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Brandy and Cognac often appear beside each other on cocktail menus and back bars. They are closely related, but they are not interchangeable terms.
The simplest explanation is this: Cognac is a specific type of brandy. Brandy is the wider family, while Cognac must come from a protected area of France and follow detailed production rules.
