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What Is Brandy and What Makes Armenian Brandy Special?
The term "brandy" originates from the Dutch word "brandewijn," meaning "burnt wine." Essentially, brandy is distilled wine, where alcohol is extracted by heating the wine in copper alembics. This process results in a spirit with a higher alcohol content and a distinctive, warming flavor, which further develops through aging in wooden barrels, typically oak.
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Ararat Sour Cocktail with Brandy
Sours are straight descendants of the punch, which supposedly was invented by sailors who have improved the taste of distilled alcohol by adding citrus juice. Today, a variety of sour juices and mixtures are used for their preparation. For the classic ARARAT Sour you will need:
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About Karas Wines
Karas Wines in the hands of the Eurnekian family. Sustainability, family, tradition and expertise come together at Karas Wines, an Armenian winery seated under the eternal gaze of Mount Ararat. Our mission is to produce world-class vintages from our own vineyards in Armavir, Armenia. Karas, the winery name, means ‘amphora’ in Armenian, a sacred wine-making clay vessel used here for 6,000 years. That, combined with Armenia’s ancient oenological culture, inspires us to chart the future of the birthplace of wine while reclaiming the mantle as a producer of the world’s most desired wines.
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Ararat, the best Armenian brandy
Yerevan Brandy Company Yerevan Brandy Company (YBC) is the exclusive producer of ARARAT brandies and the direct successor of Armenian brandy making traditions established back in 1887. Today YBC is the key player in the economy of the country and the biggest tax payer of the sphere. With the staff of around 350 people (excluding the number of grape growers) it operates in Yerevan by its main entity as well as in three regions of Armenia (Armavir, Aygavan, and Tavoush) and produces world’s n1 exported Armenian brandy (ranked in the top 5 of imported brandies worldwide).
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Ararat Abricot. Deux symboles de l'Arménie dans un nouveau produit innovant d'ARARAT.Ararat Apricot. Two symbols of Armenia in a new innovative product of ARARAT
A unique drink in the ARARAT range, ARARAT Apricot is a new sunny refraction of traditions and craftsmanship. ARARAT Apricot is made on the base of a 6-year-old ARARAT brandy, organoleptic richness of which is complemented by the delicate apricot taste.
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KARAS WINES NEW PACKAGING
With a new look, rooted in history, at Karas Wines we are keenly aware of the future and Armenia’s potential for creating elite wines. “Karas” adopt the seal of the family as a way to honor the past and commitment with the future of Armenian viticulture. “Karas” written in Armenian in all of our labels in honor of our millennial alphabet, as a thrust in Armenian identity. References of our terroir, the use of historical images of Mount Ararat and its fertile valley as a tribute to these ancestral lands we have the honor of cultivating. ''Karas'' reaffirm its claim of 6200 years crafting wine as heirs of the oldest wine tradition in the world.
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