Tarhun (drink)

Tarchuna (Georgian ტარხუნა, dt: Tarragon ) is a Georgian carbonated soft drink that tastes like tarragon and is traditionally dyed green. It was invented in 1887 by the Georgian pharmacist Mitrophane Laghidse in the capital Tbilisi when he beimischte his tarragon syrup carbonated water. Not until 1981 that began in the Soviet Union, the industrial mass production of Tarchuna. From this point on, the drink always learned more popular. Since 2007 Tarchuna is also exported to other countries, such as Greece, Israel, Latvia, Belgium and the United States.

The name derives from a popular name for tarragon in the Georgian language, but spoken in other languages ​​such as Arabic, Turkish, and the Caucasus and the Balkan languages ​​is common.

Tarchuna as woodruff lemonade

In the Russian space is increasingly referred to as Tarchun ( Тархун ) also a green soft drink with woodruff taste. This can in Germany also shops selling Russian specialties, or supermarkets with Eastern European segment (such as the mix market ) are related. Among the ingredients of woodruff lemonade are mostly water, sugar, coal and citric acid, and dyes and flavors.

Tarchuna as a brand

In a trademark dispute between the company OÜ Acerra and AS Tallinna Karastusjoogid the Estonian Ministry of the Environment and Communications decided that the name Tarchuna is used colloquially for the corresponding drink and therefore under Estonian law can not be protected as a trademark.