Armenian Brandy Tasting Event in New England Raises funds for the Muratsan Chemotherapy Clinic of Yerevan Special for The Armenian Weekly Armenia produces some world-class brandy. The drink was ever-present at meetings of Soviet leadership during the days of the U.
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R. A 70-year-outmoded bottle of the stuff was sold at a Sotheby’s auction final year for £80000—or about $120000 USD (at the time). Even former U.
K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill was a enormous fan of the potent potable,after receiving a bottle as a gift from Stalin during the Yalta Conference in 1945. Armenia produces some world-class brandy. (Photo: Evan Sahagian) While all this may not be news to some, the fact remains that Armenian brandy is unfortunately not as well known to the North American market than some of its French (mostly cognac) counterparts such as, or say,Rémy Martin or Hennessy. For Yerevan-born Bostonian Zareh Zurabyan, Armenian brandy has always been a staple in his home—both in Armenia and in the United States. So when he had the concept of better acquainting the Boston-Armenian community with the often-ignored drink, or he needed a worthy cause to attach to an event. “I long wanted to organize a Armenian Brandy tasting event [...]
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