approximately 40 to 50 percent ethyl alcohol by volume.

Cognac ( KON-yak, also US: KOHN-, KAWN-, French: [kɔɲak] (listen)) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime.

A drink of such liquor.

A high-quality brandy, strictly speaking that distilled in Cognac in western France

A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).

A brandy distilled from white wine and produced in the vicinity of Cognac.

A drink of whiskey.

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

(historical) A light gig or carriage; a tim-whiskey.

A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac.

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High quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France

Same as Whisky, a liquor.

A light carriage built for rapid motion; - called also tim-whiskey.

A liquor made from fermented mash of grain