Oghi is an Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

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Distilled beverage

A distilled beverage, liquor, or spirit is an alcoholic beverage containing ethanol that is produced by distilling ethanol produced by means of fermenting grain, fruit, or vegetables...

 distilled from fruits or berries. Oghi, a clear fruit vodka

Vodka

Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....

, is also referred to as aragh, which is the generic Armenian word for vodka of all kinds. It is widely produced as moonshine

Moonshine

Moonshine is an illegally produced distilled beverage...

 from home-grown garden fruits all across Armenia, where it is served as a popular welcome drink to guests and is routinely drunk during meals.

Mulberry oghi is commercially produced and exported under the brand name Artsakh by the Artsakh-Alco Brandy Company in Askeran District

Askeran

Askeran is one of the eight provinces of the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , coterminous with the Azerbaijani rayon of Khojali. It is in the center of the NKR, surrounding its capital city of Stepanakert.- Geography :...

 in Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , or Artsakh Republic is a de facto independent republic located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia...

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Varieties

• Tuti oghi – mulberry oghi (commercial brand name Artsakh, from Nagorno-Karabakh)
• Honi oghi – from hon, a small red berry (cornelian cherry
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• Dzirani oghi – from apricots
• Tandzi oghi – from pears
• Khaghoghi oghi – from grapes
• Salori oghi – from plums
• Moshi oghi – from blackberry
• Tzi oghi – from figs
• Khundzori oghi – from apples

Oghi in the Armenian Diaspora

In the Armenian Diaspora

Armenian diaspora

The Armenian diaspora refers to the Armenian communities outside the Republic of Armenia and self proclaimed de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...

, where homemade fruit vodka is not common, oghi refers to the aniseed-flavored distilled alcoholic drink called arak

Arak (distilled beverage)

Arak or Araq , is a highly alcoholic spirit from the anis drinks family. It is a clear, colorless, unsweetened anise-flavoured distilled alcoholic drink...

 in the Middle East

Middle East

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, raki

Raki (alcoholic beverage)

Raki is a Turkish unsweetened, anise-flavored hard alcoholic drink that is popular in Turkey, Greece, Serbia, and other Balkan countries as an apéritif. It is often served with seafood or meze...

 in Turkey, or ouzo

Ouzo

Ouzo is an anise-flavored aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus, and a symbol of Greek culture.-History:Traditionally, tsipouro is said to have been the pet project of a group of 14th century monks living in a monastery on holy Mount Athos. One version of it is flavored with anise...

 in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. In Armenia, however, aniseed-flavored spirit is virtually unknown..

See also

• Alcoholic beverage
  Alcoholic beverage
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• Flavoured liquor, which includes flavoured vodkas
• Vodka infusion
  Vodka infusion
  A vodka infusion is a flavored liquor that is created when vodka is flavored with one or more flavorants. Vodka infusions may be homemade or they may be bought in liquor stores....
  
  
• Soju
  Soju
  Soju is a distilled beverage native to Korea. Its taste is comparable to vodka, though often slightly sweeter due to sugars added in the manufacturing process, and more commonly consumed neat.Most brands of soju are made in South Korea...
  
  , a Korean distilled beverage, sometimes called "Korean vodka"
• Shōchū
  Shochu
  is a Japanese distilled beverage. It is typically distilled from barley, sweet potatoes, or rice, though it is sometimes produced from other ingredients such as brown sugar, buckwheat or chestnut. Typically shōchū contains 25% alcohol by volume...
  
  , sometimes called "Japanese vodka"
• Baijiu
  Baijiu
  Baijiu , or shaojiu is a Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage. The name baijiu literally means "white liquor," "white alcohol" or "white spirits". Baijiu is often translated as "wine" or "white wine"...
  
  , a Chinese
  China
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   distilled liquor sometimes called "Chinese vodka"
• Vodka war
  Vodka war
  Vodka war refers to heated discussions within the European Union about the definition of which hard liquors may or may not be branded as "vodka"...