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The marketing claims that, "In 1894, Dmitri Mendeleev, the greatest scientist in all Russia, received the decree to set the Imperial quality standard for Russian vodka and the 'Russian Standard' was born", [9] or that the vodka is "compliant with the highest quality of Russian vodka approved by the royal government commission headed by Mendeleev in 1894."
In 2017 vodka Gradus Premium was awarded grand prix at the contest Best Vodka 2017 [29] and also entered the independent tops of Russian vodka brands; [30] Gradus Premium and Kaznatcheyskaya received medals at the international contest United Vodka 2017. [31]
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.
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 summer 2013, American LGBT rights activists targeted Russian vodka brands for boycott over Russia's anti-gay policies. [53] [54] [55] In late February 2022, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some North American liquor stores and bars expressed symbolic solidarity with Ukraine, and opposition to Russia, by boycotting Russian vodka brands ...
Russian Standard's vodka is sold under the brand names of Green Mark Vodka & Russian Standard Vodka. — Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) February 26, 2022
Since 2009, the Itkul Distillery partnered with the international Marussia Beverages company to produce Mamont super premium vodka, which received the highest golden award at the 2020 International Wine & Spirit Competition as the best Russian vodka. [13] [14] [15] In 2015, the Kristall-Lefortovo holding acquired the Itkul Distillery from ...
This summer the Russian government seized the two remaining Stoli distilleries in Russia. Stoli also rebranded after the Russian invasion of Ukraine to blunt any boycotts of the vodka brand. Until ...