Ararat (brandy) facts for kids
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| Owner | Pernod Ricard |
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| Introduced | 1887 |
| Previous owners | Yerevan Brandy Company |
Ararat (stylized as ArArAt) is a brand of Armenian brandy produced by the Yerevan Brandy Company since 1887. It is made from white grapes and spring water, according to a traditional method. The brand's "ordinary brandies" are aged between 3 and 6 years. Its "aged brandies" are between 10 and 30 years old.
Ararat brandy is primarily sold in countries of the former Soviet Union, chief among them Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and Belarus. In the Russian-speaking countries of the former Soviet Union, the Armenian brandy is marketed as cognac (Russian: армянский коньяк, tr. armjanskij konjak). In 1900, the brandy won the Grand-prix award in Paris that allowed Ararat to legally call their brandy "cognac" until it was revoked after WWII. The term "brandy" has never really caught on in the region.
Brands
- Ararat Erebuni, collection 30, 50 and 70 years old.
- Ararat Nairi, 20 years old.
- Ararat, 3 and 5 years old.
- Ararat Akhtamar, 10 years old.
- Ararat Otborny, 7 years old.
- Ararat Ani, 7 years old.
- Ararat Dvin, 25 years old.
- Ararat Armenia, collection.
- Ararat Vaspurakan, 15 years old.
Retired brands include:
- Ararat Tonakan, 15 years old.
- Ararat Kilikia, 30 years old.
- Ararat Sparapet, 40 years old.
- Ararat Noah's Ark, 70 years old.
See also
In Spanish: Ararat (licor) para niños
