ArmInfo. The sanctions have not seriously affected bandy imports to Russia as Armenia is the major exporter, Alexander Stavtsev, Head of the WineRetail information center, told Komersant.
Pernod Ricard, which includes the Yerevan-based Ararat brandy factory, has suspended brand export to Russia.
"Global companies - Pernod Ricard (Chivas Regal, Jameson, Absolut, Ararat), Diageo (Bell's, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan, Baileys), Bacardi (Dewar's, William Lawson's) - have suspended their sales or left Russia," a report reads
This January-April, Armenia's brandy output totaled 5, 805.6 thousand liters, with whiskey output reaching 91.2 thousand liters, and that of vodka, liquor and other alcoholic beverages reaching 571.3 thousand liters.
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