Vodka journey · Russia

Moscow & Central Russia

Rye, birch charcoal, state monopoly.

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Moscow & Central Russia Intense

Moscow was the heart of Russia's vodka monopoly. It's where the Kristall distillery was founded, where Stolichnaya was invented, and where GOST standards still apply today.

1Region & HistoryTsar, State, Soviet

2Raw MaterialRye & Podzol

3Water & ClimateThe Moskva & the Canal

4Distillation & RectificationThe Column & the Myth

5FiltrationCharcoal, After Smirnov

6Drinking CultureToasts & Customs

7TastingRye and Pure

8Vodka & FoodZakuski & Salad

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