"Jermuk Classic" mineral water
has been used for its medicinal properties since centuries,
as is clear from primitive stone basins, one of which
has survived as a reminder of the past. Jermuk was
first mentioned in writing in 189 AD, when Jermuk
fortress was built, with the eponymous town being
founded some time later. According to historical records,
Jermuk was the summer residence of the Armenian princes
of the neighbouring province of Syunik.
The first surveys of the area around Jermuk (including
the composition and properties of its mineral waters)
were made in 1830 by the Russian geologist and engineer
G. Dzoyokoyev-Boykikov; these did not result in
the commercial exploitation of "Jermuk"
mineral water, however. Only in 1925-1935 did well-known
scientists like V. Alexandrov S. Nalbandov, V. Dikin
and A. Melik-Aramyan and others subject Jermuk's
mineral waters to scientific examination, in the
process confirming its unquestionable medicinal
properties. In 1945 the Soviet government took the
decision to turn Jermuk town into a health resort
of nationwide significance, in view of the mineral
water's extraordinary healing properties. By the
1970s the visitors to Jermuk's sanatoria numbered
25-30,000 people yearly.
In its chemical composition,
it is similar to the waters
of Jeleznovodsk and Karlovy Vary, but in its
taste it has no equal.
Production is organized in the town of Jermuk itself,
at source nr. 30/62, from where both "Jermuk"
mineral water and natural Carbon Dioxide gas enter
the factory's production cycle and are bottled and
packaged using the latest automated technology.
The constantly high quality of "Jermuk"
mineral water is assured by the use of contemporary
machinery, through the efforts of our capable experts,
and thanks to the continuous supervision of our
factory's central laboratory. "Jermuk Classic"
mineral water is produced in 0.5 litre standard
and company glass bottles, as well as in 0.5, 1.0
and 1.5 litre plastic (PET) bottles, all made out
of materials suitable for foodstuffs and hermetically
sealed. Its expiration date is 12 months from production,
provided it is stored in a cool and dark place.
"Jermuk Classic" mineral water has been
certified by the state standards' authorities in
both the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation,
according to Armenian standard nr. 191-2000.
On a daily basis, the company's central lab supervises
its microbiological purity and its chemical composition's
main elements, which have to correspond to the following
standard, mentioned on our labels:
