白兰地（英文：Brandy，从荷兰文Brandewijn而来，意思烧酒），为以葡萄酒加以蒸馏浓缩制成的酒。广义而言，只要是以果酒为基底，加以蒸馏制成的酒都可以称为白兰地，不过在名称前面加上相应的水果名称，例如“苹果白兰地”、“樱桃白兰地”、“草莓白兰地”及“欧李白兰地”等。

16世纪时荷兰为海上运输大国，法国是葡萄酒重要产地，荷兰船主将法国葡萄酒运往世界各地，但当时英国和法国开战，海上交通经常中断，葡萄酒贮藏占地费用大，于是荷兰商人想将葡萄酒蒸馏浓缩，可节省贮藏空间和运输费用，运到目的地后再兑水出售。但意想不到的是浓缩的酒更受欢迎，而且贮藏时间越长酒味越醇，从此，出现一种新酒，蒸馏葡萄酒—白兰地。

Brandy (from brandywine, derived from Dutch brandewijn, "gebrande wijn" "burned wine") is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks, some are coloured with caramel colouring to imitate the effect of aging, and some brandies are produced using a combination of both aging and colouring.