YEREVAN. – Liquor production in the Republic of Armenia (RA) amounted to 28.64 billion drams (approx. US$59,917,744), from January to April of the current year, an increase of 21 percent, as compared to January-April 2015, according to Zhamanak newspaper.

“Close to 555 thousand liters of whiskey was produced in the RA in 4 months, which is 3 times higher than the January-April 2015 indicator (187.2 thousand liters).

“Whiskey production in Armenia started in 2014. The Alex Grig company, belonging to businessmen [MP] Samvel Aleksanyan, is engaged in the production of whiskey [in the country]. In addition to [its] consumption in the domestic market, the alcohol is exported to Iraq,” wrote Zhamanak.