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Ardini LLC is a company named after the city of the same name in Urartu, in the southern part of the Armenian Highlands, the center of the worship for the supreme God Haldi, who was also the God of viticulture and winemaking.

The use of national technologies of finesse allows to create grape vodka from grapes with soft and harmonious taste bouquet, and further aging in an oak barrels allows to create matured vodka and cognac with a soft and harmonious flavor bouquet supplemented with a delicate aroma of tannin extract.

Many years of experience in winemaking, conveyed   knowledge from generation to generation, love of Armenia, dedication to work were embodied in the excellent quality of products offered by Ardini.

Products

The company’s production facilities are located in the heart of the Ararat Valley, in the village of Sisavan.

Grape vodka “Hamshen”  is a homemade vodka  from grape distillate, grapes of local varieties, cultivated exclusively on the fertile lands of the Ararat valley. The product does not contain additives or flavors.

Grape vodka “Hamshen” homemade, was presented at the international exhibition “Prodexpo-2017” in Moscow, participated in the XIX International tasting competition, where  950 types of drinks  were presented  from around the world.  Grape vodka “Hamshen” was awarded a gold medal for excellent quality.

Grape vodka “Hamshen” aged, produced in the Republic of Armenia from grape distillate, aged in oak barrels for at least 6 months, from grapes of local varieties cultivated exclusively on the fertile lands of the Ararat valley. The product does not contain additives or flavors.

Grape vodka “Hamshen” aged was presented at the international exhibition “Prodexpo-2017” in Moscow, participated in the XIX International tasting competition, which was attended by about 950 drinks from around the world, and was awarded a silver medal for excellent quality.

 

The Armenian cognac “Ardini” was presented at the international exhibition “Prodexpo-2013” in Moscow, and took part in the XV International tasting contest where “Ardini”  was awarded a gold medal for excellent quality.

 

Armenian cognac “Hamshen” 5 years old and Armenian cognac “Hamshen” 7 years old were presented at the international exhibition “Prodexpo-2018” in Moscow and took part in the International tasting contest. In 2018, the competition was held for the twentieth time. In 2018, 232 enterprises took part in the competition, among them almost all leaders of the alcohol industry, both manufacturers and dealers of foreign companies. The competition was attended by more than 900 drinks from around the world, from Japan to the United States of America. Significantly increased the participation of the European countries: France, Italy, Spain and Portugal and this year Australia joined.

At the XX international tasting contest, Armenian brandy “Hamshen” 5 years old and Armenian cognac “Hamshen” 7 years were awarded a gold medal for excellent quality.

In Germany, our products are exclusively presented by our partner Alexander Daryan under the Masis brand. Lovers of cocktails especially liked it.

Cocktail recipes with our products are presented in the Bonus section of our website.

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About us

Ardini LLC is a young company named after the city of the same name in Urartu, in the southern part of the Armenian Highlands, the center of worship of the supreme god Haldi, who was also the god of viticulture and winemaking.

The team of our company consists from professionals, whom Felix Meliksetyan Ph.D., assistant professor turned into a creative group. Dr. Felix Meliksetyan had founded and for many years had led  the Department of Winemaking and Preservation in the Armenian Agricultural Institute. The technology of production of alcoholic beverages and the quality of the products achieve was the meaning of his life.  Graduates of his department up to these days are leading specialists and heads of enterprises in the wine industry of Armenia His  son, Arsen Meliksetyan, who also has a scientific degree in this field, is engaged in bringing to life knowledge and extensive  experience of his father.

The goal of the  company “Ardini” is the production of high-quality alcoholic products with  preservation of traditional national methods of winemaking. The first products of the company, which appeared in  Russian market, are grape vodka “Amshen” homemade and ” Hamshen” matured. The products were presented at the international exhibition Prodexpo-2017 in Moscow, participated in the 19th International Tasting Contest, in which about 950 types of drinks from around the world took part, and was awarded gold and silver medals for excellent quality.

But, this is not the first successful project of the Meliksetyan family, earlier, at the international exhibition Prodexpo-2013,  they were awarded a gold medal for excellent quality of  Armenian brandy Ardini.

The company plans to expand the range of produced fruit vodkas  and to launch Armenian cognac with excellent taste and aroma.

Many years of experience in winemaking, conveyed   knowledge from generation to generation, love of Armenia, dedication to work were embodied in the excellent quality of products offered by Ardini.