1.   They drank brandy out of water glasses, made jokes about death, illness, and the sufferings of animals and humans.

2.   Martin Parr drank brandy, and thought about betrayal.

3.   He left them cooking each other supper and drinking brandy.

4.   For most of its history, tequila was not held in high regard by upper-class Mexicans, who tended to drink Spanish brandies, cognac and scotch.

5.   He remains firmly uninterested in improving his health, beyond the occasional visit to a local doctor who invariably advises him to drink brandy before bed.

6.   I doubt they ever drank brandy or smoked cigars.

7.   She died in bed, with her family around her, half an hour after taking pills and drinking brandy.

8.   They are pictured at dinner or drinking brandy or lazing around the pool.

9.   A gas stove offered little warmth as they drank homemade brandy.