Cognac is produced by the once famous Moscow plant “Armenian Wines”. The strength of the drink is traditional – 40%, it is based on Armenian spirits aged for at least eight years in oak containers. The half-liter bottle is classic, the label is laconic in brown-beige tones – the image of the fortress, the name, the manufacturer. A distinctive feature is a thick, oily consistency, characteristic of drinks with many years of aging: if the bottle is turned upside down, bubbles form, and the characteristic traces on the glass resemble syrup.
Historical reference. Dogubayazit is the name of a fortified city in the north-east of modern Turkey. The city with a citadel on the site of the destroyed Armenian town of Pakovan was built in the 1877th century by Sultan Bayazit. The name was interpreted by the Russian military and turned into a simplified “Bayazet” during the Russian-Turkish war of 1878-XNUMX. Then the Russian garrison of one and a half thousand soldiers, together with a few Armenian militias, withstood the siege of Turkish troops. Valentin Pikul wrote a book about this heroic confrontation, it was filmed and turned into a television series. So the creation of cognac in a series of these events is another step towards perpetuating a historical event.
The drink is symbolic not only because it is named after the fortress, but also because it was created by Russian blenders from Armenian spirits. As a symbol of friendship between peoples, which originated much earlier than the events that took place in the Bayazet fortress.
A blend of eight-year-old spirits in 2005 was created by the chief technologist of CJSC Armyanskiye Vina – Sergey Stepanyan. Already in 2006, cognac received a gold medal at the Moscow International Exhibition “ProdExpo” and a silver medal at the Tenth International Professional Wine Competition.
About the manufacturer
The Moscow Brandy Factory ARMVIN, or Armyanskiye Vina Closed Joint Stock Company, is an enterprise that was founded in 1922 as a small wine shop. During the Soviet Union, it changed its name several times – from the Armenian Wines plant to the Ararat Moscow Wine and Brandy Factory. After the collapse of the USSR, the plant became a closed joint stock company, but the principle of operation has been preserved: grapes are not processed here, spirits are not distilled and do not wait for them to ripen, but only blended and bottled.
Aged spirits are ready – from Stavropol, Dagestan and Armenia. Accordingly, they produce three series of cognacs – Armenian, Dagestan and Russian. The Dagestan and Russian series consist of ordinary drinks – 3,4 and 5 stars, and in the Armenian series there are both ordinary and vintage ones – five-year-old “Armvin”, eight-year-old “Anniversary of 80 years”, “Bayazet” from spirits aged from 8 to 12 years in an oak container.
Features cognac Bayazet
This is a vintage drink with the designation KVVK – Aged Cognac of the Highest Quality, with a traditional strength of 40 degrees. The color is thick, rich, dark amber with reddish reflections. A complex aroma of floral, spicy and tart notes – cloves, vanilla, almonds, oak bark.
The multifaceted flavor range is due to technological nuances: in the Ararat Valley, grape must was infused in the sun, then placed in a dark cellar for another infusion. Distillation was made only after the second infusion. That is why Bayazet is so viscous and tart, and the aftertaste is grape, sweet and warming. Cognac is served clean, warmed to at least 20 ° C. The drink goes well with white grapes, apples, coffee and chocolate.
