Lexicus
Deity
Proof is ABV% times 2. 80 proof or 40% abv is 'standard' for liquor and afaik the vast majority of spirits sold are at that level, at least in the US. Most of what I drink is 40%, I just bought some bourbon that's 94 proof, and I occasionally drink (slightly watered-down) 112-proof rum.
Almost all the brandy I drink is cognac or calvados, though, so that may be why yours is lower.
Almost all the brandy I drink is cognac or calvados, though, so that may be why yours is lower.