Ararat Apricot Brandy

Ararat Apricot Brandy is a 30% ABV, 750mL Armenian brandy that blends the legendary ARARAT grape brandy — built on a 6-year-old brandy base, per the brand's own editorial — with the unmistakable taste of ripe apricot. Apricot is called the gold of Armenia, and here it is: golden, sunny, gently sweet, and equally at home chilled neat, over ice, or in cocktails. ARARAT is produced by the Yerevan Brandy Company (founded 1887, part of Pernod Ricard since 1998) from indigenous Armenian white grapes, double-distilled in Charentais-style copper stills and aged in Caucasian oak. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 30% (60 proof) — official brand spec; disregard outlier retailer listings at 35%/40%
• Size: 750mL
• Base: Armenian grape brandy built on a 6-year-old ARARAT base, blended with apricot
• Origin: Yerevan, Armenia — Yerevan Brandy Company
• Production: indigenous Armenian grapes, Charentais-style copper double distillation, Caucasian oak

Armenia's Gold, in a Bottle

The brand says it plainly: apricot is the gold of Armenia. ARARAT's Flavors line takes the classic Yerevan brandy — distilled from local Voskehat, Garan Dmak, Mskhali, Kangun and Rkatsiteli grapes — and balances it against ripe apricot, proofed down with spring water. Browse more brandy and the full Ararat collection for the core aged expressions.

Tasting Notes

Per the brand's official notes: a golden, sunny color with amber reflections; intense tones of ripe fruit and apricot jam on the palate blending into a sweet apricot aftertaste; the classic brandy shades joined by ripe apricot aroma with licorice-vanilla undertones.

How to Enjoy

The brand suggests serving it chilled, with ice, or in cocktails — try it over a big rock with a twist of orange, or use it to give a whiskey sour an Armenian-accented apricot turn.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the alcohol content of Ararat Apricot Brandy?
30% ABV (60 proof) per the brand's official spec — the brand's own editorial and five corroborating sources agree; a couple of retailers listing 35% or 40% are catalog errors.

How do you drink Ararat Apricot Brandy?
Chilled neat, on the rocks, or as a cocktail base — its sweetness and 30% ABV make it versatile.

Is it real apricot or artificial flavoring?
ARARAT describes the expression as a combination of the legendary Armenian brandy with the unique taste of apricots, on a 6-year-old brandy base.

Order Ararat Apricot Brandy online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — Armenian brandy and apricot in one sunny bottle.