Indulgences

1. Կոնյակ

   Konyak

   Brandy (called "konyak" locally)

   Usage

   Grape spirit distilled and aged in barrels. Produced in Armenia since 1887 and called konyak locally; export labels say brandy.

2. Գինի

   Gini

   Wine

   Usage

   Fermented grape or fruit. The words for red, white and rosé, and how to order, are on the wine cards.

3. Օղի

   Oghi

   Oghi (distilled spirit)

   Usage

   The general word for strong distilled spirits. Usually around 40 percent, though home-made fruit spirits can be much higher. Ask what the oghi is made from before ordering.

4. Թթի օղի

   Tti oghi

   Mulberry spirit

   Usage

   Distilled from fermented mulberries. Strength ranges from 40 to 80 percent and some is barrel-aged for years. It is strong, so take it in small measures.

5. Մրգային օղի

   Mrgayin oghi

   Fruit spirit

   Usage

   Made from grape, plum, apple, apricot, mulberry, pear, cherry, rosehip or cornelian cherry. You are more likely to be asked which fruit than which brand.

6. Գարեջուր

   Garejur

   Beer

   Usage

   Fermented barley malt. The word is built from gari (barley) and jur (water). The drinks cards cover how to ask for a non-alcoholic option.

7. Ծխախոտ

   Tskhakhot

   Cigarettes / tobacco

   Usage

   Covers both the shredded tobacco leaf and the paper-rolled cigarette. Eating places often keep smoking seats outdoors, so ask the staff before lighting up.

8. Նարգիլե

   Nargile

   Hookah / water pipe

   Usage

   A pipe that draws the smoke through water to cool it. Also called kalyan or shisha. The bowl is filled with water or sometimes wine or another liquid.

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