cogniac

So the old man went to one corner of the barn, took out a brown jug and handed it to me, and I must say it was a little the best cogniac that I had tasted for many a day.

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We thence proceeded to Mr. Stampa's, that emporium of all good condiments, where Adrianople tongues, Yorkshire bacon, Scotch whisky, French cogniac, Scotch ale, London porter, English cheese, and

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A middle-aged gentleman, of wealth and standing, had long been accustomed to mingle in the convivial circle, and though by no means a drunkard, had indulged at times in the use of his old cogniac, with an unsparing hand.

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Nevertheless, on the third day after leaving port, the felucca being out of sight in the north-east chasing a suspicious - looking vessel, Captain Moncrieff, having raised and fortified his courage by an extra portion of cogniac, called me into the cabin and broached the subject of retaking the schooner!

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At times he doubted whether the good old cogniac, of which he had taken a plentiful supply before retiring to rest, had not turned his head.

The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 Henry C. Watson

There were used at the examination and exhibition, one gallon of cogniac at $2, one gallon of whiskey at $1, one gallon of rum at $2, two gallos of apple brandy at $1 each, and 100segars, costing 50 cents.

Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina, for the Scholastic Years 1898-'99 to 1899-1900 Charles Harden 1896

This he drank, allowing me to do the same, and then having qualified his with a petite verre of cogniac, led the way to his restaurant.

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His face was round, and a sickly florid, interspersed with purple spots, overspread it, as if the natural dye of the old cogniac were maintaining an unequal contest with the decay of the vital energies.

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"Come to my house this evening, old boy, and take a hand at whist for old acquaintance sake," urged the friend on his left; "got some rare cogniac, and a box of beautiful Havannahs."

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There were signs of cogniac about his face too, but he had more rank, more at stake, and brighter hopes than the master's-mate.

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