independence
“Sarajishvili” company celebrates 100 years of Georgia’s independence in a special way, devoting brandy of unique features – “Independence” – made from unique alcohol from 1918, to this important date. Signatures put down in ink on a single piece of paper on May 26, 1918 became evidence of Georgia’s dream of many centuries coming true. A piece of paper of such importance to Georgian history, its structure and even the color of the ink it was signed in have become a source of inspiration for “Sarajishvili” company. The product design and content are entirely inspired by the visual side of the Declaration of Independence and the signature act.
The amount of this product is also special and symbolic – only 1918 bottles. These 1918 bottles represent centuries of hope Georgia has had for a better, independent future, just as complex and multilayered as the product itself. Each bottle is engraved and carries a unique serial number.
A century ago, on May 26th, 1918, Georgia’s national governing council adopted the country’s Act of Independence.
The dream of freedom became a reality, but the joy of Georgian patriots did not last long.
Nevertheless, few years of independence were extremely fruitful for the country. For this we should be grateful to those, whose hard work, knowledge and patriotism prepared the basis for Georgia’s new life.
David Sarajishvili is an outstanding example of this. Even though he did not witness declaration of independence, his modern vision and tireless work laid the foundation for Georgia’s free future.
A hope conceived in the beginning of the last century and over seven decades bring Georgia to the point where this dream has become a reality once again.
Staying loyal to the ideas of its great founder, Sarajishvili Company continues to respect past, to keep up with the present and to have bold vision of the future.
Only standing and the most important values for “Sarajishvili” remain respect for traditions and the highest quality of its products.
That’s why the Sarajishvili Company celebrates centennial of Georgia’s independence in a special way and dedicates “Independence” brandy, a drink with a unique characteristics and qualities, to this very important date.
Specially created packaging and a bottle of this brandy reflect the historical importance and a visual side of the 1918’s Act of Independence. A unique spirit of 1918 from the precious stock of “Sarajishvili’s” cellar became a drink of the highest quality and a refined character. Existence of historically meaningful spirit cellar grants “Sarajishvili” a privilege to create such an outstanding product. The product’s quantity is also special and symbolically limited to 1918 bottles.
Georgia’s centuries-old hope for better and free future, as complex and multilayered as the product itself, is embodied in each of 1918 bottles.
A premium class brandy, aged in oak barrels at David Sarajishvili’s spirit storage, is characterized by rich, refined and elegant aroma and flavor.
A drink, its color turns from dark gold into amber, is rich with the tones of fruit, oak, wood, vanilla and chocolate. The smooth velvet taste and a spicy bitterness underline the age of this brandy.
On May 26th, 1918, signatures, signed with the ink on a piece of paper, became the confirmation of the embodiment of a centuries-old dream.
On the horseback against the star-studded sky, St. George has witnessed the Act that made Georgia an independent state. This date is one of the most significant in Georgia’s history.
A piece of paper, which carries such a significance for Georgia’s history, even its texture and a color of ink became a source of inspiration for “Sarajishvili”. Graphic pattern on the bottle’s elegant, stone-inlaid cap is inspired by visual side of the Independence Act. Engraved bottle was designed in the form of an inkwell, while the cognac fusil reminds us a pen.
An inky-colored as night sky box is stapled with the same stars as those which shine behind St. George on the Act of Independence.