Noy Yerevan Brandy Factory
Noy Yerevan Brandy Factory
4.5
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Fredric John
Dubai, United Arab Emirates848 contributions
Nov 2021 • Friends
(+) The best part of the tour is the story underneath the wine cellar and the brandy tasting afterwards. The history museum is also interesting but…
(-) The guide feels like a bit rush while explaining maybe due to time constraints. Taking video around the area is not allowed and the photos are just like a quick snap because you need to move on to the next exhibit.
Note. Must have a reservation and also be on time. Payment is upfront and there are two different tours that they are offering.
Souvenir Shop. The staff feels like bothered when we decided to but some alcohol drinks after the tour. Maybe a little welcoming to the tourist would help.
(-) The guide feels like a bit rush while explaining maybe due to time constraints. Taking video around the area is not allowed and the photos are just like a quick snap because you need to move on to the next exhibit.
Note. Must have a reservation and also be on time. Payment is upfront and there are two different tours that they are offering.
Souvenir Shop. The staff feels like bothered when we decided to but some alcohol drinks after the tour. Maybe a little welcoming to the tourist would help.
Written 10 November 2021
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Steve_and_Karen_B
Newbury, UK118 contributions
May 2022
For the Noy factory visit, you can pay either 5000 AMD (in which case you’ll taste one very old Malaga wine, and 5 and 10 year old brandies) or 15000 AMD (in which case you’ll taste an even older Malaga, a very old port, and 10 and 20 year old brandies). We went for the 15000 AMD option.
The tour was interesting – they have a fine museum, and the barrel cellars are very impressive. The 100-year-old Malaga wine was extraordinary, and the other tastings were all good too. There are two things we would have liked to be different:
(a) There wasn’t much science. We’d have liked to have been shown more about the brandy making process (not just the aging).
(b) The brandy tasting at the end was hurried. If you have a glass of 20 year old brandy, then you want time to savour it – you don’t want to be told to drink up and leave.
The tour was interesting – they have a fine museum, and the barrel cellars are very impressive. The 100-year-old Malaga wine was extraordinary, and the other tastings were all good too. There are two things we would have liked to be different:
(a) There wasn’t much science. We’d have liked to have been shown more about the brandy making process (not just the aging).
(b) The brandy tasting at the end was hurried. If you have a glass of 20 year old brandy, then you want time to savour it – you don’t want to be told to drink up and leave.
Written 22 May 2022
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johnpX9266YY
Boston, MA29 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
We booked tour upon recommendation of tourism office. Be aware, they are not trained and know very little. The tour starting place was hard to find and even when we did, staff lacked language skills (or we did) to confirm we were in the right place for the 5pm English speaking tour. We chose the most expensive option which was around 45€ or $50. The tour guide was a professional looking 30ish year old woman who spoke very quickly, and I got about 60-70 of what she said. She wasn’t a story teller, just facts, dates, etc. so I think I’ve already forgotten most of it. The cellars are awesome. The smell wafts out as you enter and then descend a few floors. Wow, the barrels and ambiance are quite unique. The first tasting was a port and madere wine from early 1900’s. The experience was spoiled by the hurried nature of the guide. We are drinking some lovely delicious things and this guide is hurrying us along like we are on a Disney ride. I kept thinking, her delivery is like a Stepford Wife automatron. Then the final tasting was a 10 and 20 year brandy but no one was able to finish because after 5 minutes she moved us along to the end of the tour, like unwanted pigeons. But I’m not a pigeon, I’m a 61 year old buyer. And, as I took a couple of pictures, I missed the announcement which she delivered before I entered the ‘welcome area’ where we arrived and also doubled as the exit. I asked my wife, as we walked down the street, “Why couldn’t we buy anything?” And she said the guide asked hurriedly, just before I entered, does anyone want to buy anything? Please train the guides in hospitality and sales. It will improve the experience for the client.
Written 11 October 2023
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Natclav
Paris, France31 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Noy Factory was recommended to us by friends. We booked an English tour. First of all, it is difficult to find the entrance to the building which is very large. At reception, the person does not speak a word of English. The guide arrives and asks us which option we choose. She quickly gives us the 3 tastings and my husband takes the most expensive. It wouldn't be very complicated to make a sheet with the options...Then visit the museum at a run, the young woman speaks extremely quickly and her time is limited! The places are very beautiful but unfortunately there is no time to enjoy them. The same goes for the 2 tastings, you have to act quickly. It’s still a shame to taste a 20-year-old cognac and be told that you have to leave in 2 minutes. For 15,000 drams (around €35) per tasting, the experience is very disappointing. Fortunately, Armenia has many other great things to do.
Written 11 October 2023
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Ali Mazhar
Tehran, Iran603 contributions
Jul 2021 • Family
Very nice old property that was been Yerevan castle many years ago and now, a very nice Brandy factory.
The entrance fee is 5000 for simple pass and 15000 for special pass.
With special pass you can taste very old wines and Brandies
The entrance fee is 5000 for simple pass and 15000 for special pass.
With special pass you can taste very old wines and Brandies
Written 6 July 2021
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kimwillrule
Singapore, Singapore6,526 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Noy Winery, Yerevan Armenia: It’s a taste of history at Noy winery, which started in 1877. If you haven't got time for the wineries in the outskirts of the city, Noy is your next best thing. It’s dubbed and named a “factory”, which robs the wine-making romanticism. As far as Soviet-style production goes, this is truly a factory. Staff are remarkably Soviet-styled frozen cold and rude. The only warmth is the brandy, whisky or wine they produce that burns a hot trail down your throat. This is a popular Armenian household brand that everyone knows locally. There’s a museum with a hodge podge of pictures, old furniture and prized bottles. The deep aroma of oak barrels and wine tannins hit you as you walk around the factory. With some staff love, this should be a landmark attraction in Yerevan. #eatstylishtravelstylish
Written 16 June 2024
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Michael A
Iran1 contribution
Oct 2021
the experience was very irrigating even worse. In the beginning we were pushed to be in hurry!! they would not give you time to look at the items and push you to run through the sections. NO USE OF GOING THERE. they treat as military commanders.
Written 16 October 2021
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Лола Раевских
16 contributions
Jun 2024 • Friends
Impressive. It feels like the 19th century turned out, such huge barrels of brandy, smell, huge factory. Like a fortress. The fortress, by the way, was when this territory was captured by the Persians, then the Russians retook. The Guide is so cool, it tells everything about the history of the place, the fortress, and the history of the factory. Well, don't drop a drink, but it's worth a visit. Interesting Vacation Package. The underground passage was impressive.. be surprised..
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Written 23 July 2024
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Ladan Bagherzadeh
Tabriz, Iran15 contributions
Oct 2021 • Couples
Very nice place to visit. But, please be careful about selecting the tour leader. Mine was a lady with long dark hair who made me enjoy the tour less. She was very aggressive and not welcoming.
The place is worth visiting.
The place is worth visiting.
Written 9 October 2021
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Peyman P
Tehran, Iran1 contribution
May 2014 • Friends
This visit reinforced for me what I had come to believe about Yerevan: that this city, despite its potentials, does not yet know how to treat tourists. We just visited NOY Brandy Factory today. Very interesting place in many ways: impressive architecture, great exterior and interior design, beautifully arranged showrooms, and above all the amazing cellars . . . and of course the BRANDY itself. I just wish this was a self-guided tour like most wine tasting tours in Napa Valley because the guide ruined the whole experience for me. My wife, me and my 4 year old daughter got there at around 2 pm. We didn’t have a reservation and didn’t know we needed one. We went right in through the main entrance and told them we were there for the brandy tasting tour and asked if children were allowed to visit. “Of course,” they replied, and asked us to wait for our guide. Seconds later we met Alla (or Ella or something like that) who looked more like a beauty salon girl than a guide. And there started the half hour rush rush tour during which Alla kept gargling out with heavy accent a wealth of information recital like about the factory, fidgeting impatiently with a “hey move it now” kind of look on her face every time we lingered to snap a photo. She didn’t like being interrupted especially if she thought you had just asked a dumb question. There were also all these Armenian guys in factory uniforms hanging around the place mostly inside the cellars who stared at us with half suppressed sneers that would give you the feeling that you were at the wrong place and certainly not welcome. Every single time we approached one of the guys the girl would get engaged in a lengthy conversation with them in Armenian, and she gave you no doubt that they were talking about you and they shared the same feelings towards you. I honestly think she would fit better in an escort service type of environment.
Our overall impression of the visit: Bi..h!
Our overall impression of the visit: Bi..h!
Written 20 May 2014
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I didn't know you opened till night. Do you have tours at night? Is that why you're listed as the number one spot in Nightlife in Yerevan here on Tripadvisor?
Written 26 October 2018
They do not have tours in the evening. They are also closed on the weekend unless special arrangements
have been be made
Written 27 October 2018
Melissa T
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
is there any timings that we can visit the factory?
Written 14 May 2015
I'm not sure if there was an individual visitor. visits were supposed to be arranged by tour leader or else you could contact the factory before visit. it is a governmental facility as far as I understood and has strict discipline although visitors were wellcome.
Written 31 July 2016
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