Tarhun (drink)

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A bottle of Tarhun (right)

Tarkhun (Georgian: ტარხუნა) is a Georgian[1] carbonated soft drink that is flavoured with tarragon and traditionally dyed green. It was invented in 1887 by a Georgian pharmacist Mitrofan Lagidze, who started adding carbonated water to his tarragon syrup mixes.[2] It went into mass production in the Soviet Union in 1981 and gained exceptional popularity. The drink's name comes from a popular name for tarragon in Georgian and Persian, as well as numerous other languages like Arabic, Turkish, and several languages spoken in the Caucasus and Balkans.

Trademark status

In a trademark dispute between OÜ Acerra and AS Tallinna Karastusjoogid, the Estonian Ministry of Economy and Communications determined that the word Tarhun is a descriptive term for the drink and is thus not trademarkable under laws of the Republic of Estonia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Georgian Feast by Darra Goldstein p.43, University of California Press, 1999
  2. ↑ Lagidze Waters
  3. ↑ Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi Tööstusomandi Apellatsioonikomisjon 28 April 2006: ruling 808-o
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