Armenia · Established 2018A chronicle of botanical experiments & original spiritsVol. I / No. 005
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Four oghi, named in Armenian.

Four fruit vodkas — oghi, in Armenian — each named on its label in Armenian capitals.

Plate of four

  1. ՁՄԵՐՈՒԿԻ ՕՂԻ

    Dzmeruki oghi

    Translation: watermelon vodka

    40% · 500 ml

  2. ԽՆՁՈՐԻ ՕՂԻ

    Khndzori oghi

    Translation: apple vodka

    40% · 500 ml

  3. ՎԱՅՐԻ ՏԱՆՁԻ ՕՂԻ

    Vayri tandzi oghi

    Translation: wild pear vodka

    40% · 500 ml

  4. ԼԻՄՈՆԻ ՕՂԻ

    Limoni oghi

    Translation: lemon vodka

    40% · 500 ml

The labels

Each label carries the Spirits’ Gardens tree within a ring of fine ornament, and beneath it a name in Armenian capitals. Each is marked 40% and 500 ml.

The four labels are printed in four colours — plum, green, a darker green and violet — but share one arrangement: emblem, house name, then the name of the oghi.

Reading the names

Օղի — oghi — is the Armenian word for vodka, and it is printed on all four. The word before it names each one: ձմերուկ, watermelon; խնձոր, apple; վայրի տանձ, wild pear; լիմոն, lemon.

The names are printed in Armenian only; the translations here are ours.

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