Russia (cognac)

In 1971, under the direction of the chief cognac master of KKZ F.M. Hobt and process engineer A.I. Lapina was made cognac from spirits aged 15 years in oak barrels ^[3] . In the technological books of the plant, the drink was held under the code name Bagration . However, due to the fact that it was not customary to call alcohol in the country by their proper names, the new brand of cognac was called "Russia". But the Kizlyar Brandy Factory never received permission to issue this brand ^{[1] [4] [5]} .

In 1974, the plant received permission to produce this cognac with a volume of only 1000 dal ^[4] .

In 1976, the Kremlin again remembered this brand and at the XXV Congress of the CPSU the factory was tasked with urgently making the “Russia” cognac in the decanters of a new, more original form from transparent glass with a label depicting the Golden Ring of Russia . Then they approved the price and began industrial production. That is why the 1976th year is considered the year of birth of this brand ^{[1] [4] [6] [7]} .

At one of the prestigious exhibitions in Transcaucasia , the Rossiya cognac was called Cinderella for its fate that failed at the beginning of its journey, and a little later at the international competition in Bulgaria , where Kiev Rus and Kizlyar Rossiya competed for gold, Kizlyar cognac appreciated by the international jury and received a large gold medal, and "Rus" - a small

- 1995, the magazine "Grapes and Wine of Russia"

From 1976 to this day, the brandy "Russia" has been the official drink of the Kremlin's protocol events and is served at meetings of heads of state. Since 2008, other Kizlyar cognacs have become official drinks of the Kremlin: Bagration , Peter the Great , Dagestan and Kizlyar ^[2] .

For the production of brandy "Russia" are used European grape varieties grown in Dagestan and the Stavropol Territory . The minimum age of the spirits used for blending is 15 years. At the same time, cognac distillate is aged in barrels of Caucasian mountain centenary oak. The drink is dark golden in color, strength is 40% vol., Sugar content: 10 g / dm³ ^{[1] [4]} .

Long exposure of cognac spirits softens the taste of the final product, ennobles its bouquet and develops a tone of aging. It achieved the harmony of aroma and taste. Light vanilla-chocolate tones with a gamut of delicate floral aroma are combined with an oily delicate taste ^{[6] [4]} .

• 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 - Gold medal of the International tasting competition of wines and alcoholic beverages " LENEXPO "
• 1995 - Gold medal of the Crimean competition of cognacs Magarach, Yalta
• 1996 - I place in the international competition INTERDRINK Moscow
• 1997 - Gold medal of the International Exhibition-Fair "Wine-Vodka-Tobacco-97", Sochi
• 1997 - Gold medal " LENEXPO ", "Autumn Wine Fair-97", St. Petersburg
• 1997- Gold Medal of the Second International Competition "Crimea-Cognac-97" Magarach, Yalta
• 1997 - Gold Medal of the First International KVINT Cognac Competition Tiraspol
• 1998 - Silver medal of the Interregional Exhibition-Fair "Wines and Drinks-98", Anapa
• 1998 - Gold medal of the Festival “The Sun in a Glass”, Rostov-on-Don
• 1999 - LENEXPO Big Gold Medal, St. Petersburg Wine and Vodka-99 Fair, St. Petersburg
• 2000, 2001 - Gold medal of the International professional wine competition in Moscow
• 2001 - Gold medal of the competition "Golden Collections" Rostov-on-Don
• 2002 - Platinum quality mark of the 21st century, Moscow
• 2002 - The Golden Quality Mark of the 21st Century, Moscow
• 2002 - Gold medal of the International round table "Experience of the leader" Cyprus, Limassol
• 2002 - Grand Prix "INTERNATIONAL AWARD" Washington
• 2002 - Grand Prix “Petersburg Wine and Vodka Fair-2002”
• 2003 - Gold medal "INTERNATIONAL AWARD" Washington
• 2003 - Gold medal of the exhibition "Golden Autumn", Moscow
• 2003 - Gold medal of the exhibition "ROSAGRO-2003" Moscow
• 2003 - Laureate of the international competition "Best Product - 2003"
• 2004 - Grand Prix "INTERNATIONAL AWARD" Chicago
• 2004 - The big gold medal of the XI exhibition "St. Petersburg Wine and Vodka Fair - 2004"
• 2005 - Grand Prix of the contest "Product of the Year 2005" Moscow
• 2005 - Grand Prix of the International Forum “Beverage Industry”, Moscow
• 2006 - Platinum quality mark of the 21st century, Moscow
• 2006 - Gold medal SPIRITS. Moscow
• 2007 - Big gold medal of the International DRINK EXPO Drinks Forum, St. Petersburg
• 2007 - Gold Medal of the International Professional Wine Competition, Moscow
• 2007 - Gold medal of the IX Tasting contest "PRODEXPO" Moscow
• 2008 - Gold Medal Exhibition-Fair "Wine-Vodka-2008", Sochi
• 2008 - Gold Medal of the International Competition "Best Product - 2008" Moscow
• 2013 - Laureate of the International Competition "Best Product - 2013"
• 2017 - Gold Medal of the IV Black Sea Forum of Winemaking in Moscow
• 2018 - Gold Medal of the V Black Sea Forum of Wine-Making in Varna ^[8]
• 2018 - Gold medal of the Russian agricultural exhibition "Golden Autumn"
• 2018 - Gold medal of the Tasting contest of wines and cognacs “Golden Lion” of the Golitsyn Festival
• 2019 - Gold medal of the Tasting contest "PRODEXPO" ^{[9] [10]}

• Kizlyarka
• Kizlyar Brandy Factory
• Lezginka (cognac)
• Kizlyar (cognac)
• Bagration (cognac)
• Dagestan (cognac)
• My Dagestan (cognac)

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• Bastion of tradition and quality / O. Potemkina. - Artistic and journalistic publication. - Moscow: LLC "Jubilee", 2010. - S. 38. - 180 p.

• Official site
• Kizlyar Brandy Factory on Instagram
• Kizlyar Cognac Factory video channel on YouTube
• Protsenko Nikolay. Cognac number one // Expert South. - 2012. - September 17 ( No. 35-37 ).
• Alexey Pozdnyakov. The history of Kizlyar cognac and factory: from Peter I to the present day. Part 3 (Russian) . Labor (April 21, 2011). Date of treatment November 12, 2018.