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Stolichnaya
Stolichnaya (Russian: Столичная) is a vodka made of wheat and rye grain. It originated in the Soviet Union in 1938. There are two versions of the vodka: the version found outside Russia is made in Latvia, while the version found inside Russia is made there. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union the ownership of Stolichnaya has been disputed between the Russian state-owned company FKP Soyuzplodoimport and SPI Group, a private company chartered in Luxembourg. SPI Group have sold their version as Stoli since 2022.
The name Stolichnaya is pronounced in Russian [stɐˈlʲit͡ɕnajə]. The word is the adjectival form of столица (stolitsa), meaning "capital city". 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 March 2022 the Stoli Group changed the name of its vodka to its nickname, Stoli, as a "direct response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine".
As of 2007 fermentation of Stolichnaya starts with Russian winter wheat and rye grains and pure glacier water and takes about 60 hours. Once fermentation is complete, the resulting liquid is distilled four times, to a strength of 96.4% alcohol by volume (ABV). That spirit is diluted to bottling strength using more glacier water. It is then filtered through quartz sand and activated carbon and, finally, through woven cloth.[needs update]
SPI, the company controlled by Yuri Shefler, produces Stolichnaya in Latvia at Latvijas Balzams, using Latvian water but alcohol from a distillery in Tambov, Russia. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, SPI announced that they would begin sourcing all of their alcohol from Slovakia instead of Russia.
Stolichnaya has its origins in the Moscow State Wine Warehouse No. 1 which was opened in 1901 by the authorities to ensure higher quality vodka production.
There is confusion about the actual birth date of Stolichnaya vodka. The earliest confirmed production date is 1948, but the label design clearly predates 1946.[full citation needed] It is likely that it was created by V. G. Svirida around 1944. There is a trademark registration dated 1938, which is sometimes quoted as another birth date.
In 1953, Stolichnaya was introduced at the international trade show in Bern and received a gold medal. Before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the product was made at a distillery in Lviv, Ukraine, for export. In the early 1990s, the distillery had a joint venture established with the Edgar M. Bronfman associated firm Seagram.
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Stolichnaya (Russian: Столичная) is a vodka made of wheat and rye grain. It originated in the Soviet Union in 1938. There are two versions of the vodka: the version found outside Russia is made in Latvia, while the version found inside Russia is made there. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union the ownership of Stolichnaya has been disputed between the Russian state-owned company FKP Soyuzplodoimport and SPI Group, a private company chartered in Luxembourg. SPI Group have sold their version as Stoli since 2022.
The name Stolichnaya is pronounced in Russian [stɐˈlʲit͡ɕnajə]. The word is the adjectival form of столица (stolitsa), meaning "capital city". 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 March 2022 the Stoli Group changed the name of its vodka to its nickname, Stoli, as a "direct response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine".
As of 2007 fermentation of Stolichnaya starts with Russian winter wheat and rye grains and pure glacier water and takes about 60 hours. Once fermentation is complete, the resulting liquid is distilled four times, to a strength of 96.4% alcohol by volume (ABV). That spirit is diluted to bottling strength using more glacier water. It is then filtered through quartz sand and activated carbon and, finally, through woven cloth.[needs update]
SPI, the company controlled by Yuri Shefler, produces Stolichnaya in Latvia at Latvijas Balzams, using Latvian water but alcohol from a distillery in Tambov, Russia. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, SPI announced that they would begin sourcing all of their alcohol from Slovakia instead of Russia.
Stolichnaya has its origins in the Moscow State Wine Warehouse No. 1 which was opened in 1901 by the authorities to ensure higher quality vodka production.
There is confusion about the actual birth date of Stolichnaya vodka. The earliest confirmed production date is 1948, but the label design clearly predates 1946.[full citation needed] It is likely that it was created by V. G. Svirida around 1944. There is a trademark registration dated 1938, which is sometimes quoted as another birth date.
In 1953, Stolichnaya was introduced at the international trade show in Bern and received a gold medal. Before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the product was made at a distillery in Lviv, Ukraine, for export. In the early 1990s, the distillery had a joint venture established with the Edgar M. Bronfman associated firm Seagram.
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