The Armenian cognac makes the serious competition to the French analog. Two representatives from the different countries take the leading positions on popularity, quality, history. Began to be engaged in winemaking in Armenia very much and long ago, about 3500 years ago. Since 1999 the Armenian cognac is made according to the new standard which obliges the producer to use only grape spirits which are grown up in Armenia. However, to distinguish original Armenian cognac not being in Armenia hardly.
Modern standards of the Armenian cognac
Now the known drink of Armenia has to go through all stages of production only in the homeland, beginning from vintage till the flood in bottles. Such drink can be also called the Armenian cognac.
Also producers of counterfeit products can't use the name of products of the Yerevan cognac house. By the way, it is possible to get acquainted with official distributors of cognacs from Armenia on the Internet.
According to new state standard specification the Armenian cognac has to correspond to certain properties. Original Armenian cognac has transparent color from light brown to dark brown with light gloss, has taste and a bouquet without off-taste and a smell. The volume fraction of ethyl alcohol has to be not less than 40%. In specifications for cognac of a concrete type a certain volume of ethyl alcohol and mass concentration of sugar are established.
How to choose original cognac in shop
When choosing cognac it is hardly possible to find many ways of difference of authenticity of cognac in shop. To the simplest, but also not less effective check on the consistence of liquid in a bottle called the Armenian cognac is considered. So, original cognac with a limitation period will never be not less than three years liquid as, for example, tea. The turned bottle of cognac can help to reveal cognac on authenticity. Quality Armenian cognac doesn't flow down everything at once, and reserves a powerful drop at the bottom of the capacity of more dark color and more dense consistence, than other liquid in a bottle. The bubbles which are also rising more after small demonstrate admissible density of drink for the Armenian cognac. Packing and appearance of a bottle for cognac play huge value. The stopper has to be tight without any damages. Very often producers of counterfeit products crookedly paste the label on a bottle, as well as on a stopper. It is necessary to examine attentively all stickers, labels, and capacity in general whether there are no damages also on it. The companies producing cognac give great value to the logo and a form of bottles that buyers could note identity of packing at once. The high price therefore consists of expensive quality, signature packing and transportation of goods from Armenia. Cognacs with the smaller term of endurance cost cheaper.
Gustatory qualities of the Armenian cognac
Drink not only the Armenian cognac from glasses like tulip. In a glass it is necessary to pour the eighth part of a bottle and to take in hands a bottom about five minutes. Changing temperature, cognac begins to exhale aroma. The Armenian cognac can have different flavoring shades. Except all of the known flavoring tones of chocolate, cigars, nuts, exists also little-known shades of orange, cinnamon, old port wine and even pitch. If gradually to smell a glass with cognac, then it is possible to notice gradually revealing aroma beginning with wood notes of a cedar or mahogany. The aroma changes and can remind at first a tobacco smell, then vanilla, fruit, chocolate. The main thing that original cognac had no sharp aroma of alcohol. If cognac has endurance not less than five years, then in aroma there will be many components. In counterfeit drink such combination of components deeply the aroma is simply impossible. The real Armenian cognac leaves aftertaste which usually lasts long. It is recommended to combine cognac with coffee, chocolate, a lemon.