sugar-candy, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

sugar-candy n.

[rhy. sl.]

brandy.

1859, 1860		Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
1873		Sl. Dict.
1890–1904		Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues.
1928		Bath Chron. 4 Aug. 25/6: An enthusiast arrived [...] to quote: ‘Sugar candy,’ brandy; ‘ship in full sail,’ a pot of ale; ‘navigator Scot,’ baked potatoes all hot; ‘Joe Savage,’ a cabbage; ‘bowl the hoop,’ soup; ‘Billy Button,’ mutton.
1933		‘William Juniper’ True Drunkard’s Delight.
1960		J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl.
1992		R. Puxley Cockney Rabbit.