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For a long time the Kristall plant was the leader in terms of vodka production in the Russian Federation, in particular, in 2011 it produced 9.1 million dal of products, and in 2012, due to the beginning of the transfer of production facilities to the Moscow region, it lost first place and reduced production to 7 million dal.
This is a list of vodka brands. Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol , sometimes with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains , potatoes , or sometimes fruits or sugar.
Smirnoff (/ ˈ s m ɪər n ɒ f /; Russian: [smʲɪrˈnof]) is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo.The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898), but its modern incarnation traces back to the 1930s, by American liquor distributor Heublein. [1]
Founded in Russia in the 1930s, the company was owned by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The brand was then privatized and bought by Latvian ...
The name Stolichnaya is pronounced in Russian [stɐˈlʲit͡ɕnajə]. [2] The word is the adjectival form of столица (stolitsa), meaning "capital city". [3] The Soyuzplodoimport bottle label features the words "Stolichnaya Vodka" in gold cursive script over a drawing of a Moscow landmark, the recently rebuilt Hotel Moskva.
In 2013 vodka Akula Zolotaya received two gold medals at international wine-testing competitions Prodexpo and Best Vodka 2013; vodka Kaznatcheyskaya was awarded a silver medal at «Internationaler Spiritusen Wettbewerb» (Neustadt). [40] In 2011 Permalko products received three gold medals at Russian competition Best Vodka of the Year. [41]
Ochakovo is a Russian beverage company producing both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Focused mainly on the production of beer and kvas , Ochakovo ranks among the leaders in the latter category within the Russian Federation, being the second largest brand by market share in 2018. [ 1 ]
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