About the Producer
The Kensatu line of brandies is put out by the Nahapet Brandy Comparny in Yerevan, Armenia. The distillery is relatively new; founded in 2017 my Mikhail Nahapetyan and specializes in a line of unaged eau-de-vies. The company is quick to point out that they include no added sugar or other additives. There aren’t too many reviews out there but what’s there are generally positive and they are a good value too at ~$40 per bottle. They have a peach, cornelian, mulberry, plum, pear and apricot brandies.
Note that there are two editions of each brandy the “Gold Edition” and the “Silver Edition”. It looks like the main difference being that the Gold edition uses 1/3 more fruit per volume of spirit. This is the gold edition. Also note that some bottling call it a vodka but rest assured it’s most definitely a brandy.
Details
- 50% abv
- Unaged
- Fermented and distilled from Armenian apricots.
- Activated charcol filtered.
- Uses 16kg of fruit per liter of spirit.
- Got for $40
Nose
Fresh apricots, juicy, sweet and luscious. Some lemon lime soda. Herbaceous. Good intensity and balance. Not very complex but it doesn’t need to be. A great nose.
Palate
Full bodied and full flavored with a great syrupy texture. It honestly just has a great feel to it. Quite sweet and very fruity. Captures the apricot flavor well. Again some lemon lime soda. All of the herbaceousness from the nose is gone Very luscious and rich tasting. Not complex but excessively tasty.
Finish
Medium-long with a sweet fruitiness
Rating: 7
Overall
Probably my favorite of the Kensatu line. It’s great, it’s pretty cheap, it captures the fruit well and has a bold and rich flavor. If you’re at all on the fence, go and get a bottle.
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